From the battlefields of the American Revolution and Civil War to presidential homes and epic landscapes and landmarks - follow The Trail as we visit these early American historic places, events, and visit with the people that keep history alive!
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We visit the infamous home of 43 former U.S. Presidents - sitting abandoned on a farm just outside of Williamsburg, Virginia.
The Florida Frontiersmen are hosts of the 49th annual Alafia River Rendezvous. With over one thousand children and adults that portray pre-1840’s camp life, it has become one of the largest such gatherings in the southeast.
My 4 day experience staying in Colonial Williamsburg. Includes day trips to Yorktown and a ferry ride to Smithfield!
I wouldn’t blame you at all if the name “James Knox Polk” didn’t jog much in your memory. Our eleventh president has been largely ignored both by textbooks and pop culture.
What better way to celebrate President’s Day than to visit a former President and First Lady of the United States!
I thought once the kids got out of elementary school that the days of passing out Valentines Day cards was over. Not so - Aidan created this set of Presidential Valentines Day Cards for extra credit in his 11th grade AP American History Class.
2018 St. Augustine Founder’s Day On September 8, 1565, Pedro Menendez de Aviles splashed ashore in N.E. Florida and established San Agustin de la Florida in the name of the Spanish King.
Out of all the chief executives that have served the United States, 17th President Andrew Johnson has gone down as one of the worst.
I so looked forward to attending the 2018 Revolutionary War Weekend at Mount Vernon, Virginia.
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2022 Yorktown Day celebrating the 241st Anniversary of the Victory at Yorktown.