Historic Sites - Page 23

May 18, 2024

Archaeologist at Revolutionary War site stresses importance of 'our collective past' at Colonial Williamsburg

Dr. Jack Gary, Executive Director of Archaeology at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, shares about the newly discovered Revolutionary War barracks on-site.

March 25, 2024

Alabama memorial marks 210th anniversary of bloodiest battle for Native Americans

Members of the Muscogee Creek Nation returned to the site of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in Alabama for a memorial service on the event's 210th anniversary.

March 20, 2024

Historic Vermont covered bridge at risk from truck drivers led by GPS

A historical covered bridge in Vermont is under threat from box truck drivers using GPS who do not heed warnings concerning tall and heavy vehicles, officials say.

March 13, 2024

California lot built on top of sacred tribal land returns to Ohlone people

A Berkeley, California, parking lot, that was built over a sacred tribal shell has been returned to the Ohlone tribe. A commemorative park is planned to be built on the cultural site.

December 20, 2023

Wisconsin father and daughter discover 152-year-old shipwreck likely tied to deadliest wildfire in US

A Wisconsin father-daughter are likely to have discovered the wreckage of a ship that sank more than 152 years ago while fishing together on Lake Michigan.

December 8, 2023

Martin Luther King Jr. home arson suspect named, caught on camera

Laneisha Shantrice Henderson, 26, has been charged with attempted arson and interfering with government property after she tried to burn down Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home.

October 16, 2023

Cambodia opens new international airport near historic Angkor Wat

Commercial operations at Cambodia's Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport, the Southeast Asian nation's newest and largest travel hub, have begun.

August 23, 2023

Heroic FDNY fireboat 'Fire Fighter' celebrates 85 years

The Fireboat Fire Fighter Museum at Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut, celebrates the 85th birthday of storied former FDNY vessel "Fire Fighter." The fireboat served New York City for 72 years, from World War II through 9/11. 

June 26, 2023

Tourist filmed carving name on wall at Rome’s ancient Colosseum

Italy’s culture minister called the incident a ‘serious, unworthy and a sign of great incivility.’

June 26, 2023

Tourist filmed carving name on wall at Rome’s ancient Colosseum

Italy’s culture minister called the incident a ‘serious, unworthy and a sign of great incivility.’