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Fort George Guarded New Amsterdam and New York City for over 250 Years

The stakes were first laid for Fort George in 1625, marking the official seal of New Amsterdam and what would become New York City.  From pine palisade to earthen embankments to stone fortress, the fortification was reconstructed many times by the Dutch and English on the tip of Manhattan Island, mainly with African slave labor. …

Colonel Thomas Knowlton: Fearless Ranger of the American Revolution

The gallant and brave Colonel Knowlton, who would have been an honor to any country. General Washington on learning of Colonel Knowlton’s death Summer, 1776, New York City, and the first intelligence and Special Forces of the newly claimed republic of America was formed. Special Forces members were called Rangers and were chosen from the …

History of Dentistry in the 18th Century

Throughout the eighteenth century, upper and lower classes both shared the same woes when it came to decaying teeth and the somewhat primitive, even barbaric means of dental care.  Diseases like smallpox, malaria, scurvy, and syphilis (to name a few) were rampant.  So too were the diets heavy on sugar, sweetened teas, fortified wines, and …

Forgotten Patriots of the American Revolutionary War: Major Thomas Henley and Raid on Montressor’s Island

Forgotten Patriots: Major Thomas Henley & The Raid on Montresor’s Island The genius of America starts as from a trance, at her neglect to guard the lives of a Knowlton and a Henly; and then absorbed in melancholy, sighs, “it was a mistake, they were not to have fallen, only upon the decision of the fate of an empire.”[1] …