Category Archives: America 250

Salute to 250: Bah Haabah (Bar Harbor) and Acadia National Park

Posted on June 23, 2026 by W&W Mudd

Although Maine was not a colony during the RevWar (it was then part of Massachusetts) it did play an outsized part in the conflict by not only supplying significant manpower to the Continental Army but also hosting several battles. The … Continue reading →

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Salute to 250: Lobstah! Portsmouth New Hampshire

Posted on June 20, 2026 by W&W Mudd

In late 1774 King George had become alarmed that the buildup of arms and ammunition in the northern colonies might lead to rebellious outbreaks, and he ordered all munitions in forts and large caches of gunpowder to be seized and … Continue reading →

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Salute to 250: Hartford, Rhode Island, Jews and a Teenage Vampire

Posted on June 19, 2026 by W&W Mudd

Our drive into Connecticut took us via the Cross Bronx Expressway in New York City. Even my “RV Safe” GPS app didn’t warn me about making sure I followed the truck route to the UPPER deck of the George Washington … Continue reading →

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Salute to 250: Philadelphia, Washington Crossing and Valley Forge

Posted on June 18, 2026 by W&W Mudd

We settled into our site at Philadelphia South KOA Holiday / Clarksboro after a very short drive of just 62 miles. It has been nice the last couple of stops to have such short drives. There are two types of … Continue reading →

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Salute to 250: York, Lancaster and Amish Country

Posted on June 13, 2026 by W&W Mudd

As we drive farther east, we get back into the range of British supply lines and thus more RevWar sites. On the drive from Gettysburg to Lancaster we passed through York Pennsylvania, the site of Camp Security. If you always … Continue reading →

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Salute to 250: Gettysburg

Posted on June 12, 2026 by W&W Mudd

The drive to Gettysburg took us out of the mountains of West Virginia (go Mountaineers!) and into the farm country of south-central Pennsylvania. The route is partly through a small sliver of Maryland that pokes west into West Virginia, taking … Continue reading →

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Salute to 250: Sutton West Virginia and the Civil War Trail

Posted on June 10, 2026 by W&W Mudd

Researching locations with a purpose like Salute to 250 puts one square in the sights of the civic marketeers, those people and companies that are responsible for selling the sights and scenes of a city or region to tourists. Hold … Continue reading →

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Salute to 250: Quiet North Carolina

Posted on June 8, 2026 by W&W Mudd

In stark contrast to South Carolina, North Carolina had a quiet RevWar. This was due to two primary facts: many of the fathers, uncles and older male siblings and cousins of North Carolina had already traveled to other states to … Continue reading →

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Salute to 250: South Carolina and The Swampfox

Posted on June 6, 2026 by W&W Mudd

We have done a lot of RV traveling in the West, where you can literally drive for 2 days and still be in the same state. On our first leg from home to South Carolina, we drove through 3 states … Continue reading →

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Salute to 250: Setting out on the Freedom Trail

Posted on June 5, 2026 by W&W Mudd

When we started planning this trip it was going to be an epic month-long trip through Americana that would be full of relaxation and good food. It occurred to us several months later that June 2026 was the month before … Continue reading →

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