Documents in Year 1778                     

Links of Interest:

• William Whitley built first race track in Kentucky

called "Sportsman's Hill" on the Wilderness Trail for "one of the biggest social events in the Kentucky frontier" starting in 1778. "The noted Indian fighter, Col. Whitley was so anti-British he departed from his English customs in the days after the Revolution. Whitley decided to build his track of clay since the British built theirs of turf. English horses ran clock-wise so Whitley decided the running of the course would be counter-clockwise. Races began early in the day and were followed by an elaborate frontier breakfast which included baked Ohio River salmon, barbecued lamb, roast duck, broiled squirrel, roast turkey, baked o'possum, sweet potatoes, stewed tomatoes, hot cakes, Bourbon whiskey, port and champagne."
Source: "Lincoln County Kentucky" by Turner Publishing Company 2002 page 34

• American Revolution 1775-1783

All about the American Revolution from battles and commanders to documents and timeline

• American Revolutionary War Reenactment organization

Field Guide has drawings of Continental forces uniforms