National Historic Landmark - Stonewall Jackson Headquarters

In the months preceding his famous Shenandoah Valley Campaign (March-June 1862), Confederate Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson (1824-1863) used this Gothic Revival house as his headquarters, where he was joined by his wife, Mary Anna. Jackson's rapid maneuvering in ...

National Historic Landmark-Homestead Jacskon Ward Historic Dist.

This fine 19th century residential neighborhood is significant as the hub of Black professional and entrepreneurial activities in the city and the State. Fraternal organizations, cooperative banks, insurance companies and other commercial and social institutions that figure prominently in that ...

National Historic Landmark - Gerald R. Ford, Jr. House

From 1955 to 1974, this was the home of Gerald R. Ford, Jr., the 38th President of the United States. These years constitute the major part of Ford's long Congressional career, as well as his service as Vice President and ...

Sojourner Truth Monument

Sojourner Truth Monument, Battle Creek, MI

Sojourner Truth, slave turned human rights activist, spent her life fighting for equality, not just for herself, but for all. The Sojourner Truth Memorial in Battle Creek, Michigan is dedicated to her memory. Although born ...

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 ...

Jamestown, Virginia

England established its first permanent American settlement in Jamestown, Virginia over four hundred years ago. King James told the colonists to find a safe place then, search for gold.

What this first group of men and boys found was a piece ...

Jefferson Memorial

The National Mall in Washington, D.C. is home to many memorials that honor significant people and events of American history. Overlooking the mall stands the looming Jefferson Memorial. Dedicated on April 13, 1943, the memorial is a tribute to Thomas ...

National Historic Landmark - Benjamin Banneker Boundary Stone

This boundary stone commemorates the accomplishments of Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806), farmer, mathematician, inventor, astronomer, writer, surveyor, scientist, and humanitarian. Perhaps the most famous Black man in Colonial America, Banneker helped survey the District of Columbia.

National Historic Landmark-San Juan Island National Historical Park

These sites are associated with the mid-19th century conflict about the water boundary between Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and the U.S. Oregon Territory. Events came to a head in 1859, when an American settler shot a British pig. Words were ...