Discover the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network

Arlington, VA was home to a large Freedman community, pictured here.

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Reconstruction was a process that took place in communities throughout the nation. Many units of the national park system, as well as sites managed by state, local, and private entities preserve locations and stories that tell the story of this crucial transition from slavery to freedom in the aftermath of Civil War. You can learn how to become part of the Network on our Join the Network page.

To navigate this listing, either scroll to the state you are interested in, or select the state from the drop down menu below. Please contact the individual sites for information about planning your visit. At the bottom of this page find the Network photograph gallery, which includes photos from each site. For questions regarding the network, contact us.

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View all the sites in the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network with this table.

Site	City	State	Website

Site	City	State	Website
African American Civil War Museum	Washington	D.C.	https://afroamcivilwar.org/
Africatown Historic District	Mobile	Alabama	https://clotilda.com/
Alabama State Capitol	Montgomery	Alabama	https://ahc.alabama.gov/AlabamaStateCapitolPlanYourVisit.aspx
Allen University	Columbia	South Carolina	https://allenuniversity.edu/our-history
Andersonville National Historic Site	Andersonville	Georgia	https://www.nps.gov/ande/index.htm
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site	Greeneville	Tennessee	https://www.nps.gov/anjo/index.htm
Antietam National Battlefield	Sharpsburg	Maryland	https://www.nps.gov/anti/index.htm
Appomattox Courthouse National Historical Park	Appomattox	Virginia	https://www.nps.gov/apco/index.htm
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial	McLean	Virginia	https://www.nps.gov/arho/index.htm
Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community	Eatonville	Florida	https://preserveeatonville.org/
Benedict College	Columbia	South Carolina	https://www.benedict.edu/about-benedict/history/
Big Hole National Battlefield	Wisdom	Montana	https://www.nps.gov/biho/index.htm
Booker T Washington National Monument	Hardy	Virginia	https://www.nps.gov/bowa/index.htm
Boston African American National Historic Site	Boston	Massachusetts	https://www.nps.gov/boaf/index.htm
Camp Nelson National Monument	Nicholasville	Kentucky	https://www.nps.gov/cane/index.htm
Campbell Chapel AME	Bluffton	South Carolina	https://campbellchapelame.com/
Campground Historic District	Mobile	Alabama	https://www.mobilecountyal.gov/historic-avenue-cultural-center/
Cane River Creole National Historical Park	Natchitoches	Louisiana	https://www.nps.gov/cari/index.htm
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site	Washington	D.C.	https://www.nps.gov/cawo/index.htm
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park	Middletown	Virginia	https://www.nps.gov/cebe/index.htm
Center for African American History, Arts, and Culture	Aiken	South Carolina	https://caahac.org/
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site	Mt Pleasant	South Carolina	https://www.nps.gov/chpi/index.htm
Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives	Washington	D.C.	https://sumnerschoolmuseum.org/
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument	Wilberforce	Ohio	https://www.nps.gov/chyo/index.htm
Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park	Fort Oglethorpe	Georgia	https://www.nps.gov/chch/index.htm
Chubb Chapel UMC	Cave Spring	Georgia	https://chubbtown.org/
Civil War Defenses of Washington	Washington	D.C.	https://www.nps.gov/cwdw/index.htm
Claflin University	Orangeburg	South Carolina	https://www.claflin.edu/about/history
Clara Barton National Historic Site	McLean	Virginia	https://www.nps.gov/clba/index.htm
Clinton College	Rock Hill	South Carolina	https://www.clintoncollege.edu/about/history
Congaree National Park	Hopkins	South Carolina	https://www.nps.gov/cong/index.htm
Cumberland Island National Seashore	St. Marys	Georgia	https://www.nps.gov/cuis/index.htm
DC Legacy Project: Barry Farm- Hillsdale	Washington	D.C.	https://www.dclegacyproject.org/
Dry Tortugas National Park	Homestead	Florida	https://www.nps.gov/drto/index.htm
Ernest F. Hollings Ace Basin National Wildlife Refuge	Hollywood	South Carolina	https://www.fws.gov/refuge/ernest-f-hollings-ace-basin
