Category: Places to Visit
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…
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…
Close Look at the Court’s Opinion that Slavery Panels Be Put Back Up at President’s House in Philly
Note: This page is under construction and should be finished May 15, 2026 On February 16, 2026 a Federal Court issued and order telling 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….
Congaree National Park May Have to Redact Three Items of Printed Material on Slavery
Congaree National Park in South Carolina is eighteen miles southeast of the state’s capital of Columbia. The park gets fewer than 150,000 visitors every year…
Wayne County New York Civil War Memorial To Be Dedicated on August 22, 2026
The Wayne County Historical Society in Wayne County New York has announce that a new Civil War monument will be unveiled this summer at the…
William McKinley Coffee Break Memorial in Wilmington, Delaware
Yes, everyone in Wilmington, Delaware calls this memorial the “Coffee Break Monument” with a little bit of amusement. The monument shows the future president William…
Appeals Court Rejects National Park Service Motion to Put Up New Signs at President’s House
The fight over replacing historical panels at the President’s House in Philadelphia is continuing with legal skirmishing by the Federal government. In January, the National…
Atlanta History Center in Georgia & Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama
I have been to the Atlanta History Center a number of times, in my twenties, later on as a father with two boys, and, last…