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Pennsylvania Postcards

Each week, we share interesting tidbits about our state, on a variety of topics.

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  • Pittsburgh's Point State Park is a historical landmark in present day, located right where the city's three rivers meet. During the Revolutionary War, that land was the site of Fort Pitt.
  • Dr. Benjamin Rush was born in the Philadelphia area, educated overseas, then came back to the U.S. He served in the field as Physician General for the Continental Army
  • Some of the most fascinating people from the time of the American Revolution never saw a battle. Such is the case with a 16-year-old Quaker girl named Sally Wister.
  • We are forced to make new plans because of the weather all the time. Same thing happened in September of 1777 in what's present-day Malvern.
  • Wilson made many important contributions to America's developing democracy during the Revolution.
  • Not all important Revolutionary War sites were battlegrounds. Such is the case with Fort Robredo in the Altoona area, but it was a critical resource for the Continental Army.
  • Women weren't typically seen as being able to understand military or war topics, which is why Anne Bates was able to be such a successful spy for British forces. Anne was a Philadelphia school teacher and the wife of a British soldier.
  • The Battle of Wyoming, which happened in modern day Wyoming Valley in Luzerne County, has been described as horrific. It was also a pivotal fight during the American Revolution.
  • We head to Horsham to visit Graeme Park, an historic estate that played a part in the Revolutionary War. Graeme Park was originally built in 1722, the home of Pennsylvania Governor William Keith.