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Signs posted at Fort Moultrie and Fort Sumter ask visitors to report any information they experienced that may place American ...
During our guided tour of Fort Sumter with the National Park Service, we discovered an original Civil War artillery shell still embedded in the fort’s brick wall. This powerful visual reminder of the ...
The truth about Tule Lake, Alcatraz, Sutro Baths and hundreds of other sites could be erased under an executive order ...
Adams, formerly Fort Lee, was in 2023 the first Army base to be named for Black Americans. Now, it'll be the first named for ...
Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee was the site of a bloody Civil War battle to control the Confederate Railroad ...
Each winner of the 2025 Dr. Eugene and Dr. Maxine Hankins Cain Lansing Juneteenth Essay Competition and Scholarship Program ...
The National Park Service highly recommends purchasing your ferry ride tickets in advance, which you can do at the Fort Sumter Tours website. Hours The visitor center is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p ...
Penn Township author Ron Kirkwood spent 17 days in 2022 at the National Archives in Washington, DC, scouring hundreds of ...
Tubman's 1863 raid, which destroyed seven plantations along the Combahee River in South Carolina and freed 756 enslaved ...
A painting by Ismani Sun, a San Antonio artist, will be on prominent display at the African American Civil War Memorial Museum when it opens at its new location in Washington D.C.
Visitors at Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park were given a look into local history during the park’s first-ever Civil War Weekend on Saturday, June 21, and Sunday, June 22. Attracting a significant ...
Frey recounted several, important events in Centreville’s history – including George Washington staying here as a young surveyor, the devastation caused by the Civil War, and Lee Highway ...