Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Civil War Graffiti
Soldiers’ scrawls turned into history’s signatures.
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Soldiers’ scrawls turned into history’s signatures.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
This large stone residence served as a field hospital during the Battle of Gettysburg between stints as a tavern.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Long before the Battle of Gettysburg occurred, dinosaurs roamed the area and left their footprints on this bridge.
Newport News, Virginia
A collection of vehicles across American military history.
Fort Belvoir, Virginia
The well-preserved remnants of a bridge that once made up a WW1-era military railroad.
Buchanan, Virginia
Sway your way across Virginia’s longest river on a rickety wooden bridge.
Arlington, Virginia
The Pentagon is so large that it was planned like a city, complete with internal highway infrastructure.
Lorton, Virginia
This homestead was occupied by Union soldiers, who believed the owners were signaling Confederate forces.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
A home that witnessed Civil War combat on the Sunken Road has the battle scars to prove it.
Triangle, Virginia
A memorial dedicated to a highly decorated Marine and Korean War veteran, who also happened to be a horse.
Springfield, Virginia
This little brick tunnel built by Confederate forces was used to conduct surprise attacks on the railroad.
Lorton, Virginia
The last of nine massive kilns that produced many of the red bricks for buildings in Washington, D.C. and northern Virginia in the early 20th century.
Ewing, Virginia
Erosion has transformed this sandstone boulder into a massive dune-filled cavern.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
These trees are living witnesses to events that inspired poet Walt Whitman’s service during the American Civil War.
Herndon, Virginia
A decaying garage hidden amid the dense forest is all that remains of a once-prosperous dairy farm.
Arlington, Virginia
The remains of a historic plantation nestled in between a parking lot and the rental car return at Reagan National Airport.
Bedford, Virginia
A glimpse into the sacrifices of military members during World War II.
Hampton, Virginia
This tree is a living witness to the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.
Alexandria, Virginia
The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.
Richmond, Virginia
This historic, one-acre island is the only legal place to camp in the city of Richmond.
Lorton, Virginia
Standing for over 200 years, the abandoned home of a Revolutionary War hero and later a succession of prison superintendents.
Norfolk, Virginia
This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Hidden for 165 years inside a building designed by Thomas Jefferson are the remains of what may be America's first educational chemistry lab.
Arlington, Virginia
The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.