Did you know....
...there were no coopers in Williamsburg. The town people led a very modern (i.e. consumeristic) lifestyle. Everything was brought to the town but nothing was shipped out. Coopers were in business elsewhere in Virginia. Most notably on the tobacco farms.
...only 60 of the 500 colonists in Jamestown survived the bitter and diastrous winter of 1610.
...the state memorial for Pennsylvania is the largest one at Gettysburg.
...it was possible to open a bottle of wine with a piece of string. There will be more wilderness survival tips to follow from Mr. Hippo soon.
