The Founding Of America

Colony Name Year Founded Founded By Virginia 1607 London Company Massachusetts 1620 John Endicott and John Winthrop New Hampshire 1623 John Mason Maryland 1634 Lord Baltimore Connecticut 1635 Thomas Hooker Rhode Island 1636 Roger Williams Delaware 1638 Peter Minuit and New Sweden Company North Carolina 1653 Virginians South Carolina 1663 Eight Nobles with a Royal […]

Camp Butler Prisoner of War Camp

Camp Butler was located 5.5 miles east of Springfield, Illinois. It was a military instruction camp that was converted into a prison. The camp, named after William Butler (Illinois state treasurer), became a P.O.W. facility one day after Camp Douglas was established. The prison consisted of 3 separate compounds, totaling 40 acres, used for troop […]