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...
Historic Tappan
Just north of the New Jersey border, Tappan, New York is the site where one of the greatest historical betrayals, that of Benedict Arnold, was...
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...
Lake Chicot State Park
Lake Village, Arkansas | The park interprets the impact of the Civil War on Chicot County, Arkansas, through exhibits, programs, living history, and...
City of Clarendon
Clarendon, Arkansas | A city reduced to ashes by Federal forces in 1864.
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...