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American Historical Landscapes
From Civil War battlegrounds to industrial landmarks to the country’s earliest national parks, these places helped shape the United States we know today.
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An Early “Decoration Day” Celebration
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In a precursor to Memorial Day, people in Charleston, South Carolina, honored fallen Civil War troops with flowers, songs, and…
May 25, 2026
How Long, Not Long
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After marching from Selma, Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, and…
Jan 19, 2026
The Erie Canal Turns 200
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The colossal project created a valuable connection between the U.S. interior and the Atlantic Ocean when it opened in October…
Sep 29, 2025
The First Labor Day Parade
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New York City’s Manhattan Island was the site of the nation’s first Labor Day parade on September 5, 1882.
Sep 1, 2025
The Potomac Island Where History Took Flight
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Samuel Pierpont Langley conducted the first successful flight of an unpiloted, engine-driven, heavier-than-air craft from a houseboat near Chopawamsic Island…
Aug 19, 2025
Lost Towns of the Quabbin
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Forests play a key role in filtering the waters of a reservoir in central Massachusetts that’s home to submerged towns…
Aug 11, 2025
A BIG Moment for Apollo 11
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Well-wishers in Hawaii welcomed the astronauts on July 26, 1969, after they landed on the Moon, splashed down in the…
Jul 24, 2025
A Most “Pleasantly Situated” Estate
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The farms and gardens of Mount Vernon played a central role in the life of America’s first president.
Feb 17, 2025
Laboring at Big Bend Tunnel
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The setting for John Henry’s legendary contest with a steam-powered drill may have been this tunnel through Big Bend Mountain…
Sep 2, 2024
Escaping Home
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Harriet Tubman preferred to navigate the woods and waterways of Maryland’s Eastern Shore on winter nights when guiding enslaved people…
Feb 17, 2024
A Place of Rest
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The Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington is the oldest continually operating retirement home for military personnel in the United…
Nov 11, 2023
Home of the Brave
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Dry pine forests near Fayetteville, North Carolina, are the setting for one of the largest military bases in the world.
Nov 11, 2022
Voyageurs National Park
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From 18th-century fur traders to modern-day vacationers, plenty of travelers have passed through this watery landscape in northern Minnesota.
Oct 10, 2022
Freedom’s Fortress
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Old Point Comfort was among the first places where enslaved people were traded in colonial America—and a hub of resistance…
Jun 19, 2022
The Avenues of America
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Wide, diagonal avenues radiate from the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., outward through the city.
Jul 4, 2021
Juneteenth in Galveston
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The issuing of General Order No. 3 by Union troops on June 19, 1865, marked the official end of slavery…
Jun 19, 2021
America’s First National Wildlife Refuge
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A bird-loving farmer living near Florida’s Pelican Island helped spur the creation of a national system of wildlife refuges.
Feb 1, 2021
Changing Atlanta
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Martin Luther King Jr. came of age in one of the fastest growing cities in the United States.
Jan 18, 2021
Charleston, West Virginia
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Nestled in a river valley in the Allegheny Mountains, the city first attracted weary travelers, who then stayed for the…
Aug 30, 2020
Laboring in Pullman
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The Chicago neighborhood was the epicenter of a railroad strike that played a key role in the establishment of Labor…
Sep 2, 2019
Colonial National Historical Park
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The colonial communities of “America’s historic triangle” played defining roles in the road to American independence.
Jul 4, 2018
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