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over an open fire comes from one of the few remaining herds of pigs like those eaten in the era of Washington and Jefferson: small, round animals with about three inches of fat for every inch of meat. The historic breed comes from an island off of Georgia where they were likely left by the Spanish in the 1500s. Each year, Colonial Williamsburg raises six to ten piglets from a sow now at Mount Vernon. These become the slabs of bacon and hunks of ham that are cured in salt and then smoked, just as they were two and a half centuries ago. The silver in the historic homes is polished with chalk in a slow, laborious process. The sheen is dim compared to what you’d get with modern compounds, but that’s how it was done in the late 1700s, so that’s how it’s done now. The builders use crosscut saws and make pass after pass with hand planes to create the siding for the armory being built on the site where archaeological research has revealed the forges that made military equipment for the Revolutionary War. Because of city building codes (and good sense) the armory’s shingles are treated with fire retardant chemicals, but where possible the joiners use 18th- where to site-see Old Sturbridge Village Sturbridge, MaSSachuSettS d uring the 1930s, a family of antique collectors in Massachusetts moved a number of old buildings from all six New England states onto a piece of land they had purchased. Their goal: to create a bucolic village as it may have appeared from 1790 to 1840, between the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. There’s a bank and a traditional white-steepled meetinghouse, a gristmill, and a fine country home, plus costumed blacksmiths, tinsmiths, farmers, and housewives cooking and weaving and feeding the farm animals. More recently the organizers recognized a problem: The buildings they’d moved in were the well-built ones, the ones that had survived, and the houses of the poor had long ago crumbled. So to make the town more realistic they used recovered plans for a 400-square-foot house common to the area to build replicas of the smaller homes — some of them packed with as many as ten family members — so prevalent in the early 1800s. “We’re not a town restored back to the way it had been,” says curator Tom Kelleher. “We’re a collection of buildings that give a slice of life in early nineteenthcentury New England.” FiSherS, indiana J ust 30 minutes from the hustle and bustle of Indianapolis, you can lose yourself in an 1836 prairie town, take a tethered ride in a replica of an 1859 balloon used for the first successful U.S. Postal Service airmail delivery, or learn about the Midwest’s Native Americans in a 46 november 2012 usairwaysmag.com ➺ Conner Prairie Interactive History Park reproduction of a Lenape camp at Conner Prairie, home to five distinct period experiences. The 1823 brick homestead of fur trader and statesman William Conner is original to the site. Most of the other buildings were moved from elsewhere, and many objects are carefully researched reproductions, but that’s why you’re free to touch them. “We encourage complete immersion in all of our activities,” says Lynelle Mellady, public relations manager. “We want guests to roll up their sleeves and help the facilitators knead the bread in the kitchens or go to the Civil War segment and learn to shoot with the Civil War–era army. We’ll ask you to enlist and try to put you into the reality of the era.” You also can help groom the animals or walk by lantern light to the Conner house and cook a period-appropriate meal over an open hearth. PhoToS (CLoCKWISE fRoM ToP LEfT) bY ANdRE JENNY/ALAMY, dAvId LYoNS/ALAMY, CRAIg LovELL/EAgLE vISIoNS PhoTogRAPhY/ALAMY, ANd TURTLE PoNd PhoTogRAPhY/CoURTESY of CoNNER PRAIRIE INTERACTIvE hISToRY PARK ➺ http://www.usairwaysmag.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of US Airways - November 2012

US Airways - November 2012
Table of Contents
CEO Letter
From the Editor
Did You Know?
Making It Happen
Hot Spots: Best Holiday Getaways
Hub Crawl: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Wine & Dine: Mendoza, Argentina Wines
Wine & Dine: Barbecoa Restaurant, London
Adventure: Thrifty in San Francisco
Adventure: Skiing Mt. Baker, Washington
Great Escapes: Red Horse Inn, South Carolina
Gear Up: Bar Ware
Making It Real: America's Historic Sites
Best of Education: Miller School of Albemarle
Silent Heroes: Honor Flight Network
Crossing Borders: Charlotte, North Carolina
Best of Health: Lankenau Medical Center
University Spotlight: University of Dayton
Celebrate Richmond, Virginia
Special Section: Chateau on Central
Must Read: Heisman — The Man Behind the Trophy
Puzzles
Readers Resource Index
Your US Airways Guide
Video Entertainment
Audio Entertainment
U.S. and Caribbean Service Map
International Service Map
Airport Terminal Maps
US Airways Fleet/Customs & Immigration
Passenger Info/Contact US Airways
US Airways MarketPlace®
Giving: Miles for Good
Window or Aisle?

US Airways - November 2012