First African Baptist	Beaufort	South Carolina	https://www.nps.gov/places/first-african-baptist-church-beaufort.htm
Ford's Theatre	Washington	D.C.	https://www.nps.gov/foth/index.htm
Fort Davis National Historic Site	Fort Davis	Texas	https://www.nps.gov/foda/index.htm
Fort Frederica National Monument	St Simons	Georgia	https://www.nps.gov/fofr/index.htm
Fort Larned National Historic Site	Larned	Kansas	https://www.nps.gov/fols/index.htm
Fort Monroe National Monument	Fort Monroe	Virginia	https://www.nps.gov/fomr/index.htm
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Savannah	Georgia	https://www.nps.gov/fopu/index.htm
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site	Manteo	North Carolina	https://www.nps.gov/fora/index.htm
Fort Scott National Historic Site	Fort Scott	Kansas	https://www.nps.gov/fosc/index.htm
Fort Smith National Historic Site	Fort Smith	Arkansas	https://www.nps.gov/fosm/index.htm
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park	Sullivan's Island	South Carolina	https://www.nps.gov/fosu/index.htm
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	Vancouver	Washington	https://www.nps.gov/fova/index.htm
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site	Washington	D.C.	https://www.nps.gov/frdo/index.htm
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park	Fredericksburg	Virginia	https://www.nps.gov/frsp/index.htm
Freedom's Frontier Heritage Area	Lawrence	Kansas	https://freedomsfrontier.org/portal
Garvin-Garvey House	Bluffton	South Carolina	https://www.townofbluffton.sc.gov/324/Garvin-Garvey-House
Gettysburg National Military Park	Gettysburg	Pennsylvania	https://www.nps.gov/gett/index.htm
Golden Spike National Historical Park	Brigham City	Utah	https://www.nps.gov/gosp/index.htm
Grand Army of the Republic Hall	Beaufort	South Carolina	https://www.nps.gov/places/grand-army-of-the-republic-hall.htm
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Gulf Breeze	Florida	https://www.nps.gov/guis/index.htm
Hamburg-Carrsville AA Historic District	Aiken	South Carolina	https://www.nps.gov/places/hamburg-carrsville-african-american-heritage-district.htm
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Harpers Ferry	West Virginia	https://www.nps.gov/hafe/index.htm
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park	Auburn	New York	https://www.nps.gov/hart/index.htm
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park	Church Creek	Maryland	https://www.nps.gov/hatu/index.htm
Hezikiah Haskell House	Austin	Texas	https://www.austintexas.org/listings/the-hezikiah-haskell-house/10789/
Historic Brattonsville	McConnells	South Carolina	https://chmuseums.org/brattonsville/
Historic Harriet Barber House	Hopkins	South Carolina	http://www.harrietbarberhouse.org
Historic Huntsville Museum	Huntsville	Alabama	https://www.historichuntsville.org/
Homestead National Monument	Beatrice	Nebraska	https://www.nps.gov/home/index.htm
Honey Hill Battlefield Park	Ridgeland	South Carolina
Hutchinson House Historic Site	Edisto Island	South Carolina	https://edisto.org/
James A Garfield National Historic Site	Mentor	Ohio	https://www.nps.gov/jaga/index.htm
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	New Orleans	Louisiana	https://www.nps.gov/jela/index.htm
Lincolnville Historical & Preservation Society	Lincolnville	South Carolina	https://www.lincolnvillesc.org/
Lincolnville Museum and Interpretive Center	St. Augustine	Florida	https://www.lincolnvillemuseum.org/
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument	Crow Agency	Montana	https://www.nps.gov/libi/index.htm
Lowndesboro First Missionary Baptist Church	Lowndesboro	Alabama
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site	Richmond	Virginia	https://www.nps.gov/mawa/index.htm
Mammoth Cave National Park	Mammoth Cave	Kentucky	https://www.nps.gov/maca/index.htm
Mather School	Beaufort	South Carolina	https://www.tcl.edu/about-tcl/alumni/the-mather-school/
Mitchelville Historic Freedom Park	Hilton Head Island	South Carolina	https://exploremitchelville.org/
Museum of Reconstruction at the Woodrow Wilson Family Home	Columbia	South Carolina	https://www.historiccolumbia.org/tours
Natchez National Historical Park	Natchez	Mississippi	https://www.nps.gov/natc/index.htm
Nez Perce National Historic Park	Lapwai	Idaho	https://www.nps.gov/nepe/index.htm
Nicodemus National Historic Site	Nicodemus	Kansas	https://www.nps.gov/nico/index.htm
Old Cahawba Archaeological Park	Orrville	Alabama	https://ahc.alabama.gov/properties/cahawba/cahawba.aspx
