American Roots in Virginia’s Historic Triangle
As far as age goes, my country is incredibly young . As a nation, America's history goes back a few hundred years at most. This may sound impressive at first, but compared to some countries in Europe and Asia that can trace their histories back thousands and thousands of years? It's not nearly as cool. But just because the United States' history doesn't stretch back for millennia doesn't mean it's not interesting. When my sister and I decided to road trip down the East Coast for a week, we made it our goal to focus on the history of this part of America. After all, this is where it all began; this is where the first colonies were settled and where the foundations for our current nation were laid. We set our sights on Virginia first. Only a 8-hour drive from home, Virginia's “Historic Triangle“ seemed the ideal place to begin our foray into American history. Here, a few square miles on the Virginia Peninsula are chock full of historic sites — from Amer...