On a rainy Tuesday morning, I stood under Abraham Lincoln for the first time. “Those reinforced concrete beams are actually ...
The plan is to convert the cavernous undercroft into a type of mini-museum, with exhibits on how the Lincoln Memorial was built, along with a bookstore and theater. The National Park Service says this ...
Hard hats and safety vests are required to take a peak at the multi-million dollar construction project underneath the ...
Mike Litterst stood in the cavernous space under the Lincoln Memorial and pointed out that 40 feet up you could see concrete ...
Deep beneath the Lincoln Memorial exists a cavernous space where the National Park Service is bringing to life a new museum ...
While thousands of tourists continue to visit the marble Abraham Lincoln statue sitting at the 16th president’s memorial in D.C., construction crews below his feet are working hard to build a new ...
Oak Ridge Cemetery is like the Disney World of cemeteries – it’s got it all, including the star attraction: Abraham Lincoln’s ...
Ornate columns and obelisks reach skyward, telling tales of Chicago’s past in marble and granite. Photo credit: Eric Swartout If Rosehill is Chicago’s castle, Graceland is its secret garden. This ...
While the United States is a young country, it has a fascinating history that has been documented in various locations around ...
Democracy was facing its toughest test 159 years ago and Abraham Lincoln's fine speech at Gettysburg was a turning point that saved it. It is impossible to read President Lincoln’s Gettysburg ...
At other times, things must be wrenched from them. In the hours before Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, he and Secretary Seward took a wagon ride over the hills where the battle had taken place ...
In their lives, language, and leadership, Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass epitomize the ... We’re not at Antietam or Gettysburg. No one is beating or shooting striking workers in Michigan or ...