Author: Shawn MacIntyre
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A Fort That Has Stood The Test Of Time
Sitting high on the hill above the Potomac River is a strong walled stone fort that has held a place in history for more than 260 years. Fort Frederick’s construction began in 1756, built with large stone walls backed by earth with four bastions. The fort was funded by money allocated by the legislature of…
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Bedford Pennsylvania – a beautiful place for hands on history.
Nestled between the mountains on South Central Pennsylvania is the town of Bedford. Bedford was originally settled in the Pennsylvania colony in 1732, but little is known about the original settlers. In 1751, Robert Ray built several buildings at the site including a trading post for trading with local trappers. hunters and the native population.…
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Defending Alden
This paper was written for my History of the American Revolution class this past semester. This was the final paper and was written to defend a quote by John Richard Alden, a noted historian on the American Revolution. (Footnotes will be added to the works cited page) John Richard Alden once wrote,[1] The British government…
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Welcome!
I started this blog to coincide with my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MyMagicalHistory/. I will use my page and my blog to give information and photographs of historic sites and historic events I visit. With the blog I will be adding some of the History papers that I write and will be writings as I continue my History Degree…
The Magical History Tour 