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We also visited churches where the young Patrick Henry heard Samuel Davies preach and where Patrick&#8217;s uncle who he was named after preached, as well as St. John&#8217;s church where he delivered his famous speech to the Continental Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/grandmasflowerstand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/annas-flowers-at-Cricket-Hill-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandmasflowerstand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/annas-flowers-at-Cricket-Hill-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grandmasflowerstand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/annas-flowers-at-Cricket-Hill-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/grandmasflowerstand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/annas-flowers-at-Cricket-Hill-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/grandmasflowerstand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/annas-flowers-at-Cricket-Hill-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/grandmasflowerstand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/annas-flowers-at-Cricket-Hill-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anna found some flowers at Cricket Hill Battlefield, on our way to Colonial Williamsburg, where we enjoyed the garden at the Governor&#8217;s Palace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/grandmasflowerstand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/josh-at-washingtons-crossing-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandmasflowerstand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/josh-at-washingtons-crossing-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/grandmasflowerstand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/josh-at-washingtons-crossing-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grandmasflowerstand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/josh-at-washingtons-crossing-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grandmasflowerstand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/josh-at-washingtons-crossing-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/grandmasflowerstand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/josh-at-washingtons-crossing-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Josh found some beautiful flowers on the Delaware River at Washington&#8217;s Crossing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/grandmasflowerstand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/george-washingtons-crossing-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandmasflowerstand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/george-washingtons-crossing-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/grandmasflowerstand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/george-washingtons-crossing-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grandmasflowerstand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/george-washingtons-crossing-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grandmasflowerstand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/george-washingtons-crossing-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/grandmasflowerstand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/george-washingtons-crossing-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our family was on a history tour to study the theology that shaped the founding of our nation to celebrate America&#8217;s 250th. 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