Slave Markets, Colored Troops, Freedman’s Bank and Exodusters
Today’s cityscape obscures the history that happened at this intersection between the 1830s and 1880s, but some clues remain in the historical markers...
Historic Jamestown, Mendenhall Homeplace and Quaker Anti-Slavery Activity
The Mendenhall Homeplace is located at the heart of Jamestown, North Carolina. Built by Richard Mendenhall c. 1811, it represents local antislavery...
Sojurner Truth Monument
Born with the name Isabella Baumfree, Sojourner Truth escaped slavery with her daughter and later sued for the freedom of her son. As a free woman...
James A. Garfield National Historic Site
President James Garfield, who served in the Civil War as a colonel of the 42nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, used this house to launch his political career...
Jason Russell House
A Home Scarred by Battle Based on analysis of the timbers that make up the structure of the building, the current Jason Russell House was likely built...
General Ambrose Burnside House
This house was built in 1866-67 for General Ambrose Burnside after his return from the Civil War, later serving one term as governor and two as...