Category: Monuments
The Reflecting Pool & The Deception Of The Interior Department
Jeanine Pirro dropped vandalism charges against four visitors arrested for vandalizing the now-famous Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Much of the media…
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…
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…
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…