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America’s National Parks Podcast

Lesser Known Founding Fathers

America’s National Parks Podcast

RV Miles Network

Science, Nature, Places & Travel, Society & Culture:places & Travel, Society & Culture, History

4.9870 Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2023

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of America's National Parks, join host Jason Epperson as we delve into the lesser-known figures of American history and the National Park Service sites dedicated to their lives and contributions. Explore the stories behind the Thomas Stone National Historical Site, Charles Pinckney National Historic Site, Roger Williams National Memorial, George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, and Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. Discover how these historic sites provide unique insights into the lives of these individuals and the impact they had on the nation. From founding fathers and revolutionary heroes to pirates turned patriots, uncover the lesser-known stories that shaped America and the importance of preserving these sites for future generations. Written By Lauren Eisenberg Davis Hosted By Jason Epperson

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0:00.0

This summer, L.L. Bean wants to help you feel great out there with gear tips and advice for heading outdoors and exploring all the possibilities of this season.

0:10.0

When you're putting together your camping and hiking gear, here's a quick hack to help you prepare for emergencies.

0:16.0

Wrap a piece of duct tape around your water bottle.

0:19.0

You'll barely notice it's there, but if a piece of gear breaks or gets a tear on the trail you can

0:24.7

pull off your tape to make a quick patch or repair. It's a mini repair kit you'll be

0:29.6

glad to have. For more fun ideas, easy howtus, and inspiring stories, visit L.L.Bine.com

0:37.0

slash guide. On a sprawling plot of land in Port Tobacco, Maryland, sits a house of most unusual shape.

0:55.0

Built in a curved formation that looks almost like a boomerang.

0:59.3

The house was built in five parts, and it looks on first glance, like five very distinct and dissimilar

1:06.3

buildings glued together.

1:09.1

But don't misinterpret this to mean that it housed the poor the underprivileged the doubt on their luck

1:14.3

this was a house of means a house with a formal name

1:18.4

Habard adventure a mansion with supplementary wings and its expensive artwork and elaborate furnishings speak to the wealth of the owner.

1:28.0

Eched into several bricks of the

1:33.3

surname Stone and the dates of the etchings

1:36.8

stretch back to the 1700s.

1:39.8

The Thomas Stone National Historical site preserves the home and property of Thomas Stone.

1:46.5

Some of the original furnishings have been recovered from subsequent owners and

1:50.6

re-established in the house.

1:52.8

A family cemetery sits in a small gated square near small mossy woods.

1:58.8

But who was Thomas Stone and why is there a national park site dedicated to him?

2:06.2

Thomas Stone was an attorney, planter, and politician at the time of the American Revolution, a founding father who contributed to the Articles of

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