The oldest building on the Princeton University campus in New Jersey, Nassau Hall served as the U.S. Capitol for four months when the Congress of the Confederation met there in 1783. Scott #1083 shows this historic landmark.
Monday, November 27, 2017
SCOTT #1083 NASSAU HALL 3 CENT
In 1792, our nation's capitol moved to its current home in Washington, D.C. Before this time, it had been located in several places, including Nassau Hall.
The oldest building on the Princeton University campus in New Jersey, Nassau Hall served as the U.S. Capitol for four months when the Congress of the Confederation met there in 1783. Scott #1083 shows this historic landmark.
The oldest building on the Princeton University campus in New Jersey, Nassau Hall served as the U.S. Capitol for four months when the Congress of the Confederation met there in 1783. Scott #1083 shows this historic landmark.
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
SCOTT #614-16 HUGUENOT-WALLOON 3 STAMP ISSUE
IN THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
Once again, fear and persecution drove people down to the sea. The Huguenots, French Protestants, came ashore at Mayport, Florida, in 1562. "Ill-fated" best describes that settlement. It was destroyed by disease, Indians, and finally the Spanish. The Walloons, French and Belgian Protestants, fared better. The Dutch West Indian Company engaged them in 1624 to settle "New Netherland" at Fort Orange, now the city of Albany. The search for liberty took them all to the ends of the earth.
Once again, fear and persecution drove people down to the sea. The Huguenots, French Protestants, came ashore at Mayport, Florida, in 1562. "Ill-fated" best describes that settlement. It was destroyed by disease, Indians, and finally the Spanish. The Walloons, French and Belgian Protestants, fared better. The Dutch West Indian Company engaged them in 1624 to settle "New Netherland" at Fort Orange, now the city of Albany. The search for liberty took them all to the ends of the earth.
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