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22 mag 2024 · The Forgotten Boys of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Who Enlisted as Boys and Were Discharged as Men. Eldorado, IL: Rocky’s Printing, 2004. Lampkin, Sheila. “The Civilian Conservation Corps in Drew County: Memories of Camp Monticello.” Drew County Historical Journal 21 (2006): 29–36. May, Joe, ed. “Graysonia CCC Camp Mementoes.”
27 mag 2024 · By examining Monticello‘s nearly 60-year evolution from 1768-1826, we can trace how Jefferson‘s political philosophy, aesthetic tastes, and dependence on enslaved labor shaped his self-designed home—and the paradoxical legacy he left behind.
4 giorni fa · BOOK NOW. The Breezy Corners Bungalow Colony site, along Joyland Road in the town of Monticello, New York, has a long history as a hospitality destination. The first wave of tourists came to the...
26 mag 2024 · From Manahahtáanung to New York: The forgotten history of the original inhabitants of Manhattan The Lenape people, who lived in the area before the arrival of the Dutch settlers, are at the center of an exhibition in Amsterdam. They also want an apology from the Netherlands for its colonial past
3 giorni fa · In Montreal, the fort of Ile-Sainte-Hélène was turned into an internment camp for up to 401 men between July 1940 and October 31st 1943. When the camp opened in early July of 1940, everything...
24 mag 2024 · America’s third president Thomas Jefferson worked on his Virginia plantation home, Monticello, for 40 years, but this modernized replica in Somers, Connecticut took just 14 months to build.
10 mag 2024 · Guided by Thomas Whately's Observation on Modern Gardening from 1770, Thomas Jefferson visited these 16 English gardens between April 2 and April 14 of 1786. Today's episode of Mountaintop History looks at Jefferson's travels to these English pleasure gardens, and their influence on the gardens he designed at Monticello.
