Touching history where it happened
during the 250th anniversary of a Southern colonial odyssey.
1769-1789.
Experiencing first-hand our collective nation-building history today
across the consequential Southern landscape
from venturing beyond the Cumberland Gap to forcing a British surrender at Yorktown,
to creating the Constitution and in the process Becoming America.
All photography by Randell Jones except as noted
About
We created this site to help everyone learn about this special part of America’s formative history through the eyes and interpretations of re-enactors of the 18th century at historic sites, museums, parks, and trails all across the American South during the 250th anniversary of our Becoming America,
from 2019 through 2039.
