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Welcome to Places and Artifacts of the American Revolution

 

Hello, and welcome to Places and Artifacts of the American Revolution. I plan to use this site to share my own small personal collection of artifacts, as well as travel experiences related to the American Revolution (1765 - 1783), the American Revolutionary War (1775 - 1783) and colonial America in general. 

I recently began collecting colonial-era artifacts such as military items, documents, paper money and other period items. I will share photos, provenance and any other information I am able to uncover about each item. I will also share some of the reference books that I have acquired to assist me with evaluating items before purchasing them. 

I have traveled to a few cities and sites of relevance to colonial America and to the American Revolution and plan to share photos, as well as my thoughts and experiences at each site.

Thank you for taking the time to look around the site and sharing in my passion for all things liberty!


 

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