George Washington – the quick Sliver

Week 48: The Turning Point

December 1, 2023 Mike Keeler

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Times are tough in places like Trenton, New Jersey. With the cost of living up and the people’s outlooks down, citizens have finally taken up arms. There’s a group of protesters gathered on the Pennington Road, threatening the town. Another is moving up State Street into the city center. The bridge…

4.17.20 Lee and Lincoln, Jackson and King

April 16, 2020 Mike Keeler

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You may have missed this news. You shouldn’t have. Here it is. The Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. Within the terms of the surrender, Grant allowed that the turnover of arms by the…

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3.31.17 Re-volution

March 31, 2017 Mike Keeler

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This is about how some things get repurposed, and some do not. On July 9th, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read aloud to the citizens of New York City. Almost immediately, the New Yorkers responded by destroying everything British they could find. Paintings, coats of arms…and statues. A large…

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7.3.15 The Departing

July 3, 2015 Mike Keeler

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In a space under a desk drawer, two letters were found. They were all that remained of any correspondence between George Washington and his wife Martha. That’s because all of Washington’s intimate papers were burned by Martha when he died in 1799, to keep their relationship private and out of…

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12.27.13 Crossing Over

December 27, 2013 Mike Keeler

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Ask any American, “Why did Washington cross the Delaware, and why does it matter?” and you’ll be met, most likely, with silence. But on Christmas Day, 1776, crossing the Delaware was the difference between victory and death for the American Revolution. Having been chased out of New York and New…

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12.20.13 General Loser

December 20, 2013 Mike Keeler

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Make no mistake. General George Washington was, quite literally, a loser. By the end of 1776, anybody with a brain would have concluded that the Continental Congress had chosen the wrong guy. Consider this: in July of that year, Washington allowed the British to land on Staten Island, completely unopposed,…

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5.7.10 The Patriot’s Price

May 7, 2010 Mike Keeler

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Can you put a price tag on your heritage? Take, for example, the case of the Old Barracks. The Colony of New Jersey built five military barracks in 1758; the one in Trenton was at that time the largest building in town. In 1776, the “Old Trenton Barracks” was captured…

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3.30.07 Echoes of the Past

March 30, 2007 Mike Keeler

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In our first capital, the sins of the nation’s past are being brought to light. When George Washington moved to Philadelphia in 1780, he brought 9 personal servants. The President’s house at the corner of 6th and Market had numerous outbuildings, including one referred to as “servants’ quarters.” Later, the…

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