Paul Revere's house, Faneuil Hall, the Craigie House where Longfellow wrote, a hundred more — an American pilgrimage told building by building, when many of these places were still fighting to survive.

The Upton Scott House, Annapolis, Maryland

2 shrines in this part of Historic Shrines of America.

The Upton Scott House, Annapolis, Maryland

WHERE, AS A BOY, THE AUTHOR OF "THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER" WAS A FREQUENT VISITOR When Colonel James Wolfe was campaigning in Scotland in…

The Upton Scott House, Annapolis, Maryland: British

In 1814, the main body of the British invaders passed through Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Many of the officers made their headquarters at the…

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