Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
Archaeologists Unearth Rare Reminder of Britain's Brief Reign Over the 'Nation's Oldest City'
When a house is slated to be built in the historic districts of St. Augustine, Florida, the city requires that archaeologists conduct a survey—and, if need be, an excavation—of the site prior to ...
Was Florida ruled by the Brits? Lost fortification may rewrite America's colonial past
The discovery provides tangible evidence of a British military presence in Florida during their brief occupation from 1763 to ...
Archeologists unearth signs from 1700s of British control in Florida after centuries of Spanish rule
When the British took control of Florida in 1763, St. Augustine already had extensive Spanish-built defenses, but British ...
Stuttgart Daily Leader4d
History Minute: Nelson Hackett
Slavery bitterly divided North against South and neighbor against neighbor throughout the early history of the United States.
The Bucks County Herald5d
Early inns anchored Plumstead to its history
Records show forgotten Plumstead villages like Hinkletown and Wismer each had an inn. Like those crossroad towns, the inns ...
The story of a Black Revolutionary War hero who took on an entire British platoon lives on
The role of Billy Flora, a free Black man, in this pivotal victory — and the erosion later of rights — show a paradox of the ...