U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial

The Battle for Iwo Jima, against the Japanese, during World War II, was one of the bloodiest battles in the history of the Marine Corps.

Marines suffered over 25 thousand casualties taking the island. The United States awarded twenty-seven Medals ...

Dexter Avenue Baptist Church

Born a slave, the Reverend Charles Octavius Boothe was one of the Freedmen who established the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church after the Civil War. The church served the African American community of Montgomery for over one hundred years and gained ...

Jamestown, Virginia

England established its first permanent American settlement in Jamestown, Virginia over four hundred years ago. King James told the colonists to find a safe place then, search for gold.

What this first group of men and boys found was a piece ...

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Nestled between the Clinton River and the Appalachian Mountains, twenty-five miles from Knoxville,Tennessee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed key atomic materials during World War II and the Cold War.

In 1943, the United States government usurped fifty-nine thousand acres to ...

Baltimore and Ohio Railway Station

In the mid-1800s a dramatic change occurred in the shipment of American goods from the Eastern United States to West of the Appalachian Mountains. Two methods of transportation competed for the number one transportation spot, railroads and canals.

Which form of ...

Crispus Attucks Gravesite

Boston, Massachusetts became the center of tension and rebellion in America during the years leading up to the American Revolution. On the streets of Boston, fights frequently broke out between American Patriots and British soldiers.

Problems came to a climax ...

National Historic Landmark - Bunker Hill Monument

One of the most famous sites of the American Revolution is Breeds Hill, better known as Bunker Hill, the site of the first major battle of the Revolution. The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775. Although ...

Jefferson Memorial

The National Mall in Washington, D.C. is home to many memorials that honor significant people and events of American history. Overlooking the mall stands the looming Jefferson Memorial. Dedicated on April 13, 1943, the memorial is a tribute to Thomas ...

Fort Wagner

One often overlooked Civil War site is Morris Island, location of the former Confederate battery Fort Wagner. Built after the start of the war, Fort Wagner aided Fort Sumter in protecting Charleston, South Carolina from invading Union forces during the ...

National Historic Landmark - Virginia State (Confederate) Capitol

Designed by Thomas Jefferson and noted French architect Louis Clerisseau, this Greek Revival building served as the State Capitol for 70 years until Virginia seceded from the Union. From July 1861 to April 1865, the Confederate Congress met here. With ...