Tag Archives: Jamestown

Fort Monroe: History & Personal Reflections

Posted on January 29, 2019 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcomes guest author Michael Nelson. The Fort’s Story I spent nearly two years working at Fort Monroe National Monument as a communications assistant in the Casemate Museum. The museum covers over 400 years of history at Fort … Continue reading →

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The Twilight’s Last Gleaming: Fireworks & Grand Illuminations

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Meg Groeling

Reprinted from July 2, 2012: The day will be most memorable in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival . . . It ought to … Continue reading →

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ERW Weekender – Yorktown

Posted on July 15, 2015 by ECW Guest Post

  Rev War Wednesday and Emerging Revolutionary War is pleased to welcome guest historian Kate Gruber.  Let me guess– you are a Rev War Nerd who is the best friend of/dating/married to a Civil War Nut. I recognize the symptoms. … Continue reading →

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Fashion in the Historic Triangle

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Phill Greenwalt

When one heads to the Historic Triangle of Jamestown-Williamsburg-Yorktown, Virginia becoming immersed in early American History is almost a given. At the same time, when one is looking for fashion in the area, the Premium Outlets in Williamsburg would usually … Continue reading →

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Fort Pocahontas

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Chris Mackowski

When I stopped at Jamestown, Virginia over the weekend, I expected to find Pocahontas—but to my surprise, I found Fort Pocahontas, too. Just outside the Jamestown colony’s original triangle fort, to the west of the rebuilt palisade, a line of … Continue reading →

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