Josiah Bartlett House
Bartlett was likely the first to vote for independence from Britain based on voting order, the second to sign the Declaration of Independence after...
John McCline & Clover Bottom Farm
John McCline was one of sixty people enslaved on the 1500-acre Clover Bottom Farm when he escaped during the Civil War and went on to gain an...
Stagville Plantation and Horton Grove
From the late 18th to the mid-20th centuries, Durham’s Stagville plantation was owned by the Bennehan and Cameron families, who enslaved over 900...
Minute Man National Historic Park
B efore the sun rose on April 19, 1775, years of simmering tension came to a head in the fields of Lexington and Concord, where the “shot heard ’round...
Fort Fisher
Black individuals played a crucial role in both the construction and eventual capture of Fort Fisher, a decisive event that cut off the Confederacy’s...
Abraham Lincoln/ Stephen Douglas Debate Site (1st Debate)
Site of the first of seven Lincoln-Douglas senatorial debates on August 21, 1858. These debates are known for discussing the issue of slavery and...