Category: Monuments
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…
Sample Comment on the Triumphal Arch at Arlington National Cemetery
In yesterday’s post I discussed the need for you to submit comments on the proposed Triumphal Arch across from the Lincoln Memorial. Several people asked…
Last Chance to Comment on New Arch Being Proposed for Washington Before It’s Approval
The Trump Triumphal Arch already has a design that is controversial because of its aesthetic qualities and because of where it would be placed. The…
Wilmington Delaware Soldiers And Sailors Monument
Wilmington is a small city in the north of Delaware. At the time of the Civil War, there were more than 21,000 people living there….
Ireland Famine Monument Dublin
Most Americans have at least heard of Ireland’s “Potato Famine” during which one million died of hunger and related diseases and another million fled Ireland…
Administration Proposes a Second Year of Massive Cuts to the National Park Service
Congress has been holding hearings this week on the proposed budget for the National Park Service (NPS). As you likely know, last year the Administration…
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park Maryland
The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park is at 4068 Golden Hill Road Church Creek, Maryland 21622 is a relatively new site jointly run…
Garden of Heroes Tied to Civil War and Reconstruction
Last year, Donald Trump issued an authorization of a 2021 Executive Order commanding that a Garden of Heroes in Washington for the 250th Anniversary of…
Video: The Massacre of U.S. Colored Troops at Camp Nelson in Kentucky
PBS recently did a documentary of United States Colored Troops and Black refugees that sought refuge at the Union’s Camp Nelson in Kentucky in 1864…