view gallery |  Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument - Wilberforce OH
in National Parks of the World The Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument commemorates the life of Charles Young (1864-1922), an escaped slave who rose to become a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and its first African-American colonel. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Ohio date approved: 3/23/2023 last visited: 3/24/2023 |
view gallery |  William Howard Taft National Historic Site - Cincinnati OH
in National Parks of the World William Howard Taft National Historic Site was the birthplace and childhood home of William Howard Taft, the 27th president and the 10th Chief Justice of the United States. It is a two-story Greek Revival house built circa 1845. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Ohio date approved: 3/14/2023 last visited: 3/12/2023 |
view gallery |  Hopewell Culture National Historical Park - Chillicothe OH
in National Parks of the World Hopewell Culture National Historical Park is a United States national historical park with earthworks and burial mounds from the Hopewell culture, indigenous peoples who flourished from about 200 BC to AD 500. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Ohio date approved: 3/11/2023 last visited: 3/11/2023 |
view gallery |  Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial - Put-in-Bay, OH
in National Parks of the World Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial commemorates the Battle of Lake Erie in which Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry led a fleet to victory in one of the most decisive naval battles to occur in the War of 1812. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Ohio date approved: 3/11/2023 last visited: 3/11/2023 |
view gallery |  James A. Garfield National Historic Site - Mentor OH
in National Parks of the World James A. Garfield National Historic Site is located in Mentor OH. The site preserves the Lawnfield estate of the 20th president of the United States, and includes the first presidential library established in the United States. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Ohio date approved: 3/5/2023 last visited: 3/5/2023 |
view gallery |  First Ladies National Historic Site - Canton OH
in National Parks of the World The First Ladies National Historic Site was established in 2000 to commemorate all the United States first ladies and comprises two buildings: the Ida Saxton McKinley Historic Home and the Education & Research Center. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Ohio date approved: 3/2/2023 last visited: 3/3/2023 |
view gallery |  Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park - Dayton OH
in National Parks of the World Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park is a six-unit park located in and around Dayton, Ohio. Inside the Wright Cycle Company complex is the Visitor Center and Museum at 16 South Williams Street, Dayton, OH 45402 posted by: Don.Morfe location: Ohio date approved: 3/1/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  David Berger National Memorial - Beachwood OH
in National Parks of the World David Berger National Memorial honors the memory of David Mark Berger, a 28-year-old U.S.-born Israeli weightlifter who was one of 11 Israeli athletes killed by Palestinian terrorists in the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Ohio date approved: 2/27/2023 last visited: 2/27/2023 |
view gallery |  Cuyahoga Valley National Park - Peninsula OH
in National Parks of the World Cuyahoga Valley National Park is an American national park that preserves and reclaims the rural landscape along the Cuyahoga River between Akron and Cleveland in Northeast Ohio. It is 32,572-acres and it was redesignated a National Park in 2000. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Ohio date approved: 2/26/2023 last visited: 2/25/2023 |
view gallery |  Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River - Beach Lake PA
in National Parks of the World The Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River is a unit of the National Park Service designated under the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. It stretches along 73.4 miles (118.1 km) of the Delaware River. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 2/25/2023 last visited: 2/25/2023 |
view gallery |  Shiloh National Military Park - Shiloh TN
in National Parks of the World Shiloh National Military Park preserves the American Civil War Shiloh and Corinth battlefields. The main section of the park is in the unincorporated town of Shiloh. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 2/23/2023 last visited: 2/23/2023 |
view gallery |  Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site - Mount Vernon NY
in National Parks of the World Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located in Mount Vernon. The present day church was built in 1764. It was used as a military hospital after the Battle of Pell's Point in 1776. posted by: Don.Morfe location: New York date approved: 2/21/2023 last visited: 2/21/2023 |
view gallery |  Sagamore Hill National Historic Site - Oyster Bay NY
