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America

Noted: Early American Roads and Turnpikes

[USDOT] Early American Roads and Turnpikes
The latest additions are in bold Baker, Norman L., Braddock’s Road: Mapping the British Expedition from Alexandria to the Monongahela, History Press, 2013. (Baker tells the story of the road that Major General Edward Braddock carved out of the wilderness in 1755 between Alexandria and the future site of Pittsburgh during the French and Indian War.) Boyd, Mark F. “The First American Road in Florida: Pensacola-St. Augustine Highway, 1824, The Quarterly Periodical of the Florida Historical Society, October 1935, p/ 72-192.
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Noted: Comparison of Colonial Life to Today’s Life

[Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute] American Life: A Comparison of Colonial Life to Today’s Life
The homes at Plymouth were built close together for safety and had broad streets between. These homes were small and sided with wide boards or narrow clapboards. The floors were made of wood or were just bare earth soaked with water and flattened smooth. The rooms were of wood and tended to be dark except for the light to the fire. The roof of the homes were shingled or thatched with sun-dried reeds. Windows in these homes were small, allowing in some light. In winter, they covered the windows with cloth soaked in linseed oil; in summer, the windows were left open. Just imagine the bugs and rain this allowed in!
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