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Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park

Elizabeth Billings
  • Type: Person

When even the sharpest female minds were denied ranks above "amateur”, Elizabeth Billings (1871-1944) nonetheless achieved enough to impress a modern-day botanist. Her accomplishments included cultivating various gardens, experimenting in farming, managing the family estate, and cataloging hundreds of plants.

Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program

Shaping Tomorrow's Trails: Denali Borough's Visionary Outdoor Recreation Plan
  • Type: Article

To enhance outdoor recreation opportunities across a region the size of Vermont and Delaware combined, the Denali Borough has crafted a comprehensive Community and Outdoor Recreation Plan designed to transform how residents connect with their spectacular surroundings.

Boston African American National Historic Site

Timothy W. Hoxie
  • Type: Person

Boston businessman Timothy W. Hoxie served on the 1850 Boston Vigilance Committee.

Boston National Historical Park

David Stewart Johnson
  • Type: Person

Born March 17, 1921, David Stewart Johnson grew up in Newbury, Massachusetts. While attending Middlebury College, Johnson decided to enlist in the Navy. He trained to become a torpedoman and achieved a rating of torpedoman’s mate 1st class. In 1944 he joined the crew of the USS Cassin Young. On July 30, 1945, Johnson was at his battle station when a kamikaze crashed into the main deck below him. He succumbed to his injuries the following day.

William Henry Jackson
  • Type: Person

William Henry Jackson was a painter and photographer known for his images of the American West. His experience on the Oregon Trail as a bullwhacker led him to create some of the most detailed paintings of pioneer trail life. He participated in the Hayden Geological Survey of 1871, which led to the creation of Yellowstone National Park.

Indiana Dunes National Park

Harriet Colfax
  • Type: Person

Born along the St. Lawrence River, determined Harriet Colfax found herself far upstream along the treacherous coast of Southern Lake Michigan after moving to a young Michigan City in 1853. For 43 careful years she watched the rough frontier city blossom to a Duneland metropolis; she fearlessly maintained the harbor beacon as lighthouse keeper while enduring the ensuing hardships with her lifelong companion Ann Hartwell.

Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park

8th Vermont Monument
  • Type: Place

Herbert Hill, veteran of the 8th Vermont Infantry Regiment, was just 18 years-old during the Battle of Cedar Creek. Twenty years after the war ended, Hill erected a monument where the 8th Vermont made its sacrificial stand to slow the Confederate attack.

Reconstruction Era National Historical Park

Louden Langley
  • Type: Person

Louden S Langley served in the 54th Massachusetts and 1st South Carolina Volunteers. After the Civil War, he became one of the Black political leaders in Reconstruction era South Carolina, and in 1880 served as the Assistant Lighthouse Keeper for the iconic lighthouse in Beaufort County, SC.

Seth Luther
  • Type: Person

Active early in the United States labor movement, Seth Luther never saw his work towards the ten hour work day come to fruition. Nevertheless, Luther laid important groundwork that still benefits workers today.

Caesar Wallace
  • Type: Person

Caesar Wallace was a patriot of color who was likely present at the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Saratoga National Historical Park

Neilson House
  • Type: Place

Restored home of John and Lydia Neilson which served as a headquarters for the American Army during the Battles of Saratoga. Tiny house, million dollar view!

Benedict Arnold
  • Type: Person

The man who's name became synonymous with the word "traitor" in the United States was also one of the nation's most brilliant tacticians of his day. Learn more about the life of Benedict Arnold in the following article.

Boston National Historical Park

James Huzzey (Huzza/Hussey)
  • Type: Person

James Huzzey enlisted in New Marlborough, Massachusetts into the company of Capt. Moses Harvey’s company, in Col. Jonathan Brewer’s regiment, and was present at the Battle of Bunker Hill at the diagonal.

Silas Burdoo
  • Type: Person

Silas Burdoo enlisted in Lexington, Massachusetts into the company of Capt. Boardman and was present at Battle Road where he entered Lexington on the retreat.

The Battle of Bennington: An American Victory (Teaching with Historic Places)
  • Type: Article

The lesson is based on the Bennington Battlefield, one of the thousands of properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Bennington Battlefield has been designated a National Historic Landmark.

Boston African American National Historic Site

Erastus E. Andrews
  • Type: Person

According to the membership roster in Austin Bearse’s "Reminiscences of the Fugitive Slave Law Days in Boston," Erastus Andrews participated as a member of the 1850 Boston Vigilance Committee. 

Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park

Ellwood Brooder Barn
  • Type: Place

The Ellwood Brooder Barn was built around 1950 for raising chickens. The owner of Ellwood at the time, Leo Jones, had turned Ellwood into a productive livestock farm. Today the main part of the building is used for storage. Public restrooms are located at the side of the building.

Boston African American National Historic Site

William H. Holmes
  • Type: Person

Boston saddler and abolitionist William H. Holmes served on the 1850 Boston Vigilance Committee.

Boston African American National Historic Site

George W. Houghton
  • Type: Person

Boston merchant George W. Houghton may have served on the 1850 Boston Vigilance Committee.

Saratoga National Historical Park

Jacob Flanders
  • Type: Person

Jacob Flanders (born 1758) of South Hampton, New Hampshire, had his whole life ahead of him. So committed to liberty’s cause was he that the 18-year-old enlisted for the war’s duration in the 2nd New Hampshire Regiment. Jacob’s captain, John Drew, was so impressed with his recruit that the teen was promoted to corporal.