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Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
Miller's Mill
- Type: Place
The brick house at Miller's Mill marks the farthest advance of the Confederate army. Early formed his line along Miller Lane, modern Cougill Road.
Glacier National Park
Avalanche Lake Trail
- Type: Place
The Avalanche Lake Trail begins in the same place as the Trail of the Cedars and the Avalanche Campground. The trail climbs steadily through an old growth forest to an alpine like with outstanding waterfalls. Avalanche Lake 2.3 mi (3.7 km), one way Elevation gain: 500 ft (152 m) Trailhead: Avalanche Picnic Area
Interpretation and Education
Telling All Americans' Stories: Introduction to Women's History
- Type: Article
From the lives of young, immigrant women who worked the textile mills at Lowell National Historic Park to those of the female shipyard workers who were essential to the home front during World War II at Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historic Park, women’s history can be found at every park. If you want to understand our nation’s history, explore the remarkable legacies of American women.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Windows into the Past
- Type: Article
For thousands of years, there has been a human footprint on the Smokies landscape. Traces of these stories can still be found in the routes of trails first created by Cherokee people and the many historic homes, schools, churches, and mills maintained by the park’s Forever Places preservation crew.
Death Valley National Park
Harmony Borax Works
- Type: Place
The stories of borax (white gold) and the famous 20-mule teams come to life at this historic borax processing site. Walk: 0.4 mi (0.6km)
Blue Ridge Parkway
Mabry Mill
- Type: Place
The sights and sounds of rural Appalachia fill the air at Mabry Mill during summer and fall. Watch the picturesque mill's slowly turning wooden wheel as water splashes over it, down into the mill pond. Listen for the ringing of a hammer on an anvil to guide you to the smith at work in the blacksmith's shed. On Sundays, bring a lawn chair and sit a spell to tap your toes to traditional mountain music.
National Heritage Areas Program
General George Washington Announces New Logo for Revolution NJ
- Type: Article
Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area announced the winner of the statewide Revolution NJ logo contest after a Second Battle of Trenton reenactment in Trenton’s Mill Hill Park. Revolution NJ is New Jersey’s commemoration of 250 years of U.S. History.
Fort Smith National Historic Site
Fort Smith and the Butterfield Overland Mail (Site Bulletin)
- Type: Article
The discovery of gold at Sutters Mill, California sparked westward migration. Prior to the discovery of gold, there was little demand for fast mail and safe passenger service from east to west. With increased population, the need for an east to west mail service became stronger. Read about the role of Fort Smith in this site bulletin.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Mingus Mill
- Type: Place
A historic 19th-century gristmill with a functioning water-powered turbine and regular historical demonstrations.
- Type: Article
Stories about history can change depending on who’s telling them. We used 3D imaging technology to share what life was like for young people who worked in textile mills in the early days of North American industry.
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
The Battle of Mill Springs - Samuel Jennison discusses the 2nd Minnesota Infantry's part in the battle
- Type: Article
This article in the Southbridge (Mass) Journal's February 7, 1862 edition printed a letter from Captain Samuel Jennison to his parents describing the experiences of the 2nd Minnesota Infantry during the Battle of Mill Springs on January 19, 1862.
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
A Rebel Letter Describing the Situation on the Cumberland - Mississippian Elias Green Gore's battlefield letter.
- Type: Article
This article in the Buffalo (NY) Weekly Express' February 4, 1862, edition has an excerpt from a letter written by Corporal Elias Green Gore, 15th Mississippi describing the military situation to his parents. Gore was killed during the Battle of Mill Springs on January 19, 1862.
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
Old Slater Mill
- Type: Place
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
To the Editors of the Louisville Journal - Speed S. Fry Discusses the Death of Zollicoffer
- Type: Article
This article in the Louisville Daily Journal's March 1, 1862 edition discusses an interview with Colonel Speed Smith Fry of the 4th Kentucky Infantry and his fatal shooting of Confederate general Felix K. Zollicoffer during the Battle of Mill Springs.
Lowell National Historical Park
Lyddie: Chapter 11 - The Admirable Choice
- Type: Article
When Lyddie returns to work, she finds the noise of the looms and the debris in the air doesn’t bother her as much because she is looking forward to hearing more of Oliver Twist in the evening. Lyddie feels that though she hasn’t grown used to mill work, she has at least found a way to escape her work through the story.
Lowell National Historical Park
Lyddie: Voices from the Field - Chapter 07 Why go to Mills
- Type: Article
Why did young women go to Lowell to work in the factories in the 1800s? Each woman had her own specific reasons for going to Lowell but the underlying reason for many was to get a job and make money. In the 1800s, if a woman needed a job, working in the mills was one of just a few options.
Lowell National Historical Park
Lyddie: Voices from the Field - Chapter 09 Free Time
- Type: Article
Lowell had thousands of workers all on the same mill schedule. The short time between supper and curfew was one of the few times that were available to them to do what they wanted to do.
Lowell National Historical Park
Lyddie: Voices from the Field - Chapter 09 Dialect
- Type: Article
When Lyddie arrives at the boarding house and the mill girls hear her speak, they criticize her language. But many of them also came from rural Vermont or the surrounding region.
Lowell National Historical Park
Lyddie: Voices from the Field - Chapter 08 Boardinghouse Keepers
- Type: Article
Local women were recruited for work as boardinghouse keepers in the houses constructed by the corporation for the workers. Often thought of as a kind, matronly figure, the keeper cared for her boardinghouse as she would her own home, thinking of the mill girls as daughters. But she was also a businesswoman, responsible for keeping accurate business records, along with the more traditional duties of cooking and cleaning.
First State National Historical Park
Beaver Creek Ruins
- Type: Place
The ruins along Beaver Creek provide a physical reminder of the industrial history of the Brandywine Valley. The mills in the area provided finished goods that were then shipped around the nation and the world, making the Brandywine Valley a major early center for the Industrial Revolution in the United States.