98 parks about Civil War
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National Park
Congaree National Park
South Carolina
Astonishing biodiversity exists in Congaree National Park, the largest intact expanse of old growth bottomland hardwood forest remaining in the southeastern United S…
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National Historical Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia
Cumberland Gap was the first great gateway to the west. Come follow the path of bison, Native Americans, longhunters, and pioneers. Walk where 300,000 people crossed…
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National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Florida
Almost 70 miles (113 km) west of Key West lies the remote Dry Tortugas National Park. This 100-square mile park is mostly open water with seven small islands. Access…
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National Historic Site
Eisenhower National Historic Site
Pennsylvania
Eisenhower National Historic Site preserves the farm of General and 34th President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Adjacent to the Gettysburg battlefield, the farm served the…
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National Seashore
Fire Island National Seashore
New York
Immerse yourself in an enchanting collage of coastal life and history. Rhythmic waves, high dunes, ancient maritime forests, historic landmarks and glimpses of wildl…
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National Historic Site
Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
District of Columbia
On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre. Discover how everyday people experienced a national tragedy and how we have remember…
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National Battlefield
Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Kentucky, Tennessee
Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant was becoming quite famous as he wrote these words following the surrender of Confederate Fort Donelson on Sunday, February 16, 186…
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National Park Service site
Fort Dupont Park
District of Columbia
This 361 acre wooded park was once home to an earthen fort built to protect Washington, DC, during the Civil War. Today, visitors can see the fort's earthworks and e…
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Park
Fort Foote Park
Maryland
Fort Foote was constructed in 1863 atop Rozier's Bluff to strengthen the ring of fortifications that encircled Washington, D.C. Two of the Guns that protected Washin…
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National Monument and Historic Shrine
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
Maryland
by the dawn's early light, a large red, white and blue banner? Whose broad stripes and bright stars... were so gallantly streaming...over Fort McHenry! The valiant d…
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National Monument
Fort Monroe National Monument
Virginia
Fort Monroe's story spans from prehistory to the 2000s. Kecoughtan Indians occupied Old Point Comfort before the arrival of English colonists. The first enslaved Afr…
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National Historic Site
Fort Point National Historic Site
California
From its vantage point overlooking the spectacular Golden Gate, Fort Point defended the San Francisco Bay following California's Gold Rush through World War II. Its…
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National Monument
Fort Pulaski National Monument
Georgia
For much of the 19th century, masonry fortifications were the United States’ main defense against overseas enemies. However, during the Civil War, new technology pro…
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National Historic Site
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
North Carolina
Amongst the shallow blue waters of the Outer Banks lies Fort Raleigh on Roanoke Island. Shaped by constant winds of change, Fort Raleigh has become a focal point of…
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National Historic Site
Fort Scott National Historic Site
Kansas
Promises made and broken! Who deserves to be free? The fight for freedom! Soldiers fighting settlers! Each of these stories is a link in the chain of events that enc…
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National Historic Site
Fort Smith National Historic Site
Arkansas, Oklahoma
Explore life on the edge of frontier and Indian Territory through the stories of soldiers, the Trail of Tears, scandals, outlaws, and lawmen who pursued them. From t…
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National Historical Park
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
South Carolina
Two forts stand at the entrance of Charleston Harbor. Patriots inside a palmetto log fort, later named Fort Moultrie, defeated the Royal Navy in 1776. As Charleston…
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National Monument
Fort Union National Monument
New Mexico
Exposed to the wind, within a sweeping valley of short grass prairie, and along the eroded Santa Fe Trail, lie the adobe walled ruins of the largest 19th century mil…
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National Historic Site
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
District of Columbia
Frederick Douglass spent his life fighting for justice and equality. Born into slavery in 1818, he escaped as a young man and became a leading voice in the abolition…
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National Historic Site
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
Massachusetts
Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) is recognized as the founder of American landscape architecture and the nation's foremost parkmaker. Olmsted moved his home to subu…
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National Military Park
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
Virginia
Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania, this is America's battleground, where the Civil War roared to its bloody climax. No place more vividl…
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National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area
West Virginia
The 25 miles of free-flowing Gauley River and the six miles of the Meadow River pass through scenic gorges and valleys containing a wide variety of natural and cultu…
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National Memorial
General Grant National Memorial
New York
The final resting place of President Ulysses S. Grant and his wife, Julia, is the largest mausoleum in North America. It testifies to a people’s gratitude for the ma…
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National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument
Missouri
The young child known as the "Plant Doctor" tended his secret garden while observing the day-to-day operations of a 19th century farm. Nature and nurture ultimately…
