BGuthrie Photos: VA -- Alexandria -- Torpedo Factory Art Center -- Hermione Exhibit

VA -- Alexandria -- Torpedo Factory Art Center -- Hermione Exhibit:

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[4] TORPEH_150610_08.JPG	[5] TORPEH_150610_11.JPG	[6] TORPEH_150610_14.JPG
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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. TORPEH_150610_04.JPG: Revolutionary Encampments: General Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau arrived in America to lead French ground forces alongside General George Washington and the Continental Army. Between August 14 and 18, 1781, 6,300 soldiers began their march from Rhode Island southward in a cover of secrecy and deception, hiding their true destination as long as possible from the British. Under Rochambeau's immediate command were about 4,250 officers and men, including 592 infantry replacements and two companies of artillery (68 men). An assistant quartermaster general led each division, preceded by workmen who filled potholes and removed obstacles. Dressed in leg-covering gaiters and tight-fitting woolen underwear, each man carried 60 pounds of equipment in addition to his musket. Following the foot soldiers were the horse-drawn, field artillery carriages and then the staff baggage train of ten regimental wagons. These wagons carried the coats, haversacks and tents of the soldiers and the luggage of the officers: 300 pounds for a captain, 150 pounds for a lieutenant. Wagons for stragglers, for butchers, the hospital, and others loaded with supplies (along with wheelwrights and farriers) brought up the rear. To avoid having to march in the heat of the day, reveille was at 2am and regiments moved out by 4am. Arriving at the next campsite, 12 to 15 miles away between 8am and 12 noon, soldiers set up tents according to their eight-man chambrees. There they received meat, bread, and other supplies for dinner. General officers lodged in nearby taverns, while company-grade officers slept two to a tent near their men. Early arrival at each campsite allowed time to meet local residents and to dance with the "beautiful maidens" or America, accompanied by regimental band music. As they marched south, French officers took the opportunity to advance their knowledge of military and political events in America's fight for liberty and to see Washington's home at Mount Vernon. Leaving Annapolis on September 21, the French wagon train finally reached Williamsburg on October 6. Traveling via Bladensburg, the wagon train required two days at Georgetown for the Potomac River crossing into Virginia. It then passed through Alexandria, Colchester, Dumfries, Fredericksburg, and across the Rappahannock River to Bowling Green, and New Kent Court House. Beyond Williamsburg was their destination: Yorktown and ultimately the British surrender on October 19, 1781.
2. TORPEH_150610_06.JPG: LaFayette's Hermione Voyage 2015
3. TORPEH_150610_08.JPG: Broadside soliciting recruits for the Continental Army, c 1775
4. TORPEH_150610_11.JPG: Washington-Rochambeau Historic Route Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail's route, taken by General George Washington and General Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau to the siege of Yorktown, traverses more than 680 miles of land and water. This National Park Service trail passes through Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC, connecting major metropolitan areas, national and state parks, as well as multiple national, historic, and scenic trails. Between August 14 and 18, 1781 approximately 6,300 soldiers began their march southward from Rhode Island to Virginia. Both American and French allied armies faced logistical challenges while attempting to maintain a cover of secrecy and deception over the armies' movements. Because secrecy was vital for the success of the plan, as few officers as possible were informed of the decision to march to Virginia. Once they reached Trenton, New Jersey on September 2, there could no longer be any doubt that attacking British General Cornwallis' position was the targeted destination. As the French marched southward, a newspaper reported on September 5 that, "... the appearance of these troops far exceeds any thing of the kind seen on this continent, and presages the happiest success to the cause of America." Leaving Annapolis on September 21, the French forces finally reached Williamsburg on October 6, and artillery bombarded the British stronghold at Yorktown on October 14. American Colonel Alexander Hamilton led allied assaults, combining American and French batteries to overtake the British inner defense line. On October 18, 1781 two British officers, an American officer, and a French officer met at the home of Augustine Moore to negotiate surrender terms. That surrender effectively ended the American Revolutionary War.
5. TORPEH_150610_14.JPG: Camp at Alexandria Rochambeau camp image, 1781
6. TORPEH_150610_25.JPG: Detail of "Cote de York-town a Boston: Marches de l'armee", 1781
7. TORPEH_150610_27.JPG: Lafayette in Alexandria: Gilbert du Motier, remembered in history as the Marquis de LaFayette, was one of the most dedicated and skillful foreign officers to aid the American cause during the Revolution. In 1777, at just 19 years of age, LaFayette defied both his family and his king by crossing the Atlantic Ocean to serve in the Continental Army. Accompanies by another foreign volunteer, Baron de Kalb, the two soldiers landed in South Carolina in June and made their way to Philadelphia, probably passing quickly through Alexandria. By mid-July, LaFayette had been given a commission as a Major General, and was assigned to Commander-in-Chief George Washington's staff. Though he possessed little combat experience, LaFayette was a quick study, and fought well at Brandywine, at Barren Hill outside Philadelphia, at Monmouth, and was present for the American victory at Yorktown. During the war, LaFayette passed through Alexandria as part of his mission to fend off larger British forces led, in part, by the former American General Benedict Arnold. LaFayette and his small army camped near the town on April 21, 1781, a few days after a British land and naval force under Major General William Phillips had occupied it. Shortly after the war ended, LaFayette returned in August, 1784, to visit George Washington, who had just retired to Mount Vernon. Forty years later, on October 16, 1824, LaFayette once more visited Alexandria during his tour of the United States. As the only surviving General who had helped to win American independence, LaFayette was hailed as a hero throughout his trip. A large party of military and civilian leaders met him on the outskirts of the town, and escorted him through the streets, passing under an arch of columns and greenery that spanned Washington Street. Following presentations and tributes at City Hall, LaFayette settled into Mrs. Lawrason's house on Saint Asaph Street, which had been offered to him during his stay. During this visit, he also stopped in to see Anne Hill Carter Lee on Oronoco Street, the mother of Robert E. Lee and the widow of his old Revolutionary comrade Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee. The next morning, he took a very emotional visit to George Washington's tomb at Mount Vernon, paying his silent respects to his former commander and dear friend.
8. TORPEH_150610_35.JPG: A Great Man Belongs to the Whole Universe Hand-colored lithograph, 1824
9. TORPEH_150610_37.JPG: George Washington and LaFayette at Valley Forge by John Dunsmore, 1907
10. TORPEH_150610_42.JPG: LaFayette Lithograph by P.S. Duval, 1851 Souvenir ribbon from LaFayette's 1824 American tour.
11. TORPEH_150610_49.JPG: LaFayette Lithograph by P.S. Duval, 1851
12. TORPEH_150610_53.JPG: Souvenir ribbon from LaFayette's 1824 American tour
Wikipedia Description: Torpedo Factory Art Center
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The Torpedo Factory Art Center is an art center located on the waterfront of the Potomac River at 105 North Union Street in the Old Town of Alexandria, Virginia, United States. Historically it was literally a former torpedo factory and munitions storage site.

