# Historic Towns of New England

Author: Powell, Lyman P. (Lyman Pierson), 1866-1946 [Editor]

Genre: Category: History - American

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49067

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Historic+Towns+of+New+England+Powell&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

In July, 1893, while the first Summer Meeting of the American Society for the Extension of University Teaching was in session at the University of Pennsylvania, I conducted the students, in trips taken from week to week, to historic spots in Philadelphia, the battle-fields of the Brandywine and of Germantown, and to the site of the winter camp at Valley Forge. The experiment was brought to the attention of Dr. Albert Shaw, and at his instance I made a plea through the pages of _The American Monthly Review of Reviews_, October, 1893, for the revival of the mediæval pilgrimage, and for its adaptation to educational and patriotic uses. After pointing out some of the advantages of visits paid...

## Chapters

- [Part 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historic-towns-of-new-england-49067/chapters/6/index.md)
- [Part 24](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historic-towns-of-new-england-49067/chapters/24/index.md)
- [Part 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historic-towns-of-new-england-49067/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Part 18](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historic-towns-of-new-england-49067/chapters/18/index.md)
- [Part 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historic-towns-of-new-england-49067/chapters/10/index.md)
- [Part 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historic-towns-of-new-england-49067/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Part 20](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historic-towns-of-new-england-49067/chapters/20/index.md)
- [Part 14](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historic-towns-of-new-england-49067/chapters/14/index.md)
- [Part 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historic-towns-of-new-england-49067/chapters/9/index.md)
- [Part 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historic-towns-of-new-england-49067/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Part 23](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historic-towns-of-new-england-49067/chapters/23/index.md)
- [Part 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historic-towns-of-new-england-49067/chapters/7/index.md)
- [Part 17](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historic-towns-of-new-england-49067/chapters/17/index.md)
- [Part 21](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historic-towns-of-new-england-49067/chapters/21/index.md)
- [Part 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historic-towns-of-new-england-49067/chapters/12/index.md)
- [Part 19](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historic-towns-of-new-england-49067/chapters/19/index.md)
- [Part 25](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historic-towns-of-new-england-49067/chapters/25/index.md)
- [Part 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historic-towns-of-new-england-49067/chapters/11/index.md)
- [Part 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historic-towns-of-new-england-49067/chapters/8/index.md)
- [Part 13](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historic-towns-of-new-england-49067/chapters/13/index.md)
- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historic-towns-of-new-england-49067/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Part 16](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historic-towns-of-new-england-49067/chapters/16/index.md)
- [Part 15](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historic-towns-of-new-england-49067/chapters/15/index.md)
- [Part 26](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historic-towns-of-new-england-49067/chapters/26/index.md)
- [Part 22](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historic-towns-of-new-england-49067/chapters/22/index.md)
- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/historic-towns-of-new-england-49067/chapters/1/index.md)