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Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park

Two forts stand at the entrance of Charleston Harbor. Patriots inside a palmetto log fort, later named Fort Moultrie, defeated […]

Famous as the First State to ratify the Constitution, Delaware was born out of a conflict among three world powers

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park was established to honor the lives and achievements of poet and author Paul Laurence

Cumberland Gap was the first great gateway to the west. Come follow the path of bison, Native Americans, longhunters, and

When Samuel Colt started his Hartford factory on the banks of the Connecticut River in 1847, it followed years of

On May 13, 1607, Jamestown was established as the first permanent English settlement in North America. Three cultures came together

Preserving America’s early transportation history, the C&O Canal began as a dream of passage to Western wealth. Operating for nearly

Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley has a long and rich heritage that still inspires today. Native Americans first shaped the land, followed

Explore the monumental structures and breathtaking landscape at Chaco, a thriving regional center for the ancestral Pueblo people from 850

The Cane River region is home to a unique culture; the Creoles. Generations of the same families of workers, enslaved

Discover how one city could be the Cradle of Liberty, site of the first major battle of American Revolution, and

The path to equality has been anything but smooth. It’s taken courage and dedication by everyday people coming together for