I was up at 6am so went off to find the closest coin laundry to wash our two loads of towels from the rain drenched camper from yesterday. After getting lost on back roads, even though I had the laptop with me, a local person pointed me to a closer coin laundry than Google business had found the closest to our location, so people still know more than Google does :)
After I returned and had breakfast, we went to Valley Forge today and learned a lot more about the 3rd of 8 winters the US Army went through to prepare for their campaign against the British Armies (that were retreating from Philadelphia in June of 1778 due to May's signage of France to assist the fledgling USA's army.) We also learned of Ben Franklin speaking with King Louis the XVI in order to attempt to persuade him to become allies with the USA (since the French at that time hated Britain). While in France, Ben Franklin persuaded a Prussian military officer, Von Stueben, to join the USA forces. After two weeks, George Washington advanced him to become Inspector General of his troops. Due to his standardization at this 3rd wintering and training the men how to use the bayonet, the USA army was considered by historians 'born' (even though they had been fighting for their independence for a couple of years already.)
That was a great couple of ranger led programs we enjoyed in addition of having the blessing of using Amy's sister's just recently purchased CD Auto Tour program as well.
We ended our adventure at an ice cream shop, and then came home to relax awhile before having dinner. (Amy has been making some really nice dishes in the crock pot in the morning so it is ready when we return back to the pop-up-trailer in the evening.)
Before bed, we read some of the letters written during the winter of 1777-1778 about Valley Forge that Amy had pre-printed before we began our trip. It was amazing to see how involved General George Washington was with his men - fighting with congress for the supplies they needed, paying rent to the home they used for their head quarters that winter (which we toured since it is still standing and is a part of the Auto Tour.) George Washington charged his men to value personal property (as the British troops did not, but just "quartered their troops' as they saw fit.) This right to private property later became written out in our original Bill of Rights as the 3rd Amendment.
After I returned and had breakfast, we went to Valley Forge today and learned a lot more about the 3rd of 8 winters the US Army went through to prepare for their campaign against the British Armies (that were retreating from Philadelphia in June of 1778 due to May's signage of France to assist the fledgling USA's army.) We also learned of Ben Franklin speaking with King Louis the XVI in order to attempt to persuade him to become allies with the USA (since the French at that time hated Britain). While in France, Ben Franklin persuaded a Prussian military officer, Von Stueben, to join the USA forces. After two weeks, George Washington advanced him to become Inspector General of his troops. Due to his standardization at this 3rd wintering and training the men how to use the bayonet, the USA army was considered by historians 'born' (even though they had been fighting for their independence for a couple of years already.)
That was a great couple of ranger led programs we enjoyed in addition of having the blessing of using Amy's sister's just recently purchased CD Auto Tour program as well.
We ended our adventure at an ice cream shop, and then came home to relax awhile before having dinner. (Amy has been making some really nice dishes in the crock pot in the morning so it is ready when we return back to the pop-up-trailer in the evening.)
Before bed, we read some of the letters written during the winter of 1777-1778 about Valley Forge that Amy had pre-printed before we began our trip. It was amazing to see how involved General George Washington was with his men - fighting with congress for the supplies they needed, paying rent to the home they used for their head quarters that winter (which we toured since it is still standing and is a part of the Auto Tour.) George Washington charged his men to value personal property (as the British troops did not, but just "quartered their troops' as they saw fit.) This right to private property later became written out in our original Bill of Rights as the 3rd Amendment.
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