From the beginnings of civilization to the present
These are the earliest European settlements in the United States: St. Augustine, Jamestown, Plymouth, & Williamsburg. Plymouth is actually a modern reconstruction, but the other sites are original. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/EarlyAmericanColonialSettlements#
These sites relate mostly to the Revolutionary War Era and include Boston, Philadelphia, Valley Forge, with a few other related images. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/AmericanRevolutionaryWarEraSites#
The Alamo was one of five Spanish missions near San Antonio, and the site of a battle in the 1836 war for Texas independence. Two of the other missions are shown here, along with two 1976 photos of Mission San Juan Capistrano in California. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/AlamoSpanishMissions#
Relatively few Southerners lived in “Gone With the Wind” type mansions, but a few did, and here are some of them. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/SouthernPlantationsAntebellumMansions#
Hannibal, Missouri, was the boyhood home of Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens). St. Joseph, Missouri, was the home of the Pony Express as well as the home of the outlaw Jesse James. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/HannibalStJosephMissouri#
By definition there was no “Civil War” in America. A civil war is when two sides fight for control of one country. Historically accurate terms include War Between the States, War for Southern Independence, or War of Northern Aggression. As usual, the winners wrote the history, and in this case, named the conflict. I have photographed numerous battlefields, and added a few photos of other historically-relavant places like capitol buildings, homes of leading personalities, tombs, monuments, and museums. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/AmericanCivilWarBattlefields#
This is where most of our rockets were launched during the great race for space with the Russians. Canaveral is still the primary site for rocket launches today, but much of the area used in the 1950s and 1960s has been turned into a museum. These are copies of the photos I have been able to locate so far. If I ever find the rest of them, I will add them to the album. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/CapeCanaveralFlorida#
This reconstructed early 19th century fort on the north shore of Lake Superior was the site of the annual rendezvous where fur trappers brought their pelts down from the Rockies and traded them for their yearly supplies, and spent a few weeks drinking and celebrating. Historical reenactors play the parts of the people who actually lived there. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/HistoricFortWilliam#