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Katie Turner Getty

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All Revolutionary War, All The Time!πŸ’₯ Historical Action-Adventure. πŸ’₯ Come along! πŸ‘‰ YouTube.com/@siegeofboston Caution: wicked Boston accent

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Very low wall made of gray stones, totally broken apart in some areas, stretching through the woods in autumn with leaves all off the trees and forming a brown carpet on forest floor

Very low wall made of gray stones, totally broken apart in some areas, stretching through the woods in autumn with leaves all off the trees and forming a brown carpet on forest floor

Remnant of a stone wall in a New England wood… I wonder how old it is…

09.12.2023 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A long, thin, tannish, slightly curved cylinder with a carved map scene of parts of Massachusetts.

A long, thin, tannish, slightly curved cylinder with a carved map scene of parts of Massachusetts.

I keep seeing this outta the corner of my eye and thinking it’s an awesomely-tattooed inner forearm.

It’s not β€” it’s a powderhorn engraved with β€œCharlestown” and β€œBoston”, 1775

07.12.2023 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ha! All it needs is some wheels!! 😁

30.11.2023 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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So much fuss about office chairs when we have this fine example from mid-18th century France!! 5 legs!!!!! For β€œgreater stability”!! And so that the sitter can β€œarrange his legs on either side”!!! πŸ€”πŸ€”

And built to accommodate a SWORD, the TWO TAILS OF A TUXEDO, or A VOLUMINOUS DRESS!!

-The Met

30.11.2023 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A black sign with gold lettering against a backdrop of blue sky and green trees, which reads β€œBoston Common, founded 1634”

A black sign with gold lettering against a backdrop of blue sky and green trees, which reads β€œBoston Common, founded 1634”

Not only were the British dealing with angry Bostonians in 1775, they were also dealing with angry cows!!

Furious local bovines would barge into the British camp on Boston Common in an effort to reach their ancestral grazing grounds and had to be driving off! πŸ˜‚

28.11.2023 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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