David Davis Mansion State Historic Site
Bloomington, Illinois | In 1844, Davis won election as a Whig to the Illinois legislature, and four years later was elected judge of Illinois' Eighth...
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor
The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor's mission is to collect, preserve and share the stories of all Purple Heart recipients. In 1782, General...
L'Ouverture Hospital And Barracks
The U.S. Army opened L’Ouverture Hospital near this site during the Civil War to treat sick and wounded United States Colored Troops (USCTs). While...
Fort Washington
Construction started for Fort Washington in the summer of 1789 by General Josiah Harmar in modern-day downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, near the Ohio River...
Gravel Hill
Following a successful case before the Virginia Court of Appeals in 1777, the slaves of John Pleasants were allowed to follow the dictates of his 1771...
William Washington Grave
Col. William Washington was commissioned a captain in the 3rd Virginia Regiment in February 1776, wounded at Trenton in December 1776. He was promoted...