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- Arlington National Cemetery@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Travel_and_Transportation/Points_of_Interest
- Maryland State Archives@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Departments_and_Agencies/Maryland_State_Archives
- Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Battles_and_Campaigns/Battle_of_Antietam__Sharpsburg_
- Walkersville Southern Railroad
Historical tourist railroad in north-central Maryland.
www.wsrr.org
- Valley of the Shadow Project
Looks at the Civil War from the perspective of two communities straddling the Mason Dixon Line: Staunton, Virginia, and Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
valley.lib.virginia.edu
- March on Washington (1963)@
Find sites about the March on Washington, the political rally that took place in Washington, D.C. in 1963. history, articles, photographs, audio clips, and text of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Civil_Rights_Movement/March_on_Washington
- First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Battles_and_Campaigns/First_Battle_of_Bull_Run__Manassas_
- Second Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Battles_and_Campaigns/Second_Battle_of_Bull_Run__Manassas_
- Battle of Chancellorsville@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Battles_and_Campaigns/Battle_of_Chancellorsville
- John Brown's Raid@
dir.yahoo.com/.../19th_Century/John_Brown_s_Raid
- Office of Historic Alexandria@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Community/History
- Washington Senators@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Former_Teams/Washington_Senators
- Duke Ellington's Washington
Profile of the African American community that flourished in Washington before the Harlem Renaissance. Includes noted black Washingtonians and a virtual tour of the Shaw/Uptown area.
www.pbs.org/ellingtonsdc
- Capital and the Bay
Features first-person narratives, early histories, historical biographies, and more from Washington and the Chesapeake Bay Region in the years 1600-1925.
memory.loc.gov/ammem/lhcbhtml
- Surratt House Museum
Country home of Mary Surratt, first woman to be executed by the United States government after being found guilty of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate Abraham Lincoln.
www.surratt.org
- Hains Point
History of this landmark as told by Mrs. Peter C. Hains III.
www.msears.com/bunny
- Road to Washington - British Army Style
Events leading up to the attack on Washington, D.C. and the writing of the Star Spangled Banner.
www.tc-solutions.com/croom/1812.html
- City Beautiful: The 1901 Plan for Washington D.C
Analyzes the role of the City Beautiful movement and the Mall in Washington D.C., as both a reaction to urban conditions and attempt to construct new social ideas and roles.
xroads.virginia.edu/~cap/citybeautiful/plan.html
- Holt House
Early 19th Century federally protected mansion located at the National Zoo.
innercity.org/holt
- The Kennedy Farmhouse
Home of John Brown in 1859 where he trained his men and planned his raid on Harpers Ferry. Includes a history of the farm, its designation as a National Historic Landmark, and information on tours.
www.johnbrown.org
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