Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site Located in Atlanta, GA TRAVEL BASICS - CAMPING - LODGING ACTIVITIES - FACILITIES - FEES/PERMITS Tell me more about Dr. King! (NPS Photo) IN BRIEF Just past noon on January 15, 1929, a son was born to the Reverend and Mrs. Martin Luther King in an upstairs bedroom of 501 Auburn Avenue, in Atlanta, Georgia. The couple named their first son after Rev.

A photo and text history of the discovery of the world's first full dinosaur skeleton in Haddonfield, N.J., 1858.

National Historic Landmarks are nationally significant historic places designated by the Secretary of the Interior because they possess exceptional value or quality in illustrating or interpreting the heritage of the United States. Today, fewer than 2, 500 historic places bear this national distinction. Working with citizens throughout the nation, the National Historic Landmarks Program draws ...

Tour the Hartford, Connecticut home where Mark Twain lived and worked from 1874 to 1891. Learn about Twain's life and times, check out the children's activities and events calendar or visit the Museum Shop.

Adams National Historical Park Located in Quincy, MA TRAVEL BASICS - CAMPING - LODGING ACTIVITIES - FACILITIES - FEES/PERMITS Adams Stone Library, with more than 14, 000 volumes, contains the collection of John Quincy Adams. (NPS Photo) IN BRIEF Adams National Historical Park is located in the City of Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, approximately ten miles south of Boston. The Park ...

American Visionaries: Frederick Douglass. This exhibit features the museum and archival collections at Frederick Douglass National Historic Site. The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site is dedicated to preserving the legacy of the most famous African American ofthe19th Centuryy. Frederick Douglass' life spanned nearly eighty years, fromthe time that slavery was universal in American states ...

Texas Seaport Museum, a leader in maritime preservation and restoration, is home to the 1877 National Historic Landmark tall ship Elissa, and promotes genealogy research through its Galveston Immigration Database.

Home | plan your visit | news | membership | donations/sponsorship | programs | museum store | contact The expansive cotton plantation centered by the imposing mansion was the place Jackson always loved best, a place where he was surrounded by family and welcomed friends and colleagues. Visitors to The Hermitage can now experience the same gracious hospitality offered during Jackson's day when ...

Boston African American National Historic Site Located in Boston, MA TRAVEL BASICS - CAMPING - LODGING ACTIVITIES - FACILITIES - FEES/PERMITS African Meeting House SPNEA IN BRIEF Located in the heart of Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood, the site includes 15 pre-Civil War structures relating to the history of Boston's 19th century African-American community, including: the African Meeting House, ...

Calendar of Events Grey Towers Newsletter Interpretive Sales Outlet Artist In Residence Send a postcard ! Expanded Spring Tour Schedule Viewing this site Music at Grey Towers Grey Towers, a national historic landmark, is managed and maintained by the USDA Forest Service in cooperation with the Pinchot Institute for Conservation , a non-profit organization dedicated to conservation thought, ...

Andersonville National Historic Site Located in Andersonville, GA TRAVEL BASICS - CAMPING - LODGING ACTIVITIES - FACILITIES - FEES/PERMITS The Georgia Monument in Andersonville National Cemetery honors all American prisoners of war. (NPS Photo) IN BRIEF Andersonville, or Camp Sumter as it was officially known, was one of the largest of many Confederate military prisons established during the ...

Fort Laramie National Historic Site Located in Southeast Wyoming, TRAVEL BASICS - CAMPING - LODGING ACTIVITIES - FACILITIES - FEES/PERMITS Fort Laramie- the Crossroads of a Nation Moving West (NPS Photo) IN BRIEF Fort Laramie- the Crossroads of a Nation Moving West. This unique historic place preserves and interprets one of America's most important locations in the history of westward expansion ...

Manzanar National Historic Site Located near Independence, CA TRAVEL BASICS - CAMPING - LODGING ACTIVITIES - FACILITIES - FEES/PERMITS Manzanar Relocation Center - July, 1942 National Archives IN BRIEF Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of ten camps at which Japanese American citizens and resident Japanese aliens were interned during World War II. Located at the foot of the imposing Sierra ...

Longfellow National Historic Site Located in Cambridge, MA TRAVEL BASICS - CAMPING - LODGING ACTIVITIES - FACILITIES - FEES/PERMITS Longfellow National Historic Site Photo by C. Sue Rigney IN BRIEF Longfellow National Historic Site is an outstanding example of a historic site representing the themes of arts and literature. For almost half a century (1837-1882) this was the home of one of the ...

