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Sep 10, 2013 · For too long, John Fontaine has merely been a mysterious character who happened to keep a journal of the Blue Ridge expedition—a man who just pops in and out of the Germanna story with no further explanation. We have never read about John Fontaine the man, why he was here, and what he did.
Sep 10, 2013 · On June 3rd, he reached Wicomico in Northumberland County nearing the Chesapeake Bay. He would have reached Wicomico first, and then Point Comfort. On Saturday June 4th they reached Yorktown and he says “we landed at Gloucester and there we supped and lay that night.
Sep 10, 2013 · The first was in the spring on a trip to Fort Christanna in Brunswick County, another of Spotswood’s outposts. This fort was equipped with five cannon and a school for Indians. Its primary purpose was to protect the southwestern frontier and attempt to educate and Christianize the savage Indians.
John Fontaine (1792–1866) was an American plantation owner and politician. He served as the first Mayor of Columbus, Georgia, from 1836 to 1837. He defended Columbus during the Creek War of 1836.
Mar 23, 2016 · John Fontaine. (Journalist "Knights of the Golden Horseshoe") JOURNAL OF JOHN FONTAINE. The Journal [1] commences on the 16th September, 1710, when he obtained an ensign's commission in Lord Shaw's regiment of foot. He was rather young to enter the service, only seventeen years old.
May 11, 2016 · John Fontaine served briefly in Spain, then investigated Virginia in 1715-19 before returning to England. John Fontaine is remembered today primarily because he documented the 1716 expedition of Governor Alexander Spotswood across the Blue Ridge with the Knights of the Golden Horseshoes.
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May 15, 2019 · It speaks volumes about how much Liam Fontaine is enjoying life at Ross County that even allowing for the dual setbacks of a relegation and the most serious injury of his career, the former Hibs...
