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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...

The War of 1812 is often earmarked as a “forgotten war,” despite its other moniker as the United States’ “Second War for Independence.” The War of ...

Introducing the official Passport To Your National Parks® Single Sticker! Designed to fit inside any Passport books—or anywhere you collect park st...

The vast, open expanses of land in Theodore Roosevelt National Park immediately conjure intense introspection. What does it mean to be human? What ...

When Theodore Roosevent went to the North Dakota badlands in 1883 to hunt buffalo, he decided to establish two ranches and a cattle business. His e...

After Theodore Roosevelt's wife and mother died only hours apart, he fell into a deep depression. It was his experiences between 1883 and 1884 on t...

Introducing the official Passport To Your National Parks® Single Sticker! Designed to fit inside any Passport book—or anywhere you collect park sti...