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 woodβ¦ I wonder how old it isβ¦
09.12.2023 19:01 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
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 itβs an awesomely-tattooed inner forearm.
Itβs not β itβs a powderhorn engraved with βCharlestownβ and βBostonβ, 1775
07.12.2023 22:35 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Ha! All it needs is some wheels!! π
30.11.2023 22:02 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
So much fuss about office chairs when we have this fine example from mid-18th century France!! 5 legs!!!!! For βgreater stabilityβ!! And so that the sitter can βarrange his legs on either sideβ!!! π€π€
And built to accommodate a SWORD, the TWO TAILS OF A TUXEDO, or A VOLUMINOUS DRESS!!
-The Met
30.11.2023 21:47 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
A black sign with gold lettering against a backdrop of blue sky and green trees, which reads βBoston Common, founded 1634β
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! π
28.11.2023 17:42 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
The year is 1776. The British are coming, and the Continental Army calls for heroes. Take the fight to the Redcoats in historical D&D 5e adventures!
An 18th century American Revolution TTRPG, covering key topics in civics & US History. Teachers welcome!
Military/Digital Historian and Vietnam War specialist, soccer player, EDM fan, avid gamer, lives with my wonderful wife and a posse of Shih-Tzu's and cats.
The History of Parliament's House of Lords 1660-1832 section, researching the history of the Lords, Parliament and society across the 'long 18th century'.
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History, analysis & unabashed gossip about Revolutionary New England.
Posts from 1776! The American Revolution and War of Independence and the world in which they happened, 250 years ago.
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