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Tim Murphy

Mar 15
6 min

Vanderbilt Mansion National Historical Park

The community of Hyde Park, New York, has an extensive and storied history of affluence and regality. For centuries, the town—positioned in the heart of the ...

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Tim Murphy

Mar 1
7 min

Ohiopyle State Park

Nestled in the sprawling wilderness of southwest Pennsylvania sits the tiny borough of Ohiopyle, whose population barely exceeds fifty residents according to...

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Tim Murphy

Feb 23
10 min

The Citie of Henricus

May 1611—Jamestown was a floundering colony. Supply shortages, famine, disease, starvation, and Indian warfare constantly burdened the settlers. All of these...

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Tim Murphy

Aug 18, 2019
8 min

Bethlehem Steel

The rusting blast furnaces that tower over Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, once powered the largest shipbuilding company and second-largest steel manufacturer in th...

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Tim Murphy

Aug 11, 2019
11 min

Fort Mifflin: The Fort that Saved America

Tucked away from the sprawl of Philadelphia International Airport stands one of the most significant forts in American history. Fort Mifflin was a Patriot st...

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Tim Murphy

Jul 21, 2019
8 min

The Battle of Guilford Courthouse

The American Revolution was far from a unified affair. Fierce partisan warfare between Loyalist (Tory) and Patriot sympathizers ravaged the fragile sociopoli...

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Tim Murphy

Jul 14, 2019
6 min

Grandfather Mountain

Grandfather Mountain is the highest peak in the Blue Ridge Range, towering prominently over the highlands of North Carolina at 5,946 feet above sea level. Th...

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Tim Murphy

Jul 7, 2019
4 min

The Blowing Rock

The Blowing Rock is a small park in western North Carolina that has entertained tourists for nearly ninety years, while its legend has been a Native American...

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Tim Murphy

Jun 30, 2019
7 min

The White House of the Confederacy

Located at 1201 E. Clay Street in Richmond, Virginia, the former Executive Mansion of the Confederate States stands rather unassumingly among Virginia Commonw...

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Tim Murphy

Jun 9, 2019
9 min

Shirley Plantation

Shirley Plantation is America’s oldest family-owned business dating back nearly four hundred years. The estate has been actively farmed and occupied by direc...

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Tim Murphy

Jun 2, 2019
9 min

The George C. Marshall House

In the realm of international relations and policy, few can compare to the respect and influence garnered by General George C. Marshall. Over his 44-year mil...

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Tim Murphy

May 26, 2019
20 min

George Washington's Mount Vernon

Over the course of American history, no one person's celebrity has ever garnered the national esteem bestowed to George Washington: America's premier foundin...

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Tim Murphy

May 5, 2019
26 min

The Richmond Battlefields

Richmond, Virginia: the contentious capitol of the Confederacy. Its preeminence as a prosperous city of commerce and industry made Richmond a strategic locat...

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Tim Murphy

Mar 3, 2019
9 min

Bennett Place

As the Civil War entered its fourth year in 1864, little progress had been made to quell the rebelling states. President Abraham Lincoln received numerous re...

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Tim Murphy

Feb 23, 2019
4 min

Chimney Rock State Park

The anomalous geologic formations of Chimney Rock have been captivating the inhabitants of North Carolina’s Hickory Nut Gorge for hundreds of years. It is a ...

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Tim Murphy

Feb 17, 2019
11 min

Historic Brattonsville

There are few historic sites in America that accurately reflect our nation’s greatest triumphs while simultaneously recognizing some of its greatest tragedie...

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Tim Murphy

Feb 3, 2019
10 min

The Biltmore Estate

Measuring nearly 179,000 square feet, the Biltmore Estate is the largest privately owned home in America. Constructed between 1889 and 1895, this impressive ...

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Tim Murphy

Dec 21, 2018
7 min

Historic Tredegar Iron Works

Richmond, Virginia, was the political and industrial capitol of the Confederacy—at its center was the Tredegar Iron Works. This massive industrial complex wa...

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Tim Murphy

Dec 16, 2018
7 min

Belle Isle

Amidst the roaring rapids of the James River and the towering skyline of downtown Richmond, Virginia, Belle Isle stands out as one of the South’s most signif...

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Tim Murphy

Nov 25, 2018
8 min

The Wright Brothers

For millennia, people have been fascinated by the concept of human flight. From the Greek myth of Daedalus and Icarus to the designs of Leonardo da Vinci, av...

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About the Creator

Hi everyone! My name is Tim Murphy. I'm a graduate of the College of William and Mary, passionate historian, and an avid outdoorist. A few years ago, I decided to start a website dedicated to our nation's rich history, diverse culture, and breath-taking nature. Follow along as we explore and discover the wonders America has to offer!

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