Category: National Park Service
Gateway Arch
This is a combination of a commercialized activity and a national park site. It was named Gateway because it served as the gateway to the West. You ride up on…
Continue readingCasa Grande Ruins
An ancient civilization lived here. The big house is in the middle. Not much is known about this community, but they have since been called the Hohokam people. The visitor…
Continue readingNational Historic Battlefield at Yorktown
We did the driving tour to visit spots on the battlefield. We found a family of deer. Anna was super excited about seeing a buck up close. We won’t talk…
Continue readingGlass Blowing
Glass blowing is considered the first industry of the Europeans on North America. They needed to develop a trade to continue having validity as a port town. The kids found…
Continue readingJamestown, National Historic Site
We visited the location of the first successful English settlement. On site, they have active archaeological sites. They also have a whole museum that houses the archaeological discoveries.
Continue readingEisenhower Memorial and Hirshhorn Museum
We ended the day walking through the Eisenhower memorial and the sculpture museum.
Continue readingArlington House: Robert E. Lee Memorial
Interesting fact I didn’t know but should have: Robert E Lee (and all Confederate soldiers) lost his rights to a US citizenship. He appealed for a pardon, but it was…
Continue readingGettysburg National Cemetery
This is the location of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. It was also set aside shortly after the end of war for the bodies of those who sacrificed all during the…
Continue readingGettysburg Monuments
The park was full of monuments and memorials. And, the views were spectacular. Each state created a monument for soldiers from their state. And, various infantries were on monuments as…
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