James Madison, March 2, 1819: "The English Church was originally the established religion ... Of other sects there were but few adherents, except the Presbyterians who predominated on the west side of the Blue Mountains ... Previous to the Revolutionary struggle, the Baptists sprang up, and made very rapid progress ...At present the population is divided, with small exceptions, among the Protestant Episcopalians, the Presbyterians, the Baptists and the Methodists."
According to ancient tradition, Noah's Ark rested on Mount Ararat in the Armenian Mountain Range. Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat is featured on Armenia's National Coat of Arms.
General Nathaniel Greene reported September 26, 1780:"Treason of the blackest dye was yesterday discovered! General Arnold who commanded at West Point, was about to ... give the American cause a deadly wound if not fatal stab. Happily the treason had been timely discovered to prevent the fatal misfortune."
Booker T. Washington stated: "The man is unwise who does not cultivate in every manly way the friendship and goodwill of his next-door neighbor, whether he be black or white."
