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Steamtown National Historic Site

Feel the heat from the firebox, smell hot steam and oil; hear the whistle and the “chuff-chuff” from the smokestack, […]

For nearly two centuries, the U.S. Armed Forces and American industry looked to Springfield Armory for innovative engineering and superior

In the 1600’s, on the banks of the Saugus River, something extraordinary happened! Explore the place where European iron makers

San Juan National Historic Site preserves stories of great ambition and aspirations. Countries fought for control of this tiny yet

On November 29th, 1864, Chiefs Black Kettle, White Antelope, Left Hand and others were encamped with around 750 Arapaho and

Since 1665, Saint Paul’s Church played a vital role in the colonial life of Eastchester, 20 miles north of New

Sagamore Hill was the home of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, from 1885 until his death in

How many places in America can you walk in the footsteps of a king? Where else has a stranded sailor

Named for the father who died shortly before his birth, William Jefferson Blythe III later became the 42nd President of

Formerly enslaved African Americans left Kentucky at the end of the post-Civil War Reconstruction period to experience freedom in the

Settlers struggled against the harsh backcountry to survive. Cherokee Indians hunted and fought to keep their land. Two towns and

To a casual observer, New Philadelphia looked like a typical Illinois pioneer town. But a closer look revealed a unique