Crossroads of a Continent Podcast
Crossroads of a Continent Podcast
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Episode 26 - The Revolutionary War pt. 6: The Battle of Valcour Island
In this episode, we cover the criminally-overlooked Battle of Valcour Island. This naval battle on Lake Champlain saved the American Revolution by delaying Guy Carleton and his British naval fleet long enough to retreat back into Canada f...
Episode 25 - The Revolutionary War pt. 5: A Navy is Built on Lake Champlain, and the Emergence of Mount Independence
On the heels of the disastrous retreat from Canada, the sick and demoralized army licked its wounds at Crown Point. There, they decided to concentrate forces to Fort Ticonderoga and build a new work on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain c...
Episode 24 - Revolutionary Road Trip: Central and Southeast Vermont
This is the last episode in the Revolutionary Road Trip series. The road trip begins at the Bayley Hazen Military Road in Greensboro, Vermont. Next up is the Vermont State Historical Society in Montpelier, followed by the site of th...
Episode 23 - Revolutionary Road Trip: Northern Hudson Valley
This Revolutionary Road Trip covers southern Vermont and the northern Hudson Valley. The road trip begins at the Bennington Battle Monument in Bennington, Vermont, followed by a trip to the Bennington Battle site in Hoosick Falls, NY.&nbs...
Episode 22 - Revolutionary Road Trip: Southern Champlain Valley
This Revolutionary Road Trip starts at Mount Independence in Orwell, Vermont. The site of the least disturbed Revolutionary War site in existence. Following the retreating American forces, the road trip then stops at the Hubbardton ...