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Famous Family Historical Sites

1. Independence Hall (Philadelphia, PA)
   Where the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution were debated and adopted.
   https://www.nps.gov/inde/index.htm

2. Mount Vernon (Virginia)
   George Washington’s estate and plantation home.
   https://www.mountvernon.org

3. Colonial Williamsburg (Virginia)
   Living-history museum of 18th-century life in the capital of Colonial Virginia.
   https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org

4. The Alamo (San Antonio, TX)
   Site of the famous 1836 battle during the Texas Revolution.
   https://www.thealamo.org

5. Gettysburg National Military Park (Pennsylvania)
   Civil War battlefield and site of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
   https://www.nps.gov/gett/index.htm

6. Jamestown Settlement (Virginia)
   The first permanent English colony in America, 1607.
   https://www.historyisfun.org/jamestown-settlement

7. Plymouth Rock (Massachusetts)
   Traditional site of the 1620 Pilgrims’ landing.
   https://www.nps.gov/plym/index.htm

8. Fort Sumter (Charleston, SC)
   Where the first shots of the Civil War were fired in 1861.
   https://www.nps.gov/fosu/index.htm

9. Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island (New York)
   Icon of freedom and immigration gateway for millions.
   https://www.nps.gov/stli/index.htm

10. Mesa Verde National Park (Colorado)
    Ancient cliff dwellings built by the Ancestral Pueblo people.
    https://www.nps.gov/meve/index.htm

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The Lewis Family and Families from the UK to America and Canada

The Lewis family story, along with allied names such as Lees, Leech, Marshall, Murray, Foerster, McMillian, Mackenzie, Hill, Main, Lawson, and many more not all listed here, reflects the determination of those who crossed the Atlantic to help shape a new life in America and Canada. These families carried traditions from Britain, Scotland, Ireland, and Europe, and together they built farms, towns, schools, and communities that laid the foundation for two nations.

Many branches of the family first settled in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and the Carolinas in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. They cleared land, served in militias, and contributed to the spirit of independence that gave birth to the United States. The Lewis and Marshall names are recorded in Revolutionary-era service, tied to the great debates of liberty that unfolded at places like Independence Hall in Philadelphia.

As America grew, so too did these families. Some followed the frontier into Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio, while later generations fought in the Civil War, their sacrifice remembered at Gettysburg National Military Park. Others intermarried with allied families—Leech, Murray, Hill, Lawson, and more—spreading kinship ties across communities and regions.

North of the border, members of these same family lines made their way into Canada, settling in Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec. These were pioneers, not Loyalists, who labored to establish homesteads, churches, and schools. In Canada as in the United States, the family name grew into local histories that still carry weight today.

Visitors seeking to understand the world these families entered can explore Jamestown Settlement, where the first permanent English colony began in 1607, or walk the streets of Colonial Williamsburg, a living history museum that captures eighteenth-century life. These sites, along with Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington, show the context of daily struggle, resilience, and leadership in which families like the Lewises and their kin lived.

The story of the Lewis family and their allied names is not only one of migration but of expansion. One branch may have settled in Canada, another in the early American colonies, but together they contributed to the growth of free and thriving communities. Their legacy is found in the soil they farmed, the battles they fought, and the generations who continue to carry their names forward.