Category: Places to Visit
160th Anniversary of the Combahee Raid at Reconstruction Era National Historical Park June 1-3, 2023
The 160th Anniversary Harriet Tubman On the evening of June 1, 1863 Harriet Tubman and Col. James Montgomery directed three steamships up the Combahee…
William Seward’s Birthplace in Florida NY Photo Tour
I was in lovely Warwick, New York in 2015 for a meeting and realized when I was there that I was just down the road…
Sullivan County Civil War Monument in New York’s Catskills
The Sullivan County Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial in Monticello, New York was erected in 1885. Men from Sullivan County joined a number of regiments from…
Perrine’s Covered Bridge 19th Century Span Next to New York State Thruway
Whenever I drive north on the New York State Thruway I like to look to the right when I get past the suburbs because I…
Civil War Soldiers’ Monument Albany Rural Cemetery Photo Tour
The Grand Army of the Republic monument in Albany Rural Cemetery is set on a hilltop overlooking the graves of Union soldiers and seamen, most…
Church of the Transfiguration: The Church at the Heart of Civil War Era Irish Five Points
I was in Chinatown in New York one day in 2016 at the Chinese Benevolent Association. Right down the block is one of the most…
William Ellery Channing Statue Early Unitarian Theologian & Slavery Opponent in Boston Photo Tour
William Ellery Channing was one of the earliest and most prominent American Unitarian theologians. He influenced later writers like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David…
Gravesite of Adam Badeau Ulysses S. Grant’s Aide in Sleepy Hollow N.Y.
Adam Badeau was born on December 29, 1831 in New York City. He grew up in Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow along the banks of the…
Plymouth Church Brooklyn, Henry Ward Beecher and the Civil War Photo Tour
Although I live on Long Island, I was often in historic Brooklyn to visit Michele. I will be sharing some picture that I took in…
14th Brooklyn Regiment’s Fowler Monument “Red Legged Devils”
The 14th Brooklyn Chasseurs Regiment was famous as “The Red Legged Devils.” The regiment’s dashing French Chasseur uniform with red trousers made it noticeable from…
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