April 15, 2023 @ 08:30 CDT Site Visit #90 July 4, 1863 was a very bad day for the Confederacy … Continue reading Vicksburg National Military Park

April 14, 2023 @ 13:33 CDT Site Visit #89 In southeastern Arkansas among the sparsely populated farmlands and wet lowlands … Continue reading Arkansas Post National Memorial

April 14, 2023 @ 09:00 CDT Site Visit #88 Anyone who knows me would probably guess that this site was … Continue reading President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site

April 13, 2023 @ 09:00 CDT Site Visit #87 On an earlier trip, I railed against the “National Park” designation … Continue reading Hot Springs National Park

April 12, 2023 @ 13:30 CDT Site Visit #86 The 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education … Continue reading Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site

April 11, 2023 @ 09:00 CDT Site Visit #85 Like Fort Scott, which I visited last October, Fort Smith was … Continue reading Fort Smith National Historic Site

April 10, 2023 @ 09:00 CDT Site Visit #84 Should every river eventually be dammed? According to the Park Service … Continue reading Buffalo National River

April 3, 2023 @ 8:30 CDT Site Visit #83 The Union had two major goals in the Civil War: Capture … Continue reading Shiloh National Military Park

March 31, April 3, 2023 Site Visit #82 The National Trails Act of 1968 established the designation of “National Scenic … Continue reading Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail