Wow! This is a part of the story of the American Revolution that the two of us knew nothing about. Here at the George Rogers Clark National Historic Site here in Vincennes, Indiana. Here we learned that George Rogers Clark, son of a prominent Virginia family and older brother to William Clark of Lewis & Clark, was a 19 year old surveyor working in the western part of the Virginia colony in 1771. When the American Colonies declared their independence, Britain was seeking alliances with many of the native tribes and arming them for conflict against the Americans. Clark, fearing the loss of the lands west of the Alleghenies for the Americans sought and received the support of Governor Patrick Henry of Virginia to raise a fighting force. With the support of Francis Vigo and many here in the western territory he successfully swayed support among many of the natives to support of the patriots and successfully wrested Fort Sackville at this spot on the Wabash River from the British, which laid the groundwork for the establishment of the State of Indiana as well as all it’s neighboring states.
Queen Mary 2’s arrival in the Port of Dakar, Senegal was heralded in the local press and greeted with ceremony. Our own excursion took us on a coach journey through the streets of the capital city to visit a Wolof village and the shore of Lake Retba, the salty lake famed for an intense pink color.
Today’s safari adventure transported us out into the Dorob National Park to have up close encounters with little creatures that are well adapted to the extreme heat and lack of water in the Namib Desert.
With a UNESCO World Heritage Site, two national parks, dozens of museums, and hundreds of tours offered in the Cape Town area there is more than plenty to do. For our two day visit we opted to concentrate on African wildlife visiting the Aquila Private Game Reserve and the Boulders Beach Penguin Colony for a wonderful chance to these fabulous animals in their own habitat.
Another great post! Thank you for taking the time to share your journeys with us!
Very interesting, never heard anything about him.