Angel Santoyo and Herb Mike Martinez American History First Continental Congress: In attendance at the First Continental Congress here were George Washington and John Adams and the more well-known (at the time) Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry. (Benjamin Franklin was in England at the time.) http://www.dasd-ew.org/continental1.html Second Continental Congress: the fighting at Lexington and Concord a meeting was called in Philadelphia on May 10, 1775 to assemble delegates to the Second Continental Congress. Those present included Sam Adams, Patrick Henry, John Hancock John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and George Washington. Some wanted to declare America independent immediately; some wanted to avoid war at all costs. http://dcn.davis.ca.us/vme/vo/3.html George Washington: Life of George Washington achieved great popularity.contemporary of Washington, historian Ramsay writes with the knowledge and insights one acquires only by being on the scene. Actually, Ramsay was an active player in the momentous events of America's unfolding drama. http://earlyamerica.com/lives/gwlife/index.html Battle of Bunker: the rebel army took position on Breed's Hill near Boston on June 16, 1775. They also intended to take neighboring Bunker Hill. The British, however, attacked on June 17 before these plans were completed. Although the re sulting battle was for Bunker Hill, the fighting took place on Breed's Hill. http://dcn.davis.ca.us/vme/vo/4.html HillOlive: amount of land area in Olive Hill is 4.718 sq. kilometer The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers: The distance from Olive Hill to Washington DC is 351 statute miles. The distance to the Kentucky state capital is 96 statute miles. (Statute miles are "as the crow flies") Olive Hill is positioned 38.30 degrees north of the equator and 83.16 degrees west of the prime meridian. http:www.hillolive.com Olive Branch Petition: document is in the form of a petition to King George III, and was adopted and two originals signed by members of the Continental Congress in July, 1775 among the signatures are those of John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Adams, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, John Jay, Roger Sherman, Lewis Morris, and many other founding fathers. http://www.rain.org/~karpeles/olivebdis.html