The highlight of today was seeing Yorktown where, on October 19, 1781, the Brits surrendered and the Revolutionary War was over. The story is a good one. See
Wikipedia Siege of Yorktown.
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| Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown |
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| Yorktown Surrender Field Today |
Afterwards we visited Williamsburg. Although most of the buildings are reproductions rather than originals, it was a great experience. Visiting Williamsburg is like going back to colonial times. No cars, no ads. You walk around and it is like being there. The best part though for me is discovering that Williamsburg has some fine gems of authentic colonial architecture such as the court house and the Capitol Building 1753-1779 where Patrick Henry railed against the Stamp Act. See more at
Wikipedia Colonial Williamsburg.
Caution is in order regarding learning about the Revolution from movies or books. For a one-sided somewhat inaccurate version, see "The Patriot" For a more accurate view of what really happened, see "Rebels & Redcoats - How Britain Lost America". This PBS documentary (2004) can borrowed from your local library (
MLN) or seen for free on line at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx1IE66hqlk.
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| Capitol Building |
Williamsburg is also the home of the headquarters of the Sons of the
Revolution so of course I snapped a photo of it along with my favorite son :-)
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