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Historic Sites
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Antietam National Battlefield Sharpsburg, Maryland |
It was at this battlefield that the Civil War saw its bloodiest single day battle. |
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Battle Of Lexington State Historic Site Lexington, Missouri |
The house, which changed hands three times, provided the downstairs hallway where many |
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Battle Of Richmond Visitor Center Richmond, Kentucky |
In late August 1862, Confederates under Maj. Gen. E. |
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Bennington Battlefield Eagle Bridge, New York |
At this site, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts militia under General John Stark |
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Bentonville Battlefield Four Oaks, North Carolina |
In addition to the fiber-optic display, Bentonville's remaining exhibits have received |
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Big Bottom Park Stockport, Ohio |
Named for the broad Muskingum floodplain, the three acre Big Bottom park is the site of |
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Brandywine Battlefield Park Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania |
On September 11, 1777, the Patriot army under George Washington came face to face with |
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Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site Tupelo, Mississippi |
Near the monument, visitors can study two signs that provide information about the batt |
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Britton Lane Civil War Battlefield Denmark, Tennessee |
On a quiet, county road five miles southeast of Denmark, Tennessee, a fierce struggle b |
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Bushy Run Battlefield Jeannette, Pennsylvania |
The 213 acres of forested and grassy areas that comprise Bushy Run Battlefield, Westmor |
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Chickamauga And Chattanooga National Military Park Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia |
In 1863, Union and Confederate forces fought for control of Chattanooga, the gateway to |
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Connor Battlefield Ranchester, Wyoming |
On August 28th, with the column located on Prairie Dog Creek, Pawnee Scouts arrived wit |
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Cotton Gin Park Franklin, Tennessee |
This one acre historic park is a monument to the assault on the Cotton Gin during the B |
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Cowpens National Battlefield Gaffney, South Carolina |
Cowpens National Battlefield is a Revolutionary War battle site that commemorates the v |
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Crown Point State Historic Site Crown Point, New York |
During the French and Indian War, Ft. |
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Dade Battlefield Historic State Park Bushnell, Florida |
One of the bloodiest battles of the Second Seminole War was fought in this location. |
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Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park Hillsboro, West Virginia |
Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park is located in the Greenbrier River Valley north o |
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Farnsworth House Inn Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
Enjoy a variety of period specialty fare brought by servers in period dress at the Farn |
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Fort Chokonikla Bowling Green, Florida |
During the 1840s, tensions between the settlers and Seminole Indians prompted authoriti |
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Fort Cooper State Park Inverness, Florida |
Located in what is today Fort Cooper State Park, visitors can tour the fort, traverse t |
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Fort Fredrica National Monument St. Simons Island, Georgia |
In the early 18th century, the land lying between British South Carolina and Spanish Fl |
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Fort Meigs Perrysburg, Ohio |
This site is |
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Fort Mulligan At Petersburg Petersburg, West Virginia |
Federal or Confederate troops occupied this hill and its surrounding area beginning at |
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Fort Necessity National Battlefield Farmington, Pennsylvania |
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Fort Pitt Museum Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
One of the most important sites of the French and Indian War, this museum tells the sto |
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Fort Pulaski National Monument Savannah, Georgia |
The Battle for Fort Pulaski in April 1862 marked a turning |
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Fort Raleigh National Historic Site Manteo, North Carolina |
The stories of Roanoke Island are told by exhibits, artifacts and the 17-minute park vi |
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Fort Sumter National Monument Sullivan's Island, South Carolina |
Decades of growing strife between North and South erupted i |
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Fort Ticonderoga Ticonderoga, New York |
Exhibits at the fort depict the natural and strategic geography of the historic landsca |
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Fort Wayne Detroit, Michigan |
The fort was used to house and train troops from the Civil War era until Vietnam. |
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