So Long Ago!

When we began working in Hillsborough County we definitely went back in time.  Our first records started in the 1770s.  I thought I would do a decade look at history during that time.

• 1770-Boston Massacre when British soldiers fire on Boston citizens.
• 1772-Samuel Adams writes his Rights of the Colonists document.
• 1773-Boston Tea Party begins at the Old South Church
• 1774-First Continental Congress is held in Philadelphia
• 1775-Paul Revere sees two lanterns in the old North Church--he warns "the British are coming."
• 1775-George Washington is appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.
• 1776-The Declaration of Independence is approved!
• 1777-The Stars and Stripes becomes the national flag.
• 1779-Benedict Arnold becomes a traitor.