Walk Among History's Makers
90-minute historian-led tours through America's most historic cemetery complex — stories unavailable anywhere else.
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Gravestone Stories is recognized by Visit Alexandria as an official America 250 historical resource, connecting visitors to Alexandria's Revolutionary foundations.
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Custom 90-minute programs for conferences, heritage organizations, DAR/SAR chapters, educational institutions, and America250 events. Starting at $450.
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On September 3, 1783, Great Britain and the United States signed the Treaty of Paris, formally ending the American Revolutionary War and recognizing the United States as a sovereign nation under international law. Drafted in late 1782, the treaty was later ratified by the Continental Congress on January 14, 1784, making independence legally complete and ...
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The Sad Fate of The New York Volunteers!
"I have seen Him in the Watch-fires of a Hundred Circling Camps!" Following the Union's defeat at the First Bull Run (or Manassas) on July 21, 1861, they embarked on…
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"The cannon shot fell like hail": the bombardment of September 4, 1814
"The cannon shot fell like hail": the bombardment of September 4, 1814. For three days the wind and the river held Gordon's squadron in the...