The Sacajawea Interpretive, Cultural, and Educational Center, ID

Sacajawea contributed to the Corps of Discovery by interpreting the Shoshone language, with her knowledge of native foods, and by way-finding throughout her homeland. Her presence in the group also affected how other Indian tribes viewed and approached the expedition—recognizing ...

Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, OR

Step back in time and experience the diverse culture and lives of three Columbia River Plateau tribes. It is the story told from the view of the Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla peoples, as the name “Tamástslikt” translates into “to ...

Arcadia Mill- Longleaf Pine

Longleaf pines once dominated ecosystems in the Southeastern United States from southeast Virginia to eastern Texas. In the past 400 years, Longleaf grew on over 90 million acres across the US and was the dominant tree species on 60 million of ...

The Atlanta Arsenal

As Union armies marched on Tennessee to strike the “heart of the Confederacy,” the Confederate weapons manufacturers shifted operations deeper into the South. The Confederate government utilized the Atlanta Arsenal as its primary military weapon production and storage center. The ...

Daily life at Camp McDonald

Located 2.2 miles west-southwest of Kennesaw and roughly 20 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta, Camp McDonald was the largest Civil War training camp in Georgia during the first three years of the war. It encompassed 60 acres near a fresh ...

Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, and Chickamauga

Today, Chattanooga is just a two hour drive from Atlanta. The two cities, connected by rail, had a vital relationship for the Southern economy before and during the Civil War. Because of their river and rail transportation networks, they were ...

Peachtree Creek

On July 20, 1864, Federals and Confederates clashed at this point along Peachtree Creek because of its topographical significance as the last major barrier between the Federals and downtown Atlanta. By July of 1864, General William T. Sherman had repeatedly ...

The Lacy Hotel

In 1862, during the early days of the Civil War, Union civilian spy James J. Andrews led a daring mission to steal a Confederate train from a depot in Kennesaw. Andrews and twenty-three men planned to take The General to ...

The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain

Kennesaw Mountain was the site of a critical battle in the Union’s campaign for Atlanta during the Civil War. After the Union penetrated Confederate lines at Chattanooga, the Confederates retreated to Atlanta. General William T. Sherman outflanked Confederate General Joseph ...

San Francisco’s Ohlone Shellmounds

Natives have inhabited the San Francisco Bay area for thousands of years, and physical reminders of their complex cultures still remain, just under city’s busy streets.

The San Francisco Bay area is the ancestral home of the Ohlone people, known ...