Where Paine Spent Last Days in New York City
An old frame building at 309 Bleecker Street once housed Mme. Bonneville’s rooming house where Thomas Paine spent his final days. Clergymen visiting Paine and debating his beliefs allegedly were refused entry at the door. Paine later moved to 69 Grove Street and died there at age seventy two a month later.
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Paine
Liberty
Bleecker Street
New York City
Mme. Bonneville
Thomas Paine
Mme
Bonneville
Grove Street
Cavalry’s Role in Revolutionary War Revealed
Historical notes reveal four cavalry regiments active in the War of Independence. Light horsemen wore ornate headgear and colors buff and blue appeared mainly with officers. Cavalry battles at Cowpens and Eutaw suggested faster cavalry use could have shortened the war.
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Robert W. Chambers
Woman's Home Companion
Cowpens
Eutaw
Chambers
Monument Honors Dr Craik at Alexandria Grave
A granite monument marks the grave of Dr James Craik physician to the Continental army and George Washington's dying bedside. His unmarked burial in Alexandria’s Old Presbyterian Meeting House burying ground was corrected by descendants led by Mrs John D Patten to honor his service to the country.
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Doctor Craik
James Craik
Port Tobacco
Old Presbyterian Meeting House
Alexandria
George Washington
John D. Patten
Washingiton,d.” ‘O
Concord Hymn by the Bridge of the Shots Heard Round
A votive stone is placed on a green bank beside a river to honor the farmers and soldiers who died at the bridge. The verse invokes memory and the shared sacrifice to preserve freedom for future generations.
Old South Meeting House in Boston Preserved as Memorial
The Old South Meeting House, famed as Benjamin Franklin’s baptism site and a stage for pre revolutionary mass meetings, was demolished for a new structure after 1778 events. It later served as cavalry HQ in 1774 and was kept by Bostonians for services until 1872, now preserved by the Massachusetts Historical Society as a memorial.
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Old South Meeting House
Boston
Benjamin Franklin
Old Boston
Faneuil Hall
Old South
Lord Burgoyne
Massachusetts Historical Society
Outstanding Revolutionary Era Women Named for Fame
The article highlights Martha Washington Sarah Hopton Catharine Livingston Deborah Sampson Mrs Lewis Morris Rebecca Biddy and Mrs Ralph Izard as among the era's notable women.
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Martha Washington
Sarah Hopton
Catharine Livingston
Deborah Samson
Lewis Morris
Rebecca Biddie
Ralph Izard
Rights and Liberty: God Gave Life and Liberty Together
Jefferson notes in 18th century view that life and liberty are gifts from God and linked in political philosophy. The quote frames republican rights as inseparable from divine providence and natural law.
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Thomas Jefferson
America
Pulaski the Polish Patriot and the Rise of Trondhjem
Polish general Casimer Pulaski is honored for his Revolutionary War service in America and the naming of counties after him. The article then surveys Trondhjem Norway, its history, name change hints, geography, sights, climate, and Norse culture including Saint Olaf’s anniversary and local life.
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Pulaski
Casimer Pulaski
America
Wfe
Podolia
Poland
Charle of
Courland
Turkey
Russia
Paris
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Washington
Congress
Brandywine
Germantown
Anthony Wayne
Haddonfield
N. J
Valley Forge
Baltimore
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Norway
Olaf
Europe
Nidaros
Trondhjem
Olaf Trygevesson
Iceland
England
Germany
Haakon VII
Sweden
Bergen
North Cape
Trondhjem Cathedral
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Tom Paine
Concord Hymn
Sea Ward
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Old South Church
Yorktown
Maryland Legion
Charleston
S. C
Provost
Savannah
Indiana
Winamac
Tippecanoe River
Trondhjem, Viking Capital
St. John
Vermont
United States
Lillehammer
Mjesen Lake
Gudbrandsdal
Oslo
Fiord
Georgia
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