Life and Legacy of Henry Knox
Revolution 250 Podcast
English - March 16, 2021 15:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsHistory american revolution boston massachusetts new england Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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A conversation with "Henry Knox" (portrayed by J. Archer O'Reilly, III) discussing the "Noble Train of Artillery," and Knox's subsequent career as General Washington's chief of Artillery and the 1st Secretary of War. We also hear about the Society of the Cincinnati, which Knox helped to found, which is now the nation's oldest patriotic organization, and its American Revolution Institute with great resources for teachers. And Montpelier, the grand home that Henry Knox built in Thomaston, Maine.