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site Located near Hodgenville, KY TRAVEL BASICS - CAMPING - LODGING ACTIVITIES - FACILITIES - FEES/PERMITS The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Memorial Building designed by John Russell Pope (NPS Photo) IN BRIEF In the fall of 1808, Thomas and Nancy Lincoln settled on the 348 acre Sinking Spring Farm. Two months later on February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln ...

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial in George Washington Memorial Parkway Located in Arlington, VA TRAVEL BASICS - CAMPING - LODGING ACTIVITIES - FACILITIES - FEES/PERMITS Arlington House photo by Steve Pittleman IN BRIEF The house that Robert E. Lee called home for 30 years and one uniquely associated with the Washington and Custis families is preserved today as a memorial to General ...

Arkansas Post National Memorial Located in Gillett, AR TRAVEL BASICS - CAMPING - LODGING ACTIVITIES - FACILITIES - FEES/PERMITS This replica cross commemorates the founding of Arkansas Post by Henri de Tonti (NPS Photo) IN BRIEF In 1686, Henri de Tonti established a trading post known as Poste de Arkansea at the Quapaw village of Osotouy. It was the first semi-permanent French settlement in the ...

Federal Hall National Memorial in Manhattan Sites Located in New York, NY TRAVEL BASICS - CAMPING - LODGING ACTIVITIES - FACILITIES - FEES/PERMITS Federal Hall (NPS Photo) IN BRIEF 26 Wall Street was the site of New York City's 18th century City Hall. Here John Peter Zenger was jailed, tried, and acquitted of libel for exposing government corruption in his newspaper, an early victory for freedom ...

780 Holmes Road Pittsfield MA 01201 Telephone (413) 442-1793 Fax (413) 443-1449 info@mobydick.org owned and operated by The Berkshire County Historical Society Welcome to the home page of Arrowhead, home of Herman Melville from 1850-1862. It was at Arrowhead that Melville wrote his most famous work, Moby-Dick, along with three other novels, Pierre, The Confidence-Man, and Israel Potter, a ...

The Morse Historic Site is a historic house museum and the former home of Samuel F. B. Morse, the artist and inventor of the telegraph.

Martin Van Buren National Historic Site Located in Kinderhook, NY TRAVEL BASICS - CAMPING - LODGING ACTIVITIES - FACILITIES - FEES/PERMITS This rendering of President Martin Van Buren's farm (NPS Photo) IN BRIEF Martin Van Buren National Historic Site is found in Kinderhook, New York. The Eighth President of the United States, Martin Van Buren purchased the estate in 1839 during his Presidency.

Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site Located in Philadelphia, PA TRAVEL BASICS - CAMPING - LODGING ACTIVITIES - FACILITIES - FEES/PERMITS Photo: Edgar Allan Poe National Historical Site (NPS Photo) IN BRIEF This is the 1840s home of Edgar Allan Poe, one of America's finest and most influential writers. The small brick house now connected to 530 North Seventh Street was Poe's home, 1843-1844.

Andrew Johnson National Historic Site Located in Greeneville, TN TRAVEL BASICS - CAMPING - LODGING ACTIVITIES - FACILITIES - FEES/PERMITS Andrew Johnson (NPS Photo) IN BRIEF Andrew Johnson National Historic Site honors the life and work of the nation's 17th President and preserves his two homes, tailor shop, and grave site. Andrew Johnson's life exemplifies many struggles faced by Americans ...

Weir Farm National Historic Site Located in Ridgefield & Wilton, CT TRAVEL BASICS - CAMPING - LODGING ACTIVITIES - FACILITIES - FEES/PERMITS Photograph by Peter Margonelli. IN BRIEF American Impressionist painter, J. Alden Weir (1852-1919) summered at this country retreat for nearly 40 years. The 60 acre site includes Weir's home, studio, barns and outbuildings, a visitor center, and a second ...

1920s summer home, studio & garden of Daniel Chester French, sculptor of the Lincoln Memorial.An Historic Landmark in Stockbridge, MA.

Nbsp &nbsp text only version To search this site, type keyword(s) and click Search. . Upcoming events : Stamp Lecture Concerts in the Carriage House Flowers in the Mansion GORE PLACE 52 Gore Street Waltham Massachusettes 02453-6866 E-mail: info@goreplace.org00-2001 | directions | tours | history | grounds | events | rentals | membership | education | directory | | contact | collaborations | ...

