Point Lookout, Maryland: A Confederate POW Camp, a Union Fort, and a Place to Fish

Point Lookout's location marked it for many things during the Civil War, including a large Confederate POW camp.

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The Harriet Tubman Byway on the Eastern Shore

A trip along the Harriet Tubman Byway is a good reminder of injustice and bravery.

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A visit to the Thomas Stone Historic Site and Port Tobacco on a summer Saturday.

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Check out four costumes used on the PBS series Mercy Street--worn by Alice Green, Emma Green, Mary Phinney, and Jed Foster.

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Julia Wilbur does New York City--early July 1863. I follow her footsteps--late June 2017.

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I created a Julia Wilbur Walking Tour. Here's how. (And I will do it again, now that I have road-tested it!)

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The courtroom where Mary Surratt and 7 others were tried--then and now.