Eagle Plate

Eagle Plate found at McKnight’s Tavern site in Old Town Alexandria. Pearlware plate, England, ca. 1815–1830. War of 1812 commemorative ceramics. Alexandria Historical Society. IMG_2565

¡El Galeón a la Vista!

November 13th 2016
Last year I wrote of the visit of the replica 18th century French sailing ship Hermione to Alexandria, Virginia. This year. it was Spain's turn. El Galeón docked at Alexandria from November 9 to 14. Susan and I visited it on Sunday. El Galeón is a 170-foot, 495-ton (52 m, 449 ton) wooden replica of a Spanish galleon of the 16th-17th centuries. It is meant to represent the ships used ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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