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 La
Amistad
New Haven, Hartford, CT
The Africans aboard this slave trader
found freedom in Americas courts, after great heroism and loss.
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 Cape
Hatteras National Seashore
Outer Banks, VA
Lighthouses, shifting sands, once
wild ponies.
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 Charleston
Charleston, NC
The country's oldest museum, historic
forts and "Constitution Charley"
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 Appalachia
Blue Ridge & Great Smokey Mountains
A beautiful part of our nation with
an interesting history and colorful people who have shown tremendous
stamina and creativity for mountain living.
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 Tubman
African American Museum
Macon, GA
A cultural treasure in central Georgia.
One of the best small museums we've seen.
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 New
Orleans
New Orleans, LA
Character and style; strictly southern.
Strolling the streets of the French Quarter is a treat for the eyes
and ears. The beautiful, ornate buildings are a site to see, and
the colorful street performers and artists are entertaining.
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 Mark
Twain
Hannibal, MO
Mark Twain's boyhood home is filled
with reminders that Tom Sawyer is patterned after Samuel Clemens
(a.k.a. Mark Twain).
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 Lincoln's
New Salem
New Salem, IL
This is where Abe learned the value
of hard work, acquired the skills of persuasive speaking, and taught
himself "the law" by constant reading and study.
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 Harpers
Ferry, N.P.
Harpers Ferry, WV
Many events contributed to the start
of the Civil War, but none as significant as John Brown's raid on
Harpers Ferry in October 1859.
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 Ohio
Village
Columbus, OH
We arrived 20 minutes before the
once-a-day battle that progressed from gunfire in an open field
into the quaint town center, where the "dead" were strewn
and the "wounded" were carried into the field hospital.
An undertaker was in business embalming victims, and doctors and
nurses attended to the injured.
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 Gettysburg,
N.M.P.
Gettysburg, PA
A full day of Civil War study and
reflection on the sacrifice of 51,000 soldiers.
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 Tuskegee
Institute
Tuskegee, AL
Founded by Booker T. Washington,
and known for agriculture wizard George W. Carver.
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 New
York Immigrants
New York City, NY
Many American families can trace
their roots to New York City and the Ellis Island immigration center.
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 Memorial
Day
Washington, D.C.
A visit to the nation's war memorials
is a great way to spend Memorial Day.
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