Saturday, September 910am – 4pmHistoric Rittenhouse Town6034 Wissahickon AvenuePhiladelphia, PA 19144 In order to finance some of his scientific projects, David Rittenhouse made topographic surveys for roads, rivers, and various properties as City Surveyor of Philadelphia in 1774. The most significant and widely known of his field work dealt with laying out boundaries and jurisdictional …
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The Beginning of Submarine Warfare — September 7, 1776
During the Revolutionary War, the American submersible craft Turtle attempted to attach a time bomb to the hull of British Admiral Richard Howe’s flagship Eagle in New York Harbor. It was the first use of a submarine in warfare. The Continental Army out armed, outmanned, and outmatched by the British at almost every angle. This …
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How Did Americans Actually Transfer Money To France For The Louisiana Purchase?
Closing on a real estate deal is a lot of paperwork and promissory notes. Even if you pay “cash,” no one (except perhaps a mafia boss) will accept a suitcase filled with several hundred thousand dollars in cash. It’s just too easy to counterfeit. So, how did James Monroe and Robert Livingston, who concluded a …
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America’s First PLANNED City
Having witnessed plague in London in 1665 and the famously calamitous fire of 1666, Penn wanted his Philadelphia to be ‘a greene countrie towne, which will never be burnt, and allways be wholsome.’ The way he proposed to achieve this was by planning the city so that it was ordered and regulated. Orderly space, Penn …
“Uncle Sam” and “G.I.” were Appropriated Terms for Ordinary Things.
Samuel Wilson, a meat packer in Troy, New York, supplied barrels of beef to the United States Army during the War of 1812. To segregate barrels that were shipped to the Army from those he shipped to his other customers, he stamped the barrels with “U.S.” for United States. Soldiers receiving the shipments began referring …
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UPCOMING EVENT
Surveying the Twelve Mile CircleHistoric Rittenhouse Town208 Lincoln Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19144 Saturday, September 9, 202310 am – 4 pm As the Colonial Surveyor, I will be portraying David Rittenhouse as a surveyor. This will be an opportunity for volunteer survey crews (who I hope to recruit from the crowds) to learn the art and science …
UPCOMING EVENT
Saturday, September 910am – 4pmHistoric Rittenhouse Town6034 Wissahickon AvenuePhiladelphia, PA 19144 In order to finance some of his scientific projects, David Rittenhouse made topographic surveys for roads, rivers, and various properties as City Surveyor of Philadelphia in 1774. The most significant and widely known of his field work dealt with laying out boundaries and jurisdictional …
UPCOMING EVENT
Surveying the Twelve Mile CircleHistoric Rittenhouse Town208 Lincoln Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19144 Saturday, September 9, 202310 am – 4 pm As the Colonial Surveyor, I will be portraying David Rittenhouse as a surveyor. This will be an opportunity for volunteer survey crews (who I hope to recruit from the crowds) to learn the art and science …
UPCOMING EVENT
The Moland House Revolutionary War Reenactment1641 York Rd., Warminster, PA 18974Sat. Aug. 26, 2023 10 am – 4 pm The Historic Moland House (www. Moland.org) is the site where George Washington & 11,000 troops camped during the summer of 1777 while preparing for General Howe’s invasion of Philadelphia. The Regimental Brewmeister is setting up a field …
UPCOMING EVENT
Saturday, September 910am – 4pmHistoric Rittenhouse Town6034 Wissahickon AvenuePhiladelphia, PA 19144 In order to finance some of his scientific projects, David Rittenhouse made topographic surveys for roads, rivers, and various properties as City Surveyor of Philadelphia in 1774. The most significant and widely known of his field work dealt with laying out boundaries and jurisdictional …
Michael Carver -- Historical Interpreter/Reenactor 