The Green Table – A Gem of the West
I’d heard about Mesa Verde for years. I finally decided to go. My only regret? Not visiting Mesa Verde sooner.
In March 1801, Thomas Jefferson became the 3rd President of the United States. At that time, the western boundary of the United States was the Mississippi River. In 1803, Napoleon and France were having trouble with their colonies in the Americas. France was also facing the possibility of war with Britain. Thinking it better to…