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Dowagiac Michigan History I choose to do my local history project on Dowagiac, Michigan which is a part of Cass County. I visited Dowagiac History Museum that has three floors to venture in and 6,000 square feet of exhibits of Dowagiac, Cass County, and Sister Lakes. The price was free admission, and I got lost in history for well over an hour. I learned a great deal about the geography, the original settlers, economic factors, religion, ethnicity, and other interesting facts. I did conduct additional information online research along with the information I received from Dowagiac History Museum.

      Next is the natural landscape.  The natural landscape of the areas within and surrounding the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania is pivotal in determining the outcome of this battle.  Who ever can master the land can master the battle.  The effects of the land can begin to be seen as  Robert E. Lee is informed of the Union army's location near Gettysburg. This location is much closer than originally thought.  The terrain of this area is an uneven one.

Most events and places of historical value nowadays holds little value in our lives. We confine ourselves to our interstates and highways, following the long line of motel chains stopping for maybe two minutes to take a picture just to say we were there. We take nothing away from these sites that is of real value. We barely scratch at the surface of information and true meaning of what happened at these historical sites. Rinker Buck explains his own experience with removing himself from this cultural norm

Gettysburg Living in close proximity to Gettysburg, I have spent many weekends of my childhood hiking through the numerous acres of woods on Culp’s Hill, climbing the gigantic boulders in Devil’s Den, and tramping through the marshes of Plum Run. Enjoying the scenic beauty is just the beginning as to what Gettysburg has to offer. However, why is Gettysburg so important to us all as Americans? What made this small town so famous that tens of thousands of tourists from all over the globe come to walk through the many wheat fields in the surrounding countryside? While wandering those same fields that Union and Confederate soldiers fought on some one hundred and forty years ago, I asked myself why this place was so significant.

Gettysburg was a major turning point in the Civil War because of the casualties suffered by the Confederacy, loss of hope and leadership of the Confederate general, and the restoration of hope for the Union.

Gettysburg was the turning point in the American Civil War. Back in the day's before animation. More importantly Gettysburg was the climatic clash between the two major American cultures of their time: the North and the South. A climax of a conflict between two cultures with such

Ashley Sheriff Lisa M. Russell, MAPW English 1101 20 February 2017 Calhoun, Georgia Growing up in a small town, someone wouldn’t think how much history is in that place. I’m very fortunate enough to live in a remarkable place that has a lot of history behind it. So let’s begin this journey together as we look back into the place that I call home.

All aboard! The train to Manassas leaves in five minutes! This trip will be a world-wide tour of battle sites throughout history. Who wouldn’t want to see the battlefields where famous people, such as Alexander the Great and Napoleon, fought for their kingdoms? Here is the itinerary for the trip; a train ride to the Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, Virginia, a flight to the Battle of Marathon in Greece, a boat ride and a train to the Battle of Gaugamela in present-day Iraq, a flight to the Battle of Hastings in England, a boat and train to the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium, a bus ride to the Berlin Airlift and Blockade in Germany, and a flight for a final stop for Okinawa, Japan. All of these places have a specific historical significance

The landmark I chose was the battle of Bennington, the Bennington battle was a battle of the American revolutionary and was part of the Saratoga campaign, that took place on August 16, 1777 in Walloomsac Ny 10 miles away from Bennington . Every year on August 16, they celebrate and honor the battle of Bennington. During this battle Brigadier General John stark and his troops defeated two detachments of British General John Burgoyne's invading army. The Germans had around 650 soldiers while the Americans had 2000 soldiers. That's a big difference.

Norwich Connecticut is known as “The Rose of New England”. The city of Norwich, Connecticut was founded in 1659 when settlers from Old Saybrook, Connecticut purchased the land from the local Native American Mohegan Tribe. The area first supported farms and businesses. In the 19th century Norwich came to be known as a manufacturing city because of its many large mills. In 1694 residents built a public landing for easier trade at the head of the Thames River. Norwich manufactured textiles, armaments and specialty items. Norwich is located on three rivers: the Yantic, Shetucket and the Thames. Norwich is 28.06 square miles and primarily urban (97%) and

As time has progressed on, in a little town in eastern West Virginia, it is as though time has taken a halt. In Elkins West Virginia nestled in the mountain tops a small community on a hill does its best to preserve history the best way it possibly could by holding one of oldest buildings in town on its foundation. It is a showing of a time long before, it truly is something to be celebrated. History, a true design of focus on the Campus of Davis and Elkins

The topic of my visitation paper will be the Petersburg battlefield. I plan on taking a Saturday off and driving to the Petersburg battlefield. Petersburg, Virginia was an important transportation center for the confederate army. General Ulysses S. Grant knew that if he were to control Petersburg than he would greatly damage the confederate force’s resources. This battle included 108,000 soldiers, 62,000 union and 42,000 confederate. It would cause 70,000 casualties in total. After what turned out to be the longest siege in American warfare, about nine and a half months, General Grant and his army would emerge victorious from this battle. The capturing of Petersburg cut off the supply lines ensuring the fall of Richmond on April 3, 1865, signaling

My topic is Alexander Hamilton and the Compromise of 1790, and I worked as an individual on my project. I selected my topic by looking into several topics that interested me, such as the Oregon Trail, WWII, and early American government. I chose the Compromise of 1790 because it fit this years theme best out of all the potential interesting topics. The main reason that I find this topic interesting is because I love the musical Hamilton, which showed me how interesting the founding of America was and the lives of those who started the US. I narrowed my topic by choosing to focus on Alexander Hamilton

Wisconsin has a long tradition of being at the forefront of environmental protection. From having pristine national forests, clear water, and tough environmental regulations to keep our forests pristine and water clear. Now, in the 21st Century, Wisconsin is losing that right due to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. Walker is a big proponent for a mine in the Penokee Hills. The Penokee Hills are located in Northern Wisconsin, in Iron County, just south of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe Reservation. This mine would have been an iron mine, one of the world’s largest open pit mine. The problem with this mine is it would have destroyed most of the Penokee Hills, the environment around it, and polluted everything around it, including

The battle of Gettysburg is seen today as the turning point of the war, and after the analysis of these historical documents its clear why the bloodshed at Gettysburg was as significant as it was being able to turn the tides of the war. Two sources that are going to be used in this are a website article from History.com: “Battle of Gettysburg” and a website article from the NeW World Encyclopedia: “Battle of gettysburg”. These sources will be analyzed by their origin, purpose, content, value and limitation in relation to this investigation.