The World Museum Of Mining, a national historical site, is dedicated to preserving the mining, ethnic, and social history of Butte, Montana.

The ca. 1790 Georgian mansion and National Historic Landmark served as the last home of General George Rogers Clark, Revolutionary War hero and founder of Louisville, KY. The fine brick home was owned by Clark's sister, Lucy Clark Croghan, and her husband, Major William Croghan, a close friend of the Clark family.

American Memorial Park Located in Saipan, MP TRAVEL BASICS - CAMPING - LODGING ACTIVITIES - FACILITIES - FEES/PERMITS (NPS Photo) IN BRIEF American Memorial Park honors the American and Marianas people who gave their lives during the Marianas Campaign of World War II. Over 5000 names are inscribed on a memorial which was dedicated June 15, 1994, during the 50th anniversary of the Invasion of ...

San Francisco Plantation Home - Garyville, Louisiana - An Historic Louisiana Plantation House Museum and Garden preserved in all its splendor.

Landmark Center The Old Federal Courts Building Saint Paul, Minnesota A National Historic Landmark Summer Highlights Sundays at Landmark The Sundays at Landmark season has ended for the 2001-2002 season. Look for more interesting and educational programs starting this fall and throughout the year! Minnesota Museum of American Art Norman Rockwell's 322 Saturday Evening Post Covers debuts March 2, ...

Glen Foerd is an Historic Riverfront Mansion Situated on 18 Acres Overlooking the Scenic Delaware River.

One summer morning in 1852, Fred Graue entered his mill and turned the wheel that opened the sluice gates outside. Water from Salt Creek rushed into the millrace and the wooden waterwheel began to turn for the first time. It would turn the machinery that would grind grain for the next seventy years. Today, Graue Mill is the only operating waterwheel gristmill in Illinois, and one of only three ...

Home to two U.S. Senators, a Vice-Presidential candidate, a Governor of Missouri, a Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, a French Ambassador, a U.S. District Attorney, three U.S. Army colonels, and a beloved children's author Margaret Wise Brown ...

The Huntington Homestead is the Birthplace of Samuel Huntington, signer of the Declaration of Independence. It is located in Scotland, Connecticut.

The Stanley-Whitman House Museum is a National Historic Landmark in Farmington, CT. USA where you can experience 18th-century life in an authentic colonial historic home.

Summer History Camp for ages 6-12 July 13 Revolutionary War Reenactment See Calendar for more ...

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Historical Society Village Links SPEAK OUT!! Details Fairlington Historic District Map of Fairlington This page was last updated on June 4, 2002 What's Going On with Fairlington's Streets Cleaning and Lining of Existing Water Mains Select the icon at the right to check out our Calendar of events. This is the official site for the Fairlington Historic District, located in Arlington and ...

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Accessibility Florida State Parks are in various stages of accessibility, and are working to improve access to services and facilities. Should you need assistance to enable your full participation, please contact the individual park office as soon as possible. Sometimes as many as ten days may be needed to schedule a particular accommodation. Management & Protection Florida State Parks are ...

A completely restored 1799 stagecoach stop, located on US Route 30 in Laughlintown, Pennsylvania. Features guided tours, live demonstrations and displays.

DORSEY MANSION RANCH CIRCA 1886 HISTORY TOUR INFO DIRECTIONS & MAP CONTACT US CALENDAR OF EVENTS LLAMA INFO send questions about this website to: dclark@dorseymansion.com Copyright 1999 by Dorsey Mansion Ranch & Llama Co.. All rights reserved. Revised: 14 Feb 2002 18:53:42 -0800 . ...

Welcome to our website dedicated to Prospect Place , Dresden-Trinway, Ohio. Mansion details: Builder: George Willison Adams Date: 1856 - 1857 Style: Greek Revival / Italianate Square Footage: 9500 sq/ft Ceiling Height: Main House - 14 feet / Servants Wing - 12 feet We are open for tours Sunday at 1 p.m. We have temporarily suspended other tours due to a lack of tour guides. If you would like ...

Former home and studio of abstract painters Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner. A National Historic Landmark, open to the public by appointment May-October. Group tours, lectures. Research collections on modern American art open year-round by appointment.