In August 1776, with the ink barely dry on the Declaration of Independence, the British Navy filled New York Harbor and the surrounding waters with 400 warships and 23,000 troops, establishing ...
The musket fire that rang out and broke the tension at Lexington on April 19, 1775, became the "shot heard round the world" and kicked off a revolution — The American Revolution. The famous war saw 13 ...
ESSEX - A risky stunt in New York Harbor that recently set off fears of a possible terrorist attack had its origins here at the Connecticut River Museum. ESSEX - A risky stunt in New York Harbor that ...