At the corner of Nassau and Francis Streets stand these stately sycamore trees. In my opinion they are at their most beautiful in winter, when their bare branches and “knuckles” stand out against the brilliant blue sky. People on my tours often ask, “What’s wrong with those weird trees?” I love this question because it gives me a chance to talk about an ancient and ingenious technique called pollarding.
Poinsettias were named for Joel Roberts Poinsett, who was appointed Ambassador to Mexico in the 1820s by John Quincy Adams. He was also an amateur
We meet them in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash hit “Hamilton,” but who were they? Why is Peggy not included after the first act?
Pumpkin Spice, a mixture of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and allspice, took America by storm when Starbucks started putting it in their coffee in 2003. However, this blend is much, much older… Medieval European History The Age of
Point Lookout, Maryland was a prison camp for Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. One of the Union doctors — Dr. William Child, Surgeon of the 5th New Hampshire Volunteers — wrote a letter to his wife about his lonesome Thanksgiving at a military hospital on the Chesapeake Bay
Frequent visitors to Williamsburg Walking Tours receive special treatment.
