Category: Places to Visit
Civil War Delafield Cannon in Fort Greene Park Brooklyn Photo Tour
Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn is a heavily visited park in one of New York State’s most densely populated neighborhoods. The Fort itself was part…
Eight Sites Become the Latest Additions to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network
The National Park Service has announced the addition of eight new sites for the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network. Here is the announcement from the…
Exeter Town Hall Site of Lincoln’s 1860 Speech Photo Tour
I go up to New Hampshire every four years to observe the New Hampshire Primary first hand. In 2016 I went too the prep school…
New Paltz Civil War Monument in the Hudson Valley
When I am visiting Albany on business, I like to have dinner at P&Gs Tavern in New Paltz. While I have been to New Paltz…
Elmer Ellsworth Grave in Mechanicville NY and Lost Birthplace
In March, I travelled to Saratoga County, north of New York’s capital at Albany to visit the birthplace and the grave of Elmer Ellsworth. While…
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…
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