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home of Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell.
Colonial Williamsburg, in Virginia, is a vast living
history museum of restored buildings depicting the
political and cultural centre of Britain’s largest
New World colony. Nearby is Yorktown Battlefield,
where America’s independence was finally won,
PHOTOGRAPHY: PETER ELLEGARD
and the adjacent interpretative Yorktown Victory
Centre. They form part of the Colonial National
Historic Park, which includes the site of the first
successful British colony, Jamestown.
The American Civil War is commemorated in
more than 70 national parks. These include sites
of notable battles. Gettysburg, in Pennsylvania, is
where Abraham Lincoln made his famous address,
while Antietam in Maryland was the site of the
bloodiest one-day battle in US history. Anniversary
re-enactments with casts of thousands are staged
near these and other battle sites. Independence, in Missouri, is known as
The first shots of the conflict were fired at Fort the Queen City of the Trails because it was
Sumter in Charleston Harbour, South Carolina. the starting point for settlers heading to the
It is now a Civil War Park, as is Ford’s Theatre in promised lands of Mexico, California and
Washington DC, where Lincoln was assassinated Oregon. The Santa Fe, Oregon and
in 1865. Currently closed for renovations, it is California Trails all began here, and their
due to reopen in February 2009. history is documented in its National
Echoes of the American Frontier era, when Frontier Trails Museum. The city has several
settlers streamed west to stake land claims, can wagon train-era buildings, and even some Antietam, Maryland:
still be found. Fort Davis National Historic Site in preserved wagon ruts from the Santa Fe Trail. re-enacting the Civil War
Texas is a prime example of a frontier fort. It www.cosmos.co.uk (main picture); children
played an important role in the history of the www.titanhitours.co.uk exploring the famous
Buffalo Soldiers – African-Americans who served www.northamericatravelservice.co.uk battlefield
in the frontier army. www.goldmedal.co.uk
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