The Apotheosis of George Washington: America’s Cincinnatus and the Valley Forge Encampment

Posted by on Nov 26, 2013 in | Comments Off on The Apotheosis of George Washington: America’s Cincinnatus and the Valley Forge Encampment In the early evening hours of December 19, 1777, the Continental Army, commanded by Gen. George Washington, marched into Valley Forge to encamp for the winter while the British occupied Philadelphia. Within days, six inches of snow blanketed the ground and the nearby Schuylkill River was frozen solid. Undernourished and poorly clothed, and with no immediate prospects for provisioning, many of...
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A City of Fountains

Posted by on Nov 25, 2013 in | Comments Off on A City of Fountains Rome, with its plethora of fountains, including the famous 1735 Fontana di Trevi, which occupies center stage in the 1954 motion picture, Three Coins in the Fountain, starring Clifton Webb, is known to the world as “The City of Fountains.” Rome’s sister city could be Philadelphia, also a city of fountains, although few visitors, or residents, see these wonderful works of water....
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