Petersburg National Battlefield in Virginia is preparing for the preservation of the two smokehouses and dairy at the General Grant’s Headquarters Unit in Hopewell. The preservation of these buildings, which are part of historic Appomattox Plantation and listed as a part of the City Point National Register District, includes the removal of the three buildings from their foundations to perform wood framing and sheathing repairs, carpentry repairs, and interior and exterior painting.

A cold day makes Valley Forge National Historical Park a particularly haunting and powerful place to visit.

During my parents' retirement years on Cape Cod, I came to know the Captain Edward Penniman house and the nearby Fort Hill and Red Maple Swamp trails. Peering into the 19th century whaling captain's house through windows was the best I could do, as it long had been in disrepair.

Funding has been dedicated by the Interior Department to quickly move forward with repairing a section of the Denali Park Road that was lost to the Pretty Rocks landslide in the park.