Archeologists in St. Augustine, Florida have discovered evidence of an 18th-century British fort, known as a redoubt. The ...

After the British troops occupied the lighthouse in 1774, Colonial forces set fire to its wooden parts three times. Though never fully demolished by the fires, when the British left Boston in 1776 ...

Photograph: Belinda Van Zanen Built in 1848, the lighthouse was seen as a 'beacon of hope' for seafarers and ships carrying British immigrants. The lighthouse played a crucial role in guiding ...