Directions from Williamsburg, Virginia to Swatara, Pennsylvania

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Cornwallis's Route

Landmarks – Mechanicsville, Virginia

Inscription. Gen. Charles Cornwallis and his British forces left Petersburg on 24 May 1781 to attack the Marquis de Lafayette and his troops stationed in Richmond. Learning of Cornwallis's movements, Lafayette abandoned the city on ... More on HMDB

The Great Frederick Historic Treasure Hunt

Things To Do – Frederick, Maryland

This 2-hour, self-guided walking tour of 20 downtown Frederick historic sites is free a More on igougo

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From October 2005 to September 2006, “kids of all ages” can enjoy The Great Frederick Historic Treasure Hunt. This 2-hour, self-guided ... More on igougo
Quick - name the first organized resistance to British rule in Colonial America. The Boston Tea Party, you say? Wrong! The first ... More on igougo

John Tyler

Landmarks – Richmond, Virginia

Inscription. State Legislator, U. S. Congressman, Governor of Virginia, U. S. Senator, Vice President of U. S. Peace Commissioner, Confederate Congressman and, tenth President of the United States,... More on HMDB

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Inscription. John Jasper was born in a slave cabin on Peachy Plantation in Fluvanna County on July 4, 1812, and lived until 1901. In 1839, while working in a Richmond tobacco factory, he was "annoi... More on HMDB

Claire's

Clothing Shopping – Springfield, Virginia

A Southern Memorial

Landmarks – Fredericksburg, Virginia

Inscription. The cleared vista to the left offers a framed view of a 30-foot square, 23-foot high pyramid. It marks the left of the Northern penetration into Confederate lines on Dec. 13, 1862. Federal troops under Gen. George Meade ... More on HMDB

Bridge: Stony Run

Landmarks – York Haven, Pennsylvania

(Stony Run, 24', 1980, permission, 38-36-p) across Stony Run WSW of Elizabethtown , Conoy Township, Lancaster County, PA. High St. (PA241) SW 0.6 miles from jct with PA230/743 in Elizabethtown, W. (right) on Turnpike Rd. 5.5 miles, ... More on dalejtravis.com

Fin and Feather

Things To Do – Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Tournament Players Club (T.P.C.) At Avenel

Bars – Potomac, Maryland

Tournament Players Club (T.P.C.) At Avenel - Some venues that lure in the best and the brightest, venues that keep you coming back again and again, venues that offer top-notch service. This isn’t one of them. Tournament Players Club ... More on clubzone

Varina Dairy Queen

Ice Cream – Richmond, Virginia

In Richmond go to Dairy Queen for a two star meal. This very affordable establishment is one of the popular restaurants in ... More on Open List

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Millersville University

Landmarks – Millersville, Pennsylvania

Inscription. Founder 1855 as the Lancaster County Normal School, it was named the first Pennsylvania State Normal School, 1859. Fully Commonwealth-owned after 1917, Millersville became a State Teachers College in 1928, and a State ... More on HMDB

Burd Tombs

Landmarks – Middletown, Pennsylvania

Inscription. Col. James Burd of "Tinian", able and gallant officer in the colonial wars, author of the Middletown Resolves for Independence, June 1774, and wife, Sarah Shippen, lie buried near the entrance of Middletown Cemetery. ... More on HMDB

Waters House History Center

Things To Do – Germantown, Maryland

This Germantown site offers a tour of the Waters House, a 1790s farmhouse and several original outbuildings. There are exhibit galleries, ... More on Visitmontgomery.com

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The Montgomery County historical Society's up-county history resource center features changing exhibitions on social history ... More on Search.visitmaryland.org