Links to Days
Aug 21: NJ -- Princeton Aug 22: PA -- Philadelphia Aug 23: DE -- Stanton Aug 24: MD -- Havre de Grace Aug 25: MD -- Baltimore Aug 26: MD -- Annapolis Aug 27: VA -- Mount Vernon |
Then we entered Pennsylvania, where, at Sal's suggestion, Jeff drove straight to Valley Forge National Historical Park rather than try to follow him through the narrow, congested streets of central Philadelphia. The next scheduled activity was not until 2:30 PM, so Jeff had time to buy a few books in the gift shop and take a self-guided driving tour of the park. |
Mandel shared the story of the monument, the first in a national park to commemorate patriots of African descent who served in the Revolutionary War. Three different images represent the societal roles of Colonial Blacks and their purpose in joining the struggle for independence - free men who volunteered to fight, slaves who received freedom as payment for their service, and slaves who served as soldier substitutes for their masters or attended them on the battlefield, only to return to their previous condition of servitude after the war. Sal noted the importance of sharing with the general public these unfamiliar stories of the war. |
Sal then bicycled to the Hale-Byrnes House in Stanton DE. Here in 1777, shortly before the nearby Battle of Cooch's Bridge, Lafayette (then an aide de camp to General Washington) had his 19th birthday. Behind the house former W3R®-US Chair Kim Burdick hosted a dinner for 30 people. |
August 24 -- from Havre de Grace MD
This was a 39-mile bicycle pedal to Baltimore MD. |
Meet some of the men who helped win the American Revolution:
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August 25 -- from Baltimore MD
Jeff drove Sal back to Baltimore to start today's 38-mile cycling trek at the Washington Monument. |
August 26 -- from Annapolis MD |