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Elkton, Maryland
The Beehive: Elk Creek's Preservation Society
A rural colonial settlement that contains the remains of a store and cooper.
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Podcast: Merrymount
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange stories.
Lancaster, Massachusetts
Mary Rowlandson's Monument
Mary Rowlandson's kidnapping ordeal became one of the nation's first best-selling books.
Piscataway, New Jersey
Cornelius Low House
One of the last-standing and most prominent structures from a long-lost colonial port community.
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One of America’s First Black Churches is Being Excavated in Virginia
The First Baptist Church was a spiritual home for free and enslaved African Americans.
Eastham, Massachusetts
First Encounter Beach Plaque
This beautiful Cape Cod beach offers dazzling views and an interesting historical footnote.
Chester, Pennsylvania
William Penn Landing Site
Surrounded by industrial sprawl, a small monument marks the site of William Penn's first landing in Pennsylvania.
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Make a Colonial American Cocktail With Ale, Rum, and Fire
The smoky, creamy Hot Ale Flip is a testament to crude ingenuity.
Emmaus, Pennsylvania
Shelter House
A "house to which to flee" for settlers in colonial Pennsylvania.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Palace of the Governors
The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plimoth Patuxet
Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.
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The Chocolate-Brewing Witches of Colonial Latin America
The Inquisition persecuted women who used cacao to entice lovers and spurn enemies.
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Excavating a Queer History of Colonial Williamsburg
Historians are digging into the lives of 18th-century colonists who may have lived outside the norm.
Jordans, England
William Penn’s Grave
The remains of the man who founded Pennsylvania lie in an unassuming grave in the English countryside.
Sharon, Massachusetts
Deborah Sampson's Gravestone
She become one of the first women to serve in the United States military by secretly dressing like a man.
Brooklyn, New York
Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument
This beautiful Brooklyn monument over a crypt memorializes a grim and largely unknown story from the American Revolution.
Boston, Massachusetts
Creek Square
This historic patch of real estate offers a glimpse of colonial Boston.
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America's First Banned Book Really Ticked Off the Plymouth Puritans
The author, known as the "Lord of Misrule," had the audacity to erect a maypole in Massachusetts.
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