Waking up to a sunny morning we decided to go driving on the Virginia historic loop. That is Yorkstown,Williamsburg, and Jamestown.
The Battle of Yorktown, ended on October 19, 1781, and was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis. The siege proved to be the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War in the North American theater, as the surrender by Cornwallis, and the capture of both him and his army, prompted the British government to negotiate an end to the conflict. This was the last battle on the road to American Independence.

Williamsburg, was the capital of the Virginia Colony from 1699 to 1780 and played a significant role in the American Revolution. Its heart is Colonial Williamsburg, a historic district and living-history museum.
Jamestowne is home to the ruins of the first permanent English settlement in North America. It includes the remains of 18th-century Ambler Mansion. Artifacts from the region's settlers are on display in the Archaearium archaeology museum. Nearby, the Jamestown Settlement is a living-history museum with recreations of a 1610s fort and a Powhatan Indian village.
Captain John Smith was the leader of the first group of settlers here. Chief Powahatan allowed Ppcahomtas to marry John Rolphe in the first mixed marrige in North America. He did this to seal the union between the local native tribes and the white settlers. It seems that today half the eastern seaboard claims to be decendants of this union!
All in all a good day of learning American history.
The picture is of a glamorized statue of Pochahontas. In reality she did not look like the hollywood version of an Indian Maiden!