The Freedom Trail
I love the Freedom Trail. It’s basically just a red brick path that runs through historic Boston, but its existence transforms the visitor’s experience of that city. It’s very cool, and very Boston.
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Fort Sumter and Drayton Hall
Fort Sumter in South Carolina is a good example of how times change in historical commemoration. Just as surely as the Confederate bombardment of the Union fort marked the start of that war on April 12, 1861, the calendar marked Sumter’s position at the leading edge of profound changes in Civil War centennial commemorations between 1961 and the sesquicentennial in 2011.
From Manassas to Appomattox Court House
I wanted to write something about Appomattox Court House but I can’t do that without also bringing up the strange tale of Wilmer McLean, a man who often said that the Civil War started in his front yard and ended in his front parlor. And he was right!
City of Brotherly Love
From 2009 to 2013 I spent the summers working at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. Partly because of this (and partly because my wife is from the area), Philly still holds a special place in my heart.
Dougie Does Monuments 