History

Walk around Davy Crockett’s homestead in Tennessee as you hear about his family and childhood struggles. Learn about Crockett’s relationship with the Tensaw Creek and the Redstick Creek tribes. Understand how Crockett got involved with General Jackson’s army,...

Visit the town of Hodgenville, KY, where Lincoln was born and stand outside of his childhood cabin.Stand in Lincoln’s front yard in Springfield, IL, where he lived until he moved into the White House.Learn about the Lincoln-Douglas Presidential debates and the...

Understand how and when the Grand Canyon was formed.Learn about various Native American tribes who have inhabited the area over different periods of time.Comprehend John Powell’s and President Teddy Roosevelt’s contributions to the preservation of the canyon.See the...

Stand on Omaha Beach and the Weymouth shoreline to understand the geographic war strategies of these locations.Travel to Paris and learn why this area was significant to Hitler’s plan.Stand inside of a German pill box to visualize how soldiers navigated the...

-Stand on the campus of Tuskegee University and learn about it’s founder, Booker T. Washington.-Visit Washington’s home and examine the hand-crafted bricks, designed by George Washington Carver.-Stop by Piedmont Park, in Atlanta, GA, to see where Washington made his...

Walk around Davy Crockett’s homestead in Tennessee as you hear about his family and childhood struggles. Learn about Crockett’s relationship with the Tensaw Creek and the Redstick Creek tribes. Understand how Crockett got involved with General Jackson’s army,...

-Learn about how and why the Hoover Dam was constructed.n-Understand the impact of the Hoover Dam to surrounding states (CA, CO, NV, AZ, UT, WY).n-See how hydroelectricity powers the Las Vegas strip, among other regional areas.n-Learn about Bugsy Siegel & Tony the...

Understand the significance of historic Route 66.Travel along stretches of this highway and view the surroundings.Discover what this historic highway symbolized upon its commission by President Eisenhower.Visit the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park...

Visit the Reichstag Building in Berlin, Germany as you learn about its current purpose, as well as its history with the Nazi party and Adolf Hitler in the 1930s.Stand at the site of the Berlin Wall to hear about its origin.Hear about the origin of “Checkpoint Charlie”...

-Learn about the legacy of Rosa Parks and her contribution to the 1950s American Civil Rights Movement-Understand Martin Luther King Jr.’s role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott.-Stand in front of the Dexter Avenue Baptist church where Martin Luther King Jr. was the...