Category: Monuments
Washington Arch Will Interfere With Nine Civil War Commemoration Sites
The proposed 250-foot-tall triumphal arch proposed by President Trump will interfere with 37 other historic sites in Washington according to an assessment by the National…
Civil War Memorial Bainbridge, New York
When you are driving in Upstate New York you will often find Civil War monuments in the smallest of towns. This one is in Bainbridge,…
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument Richfield Springs, N.Y.
Just fourteen miles northwest of Cooperstown, Richfield Springs originally developed around its naturally occurring sulphur water springs. The springs had claims to various health benefits,…
Camp Nelson National Monument Kentucky Where Colored Troops Trained and Their Families Were Expelled
Last month I posted pictures of a whole lot of Civil War and Reconstruction sites from a Confederate cemetery in Columbus, Ohio, to General Grant’s…
Soldier Memorial Ouleout Cemetery in Franklin, New York
Franklin, New York is one of the smallest villages in the state. Its current population is only 374 people. In 1870 there was about twice…
Three New Sites Have Been Added To The Reconstruction Era National Historic Network
The National Park Service (NPS) is doing more good work in recognizing places in the United States that contributed to Reconstruction. Here is the release…
The Indiana State Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Indianapolis, Indiana
The Indiana State Soldiers and Sailors Monument is the tallest and largest monument in Indiana. I had never visited Indianapolis before and as we came…
The Lincoln Memorial Undercroft Museum Is Now Open Focusing on the Monument and Lincoln
If you can avoid the green Reflecting Pool, try to make your way to the Lincoln Memorial. I have visited the Memorial several dozens of…
Civilian Reports on National Park “Wokeness” Are Released
Right after Donald Trump was sworn in as president, he issued one of his first Executive Orders commanding the the National Park System restore “sanity”…
Bunker Hill Monuments Set to Lose Quotes From the Civil War and Reconstruction Era
The National Park Service exhibition at the Bunker Hill Monument is undergoing changes in response to President Trump’s 2025 Executive Order “Restoring Sanity” in the…