17th Century Category

pictured here is a portrait of Captain John Smith
April 2, 2018
by Rachel Dacey

Contact: An Industrial Society Confronts A Native American Culture

Inscription:  “They use also long arrows tyed in a line wherewith they shoot at fish in the rivers.” —Captain John…

Pictured here is the city seal for Fredericksburg Virginia
March 25, 2018
by Lakelyn Wiley

Fredericksburg

Inscription: Captain John Smith was here in 1608; Lederer, the explorer, in 1670. In May 1671 John Buckner and Thomas…

Pictured here is George Washington's Boyhood Home
April 23, 2018
by Milen Mehari

George Washington’s Boyhood Home at Ferry Farm

Inscription:  Located directly across the river from where you are standing is the site of the boyhood home of George…