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Monthly Archives: August 2008

Southern Plantations & Antebellum Mansions

Relatively few Southerners lived in “Gone With the Wind” type mansions, but a few did, and here are some of them. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/SouthernPlantationsAntebellumMansions#

Alamo & Spanish Missions

The Alamo was one of five Spanish missions near San Antonio, and the site of a battle in the 1836 war for Texas independence. Two of the other missions are shown here, along with two 1976 photos of Mission San Juan Capistrano in California. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International [...]

American Revolutionary War Era Sites

These sites relate mostly to the Revolutionary War Era and include Boston, Philadelphia, Valley Forge, with a few other related images. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/AmericanRevolutionaryWarEraSites#

Early American Colonial Settlements

These are the earliest European settlements in the United States: St. Augustine, Jamestown, Plymouth, & Williamsburg. Plymouth is actually a modern reconstruction, but the other sites are original. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/EarlyAmericanColonialSettlements#