May 20, 2024

Family Road Trips Exploring Early US History

25 minutes

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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