Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Famous battle from war of 1812. holds significant American and indigenous history.
Gilbert Stuart Museum
The former home and birthplace of portraitist the famed portraitist Gilbert Stuart who immortalized Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe...
George Teamoh
A member of the Constitutional Convention of 1867 and the Senate of Virginia from 1869 until 1871, George Teamoh was born enslaved in Portsmouth where...
High Bridge
Fortifications to the original 1854 High Bridge were built, in part, with the help of area free men of color who were conscripted for Confederate...
Pencander Heritage Museum
The Pencander Heritage Museum aims to teach its visitors about the history of Pencander. The museum is sited near Cooch's Bridge Battlefield, the only...
Martin Buchanan, USCT
After the Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, the U.S. Army began recruiting both free blacks and slaves in occupied areas. Among the 250...