National Historic Landmark - Five Forks Battlefield

This battle, on April 1, 1865, has been called the Waterloo of the Confederacy. Union troops under Philip Sheridan's command defeated the Confederates under General George Pickett, who had been sent to protect the Southside Railroad, Robert E. Lee's last ...

National Historic Landmark - Elsing Green

Overlooking the Pamunky River, this two story, U-shaped Georgian plantation house was built by Carter Braxton (1736-1797), who resided here from 1760 to 1767. Elsing Green is the only surviving structure associated with Braxton, who is best known for signing ...

National Historic Landmark - Eight Foot High Speed Tunnel

Completed in 1936, this is a significant example of the research facilities created by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, the parent agency of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). It was the first continuous-flow high-speed wind tunnel able ...

National Historic Landmark - Egyptian Building

Completed in 1845, this was the first building put up especially for the Medical College of Virginia, and remains the oldest medical college building in the South. An exotic edifice, it is considered by many to be the finest Egyptian ...

National Historic Landmark-Drydock Number One, Norfolk Naval Shipyard

The shipyard, established in 1767, is the oldest in the country; the drydock was constructed 1827-1834. During the Civil War, the Union frigate USS MERRIMACK was rebuilt by the Confederates in this drydock, becoming the ironclad CSS VIRGINIA.

National Historic Landmark - Charles Richard Drew House

From 1920 to 1939, this two story clapboard structure was the residence of Charles Richard Drew (1904-1950), the noted black physician and teacher, who is best remembered for his pioneer work in discovering the means to preserve blood plasma. Drew ...

Greenwich Village

From Dutch settlement to Bohemian Mecca, Greenwich Village in New York City has a long and rich history of seeking the American ideals of liberty and equality.

Originally settled by the Dutch in the 17th century, then held by the ...

Charleston Slave Docks

The city of Charleston, SC was one of America's first major cities, settled in 1670. Originally called "Charles Town" (after King Charles II of England), Charleston was the primary station for the import and export of goods in the southern ...

Old Patent Office

The Old Patent Office Building was the third building constructed in the District of Columbia after the White House and the United States Capitol. When it was completed in the late 1800s, it was the largest office building in the ...

Pittsburgh's Hill District_Malina Suity

In the 1950s, the city of Pittsburgh demolished 95 acres of the Lower Hill neighborhood to construct what would one day be the Civic Arena. The project displaced over 1,000 families, with many relocating to public housing, and cut a ...