Early Republic
A new nation building its institutions, its capital, and its architecture, then defending them in a second war with Britain.
10 landmarks across 4 states and the District of Columbia. Start with Monticello, The White House and United States Capitol.
- Landmarks
- 10
- Period
- 1783–1815
- World Heritage
- 1
Pictured Monticello
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The Landmarks
- Early Republic
Monticello
Charlottesville, VA
Monticello was the mountaintop home of Thomas Jefferson — author of the Declaration of Independence and third President of the United States — which he designed himself and reworked over some forty years.
Early RepublicThe White House
Washington, DC
The White House has been the official residence and workplace of the President of the United States since 1800, making it one of the most recognizable symbols of the American presidency and of the nation itself.
Early RepublicUnited States Capitol
Washington, DC
The United States Capitol is the seat of the U.S. Congress and one of the most recognizable symbols of American democracy.
Early RepublicUSS Constitution
Boston, MA
The USS Constitution — 'Old Ironsides' — is the oldest commissioned warship in the world still afloat.
Early RepublicFort McHenry
Baltimore, MD
Fort McHenry is the birthplace of 'The Star-Spangled Banner.'
Early RepublicMontpelier
Orange, VA
Montpelier is where the Constitution was, in a sense, conceived.
Early RepublicUnited States Military Academy
West Point, NY
West Point occupies a bend of the Hudson so strategically vital that George Washington called it 'the key to America' and fortified it against the British during the Revolution.
Early RepublicUnited States Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD
On a spit of land where the Severn River meets the Chesapeake Bay, the U.S. Naval Academy has shaped the officers who led the American Navy through the age of steam, two world wars, and the nuclear era.
Early RepublicFederal Hall
New York, NY
On this spot on Wall Street, the American experiment in self-government began in earnest.
Early RepublicOld Sturbridge Village
Sturbridge, MA
One of the first and largest living history museums in the country, Old Sturbridge Village reconstructs an entire early-19th-century New England community from buildings rescued from around the region, letting visitors step into a working recreation of pre-industrial rural life.