Baltimore, Md.
Visited: June 3, 2006
NPS Site Visited: 298 of 353
NPS Website; Local Website
WHAT IS IT?
Sprawling plantation residence that includes a Georgian mansion that was, upon completion in 1790, the largest house in the United States. The Site chronicles seven generations of Maryland life; from Governors to indentured servants to skilled craftsmen to slaves to farmers.
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Hampton National Historic Site
Posted in Uncategorized on June 12, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Posted in Uncategorized on June 9, 2006 | 1 Comment »
New Geneva, Pa.
Visited: June 1, 2006
NPS Site Visited: 296 of 353
NPS Website; Local Website
WHAT IS IT?
Longtime home of founding father Albert Gallatin, a Swiss émigré who, along with his rival Alexander Hamilton, helped to create, design and oversee the federal monetary system and economic philosophy of the young United States of America.
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Albert Gallatin never [...]
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Posted in Uncategorized on June 5, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Farmington, Pa.
Visited: June 1, 2006
NPS Site Visited: 295 of 353
NPS Website; Local Website
WHAT IS IT?
Site of the July 3, 1754 battle between British Colonial troops, led by a young George Washington, and a cunning band of Frenchmen led by a revenge seeking Captain whose brother had been killed by the British in a May 1754 [...]
Antietam National Battlefield
Posted in National Battlefield, tagged Battlefield, Civil War, Farm, Maryland on June 2, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Sharpsburg, Md.
Visited: June 2, 2006
NPS Site Visited: 297 of 353
NPS Website; Local Website
WHAT IS IT?
Site of a September 17, 1862 Civil War Battle; the bloodiest single day battle in United States history. The North referred to the battle as Antietam, the creek that runs through the grounds, while the South referred to the fight as [...]
