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Moores Creek National Battlefield

Blackwater Highways
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Reconstruction Era National Historical Park

Series: The Port Royal Experiment
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In the fall of 1861 after the Battle of Port Royal, the US military came ashore around Beaufort and found thousands of now formerly enslaved people in control of the region. The military had no real plan yet for what to do with these people or even their legal status. Newly freed Black South Carolinians were active participants. They demanded access to programs to support labor reforms, land redistribution, quality education, and military service.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Evolution of Agriculture at Sleeping Bear Dunes
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Learn how farming and agriculture in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore has changed over time.

Pearl Harbor National Memorial

USS Utah Memorial
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On December 7, 1941, Oklahoma's port (left) side was hit by eight torpedoes at the very start of the attack. In less than twelve minutes, she rolled over until her masts touched the bottom, trapping hundreds of men inside and under the water. Four hundred twenty-nine crew members died. Of those trapped inside, only 32 could be rescued.

Perry's Victory & International Peace Memorial

Commodore Perry's Longboat
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A replica of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's longboat rowed between flagships in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. Mid-May through mid-October the longboat is located next to the visitor center just off the parking lot.

Thomas Stone National Historic Site

Thomas Stone
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Could you willingly make a decision that could cost you, your property, your possessions, or even your life? That is the question men like Thomas Stone had to make once the decision was made to create the Declaration of Independence. It was not an easy decision to make.

Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail

Port Royal State Historic Park
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“...the people…are moving not from choice to an unknown region not desired by them.” Elijah Hicks wrote these words to Chief John Ross while camped at Port Royal, Tennessee in October 1838. Port Royal was the last place over 10,000 Cherokees slept in Tennessee before crossing into Kentucky. They were travelling along the Great Western Road, part of the Northern Route, which ran from Nashville, Tennessee to Missouri. Visitors can walk about a 1/4 mile of that historic roadbed.

Boston National Historical Park

Frances Winifred Williams
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Frances Williams worked as a welder in the Charlestown Navy Yard and South Boston Annex during World War II. Her oral history provides a unique perspective as to what it was like working at the Yard during World War II.

The Thomas Stone House
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The curved, five-part layout of the Thomas Stone House, along with its casual symmetry and mixed architectural styles truly make it a visual showcase.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Wayside: Welcome to the Platte River Campground and Sleeping Bear Dunes
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Reconstruction Era National Historical Park

Labor Reforms of the Port Royal Experiment
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Paying wages to the formerly enslaved people served two purposes for the government officials developing the Port Royal Experiment. It helped to provide a solution of where people should live. Wages also began to put cash into the hands of people who had toiled this land for generations. Many sought to use that cash to secure that land for themselves.

Reconstruction Era National Historical Park

The Port Royal Experiment
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A few weeks after the Battle of Port Royal, US soldiers and sailors came ashore around Beaufort and found thousands of now formerly enslaved people in control of the region. The military had no real plan yet for what to do with these people or even their legal status.

Manhattan Project National Historical Park

Oak Ridge Wayside: Atomic City ABCs
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A wayside exhibit in Oak Ridge, Tennessee describing the different types of houses offered to White residents during the Manhattan Project.

Reconstruction Era National Historical Park

The Legacy of the Port Royal Experiment
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The Port Royal Experiment was not intended to be a re-envisioning of America, but it evolved as a model for how to transition away from slavery during Reconstruction. Historian Willie Lee Rose termed it a “Rehearsal for Reconstruction.”

Reconstruction Era National Historical Park

Military Service and the Port Royal Experiment
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Military service was an important component of the Port Royal Experiment. The success of the 1st South Carolina Volunteers led to Black military service becoming a core foundation of the arguments in favor of extending citizenship and voting rights to formerly enslaved people.

Reconstruction Era National Historical Park

Education During the Port Royal Experiment
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Education is important for understanding the goals of the Port Royal Experiment, both for the missionaries who established them and for the formerly enslaved people enrolling as students.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Wayside: Where is the Sleeping Bear and Welcome to Sleeping Bear Dunes
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Wayside: Explore, Play, Refresh
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Reconstruction Era National Historical Park

Land Ownership: An Effect of the Port Royal Experiment
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Learn how the Confiscation Act and Revenue Acts of 1861 set the stage for land reform in the Sea Islands of South Carolina. Land reform that would allow formerly enslaved people to purchase land that generations would cherish.

Benjamin Lincoln
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Benjamin Lincoln, a major general of the Continental Army, was present at pivotal moments in the American Revolution. He oversaw the Continental Army's largest defeat when he surrendered 5,000 soldiers to the British in Charleston, South Carolina in May 1780. After being exchanged, he returned to the army and was present at the allied Franco-American victory at the Siege of Yorktown. He accepted the surrender of General Charles O'Hara's sword.