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Do you know how Lisle, NY got its name? Here's the story
As a young man, Lafayette was able to play a role in our war, by providing his own ship ... the states that had been the ...
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Revolutionary War veteran Asa Redington, one of Washington’s guards, receives rare honor in Waterville
In 1781, Redington was part of the Battle of Yorktown in Virginia, a decisive American victory that is considered to have ...
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A veteran of America's fight for independence is buried in the Baton Rouge National Cemetery
"That was a key battle in the American Revolution," said historian John ... where he was forced to surrender to Americans at Yorktown, ending all major combat in the Revolutionary War. Thomas' time in ...
Jamestown Settlement’s Godspeed open for public tours at Yorktown festival
A recreation of one of the three sailing vessels that brought America’s first permanent English colonists to Virginia in 1607 ...
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Historical marker for Pvt. Elijah Stites receives re-dedication
Next Monday is Veterans Day, and a piece of American history in Lima got a makeover and was rededicated today. The historic ...
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New marker honors Revolutionary War vet’s resting place in Lima
The Lima Daughters of the American Revolution rededicated the marker for a veteran of the war that created the country ...