Category: Places to Visit
Video: The War Over Memory at Bull Run Battlefield
Historian Tyler McGraw has a good video at Emerging Civil War where he discusses the impending removal of signage explaining the history behind the erection…
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in NYC Loses Material on Slavery
The Washington Post reports today that “a display at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in New York City was taken down for making reference to historical…
Ft. Sum(p)ter Artillery in Portland, Oregon(?)
My wife Michele and I were out in Portland, Oregon exploring the Colombia River Gorge. She was doing some research and found out that there…
The Signage at Manassas That Is Slated for Removal by the National Park Service
I went to the Bull Run Battlefield at Manassas, Virginia last year and saw the new signage near the Stonewall Jackson Equestrian Statue on Henry…
Beginning September 17, 2025 Some References to Slavery Will Be Removed from Civil War Sites Under the National Park Service
The New York Times is reporting that this week the National Park Service will begin taking down objects and signs that deal with slavery. This…
Washington Post: National Park Service Is Taking Down References to Slavery at Historic Sites
The Washington Post published an article this week reporting that leadership within the National Park Service (NPS) is ordering material referencing slavery at some NPS…
Some National Parks Are Having Problems Dealing With Heavy Cutbacks This Year
Since January, 24% of National Park Service staff have either been fired or have quit. In a recent spreadsheet prepared by the National Park Service…
Portland Oregon Grand Army of the Republic Statue
I went to Portland, Oregon this summer, my first time ever out there. Before I went I tried looking up any monuments in the city…
National Museum of African History and Culture D.C.
I first went to the Smithsonian back when I was in eighth grade and about to graduate from my elementary school. I loved going there,…
Admiral Farragut Statue in Madison Square By Augustus Saint-Gaudens
The Farragut monument at the north end of Madison Square Park in Manhattan is, according to the New York City Parks Department, “one of the…