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The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial
The official site of the memorial built in remembrance of the lives lost on September 11, 2001 when American Airlines Flight 77 was flown into the Pentagon in a terrorist attack.
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National Park Service: George Washington Birthplace National Monument
The National Park Service site for the George Washington Birthplace National Monument located in Westmoreland County, VA.
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Canon 3 D Paper Craft Buildings: Statue of Liberty
Intricately detailed paper-folding activity that provides templates and instructions for building a three-dimensional paper model of the Statue of Liberty. Instructions require download.
South Carolina Educational Television
Knowitall: Lesson: Statue of Liberty
The students will learn basic facts about the Statue of Liberty.
Archaeological Institute of America
Archaeology Archive: A Monumental Feud by Roger Atwood
An article describing the oldest city found in the Americas: Caral, Peru. The author gives details on how there is a disagreement between members of the original team of archaeologists who dated the site in 2001. This has led to two...
Digital History
Digital History: The Artist in American Society
See how the creation of visual art in its many forms developed over the first half of the 19th century. In addition of the painters in the Hudson River School of Art, read about the beautification of natural spaces such as parks, and...
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National Park Service: Effigy Mounds National Monument on Line Teacher's Guide
An extensive guide to lesson plans created by teachers about the mound building Indians.
PBS
Art21: Martin Puryear
Puryear?s monumental objects and public installations are made in wood, stone, tar, wire, and various metals. He was a self-trained craftsman before becoming an artist and relies heavily on his earlier trade within his current work.
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National Park Service: Devils Tower
This resource, by the National Park Service, offers a comprehensive series of information about Devils Tower. This natural formation, highly regarded by Native Americans, has also had the great distinction of being listed as the first...
Museum of Modern Art
Mo Ma: Richard Serra Sculpture: Forty Years
The Museum of Modern Art presents the exhibit "Richard Serra Sculpture: Forty Years", a survey of tha last forty years of the American sculptors production including three new monumental pieces.
University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma College of Law: The Concord Hymn
Ralph Waldo Emerson's lyrics to The Concord Hymn, sung at the completion of the Concord Monument, July 4, 1837.
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National Park Service: Fort Matanzas: Bernardo De Galvez
Bernardo de Galvez, featured in this biography, was the appointed governor in Louisiana in 1776 and during his term he conquered all of British Florida exept St. Augustine. Find out what makes this Spanish man so American.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Themepark: Liberty: United States Historical Places
Find a large collection of internet resources organized around historical places. Links to places to go, people to see, things to do, teacher resources, and bibliographies.
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National Park Service: National Historic Landmark Program
You can chose your state to see all the National Historic Landmarks there! Site explains what a National Historic landmark is, how a site is chosen, and a travel itinerary series.
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Cyark: Angel Island Immigration Station
From 1910 to 1940, the Angel Island Immigration Center in California functioned as a detention center for people immigrating to the United States through the West Coast. You can learn about this National Historic Landmark here through an...
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White House Museum
The unofficial virtual White House Museum is an exhausting interactive collection of the history and architecture of the White House.
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Pentagon Memorial Fund: National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial
This resource accompanies the Pentagon Memorial of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Includes an audio tour of the actual site. Photos and biographies of the victims can be found on the website, as well as personal video accounts of...
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Architect of the Capitol:history of the u.s. Capitol Building
Resource provides information on the U.S. Capitol Complex. Find information on the buildings themselves, the upkeep, history, and conservation efforts.
The White House
The White House: History and Grounds: Camp David
Overview of the tranquil presidential retreat grounds, known as Camp David, where foreign dignitaries are hosted as they meet with U.S. officials.
The White House
The White House: The West Wing Tour
Students can take a tour of the West Wing of the White House through photos, floor maps, and a video (with sign language) and peak into the many rooms from which the President and other government officials work.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: The Statue of Liberty
The human adventure and construction of the Statue of Liberty, designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, is told through a series of enlightening photographs.
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: National Symbols
Lesson in which students create American symbol folders to help them understand and identify national symbols.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Comprehensive summary features detailed facts and information on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery that honors the soldiers who have fallen during service to their country.
Charles I. Kelly and Lawrence E. Kelly
Many things.org: About Places
Read along and listen to historical information about several American monuments and icons.