in National Parks of the World Sagamore Hill National Historic Site was the home of the 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, from 1885 until his death in 1919. Sagamore Hill is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. posted by: Don.Morfe location: New York date approved: 2/19/2023 last visited: 3/5/2023 |
view gallery |  Saratoga National Historical Park - Stillwater NY
in National Parks of the World Saratoga National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located in the Town of Stillwater in eastern New York, 30 miles north of Albany. The park preserves the site of the Battles of Saratoga. posted by: Don.Morfe location: New York date approved: 2/19/2023 last visited: 2/19/2023 |
view gallery |  Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site - Hyde Park NY
in National Parks of the World Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site is a historic house museum in Hyde Park. The property was one of several homes owned by Frederick William Vanderbilt and his wife Louise Holmes Anthony. It is a 54 room mansion. Construction began in 1896. posted by: Don.Morfe location: New York date approved: 2/15/2023 last visited: 2/25/2023 |
view gallery |  Martin Van Buren National Historic Site - Kinderhook, NY
in National Parks of the World Martin Van Buren NHS celebrates its 20th anniversity in 1994."Lindenwald" was the retirement home of our 8th President from 1841 until his death in 1862. posted by: Don.Morfe location: New York date approved: 2/15/2023 last visited: 2/15/2023 |
view gallery |  Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site - Hyde Park NY
in National Parks of the World The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site preserves the Springwood estate in Hyde Park, New York. Springwood was the birthplace, lifelong home, and burial place of the 32nd president of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt. posted by: Don.Morfe location: New York date approved: 2/15/2023 last visited: 2/15/2023 |
view gallery |  Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site - Hyde Park NY
in National Parks of the World Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site was established by the U.S. Congress in 1984 to commemorate the life and accomplishments of Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. She called the site VAL-KILL. posted by: Don.Morfe location: New York date approved: 2/14/2023 last visited: 2/15/2023 |
view gallery |  Hamilton Grange National Memorial - New York, NY
in National Parks of the World Hamilton Grange National Memorial, also known as The Grange or the Hamilton Grange Mansion, is a National Park Service site in St. Nicholas Park, Manhattan, New York City, that preserves the relocated home of U.S. Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. posted by: Don.Morfe location: New York date approved: 2/13/2023 last visited: 2/10/2023 |
view gallery |  Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site - Buffalo, NY
in National Parks of the World Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site preserves the Ansley Wilcox House. Here, after the assassination of William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt took the oath of office as President of the United States on September 14, 1901. posted by: Don.Morfe location: New York date approved: 2/13/2023 last visited: 3/6/2023 |
view gallery |  Fire Island National Seashore - Ocean Beach, NY
in National Parks of the World Fire Island-Immerse yourself in an enchanting collage of coastal life and history. Rhythmic waves, high dunes, ancient maritime forests, historic landmarks and glimpses of wildlife are at Fire Island. posted by: Don.Morfe location: New York date approved: 2/6/2023 last visited: 2/4/2023 |
view gallery |  Fort Stanwix National Monument - Rome NY
in National Parks of the World Fort Stanwix was a colonial fort whose construction commenced on August 26, 1758, under the direction of British General John Stanwix, at the location of present-day Rome, New York, but was not completed until about 1762. posted by: Don.Morfe location: New York date approved: 2/6/2023 last visited: 2/5/2023 |
view gallery |  Lake Mead National Recreation Area - Boulder NV
in National Parks of the World Lake Mead National Recreation Area is a U.S. national recreation area in Nevada and Arizona. In 1964, the area was expanded and became the first National Recreation Area to be designated as such by the U.S. Congress. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Nevada date approved: 1/23/2023 last visited: 1/23/2023 |
view gallery |  Pecos National Historical Park - Pecos NM
in National Parks of the World The park, operated by the National Park Service, encompasses thousands of acres of landscape infused with historical elements from prehistoric archaeological ruins to 19th-century ranches, to a battlefield of the American Civil War. posted by: Don.Morfe location: New Mexico date approved: 1/20/2023 last visited: 1/20/2023 |
view gallery |  Fort Union National Monument - Watrous, NM
in National Parks of the World Fort Union National Monument-Exposed to the wind, within a sweeping valley of short grass prairie, amid the swales of the Santa Fe Trail, lie the territorial-style adobe remnants of the largest 19th century military fort in the region. posted by: Don.Morfe location: New Mexico date approved: 1/20/2023 last visited: 1/19/2023 |
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