🌱 Why Yorktown Battlefield tops the list of Colonial Virginia sites
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In today's newsletter:
- Why Yorktown Battlefield tops the list of Colonial Virginia sites
Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Humid; heavy p.m. t-storms, with a high of 85 and low of 71 degrees.
- Saturday: Cloudy, humid; a p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 82, low: 69.
- Sunday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 85 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• These 10 Places In Colonial Virginia Shaped The Story Of Early America (myfamilytravels.com) — Yorktown Battlefield in Yorktown is spotlighted as the pivotal site where Washington’s forces defeated Cornwallis, ending the Revolutionary War and securing independence. The article shares how visitors can walk preserved earthworks, tour exhibits, and explore other key Colonial Virginia destinations that shaped the nation’s early story. 
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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