It houses more 82 artists' studios, 6 galleries and two workshops, with some 165 professional visual artists who produce a diversity of artwork, ranging from painting, ceramics, photography, jewelry, stained glass, fiber, printmaking, and sculpture. The six galleries located at the Torpedo Factory include the Target Gallery, The Art League Gallery, Enamelists Gallery, the Multiple Exposures Gallery which specializes in photography, the Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery and the Scope Gallery which specializes in ceramics.

The centre attracts around 500,000 visitors annually.

History:

On November 12, 1918, the U.S. Navy began constructing a torpedo factory in Alexandria, named the U.S. Naval Torpedo Station. Over the next five years it was responsible for the manufacture and maintenance of torpedoes and subsequently served as a munitions storage area until World War II. As the demand for weapons dramatically increased during the war it resumed production activity and the factory was substantially expanded with ten new buildings. A green Mark XIV torpedo was manufactured in the factory in 1945, which is still on display.

After World War II, production ceased and is was used throughout the 1950s and 1960s by the Smithsonian institution who stored art and paleaontological items there and by Congress for storing documents. Then in 1969, the President of the Art League, Marian Van Landingham proposed to adapt the building into studios for working artists and following the approval of the Commission, the factory was purchased by the City of Alexandria from the Federal Government. Large-scale renovation began in the May of 1974 and the redevelopment team worked arduously through the summer, enabling the new centre to formally open on September 15, 1974. From 1982 to 1983, the building underwent further renovation in compliance with City's waterfront development plan and was entirely gutted and rebuilt with a new ventilation system and central heating. It formally reopened on May 20, 1983.
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