Reference Sites
Links to all our favorite historical and local websitesPresidential Estates
http://www.thehermitage.com
What used to be Andrew Jackson's prosperous, 1000-acre farm is now a public museum and National Historic Landmark commemorating the Jacksonian America.
http://www.jameskpolk.com
A wealth of knowledge on the 11th President of the United States, his wife, and the James K. Polk Ancestral Home in Columbia, Tennessee.
http://www.mountvernon.org
The most popular historic estate in America, George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens spans roughly 500 acres preserved 16 miles south of Washington, D.C., on the banks of the Potomac River.
National Parks, Battlefields and Sites
http://www.nps.gov
The National Park Service was created by an Act signed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916, and today it comprises 391 areas covering more than 84 million acres of national parks, monuments, battlefields, military parks, historic parks and sites, lakeshores and seashores, recreation areas, scenic rivers and trails and the White House.
http://www.nps.gov/inde/index.htm
Home to Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, Independence Historic Park is where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were written.
http://www.nps.gov/stri/index.htm
This National Battlefield commemorates the people, places and stories of the Battle of Stones River, the culmination of the Stones River Campaign in the Western Theater of the Civil War that dashed Confederate aspirations for control of Middle Tennessee.
http://www.nps.gov/fdnc/index.htm
The Fort Donelson National Cemetery, part of Fort Donelson National Battlefield, was established in 1867 as the final resting for Union soldiers and sailors initially buried in the Fort Donelson area and today contains both Civil War veterans and veterans who have served the U.S. since.
http://www.nps.gov/anjo/index.htm
The Andrew Johnson National Historic Site honors the life of the 17th President and how his presidency illustrated the U.S. Constitution at work following Lincoln's assassination and during attempts to reunify a nation torn by civil war.
America's Charters
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/charters.html
The Charters of Freedom provides the historical context of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, high-resolution images of each, and other related information.
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration.html
Here The National Archives provides a transcript, high-resolution images and a detailed history of the Declaration of Independence.
The Civil War
http://www.civilwar.org/
The Civil War Preservation Trust, America's largest nonprofit organization devoted to the preservation of our nation's most endangered Civil War battlefields, promotes educational programs and heritage tourism initiatives to inform the public of the war's history and the fundamental conflicts that sparked it.
Williamsburg, Virginia
http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com
Colonial Williamsburg
The world's largest living history museum, Colonial Williamsburg is the restored 18th-century capital of Britain's largest, wealthiest, and most populous outpost of empire in the New World.
Franklin, Tennessee
http://www.historicfranklin.com
The Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County is a nonprofit association dedicated to celebrating our historic resources in Franklin and Williamson County, Tennessee.
http://www.battleoffranklin.net/
This site honors the Battle of Franklin, fought on November 30, 1864 in Franklin, Tennessee and often cited as "the bloodiest five hours" of the Civil War.
http://www.carterhouse1864.com/
Before, during and after The Second Battle of Franklin, the Carter House was used as Federal headquarters, a hiding place for the Carter family, and a field hospital, respectively.
Leipers Fork, Tennessee
http://www.visitwilliamson.com
Williamson County, home to Leipers Fork and our store, is a scenic and cultural treasure of beautiful rolling countryside woven intricately with small towns, metropolitan landscapes and a rich heritage of traditions.
http://www.leipersforkvillage.com
Leipers Fork Community Association provides a history of the area, events, local merchants and a photo gallery to learn more about the past and present of this historical community.
http://www.scenictrace.com
Historic sites, wayside exhibits and beautiful venues stretch along the 444-mile National Scenic Byway, which was first trod by buffalo, then American Indians, and later by Ohio Valley traders.
http://www.friendsofleipersforklibrary.org
The Friends of Leipers Fork Public Library enthusiastically support the public library of Leipers Fork in Williamson County, Tennessee.
