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Civil War Nurse Is Honored By Having Savannah Square Named After Her

Susie King Taylor is honored by the City of Savannah by having one of the city’s famous squares named after her. She is the first…

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Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn Placed Behind a Scaffold

I visited one of America’s major Civil War sites. Grand Army Plaza’s triumphal arch was almost completely covered with plastic coverings and a wooden fence…

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William Seward House: Photo Tour of the Home of Lincoln’s Secretary of State

In 2017, I toured the home of William Seward, Lincoln’s Secretary of State, in Auburn, N.Y. in the Finger Lakes Region. The home is an…

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General John Sedgwick Memorial in Place Where He Was Born Cornwall, Ct.

On a hot, rainy day in August, 2023, I went to Cornwall Hollow, Ct. to visit the memorial to Union Major General John Sedgwick. Many…

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Civil War Monument in Boulder, Colorado

My summer trip has taken me through three states out West. When I got to Boulder, Colorado I looked up my sources to see where…

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John Wesley Wolfe Ranch in Arches National Park Moab Utah

Recently, I visited Arches National Park in Utah. I walked the Delicate Arches Trail, seen in the photo below. While hiking, I saw a tiny…

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Port Chester Monument to Colonel of the U.S. Colored Troops Photo Tour

Port Chester, along Long Island Sound in Westchester, is a thriving and diverse village. Along its main road, U.S. Route 1 The Boston Post Road,…

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Mathew Brady’s Manhattan Photo Studio Photo Tour

New York City is a strange place. Manhattan always seems to have some new gigantic building going up, making it easy to forget that next…

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General George Thomas Grave in Troy, NY

I recently travelled to Troy, New York to visit the city’s Historic Oakwood Cemetery. The graveyard is best known where Uncle Sam’s grave is, but…

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Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn

Note: This site is presently closed for restoration until 2024. I will give a report on the current state of repair in a future post….

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