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Hace 5 días · The House of Burgesses eventually tried to have Spotswood removed from office, complaining among other things that he “lavishes away” the colony’s funds in constructing the governor’s home. 3 They were particularly critical of his ambitious plans for the gardens, which included a canal, fishpond, and terraces. 4 The Governor’s Palace gardens were among the most imitated and admired ...
Hace 5 días · In 1716, Gov. Alexander Spotswood of Virginia, with about 50 gentlemen later dubbed the ‘‘Knights of the Golden Horseshoe,’’ their servants, and Indian guides, crossed the Blue Ridge Mountains by way of Swift Run Gap.
Hace 5 días · 1777-1780 New Hampshire Line. 1st New Hampshire Regiment. Commanded by Col.s John Stark, Joseph Cilley, Enoch Poor, and Alexander Scammel. ReOrganized from the 5th Continental Regiment. 2d New Hampshire Regiment. Commanded by Col.s Poor's /Hale's /Reid. ReOrganized from the 8th Continental Regiment.
Hace 2 días · The Royal Navy sent by Virginia Governor Alexander Spotswood accosted Blackbeard and his crew on Maynard's sloop. Accounts of the fight indicate that although several of his crewmates died, ...
Hace 2 días · Former governor Spotswood commanded the regiment with the rank of brigadier general, but he died before the campaign began, and Gooch succeeded him in command but in the rank of colonel. Gooch was on active duty with the army by October 1740, until he returned to Williamsburg in July 1741, preparing for and taking part in the assault on the Spanish port.
Hace 5 días · In another exhibit, visitors will be teased by the mysteries of Culpeper County’s oldest brick home, the stately circa-1757 Georgian-style mansion called Salubria, seat of the plantation where the widow of Colonial governor Alexander Spotswood took up residence with a new husband, a local minister.
Hace 2 días · Yvonne McDevitt Peterson Passed away peacefully on May 31st, 2007 at her home in Greenbrae at the age of 93. Beloved wife of 61 years to the late Eldon T. Peterson, adored mother of Joanne Peterson…
