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America was a young country with diverse histories. The American Revolution was one history held in common. The 1820s marked the 50th anniversary of the war, and newspapers nationwide were full of reminiscences of old soldiers. In 1824, the French Revolutionary War hero the Marquis de Lafayette visited America, and construction began on the Bunker Hill Monument.
The atmosphere of nostalgia is evident in the wording of Pilgrim Hall's cornerstone : "...in grateful memory of our Ancestors who Exiled themselves from their native country, for the Sake of Religion; and here successfully laid the foundation of Freedom and Empire." |
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Updated 14 July, 1998
