Communities That Shaped America Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Brandywine & York County | Revolution History

Join Darley Newman on Travels with Darley: Communities That Shaped America — walking Civil War battlefields at Gettysburg and Vicksburg National Military Parks, then traveling back to the American Revolution at Brandywine and York County, Pennsylvania, where Continental Congress took refuge and adopted the Articles of Confederation. What You'll Experience in This Episode: ✅ Cemetery Ridge & Pickett's Charge, Gettysburg — Billy Griffith of the Gettysburg Foundation walks Darley through Lee's final assault ✅ Little Round Top, Gettysburg — Licensed Battlefield Guide Britt Isenberg on how General Governor Campbell Warren's split-second decision secured the Union's left flank amid nearly 20,000 casualties. ✅ George Spangler Farm & Lincoln Train Museum, Gettysburg — An 1863 barn hospital that treated 1,900 soldiers, and the station where Lincoln arrived to deliver the Gettysburg Address. ✅ Mary Thompson House, Gettysburg — General Robert E. Lee's headquarters during the battle, preserved as it appeared in 1863. ✅ Children of Gettysburg 1863 Museum — Jennifer Haase brings the civilian side of the battle to life through six real children who lived through it. ✅ Dobbin House, Gettysburg — The oldest building in Gettysburg (1776), restored by Jackie White into a colonial tavern — home of the two-per-guest Rum's Belly Vengeance cocktail. ✅ Thornbury Farm & Battle Hill, Brandywine — Randell Spackman's family farm since 1709, site of the Battle of Brandywine's final engagement, where Washington, Lafayette, and Hamilton faced British artillery. ✅ Birmingham Hill, Brandywine — Author Bruce Mowday on Lafayette's very first battle, where he was wounded on September 11, 1777, and Washington called him like a son. ✅ York County History Center & Articles of Confederation, York, PA — Dr. Valerie Long on why Continental Congress fled Philadelphia for York — the fourth U.S. capital — and adopted America's first constitution here in 1777. ✅ Colonial Courthouse & Royal Square Mural Park, York — Architect Blake Gifford walks Darley through the reconstructed courthouse where Continental Congress met for eight months. ✅ Central Market, York — Built in 1888 by ship builders, with a ceiling shaped like a ship's hull. Cindy Steele leads a taste tour through 70 vendors. ✅ Yorktowne Hotel, York — A National Register property since the 1920s, with 1925 chandeliers, terrazzo floors, and guests including Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra. ✅ Zimmerman Center for Heritage & Chief Uncas, York — Abby Teaford takes Darley aboard a 1912 electric yacht connected to Thomas Edison, Charles Lindbergh, and Adolphus Busch on the Susquehanna River. ✅ Perrydell Farm, York County — A cow-to-cone dairy farm in the Perry family for over 100 years, with Dustin Perry carrying on the tradition. ✅ John Wright Restaurant, York — Chef Jim Switzenberg's farm-to-table cuisine in a restored 1916 silk mill, including his signature Hammond's pretzel-crusted red snapper. ✅ Northern Central Railway of York — Ashley Zimmerman rides the Abraham Lincoln coach car with Darley — the same line Lincoln traveled to Gettysburg and, later, to his funeral. ✅ Eichelberger Distillery at Dills Tavern, York — Murray Small crafts colonial-era whiskey and Cherry Bounce from a recipe in Martha Washington's own cookbook. ✅ Victor's Italian Restaurant, York — Live jazz, Italian cuisine, and fine wine inside a sustainably repurposed historic church, with owner Mark Sindicich. ✅ Old Warren County Courthouse Museum, Vicksburg, MS — Bertram Hayes-Davis, great-great-grandson of Jefferson Davis, leads walking tours through 10,000+ Civil War artifacts at the site where Grant accepted Vicksburg's surrender. ✅ Inn at Cedar Grove & Anchuca Historic Mansion, Vicksburg — Two antebellum inns that survived the 47-day siege, cannonball holes still in the walls. Kendra Reed and Sam and Anna Kate Andrews share their stories. ✅ Vicksburg Civil War Museum — Owner Charles Pendleton on the causes of the war, slavery-related artifacts, and life during Reconstruction. ✅ Vicksburg National Military Park & Fort Hill — Ranger John Castaldo on the siege lines, 1,400+ monuments, and the Confederate heights that held Union gunboats at bay. ✅ USS Cairo, Vicksburg National Military Park — The first warship in history sunk by a naval mine, now the crown jewel of Vicksburg National Military Park. 📺 Watch "Travels with Darley" on PBS & Streaming: https://www.darley-newman.com/travels-with-darley 🔔 Subscribe for More Travel & History Videos: https://darley.link/youtubesubscribe 🎧 Listen to the "Travels with Darley" Podcast: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/53-travels-with-darley-123513653/ 📲 Follow Darley for Exclusive Travel Content: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darleynewman/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/travelswithdarley TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@darleynewman Twitter (X): https://x.com/DarleyNewman