Memorials – Page 13 – WANDERLUST FAMILY ADVENTURE

Fort Necessity National Battlefield – Farmington, Pennsylvania

September 1, 2020 Joseph Candora Architecture, Cemetery, Fort/Fortification, Hiking, Historic Markers, Historic Sites, Memorials, Museums, National Parks Service, North America, Pennsylvania, United States

Fort Necessity National Battlefield is a National Battlefield Site in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, which preserves the site of the Battle of Fort Necessity. The battle, which took place on July 3, 1754, was an early battle of the French and Indian War, and resulted in the surrender of British colonial forces under Colonel George Washington, to the French and Indians, under Louis Coulon de Villiers.

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The site also includes the Mount Washington Tavern, once one of the inns along the National Road,

and in two separate units the grave of British General Edward Braddock, killed in 1755,

a remnant of the National Road,

and the site of the Battle of Jumonville Glen.

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum – Hyde Park, New York

September 1, 2020 Joseph Candora Historic Sites, Memorials, Museums, New York, North America, Statue / Sculpture, United States

The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum holds the records of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States (1933–1945). Located on the grounds of Springwood, the Roosevelt family estate in Hyde Park, New York, the library was built under the President’s personal direction in 1939-1940, and dedicated on June 30, 1941. It is the first presidential library in the United States and one of the thirteen presidential libraries under the auspices of the National Archives and Records Administration.

Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site – Hyde Park, New York

September 1, 2020 Joseph Candora Architecture, Historic Sites, Memorials, National Parks Service, New York, North America, United States

The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site preserves the Springwood estate in Hyde Park, New York. Springwood was the birthplace, lifelong home, and burial place of the 32nd President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt. The National Historic Site was established in 1945. Adjacent to the site is the Roosevelt Presidential Library.

Adams National Historical Park – Quincy, Massachusetts

September 1, 2020 Joseph Candora Architecture, Botanical Garden, Cemetery, Church/Cathedral, Historic Sites, Massachusetts, Memorials, National Parks Service, New England, North America, United States

Adams National Historical Park, formerly Adams National Historic Site, in Quincy, Massachusetts, preserves the home of Presidents of the United States John Adams and John Quincy Adams, of U.S. Envoy to Great Britain, Charles Francis Adams, and of writers and historians Henry Adams and Brooks Adams. To learn more about this amazing family I suggest the wonderful PBS series “The Adams Chronicles“. The national historical park’s eleven buildings tell the story of five generations of the Adams family (from 1720 to 1927) including Presidents, First Ladies, envoys, historians, writers, and family members who supported and contributed to their success. In addition to Peacefield, home to four generations of the Adams family, the park’s main historic features include the John Adams Birthplace (October 30, 1735), the nearby John Quincy Adams Birthplace (July 11, 1767), and the Stone Library (built in 1870 to house the books of John Quincy Adams and believed to be the first presidential library), containing more than 14,000 historic volumes in 12 languages. There is an off-site Visitors Center less than a mile away. Regularly scheduled tours of the houses are offered in season (April 19 to November 10) by guided tour only, using a tourist trolley provided by the Park Service between sites.

The Stone Library

Access to United First Parish Church, where the Adamses worshipped and are buried, is provided by the congregation, for which they ask a small donation. The church is across the street from the Visitors Center.

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial – Lincoln City, Indiana

August 31, 2020 Joseph Candora Architecture, Cemetery, Historic Markers, Historic Sites, Indiana, Memorials, National Parks Service, North America, State Parks, United States

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is in present-day Lincoln City, Indiana. It preserves the farm site where Abraham Lincoln lived with his family from 1816 to 1830. During that time, he grew from a 7-year-old boy to a 21-year-old man. His mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, and at least 27 other settlers were buried here in the Pioneer Cemetery. His sister Sarah Lincoln Grigsby was buried in the nearby Little Pigeon Baptist Church cemetery, across the street at Lincoln State Park. Included in the park is the Lincoln Living Historical Farm.