Lynching of Wyatt Outlaw & the “Kirk-Holden War”
The life of Wyatt Outlaw — cut short by a Ku Klux Klan-led mob on the Alamance Courthouse Square in 1870 — illustrates the initial promise and tragic...
James A. Fields House
James A. Fields was born into slavery in Hanover County, Virginia in 1844. During the Civil War, Fields and his brother George escaped to Hampton...
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...
Herbert S. Ford Memorial Museum
Homer, Louisiana | The museum houses a fascinating collection of memorabilia and artifacts from the north Louisiana hill country, including Civil War...
Peach Orchard Hill
On December 16, 1864, Peach Orchard Hill, rising a quarter mile north of Travellers Rest, witnessed remarkable acts of bravery and sacrifice by units...
Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Though the Civil War battles commemorated by Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park took place before the formal end of slavery in Tennessee...