Category: Monuments
Civil War Dead Monument of Concord Massachusetts
I went to Concord, Massachusetts for the 250th Anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War. As you likely know, the first actions of that…
DOGE Is Given Even More Power Over National Parks and Historic Sites
DOGE has reduced staffing at the National Park Service by more than 10% over the last three months, but on Thursday Interior Secretary Doug Burgum…
Civil War Monuments at Lexington, Massachusetts-Where the Revolution Started
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were fought on April 19, 1775, two hundred and fifty years ago. This is the start of the Revolutionary…
Civil War Sesquicentennial Monument Cranbury New Jersey
In my search for Civil War monuments, I have visited many that were erected soon after Appomattox, but I have also discovered quite a few…
National Museum of African American History & Culture
I was going to roll-out this article in May, but because of the president’s unparalleled attack on the National Museum African American History and Culture…
Civil War Monument in Hightstown New Jersey
Hightstown, New Jersey is a small borough of 5,900 people in Mercer County. Hightstown is withing commuting distance of Manhattan and is in the Raritan…
Civil War Monument in Cranbury New Jersey
Cranbury, New Jersey is a small township of 3,842 people in the Raritan Valley. It looks almost rural, but it is less than an hour…
Arlington National Cemetery Website Deletes Civil War & Black, Hispanic, and Women Webpages
The military affairs journal Task & Purpose writes that Arlington Cemetery has made changes to its website in recent weeks. Webpages that were devoted to…
Lincoln Return Visit Gettysburg Pennsylvania
There are a half-dozen statues of Abraham Lincoln in Gettysburg. It is no wonder, because Gettysburg was where the public recognized that the Union was…
William McKinley Monument Sharpsburg Maryland
Many of you have visited Antietam National Battlefield at Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg, Maryland. The September 17, 1862 battle became the largest violent loss of…
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