Henry Mill Village, NC

Henry Mill Village, North Carolina

I stumbled upon Henry Mill Village while working in Charlotte, NC.  I find history wherever I go, and I happened to stumble upon the Henry Mill Village while driving to another history spot.  Henry Mill Village was an old company town built around the textile mill about 1905.  As most company towns, an industry requires large numbers of workers and the owners of the industry builds a town to support those workers.  Henry Mill Village had stores, schools, churches and of course homes within walking distances that housed the workers.  Today, the village is abandoned, left as it was.  It is still quite remarkably intact, except for the markings of spray paint vandals.  

Lincoln's Cottage Washington D.C

Lincoln's Cottage 

Old Soldier's Home outside of Washington D.C. is also known as Lincoln's Cottage.  Lincoln spent many weeks during the summers of his Presidency here.  At the time, is was also a hospital for recuperating Union Soldier's and Lincoln found some moments of respite here.  Respite from the D.C. oppressive summers as well as respite from the trials of the Civil War.  He would travel daily to the White House or War Department then back to the Cottage in the evenings.  If you are interested in this topic, I might suggest a book entitled Lincoln's Sanctuary by Matthew Pinsker.  A wonderful book.  If you are in D.C. please visit.  

Gunston Hall

Gunston Hall

George Mason is one of my favorite Founding Fathers and resided at Gunston Hall in Virginia.  A prolific writer, thinker, attorney and was held in great admiration by Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Patrick Henry and George Washington.  

Fraunces Tavern - New York City

Fraunces Tavern - New York City

When the American Revolution finally concluded, after eight long years, General George Washington gathered his officers in Fraunces Tavern one last time and here, he bid farewell to all of them.  The downstairs remains a Tavern and Restaurant while the upper floors are a museum owned by the Sons of the Revolution, not to be confused with the Sons of the American Revolution.