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Fort Roberdeau — Sinking Valley, Pennsylvania
Fort Roberdeau has been reconstructed (in 1976 for the Bicentennial), a barn has become the visitor center and a house, now owned by the state of Pennsylvania, is the site of a archaeological dig. The fort was built to protect … Continue reading
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Fort Pitt — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
We arrived early for a Pirates game and parked by the stadium. We walked across the Allegheny River bridge to Point State Park and wandered around. There was some sort of festival going on, the nature of which we never … Continue reading
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Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Pennsylvania
As we arrived at the fort itself, it began to rain. We ducked into the visitor center and looked at the few exhibits. A ranger mentioned to us that it had rained hard all during the battle, so we could … Continue reading
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Plimoth Plantation — Plymouth, Massachusetts
When we first arrived at Plimoth Plantation, I stepped up into the back seat of my parents’ car and smacked the crown of my head into the door frame. Hard. Very hard. Enormously hard. I staggered, let out a yell, … Continue reading
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Fort Smith National Historic Site, Arkansas
There was a fort on this site for a few years during the early 1800s, but the fort for which the town is named was established in the 1830s when settlers thought there would be trouble after Andrew Jackson’s “Indian … Continue reading
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