Name: Petersburg to Jamestown
Released: 2016-02-19

Great American Railroad Journeys

S1 · E15 — Petersburg to Jamestown

S1:E15 · Petersburg to Jamestown

Episodes

15 episodes in this season

Manhattan: Grand Central to Broadway

29 min

Manhattan: Lower East Side to World Trade Center

29 min

Brooklyn to Montauk

29 min

New York City to Garrison

29 min

Poughkeepsie to Albany

29 min

Schenectady to Rochester

29 min

Buffalo to Niagara Falls

29 min

Philadelphia to Atlantic City

29 min

Lancaster to Gettysburg

29 min

E10

Wilmington to Havre de Grace

29 min

E11

Baltimore to Fort McHenry

29 min

E12

Washington DC

29 min

E13

Georgetown to Mount Vernon

29 min

E14

Manassas to Richmond

29 min

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Petersburg to Jamestown

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Great American Railroad Journeys

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201629m8.3

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Petersburg to Jamestown

Season 1 · Episode 15 · Feb 19, 2016

In Petersburg, Virginia, the choir of the First Baptist Church is in fine voice as Michael discovers how, during the 19th century, coded messages were delivered to slaves who hoped to escape via the so-called Underground Railroad. Michael ploughs his own furrow in a field in colonial Williamsburg, a living history park, where he learns from costumed re-enactors what life was like for both master and slave. It's battle stations in Norfolk, home to the United States Atlantic Fleet, where Michael is invited on board the USS Wisconsin to hear about the first duel fought between iron-clad vessels in 1862 and Britain's role in it. Michael reaches the end of this American journey in Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, where he finds out about the settlers' grim struggle for survival led by Captain John Smith and Pocahontas.

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Great American Railroad Journeys

TV Series

201629m8.3

Documentary

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Petersburg to Jamestown

Season 1 · Episode 15 · Feb 19, 2016

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