USS Constitution
The oldest commissioned ship in the United States, the USS Constitution was launched on October 1797. After having seen fighting in the Quasi-War with...
Picacho Peak State Park
Picacho, Arizona | The Civil War in the Southwest Trail at Picacho Peak State Park interprets the skirmish at Picacho Pass as well as the events that...
Johnsonville State Historic Park
New Johnsonville, Tennessee | On November 4, 1864, at Johnsonville, Tenn., Lt. Gen. Nathan B. Forrest's cavalry took up artillery positions on the...
Fraunces Tavern
New York's oldest running bar. This building is most famous as the site where, on December 4, 1783, George Washington gathered a group of his officers...
Mount Zion Community Cemetery
Four African American Civil War veterans are buried in this cemetery: James Gaskins (39th U.S. Colored Infantry), Joseph Waters (5th Massachusetts...
The Liberty Tree
The Liberty Tree was a large elm — planted in 1646, it was already a venerable specimen on the eve of the American Revolution — near the Boston Common...