State v. Will
Here in 1834, at what was then known as Walnut Creek, a plantation owned by James Battle, acts of resistance and violence led to legal action...
Captain William Smith House
A Captain's Home This home was built in the 1690s and, by 1775, was the residence of Captain William Smith, the commander of the Lincoln minutemen. A...
Lovely Mount Baptist Church
On 13 Nov. 1869, the Rev. Capt. Charles S. Schaeffer of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands met with the people of Lovely Mount...
African American Museum in Philadelphia
Dedicated in 1976 to celebrate the bicentennial of the nation, this museum explores the history of African Americans in the United States through the...
John Quincy Adams Birthplace
This home, now known as the "John Quincy Adams Birthplace," was John and Abigail Adams ' residence during the Revolutionary War and was where Abigail...
Gilbert Stuart Museum
The former home and birthplace of portraitist the famed portraitist Gilbert Stuart who immortalized Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe...