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Recommended New Names for Army Bases Named After Confederates Announced

The Congressional Commission tasked with renaming Army bases currently named after Confederate military figures released its recommended changes Tuesday. Here are the changes according to…

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Lincoln Memorial Centennial Celebration May 2022

This month marks the Centennial of the opening of the Lincoln Memorial. The National Park Service has a number of events planned for the celebration…

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Posted in Memory of Reconstruction Monuments U.S. Grant

Peekskill NY Commemorates Grant Bicentennial May 6-8

The Lincoln Depot in Peekskill, N.Y. will commemorate the 200th Birthday of Ulysses S. Grant the first weekend in May at its historic train depot…

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Report on the Grant Bicentennial at Grant’s Tomb Keynote by Grant Biographer Brooks Simpson

Today was the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Ulysses S. Grant. While I am recovering from a life- threatening illness, I decided that I…

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On April 27 Visit Grant’s St. Louis Home White Haven for His Bicentennial Birthday

At White Haven, Ulysses S. Grant’s home in St. Louis from 1854 to 1859, a commemoration of his 200th Birthday will take place on April…

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Grant Bicentennial at Grant’s Tomb in New York to Include Presentation by Biographer Brooks Simpson

Grant’s Tomb will host a ceremony honoring Ulysses S. Grant on the 200th Anniversary of his birth on April 27.  The events begin at 11…

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Beginning This Weekend Ohio Celebrates Ulysses S. Grant Bicentennial-Schedule

April 27 is the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Ulysses S. Grant. We are looking at some of the Bicentennial celebrations that will be…

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Sixteen Sites Added to National Park Service Underground Railroad Network to Freedom

The National Park Service has added sixteen sites to its Undergound Railroad Network to Freedom, according to the Smithsonian. Here is the announcement and listing…

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Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Activities in Her Home Town of Auburn, N.Y. in 2022

2022 is the Bicentennial of Harriet Tubman’s birth. Last month the Washington Post had an interesting article on the celebration of Tubman’s birth at her…

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Four Sites Added to NPS Reconstruction Era National Historic Network

The Reconstruction Era National Historical Park announced the addition of four new sites to its Reconstruction Era National Historic Network. Here is the announcement from…

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