Peterborough Historical Society & Museum

Located in Lady Bird Johnson Park on Columbia Island, the Navy-Merchant Marine Memorial

Named after 12th president Zachary Taylor, the U. S.

Dating back to the 1700s, Wright's Chance is a Colonial period plantation house.

Construction began on The Powder Magazine in 1712 and was completed by 1713, making it

The Sun Cities Area Historical Society/Del Webb Sun Cities Museum is dedicated to the p

THE STEAMSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA was established in 1935 as a means of bring

Tryon Palace is a modern recreation of the original palace, which served as the royal g

One of Columbia's oldest remaining historic houses, the Hampton-Preston Mansion was hom

Old Sturbridge Village is the largest living history museum in New England, spanning o

Christ Church was the first Episcopal Church in Alexandria and has played an important

Under the direction of John Wesley after the American Revolutionary War, Thomas Coke an

The village of Giusewa was built in the narrow San Diego Canyon by the ancestors of the

Located in what is today Fort Cooper State Park, visitors can tour the fort, traverse t

This military installation, constructed in 1862, allowed both Confederate and Union tro

The fort was used as the staging point for a number of successful raids during the war.

Camp Sumter, commonly called Andersonville, was one of the largest military prisons est

Completed in 1834, Fort Morgan was active during four wars — the Civil War, the Spanish

The visitor center contains exhibits (text in English and Spanish), a bookstore and a 1

It was a swelteringly hot and clear Monday, June 27, 1864,

In May 1861, the site for the camp was selected and the troops began to arrive.

In the southern portion of the Historic Park, winding paths lead past a reconstructed b

This is the site of the Battle of Frenchtown, where British and Native American forces

George Mason was instrumental in the framing of the United States government, but he sh

Davies Manor Plantation is a remarkably preserved historic site within an urban area.

Hacienda Buena Vista, considered one of Puerto Rico's best remaining examples of a coff

Erected in 1787 by Charles Paquet, Destrehan Plantation was purchased by indigo planter

Historic Brattonsville is a 775-acre historic site that includes a Revolutionary War ba

Milton Hershey School began as a dream and vision shared by chocolate magnate Milton S.

Established as a Delaware State Park in 1951, Fort Delaware State Park is on an island

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