Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, at the corner of Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland, protects an area full of rich US history. George Washington chose this area as the location for a major US arsenal, Thomas Jefferson marveled at the beauty of the mountains rising from the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers, Meriwether Lewis […]
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Dayton Aviation Heritage
Dayton Aviation Heritage NHP, Ohio, consists of several units around Dayton which are significant to three of Dayton’s most famous past residents, Orville and Wilbur Wright, inventors of the airplane, and Paul Laurence Dunbar, one of the first widely acclaimed African American authors. Visitor Rating (write your own review below) ILNP Rating ILNP Park Review […]
War in the Pacific
War in the Pacific National Historical Park, Guam, protects portions of important and bloody battlefields where the US Marines landed and retook Guam from the Japanese during WWII. Beyond the Guam campaign, the park was established to “commemorate the bravery and sacrifice of those participating in the campaigns of the Pacific Theater of World War […]
Colonial
Colonial National Historical Park is really two separate parks which commemorate historic areas of early US history. Jamestown National Historic Site protects he location of the first permanent settlement in America while Yorktown Battlefield protects the location of the last major military action of the American Revolution. Visitor Rating (write your own review below) ILNP […]
Minute Man
Minute Man National Historical Park, Massachusetts, protects the historic ground near Lexington and Concord, MA where the first major battle of the American Revolutionary War was fought. Visitor Rating (write your own review below) ILNP Rating ILNP Park Review Our Visit. I visited Minute Man NHP while on a business trip to Boston, MA in […]