New Bern National Cemetery
Among the 6,500+ veterans buried in the New Bern National Cemetery are more than 404 United States Colored Troop (USCT) soldiers and an unknown number...
Mount Lebanon AME Zion Church
Mount Lebanon AME Zion Church is the “oldest known black congregation in the Albemarle area.”
Holly Graded School
In 1868, Caroline Putnam (1826-1917) established a school for the children of former slaves at this site.
Perth Amboy Bluff
Historic location where Benjamin Franklin first landed in his initial journey from Boston to Philadelphia. Years later, in 1776, Benjamin Franklin...
Fort Frederick State Park
Fort Frederick was originally built in 1756 to serve as a defensive point the French-and-Indian War. It would also serve as a vital fort in the...
Kingston Springs and the 12th USCT
As the Civil War began the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad (NNWRR) set aside plans to lay tracks west of Kingston Springs. After the Union seized...