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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire: Daniel Webster Family Home
Farmhouse where 19th century lawyer, politician, and orator Daniel Webster grew up. It is sometimes confused with the nearby Daniel Webster Birthplace Historic Site.
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Unesco: Canada: L'anse Aux Meadows National Historic Site
At the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland, the remains of an 11th-century Viking settlement are evidence of the first European presence in North America. The excavated remains of wood-framed peat-turf...
National Archives (UK)
Uk National Archives: The Art of War
A site that looks at historically significant illustrations, cartoons, films, and pictorial propoganda having to do with Britain's war efforts.
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National Burns Collection
Fantastic resource for information about Robert Burns. Search over 2000 Burns related objects in the online Gallery and Catalogue. The Learning section contains downloadable PDF Teacher Resource Kits and Virtual Visits to historical...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Nebraska: Pike Pawnee Village Site
Claimed for the U.S. by Captain Zebulon Pike during the Pike expedition in 1806.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Arizona: Casa Malpais Site
Ruin built around 1250 A.D.; inhabited until about 1440 A.D.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Kentucky: Fort Boonesborough Site
One of the original settlements in Kentucky.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Colorado: Lindenmeier Site
The only extensive Folsom culture campsite yet found with artifacts dating from approximately 11200 BCE to 3000 BCE.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Idaho: Bear River Massacre Site
Where California Volunteers wrought Bear River Massacre upon a Shoshoni village in 1863.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alaska: Iyatayet Site
Shows evidence of several separate cultures, dating back as far as 6000 B.C.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alaska: Chilkoot Trail and Dyea Site
Major access route from the coast to Yukon goldfields in the late 1890s.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Arkansas: Toltec Mounds Site
One of the most significant remnants of Native American life in the state.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Wisconsin: Oconto Site
Burial ground and artifacts dating back 5,000-6,000 years.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alaska: Yukon Island Main Site
Related to the Kachemak Bay Culture.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alaska: Birnirk Site
Sixteen prehistoric mounds of the Birnirk and Thule cultures.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Hawaii: Cook Landing Site
Captain James Cook landed here at the mouth of the Waimea River on January 20, 1778; He was the first European known to have sighted the Hawaiian Islands.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alaska: Chaluka Site
Includes a large mound; yields information about origins of Aleuts.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Arizona: Gatlin Site
Preserves a Hohokam platform mound, pit houses, ball courts, middens, and prehistoric canals.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alabama: Apalachicola Fort Site
Spain established this wattle and daub blockhouse on the Chattahoochee River in 1690, attempting to maintain influence among the Lower Creek Indians. It was used for one year, and destroyed by the Spanish when they abandoned it.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alaska: Leffingwell Camp Site
Campsite of geologist and polar explorer Ernest de Koven Leffingwell on Arctic coast of Alaska, not far from Prudhoe Bay.
PBS
Pbs: The City of Thulamela
Good information from PBS on Thulamela, another archaeological site in South Africa. Thulamela prospered between 1350 and 1650 A.D. and was skilled in mining and creating tools.
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National Park Service: Early History of Seattle
Although this site concerns itself with Seattle, many national issues are discussed. The issue of government ownership of the telegraph is mentioned.
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National Portrait Gallery: Face It!
This UK site gives us insight into how symbols and colors are used in a portrait to represent certain ideas. You can even take each portrait and have it shown in line drawing - print it out and color it your own way.
US National Archives
Our Documents: 19th Amendment to the u.s. Const.
This site contains a good overview of the 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. It gives background information on women's suffrage, provides the transcript of the actual document, and allows you to view an image of the document.