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The central Jamestowne monument was erected in 1907 for the settlement's tri-centennial.
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The ongoing archeological digs have brought up well over 2 million items thus far
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The location of the original church, with the reconstructed later church behind
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The dig of the storehouse where the remains of "Jane" were found is being protected from the elements
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Archaearium - isn't that a great word to describe an archeology museum?
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The native-made arrowhead is made of pure crystal, and was a valued trade item. The silver sixpence was essentially worthless in 1607 Virginia.
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The skull and facial reconstruction of "Jane"
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There have been numerous skeletons found at Jamestowne. Some are displayed
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And some have been treated to full facial reconstruction
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They'll keep digging until they run out of signs of human habitation. In this case, they're six feet down and still going
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At the Army Transportation Museum, transports of all kinds are showcased
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We were surprised to know that horses and mules were used as late as WW2.
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This WW2 truck is even hauling a wheel for a horse-drawn wagon
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The Jeep was pretty much the universal vehicle of WW2
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WW2 also saw the development of amphibious vehicles . . like the DUKW - quickly dubbed the "duck"
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The helicopter came into its own in Korea
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This thing never came into its own
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The gun truck was developed in Viet Nam. This is the last one that survived.
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That's a pretty imposing view - but it didn't particuarly impress the enemy.
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The Viet Cong made effective use of the bicycle to move massive quantities of supplies
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GIs never lost their sense of humor . . .
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For the battles in the middle east, Army green morphed into desert tan
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An armored truck door shows how it stopped damage from a roadside explosive device
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Armored transport vehicles beame the norm in Iraq
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There have been many attempts to replace the pack mule with motorized transport
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If you were in Western Washington state during the 60's, you've probably seen "The Crow". This one actually went to Viet Nam and came home again
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This is the last Army steam locomotive, built in 1952, retired in 1972
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The transportation corps moved just about anything
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That's the last of the original batch of hovercraft used by the Army. Newer versions are in use today.
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The amphibious barge could haul 125 men or 60 tons of stuff. Only 6 prototypes were ever built . . .
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In 1970, this cybernetic walking machine worked very well, but proved impractical. The folks from Star Wars found it inspiring a few years later
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The CH-37 from 1954 was the Army's first heavy-llft helicopter - it could carry 15 tons
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This 1959 "Air Car" never really got off the ground. It flew, but was almost impossible to control
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A 1957 "AirGeep", intended to be a flying Jeep. It flew fine, but helicopters did it better.
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The CH-54 Sky Crane got lots of use in Viet Nam. It could carry 10 tons of almost anything
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That "Big Wheel" kids used to play with was nothing compared to this "Really Big Wheel"
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That's a "Vertical Axis Propeller" - a ship could move in any direction, or even spin
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The Christopher Wren Building at William and Mary has been rebuilt several times.
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It houses the Wren Chapel and that wonderful organ
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That's the architect himself. He never actually saw the building. Never came to America.
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The Williamsburg Farmers' Market was open on a drizzly Saturday morning.
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We spent many musical evenings at Bruton Parish Church, this year celebrating 300 years of continuous use.
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That's Rebecca Davies, Bruton Parish music director, and the harpsichord she'd just played for us
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We got our first glimpses of fall colors in Williamsburg
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By all means - we must keep pottery off the internet!
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That's First Presbyterian Church in Lexington NC . . . friendly place
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It's beautiful inside, and those pews aren't as uncomfortable as they might look.
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The annual Lexington BBQ Festival sand sculpture.
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Fall colors! In our RV Park!
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The colors in the park were the easiest to photograph . . no traffic to contend with
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Our last night in Lexington was Hallowe'en. Some folks decorated. Last picture, too.