Category: Places to Visit
Adminstration Cracking Down on UnAmerican National Park Service Gift Shops
Yesterday I saw that there si a crackdown on UnAmerican gifts shops when I was reading Kevin Levin’s Substack..The Interior Department is following President Trump’s…
Corbit’s Charge Monument at Westminster Maryland An Opening of the Battle of Gettysburg
While many of the monuments I have visited date back almost to the Civil War, there are a fairly large number modern monuments erected in…
Call Your Senator Today to Try to Save the National Park Service from a 37% Cut in Funding
The Trump administration has proposed a 37% cut in funding for the National Park Service (NPS). This would be a cut of more $1.2 Billion…
Spangler Farm & Hospital at Gettysburg
Most students of the American Civil War associate the Spangler family with Gettysburg. As a kid my parents took me to Spangler Spring so I…
Today Is The Rally for the National Parks at Gettysburg
Today is the rally for the National Parks at Gettysburg. So far this year nearly 13% of National Park staff have either resigned or received…
Juneteenth Monument Texas African American History Memorial
While the official name of this monument is the Texas African American History Memorial, it is popularly known as the Juneteenth Monument. Texas’s Capitol has…
Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn Has $8.9 Million in Preservation Work Completed
One of the most visited Civil War sites in the country is Grand Army Plaza outside of Prospect Park in Brooklyn. This site is dominated…
Rally at Gettysburg to Support the National Parks on June 16 at 4PM
A large number of us will hold a rally at Gettysburg in support of the National Park Service, the Rangers, and the staff of the…
Terry’s Texas Rangers Monument in Austin, Texas
In the early days of my career as a lawyer, I used to travel to Austin, Texas quite regularly in my professional capacity. However, I…
National Park Visitors Asked to Report Rangers for Making Negative Comments on U.S. History
This week visitors to the National Park Service’s parks around the country began seeing signs going up telling them to report any derogation of the…