Stacks of History!!!
Today we traveled to Historic Jamestown, the first successful British Colony in America. It is located 1 hour north of our house. This is the fountain in the courtyard in front of the building. The pot behind Daddy was used for laundry. This is located inside the James Fort encampment. Part of the fortifications were cannons at each end of the fort. Jonah wearing one of the authentic helmets worn at the time. Boy was it heavy! This was our second stop of the day... Yorktown. This is were the last battle of the Revolutionary War was fought. This was part of the display at the military encampment. This was a form of punishment for lots of things, insubordination being one. The soldier was made to sit atop this wooden horse (who's back, by the way, is a perfect ninety degree angle) with weights tied to his ankles while wearing a sigh to explain his crimes. OUCH! Here is Jonah's highlight to the trip thus far... The first words out of his mouth were "On (while rubbin...