Old Fort Niagara stands at the mouth of the Niagara River in Youngstown, New York. For over 300 years, it has guarded the entrance to the Great Lakes. This living history site features original 18th-century stone buildings built by French and British forces. These structures are some of the oldest in the Great Lakes region. … Read more
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site lets you step back in time to an 1840s adobe trading post along the Santa Fe Trail. Here, American traders, trappers, and Native American tribes met for commerce on the frontier. The fort is near La Junta in southeastern Colorado. This reconstructed site sits along the Arkansas River, which … Read more
Fort Ticonderoga is one of New York’s most significant Revolutionary War sites. It sits between Lake Champlain and Lake George in the Adirondack region. This 18th-century fortification witnessed the first American victory of the Revolutionary War on May 10, 1775. It also played a vital role in the French and Indian War and the fight … Read more