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Gaines’ Mill Trail (Richmond National Battlefield Park, VA)
– Civil War Series – Following General Robert E. Lee’s defeat the day prior at Beaver Dam Creek, the Confederate Army won a decisive but costly victory on June 27, 1862 in the Battle of Gaines’ Mill. Attempting to catch … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Easy Hikes, Richmond National Battlefield Park, Virginia
Tagged Boatswain's Creek, Civil War, Gaines' Mill, Gaines' Mill Trail, historic, loop hike, Peninsula Campaign, Richmond, Richmond National Battlefield Park, Seven Days' Battles, Turkey Hill, Virginia, Watt House
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Beaver Dam Creek Trail (Richmond National Battlefield Park, VA)
– Civil War Series – The Battle of Beaver Dam Creek—also known as the Battle of Mechanicsville or Ellerson’s Mill—is widely remembered today for being General Robert E. Lee’s debut as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia. With the … Continue reading
Drewry’s Bluff Trail (Richmond National Battlefield Park, VA)
– Civil War Series – As Union gunboats approached Richmond, the Confederate capital, on the morning of May 15, 1862, they were greeted with a hail of heavy artillery fire from what would come to be known as Drewry’s Bluff, … Continue reading
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, TX
There’s no doubt that the iconic Alamo, site of the famous battle in 1836, is the most famous mission in San Antonio, Texas. Although the oldest in the area, the Alamo was neither the largest nor the most populated of … Continue reading
Posted in Texas, Uncategorized
Tagged Alamo, historic, Mission Concepción, Mission Espada, Mission San José, Mission San Juan, San Antonio, San Antonio Missions, Texas
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Weir Farm National Historic Site, CT
Weir Farm National Historic Site is the only National Park Service unit in Connecticut and the only NPS site in the country dedicated to the visual arts. Weir Farm, the summer home of Julian Alden Weir, commemorates the life and … Continue reading
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Tagged Connecticut, historic, Weir Farm, Weir Farm National Historic Site
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Nature Trail (George Washington Birthplace National Monument, VA)
– Revolutionary War Series – The roughly one-mile Nature Trail at Virginia’s George Washington Birthplace National Monument offers a short journey through peaceful woodlands situated across Dancing Marsh from the main historic area. The forest was the old stomping grounds … Continue reading
George Washington Birthplace National Monument, VA
– Revolutionary War Series – George Washington Birthplace National Monument in Tidewater Virginia is, at least to some degree, a fraud. Yes, to the best of our knowledge, the Revolutionary War hero and first U.S. president was born here, on … Continue reading
Thomas Stone National Historic Site, MD
– Revolutionary War Series – Thomas Stone National Historic Site commemorates the life of Thomas Stone, a Maryland planter and politician during the Declaration of Independence. Aside from signing the Declaration of Independence, there is little notable about the soft-spoken … Continue reading
Coastal Trail – Lands End Section, including Mile Rock Beach (Golden Gate National Recreation Area, CA)
The windswept shoreline of Lands End forms the northwest tip of the San Francisco Peninsula and is easily accessible from northern California’s iconic cultural capital. For those looking for a brief urban escape, the Land’s End section of the Coastal … Continue reading
Road to First Manassas Driving Tour
– Civil War Series – At the start of the Civil War in 1861, both the Union and the Confederacy foresaw a quick conflict, expecting to be done fighting by summer’s end. Politicians in the North believed the Federal Army … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Manassas National Battlefield Park, Scenic Byways, Virginia
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