Family Road Trips Exploring Early US History

In “Family Road Trips Exploring Early US History,” Episode, #210, Meredith Curtis talks to teens and parents about the benefits of travel to explore Early American History. Meredith takes you to early settlements, colonial towns, the Museum of the Bible, American Revolution sites, Presidential Homes, living museums, and federal buildings.

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Show Notes

We have a beautiful heritage of freedom in the USA. It’s fun to jump in the family van and explore our early history on site! Taking our children to visit amazing places across this beautiful nation of ours can help inspire a love of freedom.  😊 😊

Spanish Settlements

• St. Augustine (Florida)
• The California Mission Trail

English Settlements

• Jamestown, Virginia
• Plymouth, Massachusetts

Colonial Towns

• Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia
• New Castle, Delaware
• Charleston, South Carolina

American Revolution

• Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Mount Vernon, Virginia – the home of George Washington
• Monticello, Charlottesville, Virginia – the home of Thomas Jefferson
• Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation Red Hill, Virginia
• Old North Church Historic Site, Boston, Massachusetts

Early America

• Lewis & Clark Boat House & Museum, St. Charles, Missouri
• Fort Boonesborough State Park Living History (NPS), Richmond, Kentucky
• Daniel Boone Homestead, Birdsboro, Pennsylvania
• Hagley Museum, Wilmington, Delaware

US Federal Buildings

• US Supreme Court, Washington DC
• US Capitol, Washington DC
• US White House, Washington DC

Museum of the Bible

• Washington DC
• The Museum of the Bible is an amazing museum dedicated to God’s Word. Exhibits focus on the stories of the Bible, archaeology, Bible history, art treasures, the Bible’s impact on the world and, drum roll, the Bible’s impact on America! This is the perfect section to learn about Jonathan Edwards, Charles Finney, Religious Freedom in America, and the Abolition Movement. This museum is amazing! The Museum of the Bible is located at 400 South Street, SW, Washington, D.C.  20024. Visit online: museumofthebible.org/

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