Category: Places to Visit
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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….
Exhibit on Frederick Douglass Opened in Washington’s National Portrait Galley
A new exhibit on Frederick Douglass has opened at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Galley in Washington. It will be open until April 21, 2024. Here…
“The Little Church Around the Corner,” The Civil War, and The Draft Riots
The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration on 29th St. in Manhattan is known to all New Yorkers as “The Little Church Around the Corner.” Although…
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