Hamilton Grange National Memorial

In 1802, 1st US Treasury Secretary, Alexander Hamilton finished construction on this Federal Style Mansion on a 32 acre estate 9 miles north of downtown Manhattan. The "Grange" would be the only house Hamilton ever owned.

Parlor

Fun Fact: The House was moved from its original location in 1889 and then again in 2008. 

African Burial Ground National Monument

Thousands of Africans were buried in downtown Manhattan in the 1600 and 1700s. In 1991, during construction of a federal government building, over 419 graves were discovered and excavated by archaeologists. In 2003, all 419 bodies were returned to the site. 

In 2006, the site was proclaimed and dedicated as a National Monument.

Thomas Jefferson National Memorial

Out for a lunchtime stroll...

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

58,000 names; no other words needed.

reflections

Maggie L Walker National Historic Site

Maggie Lena Walker was the 1st African American Woman to be a Bank President in the US.

Richmond National Battlefield Park

Richmond, VA was the capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War. The National Battlefield Park consists of 13 different sites. I started out at the Tredegar Iron Works in downtown Richmond. 

At the Cold Harbor Battlefield, I hiked the 1 mi. main trail,

and stopped at Bloody Run.

And enjoyed some wildflowers at Gaines' Mill

Time for another #epicjumpingshot

Korean War Veterans Memorial

Lunch time stroll...

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House

Mary McLeod Bethune founded and became the first president of the National Council of Negro women. Her home still stands, just south of Logan Circle in Washington DC and contains the National Archives for Black Women's History, the only institution in the US dedicated to this purpose.

"The great need for uniting the effort of our women kept weighing upon my mind. I could not free myself from the sense of loss, of wasted strength sustained by the national community through the failure to harness the great power of women into a force for constructive action I could not rest until our women had met this challenge."

~ Mary McLeod Bethune

World War II Memorial

Oscar, my fur brother, enjoys National Parks too!

President's Park (White House)

A visit INSIDE the White House necessitates an #epicjumpingshot

Library <3

perspective

Piano played by Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, etc.