Arkansas
- Visited: Arkansas Post National Memorial
- Not yet: Buffalo National River
- Visited: Fort Smith
- Visited: Hot Springs National Park
- Not yet: Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site
- Visited: Pea Ridge National Military Park
- Not yet: President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace
Louisiana
- Visited: Cane River Creole National Historical Park
- Not yet: Jean Lafitte National Historical Park
- Not yet: New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
- Not yet: Poverty Point National Monument
New Mexico
- Visited: Aztec Ruins National Monument
- Visited: Bandelier National Monument
- Visited: Capulin Volcano National Monument
- Visited: Carlsbad Caverns National Park
- Visited: Chaco Culture National Historical Park
- Visited: El Malpais National Monument
- Visited: El Morro National Monument
- Visited: Fort Union National Monument
- Visited: Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
- Not yet: Manhattan Project National Historical Park
- Visited: Pecos National Historical Park
- Visited: Petroglyph National Monument
- Not yet: Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
- Not yet: Valles Caldera National Preserve
- Visited: White Sands National Park
Oklahoma
- Visited: Chickasaw National Recreation Area
- Not yet: Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Texas
- Not yet: Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
- Not yet: Amistad National Recreation Area
- Visited: Big Bend National Park
- Visited: Big Thicket National Preserve
- Visited: Chamizal National Memorial
- Visited: Fort Davis National Historic Site
- Visited: Guadalupe Mountains National Park
- Visited: Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
- Visited: Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
- Visited: Padre Island National Seashore
- Visited: Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
- Not yet: Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River
- Visited: San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
- Not yet: Waco Mammoth National Monument
- Visited: Lyndon B. Johnson National Historic Site
Recent Posts
Pea Ridge National Military Park
Many of our National Historic Sites preserve the landscapes of America’s military past, especially Civil War battlefields. So many of these places are found in Pennsylvania, Virginia and the Carolinas, but Pea Ridge stands as one of the important Civil War sites in the West. Here a pivotal chapter of the conflict is found in the […]
Pecos National Historical Park
Set against the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Pecos National Historical Park is a palace where centuries of history unfold quietly across the land. This land was home to the Pecos Pueblo, one of the most influential pueblos in the Southwest. For hundreds of years, Pecos served as a vital crossroads of trade linking […]
Fort Smith
While traveling around Arkansas, I visited Fort Smith National Historic Site. This fort was established in 1817, as a U.S. military post to project federal presence on a volatile frontier. From the beginning, it served as a gateway to the West, a place where eastern law met western uncertainty. The strategic position of this fort made […]
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park
Visiting many of our nation’s historic sites has often happened while I’ve been in an area teaching, and that was true for our visit to Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park. The land here feels quiet and open, but the calm setting marks the beginning of a war that would reshape the United States. The Battle of […]
