A Revolutionary Lass War Story Told by Grandmother
A grandmother reads a drama set in a colonial log house where Elizabeth and Dorothy, two sisters, face a British siege led by Arnold. The tale follows their fears, patriotic duty, and a dramatic defense as Elizabeth saves their father and Dorothy, who is captured after a volley misses its mark. The story blends frontier hardship with a Quaker mother’s gentleness and young girl courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Elizabeth
Dorothy
Elizaet
Arnold
Matthews
Independence Hall Tale and Other Snippets
A collage of brief items including a Brave Arnold narrative from independence era, a grandma story about Elizabeth, a joke about an aunt, a Revolutionary battle note at Stony Point, a claim about cotton in West Africa, a humorous “Four Track News” bit, Fourth of July picnic scenes with color and food, and a coast survey note on English shore erosion showing land loss since 1867.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
Carlotta Wheeler
English
New Romney
Stony Point Light and Battlefield Echoes
The Stony Point light house and the historic battlefield near 22 Stony Point mark the July 16, 1779 victory where General Anthony Wayne defeated the British. The old breastworks still outline the hill that earned him the nickname Man Anthony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stony Point
Anthony Wayne
Hudson
Wayne
Anthony
Fort Putnam at West Point and Its Revolutionary Origins
The fortification of the Hudson River led to Fort Clinton at West Point and Fort Putnam on Mt Independence, named for General Israel Putnam. After the Revolution the ruins were largely rebuilt with the land purchased in 1824, leaving picturesque remains at West Point as a historic spot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson River
Highlands
Continental Congress
Provincial Assembly of
New York
West Point
Kosciusko
Hood
Four Track News
The Struggle for Religious Liberty Sermon in Brooklyn
The Rev. J. O Gilson preached on Europe on the Eve of the Reformation at South Congregational Church Brooklyn. He traced the long struggle from early persecutions to the Reformation and the Crusades, arguing that religious liberty grew from within the church and paved the way for modern freedoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. J. ©. Wilson
New York City
South Congreve Church
Brooklyn
J. O Gilson
Europe
R. Wilson
United States
Constantine
Milan
Rome
Gregory the Great
Leo III
Hildebrand
John Scotus
Abelard Arnold
Brescia
Wickliff
Order
The
Dominicans
Papacy
Peter the Hermit
Eerf
Constantinople
Western
West
University of Wittenberg
Elector of Saxony
Martin Luther
Ricla
Italy
Spain
France
England
Germany
Holland
Columbus
Genoa
Copernicus
Kepler
Earth
Also Mentioned on This Page
Irma B.tsy
Sam
Grandma
Zimlperched
Elsie
Tom
Beli
Walt
Cere
Iseu, An
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Benedict Arnold
Detroit Free Press
Harry
New York Press
West Africa
Jevts
Society For the Preservation of Historic and Scenic Objects
Unites Stes
Old Fort Putnam
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