Where Pocahontas married John Smith? Good point about the restrooms and parking facilities, tho. Nancy ------- I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days. --Daniel Boone On Feb 1, 2007, at 4:28 PM, John Frederick Fausz wrote: > The Legislative / Legislature precedent appears to be a somewhat > dubious distinction of late. > > Since History has become just another COMMODITY in our > materialistic culture, most of the recent wars between the states > for "firsts" or "bests" translates into TOURIST REVENUE, in a > society reduced to bumper-sticker "knowledge." (Hey, hon, why > don't we take the kids to the first permanent English settlement > this summer--you, know, the one where the colonists taught > Pocahontas and her raccoon to speak "our" language?) > > And everyone knows that most of the Civil War battles were > fought in National Parks because of the excellent restroom > facilities and big parking lots that could accommodate the > artillery and bus loads of troops! > > Fred Fausz > St. Louis > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the > instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html