National Historic Landmark- Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall

The Tlingits founded the the Alaska Native Brotherhood/Sisterhood Society in Sitka in 1912 to fight discrimination against Alaska's natives and to obtain recognition of their rights and compensation for their lands.

In 1914 the Society built this large frame building ...

National Historic Landmark- Adak Army/Navy Base

Established in 1942, these World War II installations were the westernmost in the nation for a short while, and allowed American forces to mount a successful offensive against the Japanese-held Aleutian islands of Kiska and Attu.

Until very recently, Adak, ...

Arlington National Cemetery

During the Civil War the U.S. Army confiscated Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Arlington House and property initially for the defense of Washington, D.C. The massive casualties from nearby battlefields in Virginia overwhelmed Washington hospitals and cemeteries with dead soldiers. ...

African Burial Ground National Monument

In early America a multitude of wealthy business men decided to acquire an inexpensive workforce in order to maximize their profits on exports.

Slavery began as an economic practicality for those who were willing to exploit others. Owning more slaves meant ...

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Nestled between the Clinton River and the Appalachian Mountains, twenty-five miles from Knoxville,Tennessee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed key atomic materials during World War II and the Cold War.

In 1943, the United States government usurped fifty-nine thousand acres to ...

Baltimore and Ohio Railway Station

In the mid-1800s a dramatic change occurred in the shipment of American goods from the Eastern United States to West of the Appalachian Mountains. Two methods of transportation competed for the number one transportation spot, railroads and canals.

Which form of ...

Crispus Attucks Gravesite

Boston, Massachusetts became the center of tension and rebellion in America during the years leading up to the American Revolution. On the streets of Boston, fights frequently broke out between American Patriots and British soldiers.

Problems came to a climax ...

National Historic Landmark - Bunker Hill Monument

One of the most famous sites of the American Revolution is Breeds Hill, better known as Bunker Hill, the site of the first major battle of the Revolution. The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775. Although ...

National Historic Landmark - Virginia State (Confederate) Capitol

Designed by Thomas Jefferson and noted French architect Louis Clerisseau, this Greek Revival building served as the State Capitol for 70 years until Virginia seceded from the Union. From July 1861 to April 1865, the Confederate Congress met here. With ...

National Historic Landmark - Richmond City Hall

Completed in 1894 from designs by Elijah E. Myers, this was Richmond's first major post-Civil War structure. A prime example of the High Victorian Gothic style, it is noted for the solidity, roughhewn quality and the variety of ornamental gables, ...