Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
This week, the federal government declared the first new federal holiday since 1983 when President Reagan made Martin Luther King…
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Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
156 years ago, on April 9, 1865, the village of Appomattox Court House in Virginia hosted the end of the…
Assateague Island National Seashore
Spring makes us think of the beach and one of our favorites is at Assateague Island National Seashore. This special…
Petersburg National Battlefield; The Civil War’s Longest Siege
42,00 Union and 28,000 Confederate casualties in the last eight months of a siege that lasted 292 days. That’s the…
Happy Mother’s Day, National Park Style
As we celebrate Mother’s Day and all of the wonderful women in our lives, we started to reflect on National…