Olivewood Cemetery	Houston	Texas	https://www.descendantsofolivewood.org/
Peabody Academy Museum and Cultural Heritage Site	Troy	North Carolina	https://www.discoveruwharrie.com/arts-culture-and-heritage/peabody-museum
Penn Center	St. Helena Island	South Carolina	https://www.penncenter.com/
Petersburg National Battlefield	Petersburg	Virginia	https://www.nps.gov/pete/index.htm
Plessy & Ferguson Initiative	New Orleans	Louisiana	https://www.plessyandferguson.org/
Randolph Cemetery	Columbia	South Carolina	https://www.randolphcemetery.org/
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park	Beaufort	South Carolina	https://www.nps.gov/reer/index.htm
Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site	Beech Island	South Carolina	https://southcarolinaparks.com/redcliffe
Reverend Nelson C. Nix Home	Orangeburg	South Carolina	https://www.nps.gov/places/nelson-nix-home.htm
River View Farm	Charlottesville	Virginia	https://ivycreekfoundation.org/cultural-history
Robert Smalls House	Beaufort	South Carolina	https://www.nps.gov/places/the-robert-smalls-house.htm
Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site	Union	South Carolina	https://southcarolinaparks.com/rose-hill
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	Cornish	New Hampshire	https://www.nps.gov/saga/index.htm
Schofield Normal and Industrial School	Aiken	South Carolina	https://www.nps.gov/places/schofield-normal-and-industrial-school.htm
Shiloh National Military Park	Shiloh	Tennessee	https://www.nps.gov/shil/index.htm
South Carolina State University	Orangeburg	South Carolina	https://www.scsu.edu/aboutscstate/historyofscstateuniversity.aspx
Springfield Armory National Historic Site	Springfield	Massachusetts	https://www.nps.gov/spar/index.htm
St. John's African Methodist Episcopal Church	Norfolk	Virginia	https://www.stjohnsnorfolk.org/
Stones River National Battlefield	Murfreesboro	Tennessee	https://www.nps.gov/stri/index.htm
Strieby Congregational Church, School, and Cemetery Cultural Heritage, and Literary Landmark Site	Asheboro	North Carolina	http://striebyculturalheritagesite.org/
Sumner Hall Post #25	Chestertown	Maryland	https://sumnerhall.org/
Tabernacle Baptist Church	Beaufort	South Carolina	https://www.tabernacle1863.com/
Texas Freedom Colonies Project	Charlottesville	Virginia	https://www.thetexasfreedomcoloniesproject.com/
The Coalition to Save Historic Thoroughfare	Broad Run	Virginia	https://www.facebook.com/people/Coalition-To-Save-Historic-Thoroughfare-A-Town-Under-Siege/100069723516252/
The Gilmore Cabin at James Madison's Montpelier	Montpelier Station	Virginia	https://www.montpelier.org/
The Peale	Baltimore	Maryland	https://www.thepeale.org/
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Jacksonville	Florida	https://www.nps.gov/timu/index.htm
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site	Tuskegee Institute	Alabama	https://www.nps.gov/tuin/index.htm
Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site	St. Louis	Missouri	https://www.nps.gov/ulsg/index.htm
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Hyde Park	New York	https://www.nps.gov/vama/index.htm
Vicksburg National Military Park	Vicksburg	Mississippi	https://www.nps.gov/vick/index.htm
Voorhees College	Denmark	South Carolina	https://www.voorhees.edu/our-college/history
Wesley United Methodist Church	Beaufort	South Carolina	https://www.facebook.com/WesleyUnitedMethodistBeaufort/
Women's Rights National Historical Park	Seneca Falls	New York	https://www.nps.gov/wori/index.htm
Yellowstone National Park	Yellowstone National Park	Wyoming	https://www.nps.gov/yell/index.htm
The 1838 Black Metropolis	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	https://www.1838blackmetropolis.com/
The Buffalo Soldiers Museum-Tacoma	Tacoma	Washington	https://www.buffalosoldierstacoma.org/
Fort Stanton Historic Site	Fort Stanton	New Mexico	https://www.nmhistoricsites.org/fort-stanton
The Dark Branch Descendants Association	Winnabow	North Carolina
Fort Union National Monument	Watrous	New Mexico	https://www.nps.gov/foun/index.htm

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The Reconstruction Era National Historic Network is an organization run by the National Park Service. The Network includes sites across the nation, these sites include National Parks and community places such as colleges, churches, museums, and more. This gallery holds images of the 100+ sites in the Network. Each site in the Network is important to the legacy of the Reconstruction Era.