561 reactions · 62 shares | American History TV visited a Revolutionary War battle site for our America 250 series. Reenactors mark the anniversary of the 1777 Battle of Brandywine in Pennsylvania, a victory by British troops which led to their capture of the colonial capital of Philadelphia. The reenactment takes place at Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. Watch this Saturday at 11 AM ET on C-SPAN 2 American History TV. | American History TV | Facebook

The Susquehanna River moves with a kind of quiet authority across Pennsylvania, carrying mountain runoff and spring rains through valleys that have seen centuries of human life along its banks, from Indigenous trade routes to canal-era commerce and modern recreation. Its broad, shallow waters glint in the sunlight like shifting glass, bordered by forested slopes, old stone towns, and farmland that owes its fertility to this ancient waterway. In many ways, the Susquehanna isn’t just a river—it is