When Rip Van Winkle awakens from his 20 year nap and is still in the woods, what 3 things shows us that a significant amount of time has passed?

When RIP Van Winkle wakes up from his 20 years sleep time he found himself a very different town, as the Revolutionary War has passed. 3 things that let the readers know that a significant amount of time has passed is that RIP has a beard that is nearly a foot long, his weapon has rusted and he does not recognize anyone in the town, actually he noticed that people wears clothes that are very strange for him.