Clinton, South Carolina
Horseshoe Falls at Musgrove Mill State Historic Site
Legend has it the mill owner's daughter, Mary Musgrove, helped a Patriot soldier hide behind these falls.
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Clinton, South Carolina
Legend has it the mill owner's daughter, Mary Musgrove, helped a Patriot soldier hide behind these falls.
West Point, New York
West Point’s only monument to a woman veteran stands above an empty grave.
Denver, Colorado
In a dry, neglected cemetery lies the unassuming grave of a soldier vilified in life but celebrated in death.
Pueblo, Colorado
This memorial pays homage to Pueblo's four Medal of Honor recipients.
Harrison, Nebraska
Site of the 1879 Cheyenne Outbreak and the site where famed Sioux chief Crazy Horse met his fate.
Linden, Texas
This once lawless patch of land was home to an infamous and deadly land feud.
Oolitic, Indiana
The chiseled jaw of this forgotten American hero still stands tall in a small Indiana town.
Kansasville, Wisconsin
The Bong-area park police have asked visitors to please, stop stealing the signs.
Chicago, Illinois
A one-armed veteran of the Battle of Waterloo lies in a cemetery for one in the middle of a Chicago scrapyard.
Chicago, Illinois
The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
During World War II the Thorp building was guarded by the OSS, FBI, and US Navy because of the top-secret bombsight being produced there.
Rosemount, Minnesota
The remains of a World War II munitions factory still haunt the fields of this Twin Cities suburb.
Madison, Wisconsin
A renowned Civil War veteran, this Bald eagle now presides over the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Los Angeles, California
A forgotten tribute to a South American hero hidden in a cluster of traffic islands.
Monterey, California
The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.
Fort Washington, Maryland
This fort down the Potomac from Washington, D.C. was once the only defensive fort protecting the capital.
Addison, Illinois
Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.
Savannah, Georgia
At this privately owned collection, conflicts are humanized through soldiers’ personal belongings.
Savannah, Georgia
Local myth claims this is a Sears catalogue home with its windows installed upside-down.
Barboursville, Virginia
The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.
Buffalo, New York
One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.
Derby, New York
This Frank Lloyd Wright summer house was designed along Lake Erie as a retreat for a client's wife.
Tallahassee, Florida
One of only two pod-shaped homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Thomasville, Georgia
A beautifully detailed Victorian house designed to be easy to flee, built by a man haunted by fire.