The Revolutionary War Semiquincentennial continues. Today is the 250th Anniversary of The Battle Of Turtle Gut Inlet in, what is now, Wildwood Crest in New Jersey. The naval battle, the only Revolutionary War skirmish in Cape May County, took place on June 29, 1776. It was the first privateer battle of The American Revolution. Richard Wickes was The Continental Navy's only casualty on that day and the first casualty in New Jersey. The Brits to lost thirty to forty of their personnel. A trick was pulled off with success. A fuse was lit within the ship called Brigantine Nancy by the Continental Navy, and then the Americans departed the vessel. The Brits, thinking that they captured a valuable vessel and supplies, discovered the ruse too late. I used multiple maps from four different centuries to ascertain the location of Turtle Gut Inlet and, thus, the location of the battle.
Yesterday, Wildwood Crest hosted a reenactment of the naval battle with a funeral of Richard Wickes.
Reenactment Video (google/youtube made an error and cannot embed) so this is the url: https://youtu.be/Zh1cOmQ5Vxg
Hello everyone. Three weeks ago, I received, in change, the brand new dime coins...two specimens in fact. Ten cent coins right here. Very nice. Very attractive. The 250 anniversary issue with Liberty and the American Eagle.
Obverse:
"LIBERTY"
"P"
"IN GOD WE TRUST"
"EA"
"1776 ~ 2026"
"CAC" (Is this CAC: Creepy A** Cracker???)
Reverse:
"UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"
"E PLURIBUS UNUM"
"EC"
"ONE DIME"
"LIBERTY OVER TYRANNY"
Video:
The url in case the video does not embed properly: https://youtu.be/vKxiNJZqDHc
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