World Trade Center Site

On May 2, 2011, President Barack Obama announced to the American people the death of Osama bin Laden, the lead mastermind behind the September 11 terrorist attacks. bin Laden's death brought some relief and closure to many Americans. However, his ...

Bosley Hall/The Old Baltimore Jail

It is ironic that local executives turned the Old Baltimore County Jail, which once housed convicted felons during the 18th and 19th centuries, into an office building.

Still showing off its pre-Civil War prison architecture, visitors to the city of ...

John C. Calhoun Monument

Political theories suggest that John C. Calhoun was a defender of American republicanism and Southern rights, while others distinguish the 19th century Vice-president, Senator, and Congressman from South Carolina as a defender of slavery. Frederick Douglass, a former slave, wrote ...

Governor's Palace, Colonial Williamsburg

The Governor's Palace at Colonial Williamsburg was the home of seven royal governors as well as Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson during the eighty years that Williamsburg served as the capital of the Virginia Colony.

Construction of the Governor's Palace ...

Pennsylvania Hall

Though the building only stood for four days, Pennsylvania Hall occupies an important place in the history of abolitionism and women's rights in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Hall was built in 1838 as a meeting hall for abolitionists in Philadelphia. Two thousand ...

National Archives

In 1926, Congress approved the creation of a National Archives and the construction of a building to house the archives. The National Archives building project was part of Congress' efforts to improve and beautify the capital city. Architect John Russell ...

Fort Sumter National Monument

Fort Sumter was constructed in 1829 to defend the city of Charleston and its harbor in partnership with nearby Fort Moultrie. After the War of 1812, the Department of War authorized the construction of a system of brick forts along ...

Anacostia Flats

The Great Depression caused Americans to drastically change the way they lived in order to survive and to provide food and shelter for their families. American veterans from the First World War joined the economic struggle. The men needed immediate ...

National Historic Landmark- Cape Krusenstern Archeological Site

A series of 114 marine beach ridges, formed at an average of perhaps 60 years each since the time of the highest post-glacial sea level, the district contains the remains of peoples who have inhabited these beaches for 5,000 or ...

National Historic Landmark- Birnirk Site

Composed of a group of 16 mounds arranged in rows roughly parallel to the beach, this site is associated with the Birnirk and Thule cultures, both belonging to the North Alaskan branch of the Northern Maritime tradition, the earliest manifestation ...