Announcing your free and accessible resource for learning American history while bicycling U.S. Civil War battlefields! Civil War Cycling is LIVE on May 1, 2017.
Do you want to learn American History the FUN way?
This website is packed already with photos, quizzes, articles, study notes, reference material, and more. Although we hope that these learning materials are helpful to everyone, recreational bicyclists will benefit even more. Our focus is experiential learning, and we think bicycling is a great way to do that.
If you are visiting us before out Go-Live date, there is a lot here already, so please explore our website. I recommend that you start on our home page, and then read our first blog post:
Decoding a Complex Battlefield Story – Shifting Your Mental Gears on a Bicycle
Fun Learning – Your Pace, Your Way
The National Park Service preserves and protects tens of thousands of acres of parkland that is accessible to bicyclists. Paved roads wind through historic monuments, farms, bridges, and other historic structures. With so much to see, feel, and learn, the possibilities seem endless. And YOU are in-charge of what you learn and how and when you learn it.
On a bicycle, history comes alive as a fun, outdoor learning adventure. But to enjoy that kind of freedom, a bicycling historian needs a little help…
What is Civil War Cycling?
Civil War Cycling is a FREE online resource for recreational bicyclists and public historians who get jazzed about learning American history while bicycling.
Learning American history while bicycling has never been easier.