Quarter Miles Travel

First Women of Virginia Virginia State Quarter Part 2 In part 1 of the Virginia State Quarter the three ships of the Virginia Company of London are featured on the reverse side of the quarter and their stories are shared. The voyage of the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery ships, …

    Washington Crossing the Delaware Two Bits Quarter Trivia Washington Crossing the Delaware.  It’s Quarter trivia. Did you know that the quarter is also called Two Bits?  Well, that’s based on the division of the Spanish peso…. A bit back in time when money was actual split to pay …

Virginia State Quarter The Three Ships – Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery Virginia State Quarter features three historic ships. The English settlement of Jamestown starts with the three ships, Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery as they set sail and arrive in 1607. The stories of the ships and the people …

The Missouri state quarter has a design of Lewis and Clark traveling on the Missouri River and the Gateway Arch standing on the spot where the city of St. Louis began.  It is one of the most recognized monuments in the United States. It is described as majestic, stunning, spectacular, amazing, …

Episode 9 Tuskegee Airmen They fought two wars   In 1941 the first group of African American solider started their journey to become pilots to fight for their county.  The Army Air Corp created an experimental, all Black group of pilots to be trained in Tuskegee, Alabama.  Interest was high …

Whitney Plantation  – Quarter Miles Travel Whitney Plantation Quarter Miles Travel. Louisiana and the Louisiana Purchase continues to bring interesting stories of families, sugar plantations and the enslaved people who helped build the wealth the region was known for. Our story continues with moving over to Whitney Plantation, another sugar …

Louisiana State Quarter The Louisiana Purchase and the Sugar Plantation Stories Louisiana and the Louisiana Purchase  continues to bring interesting stories of families, sugar plantations and the enslaved people who helped build the wealth the region was known for.  Our story continues with sharing more about the Creole people who were …

  Quarter Miles Travel – Louisiana Purchase Quarter Miles Travel features the Louisiana Purchase during Episode 6.  Louisiana’s state quarter features three significant symbols – wildlife, music and the Louisiana Purchase. With so much great history and information to cover, we are diving into this quarter in several episodes.  In our first Louisiana episode, …

South Dakota State Quarter – Quarter Miles Travel This week we highlight the South Dakota state quarter on Quarter Miles Travel.  The quarter features a memorial we’re all familiar with – the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. It is one of the major tourist attractions in the US and is top …

 Quarter Miles Travel Maine – Pemaquid Light Quarter Miles Travel takes you to Maine and the Pemaquid Light.  The Maine state quarter highlights two recognizable landmarks. One is the Pemaquid Point Light, perched atop its rocky cliff. The other is a three-masted schooner, representing not only Maine’s long history of …