Hearty in the Cause: Defending Delaware Bay, Spring 1776
byOn June 30, 1775, the Pennsylvania General Assembly recognized the direct threat Philadelphia faced should the Royal Navy take control of the Delaware and…
Cape Henlopen
This Week on Dispatches: William H. J. Manthorpe, Jr. on the Cape Henlopen Lighthouse and Historical Accuracy
byOn this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews William Manthorpe, a former naval intelligence officer, government senior executive, and professor who specializes on the naval…
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The Lewes Lighthouse Legend Re-examined and Re-interpreted
byThose who write “local history” without documenting or citing their sources may as well be writing historical fiction. There may be some truth in…