It is better to keep your mouth closed and let
people think you are a fool than to open it and
remove all doubt.

                              - Mark Twain

June 2, 2007

Link: Truck vs. tunnel

Filed under: Archive: 2006-07 — Mr. Tripodi @ 6:38 pm

126.jpgThe tunnel won.

This is for all of you who have wondered why height clearances are posted before tunnels and underpasses.

June 1, 2007

Class documents: Andersonville; Election of 1864

Filed under: Archive: 2006-07 — Mr. Tripodi @ 2:46 pm

Today we covered life in a Confederate prison camp by examining Camp Sumter in Andersonville, GA. Additionally, we discussed the Presidential Election of 1864, and the factors that led to Lincoln’s re-election.

Class documents:
Andersonville, Election of 1864 slides (PDF, 1.2 mb)
“The Civil War in Four Minutes”

More about Andersonville:
U.S. National Park Service cultural resources profile
Andersonville today