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Culture, Historic Sites, People, Preservation May 17, 2021 May 16, 2021

William Tryon and the Park that Still Bears His Name

by Scott M. Smith

Fort Tryon Park, sixty-seven acres just north of the George Washington Bridge in Manhattan, is a bucolic refuge among the skyscrapers of New York…

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Places April 5, 2013 April 4, 2013

Spring Break Road Trip – Days 5 to 7 (NC, SC, GA)

by Editors

Our spring break road trip concludes the same way as the major fighting of the Revolutionary War did — in the south. The first…

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1. Douglas R Dorney Lord Rawdon at Camden—Giving a Victor His Due: Occupation and Pacification

On July 1, 1780, Rawdon wrote Rugeley that he would award " the inhabitants ten guineas for the head of any deserter belonging to the Volunteers of Ireland, and five…
2. David Price Ten Crucial Days, Five Crucial Factors

I think you're absolutely right, Bill - that's a point I make in the manuscript I'm working on that's a very extended version of the article. Thanks for your comments,…
3. Bill Welsch Ten Crucial Days, Five Crucial Factors

David! Great article. Thanks. I always think of luck when I hear contingency. A fancier term. I’ve stressed luck on my tours. I would add what I consider another example…