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...the story is one of patriotism...what these people sacrificed, what they dared, and what they accomplished...was not simply the patriotism of in...

The Gunnison River, with the help of various geologic forces over millions of years, formed the unique Black Canyon. The Black Canyon is so named b...

Things looked bleak for the Continental Army during August 1781. For over six years, the American Revolutionary War wreaked havoc across the United...

In June 1776, Fort Sullivan was still under construction in South Carolina, but that didn't keep British warships from attacking it. Located at Cha...

Learn about the first president of the US from author Peter Hannaford. In The Essential George Washington, he collects observations on the nation's...

The Fall of Fort Henry discusses the battle at the fort that led to a very important Union vitory during the Civil War. The fall of the fort gave t...

Fortress. Redoubt. Stronghold. Tower. Castle. Bastion. No matter the word for them, forts across the United States have stood the test of time and ...

Why was a fort constructed along the Mississippi named Massachusetts? Why build a fortification on a barrier island far from the mainland shore? Wh...

When Florida was ceded to the United States by Spain in 1821, America needed to create protection for this new strip of coastland, and this protect...

Old San Juan is a gateway to the Caribbean located on the western end of a small barrier island between the broad San Juan Bay and the open sea. Th...

In 1903 and 1904, the Hensleys, and their relatives the Gibbons, moved to Brush Mountain. While there, they carved out new farms on the remote moun...

An estimated two hundred photographers rushed to Johnstown to record what was clearly the greatest natural disaster of the 19th century. Carrying p...

Who owned the Ohio valley? What were the limits of the French’s incontestable territory? What was the goal of M. de Jumonville’s mission? And did W...

The battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, mark the start of the American Revolutionary War. On this day, tensions finally boiled ove...

"My race needs no special defense, for the past history of them in this country proves them to be equal of any people anywhere. All they need is an...

Dawn was just emerging from a cold February night when Loyalist forces marching alongside Scottish Highlanders, attempted to cross the dismantled M...

Between the Washington Monument and the US Capitol Building lies the National Mall. At the center of the nation's capital lies the 1.2 mile long ar...

Join a young adventurer on an epic road trip through all 63 national parks in The Nature of Our National Parks. Inspired by a true story, this beau...

Established in 1978, New River Gorge National Park & Preserve encompasses over 70,000 acres of land along 53 miles of the New River from Bluest...

Reconstruction is one of the most complicated, poorly understood, and most significant periods in American history. After the Civil War, the U.S. g...

On this contemporary poster, modeled after the WPA travel posters of the Depression-era, America's symbol of welcoming freedom stands proudly with ...

Although the 1783 Treaty of Paris formally concluded the American Revolutionary War between the United States and Great Britain, it failed to creat...

When the flag of the United States of America was first adopted in 1777, it had only 13 stars, but as time went on and new states were added to the...

It was officially adopted by the Second Continental Congress in 1777, but it lives to this day as a colorful icon of freedom and the nation. It’s t...