Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park is located in Richmond, California along the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay, where industrial shipyards supported wartime production during World War II. The park preserves sites associated with the Kaiser Shipyards, which produced cargo vessels and […]
Saratoga National Historical Park Saratoga National Historical Park preserves the site of the Battles of Saratoga, one of the most consequential turning points of the American Revolutionary War. In the autumn of 1777, American forces defeated and compelled the surrender of British General John Burgoyne’s army, a victory that demonstrated the viability of the revolutionary […]
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site Martin Van Buren National Historic Site preserves Lindenwald, the estate of the eighth president of the United States and one of the principal architects of the modern American political party system. Located in Kinderhook, New York, the property served as Van Buren’s home from 1841 until his death in […]
Paterson The city of Paterson developed as one of the earliest planned industrial centers in the United States, reflecting efforts during the early republic to establish domestic manufacturing independent from European production. Founded in 1791 under the direction of Alexander Hamilton’s Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures, the city harnessed the power of the Great Falls […]
Thomas Cole National Historic Site Thomas Cole National Historic Site preserves the home and studio of Thomas Cole, founder of the Hudson River School, the first major artistic movement in the United States devoted to landscape painting. Located in Catskill, New York, the site provided Cole with both residence and artistic setting from 1833 until […]
First State National Historical Park First State National Historical Park preserves landscapes associated with early European settlement, colonial governance, and the political developments that led to the formation of the United States. Located primarily in Delaware with portions extending into Pennsylvania, the park reflects the strategic importance of the Delaware Valley as a corridor for […]
Thomas Edison National Historical Park Thomas Edison National Historical Park preserves the laboratory and residence of one of the most influential inventors of the modern era. Located in West Orange, New Jersey, the site represents the transition from individual experimentation to organized industrial research, a development that reshaped technological innovation in the late nineteenth century. […]
Weir Farm National Historical Park Weir Farm preserves the rural Connecticut landscape that inspired American Impressionist painter Julian Alden Weir and several generations of artists who lived and worked on the property. Located in Fairfield County, the farm became an important center for American Impressionism beginning in the late nineteenth century, when artists sought natural […]
Saint Croix Island Settlement The Saint Croix Island settlement represents one of the earliest European colonial efforts in northern North America, established in 1604 by French explorer Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons, accompanied by cartographer Samuel de Champlain. The small island lies within the Saint Croix River, which today forms part of the international boundary […]
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site preserves the remains of an eighteenth- and nineteenth-century iron plantation, illustrating the early development of industrial production in rural Pennsylvania. Established around 1771, the site functioned as part of a network of charcoal-fueled blast furnaces that produced iron used for tools, household goods, and military […]