US National Archives
Nara: Teaching With Documents: Unfinished Lincoln Memorial Interactive Lesson
This interactive link provides both learners and teachers with historical insight to the symbolism behind the dramatic construction of one of our nation's greatest monuments. Site includes pictures of various moments in the construction...
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Npr: The Lincoln Memorial
National Public Radio looks at the creation of the Lincoln Memorial, the controversies surrounding its design, and its political significance over the past 80 years.
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Pbs Liberty!: Benedict Arnold's Leg
The PBS program "Liberty!" notes Saratoga National Historic Park's monument to Benedict Arnold's leg. A brief, partial biography of Benedict Arnold covers the significance behind the monument, as well as the events that followed Arnold's...
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Nebraska: Scotts Bluff Natl Monument
A landmark on the Oregon and Mormon Trails.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Arizona: Casa Grande Ruins Natl Monument
Ruins of Hohokam structures. A four-story structure is the "casa grande" or "big house". Sheltered since 1932 under a large pavilion built to preserve the ruins.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in New Mexico: Petroglyph Natl Monument
Variety of cultural and natural resources including five volcanic cones, hundreds of archeological sites and an estimated 25,000 images carved by native peoples and early Spanish settlers.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in New Mexico: Fort Union Natl Monument
Preserves the second of three forts constructed on the site beginning in 1851; also ruins of the third; visible network of ruts from the old Santa Fe Trail.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Ne: Homestead Natl Monument of America
The first claim made under the Homestead Act of 1862.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Arizona: Walnut Canyon Natl Monument
Includes twenty-five cliff dwelling rooms constructed by the Sinagua people.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Arizona: Canyon De Chelly Natl Monument
Navajo Tribal Trust Land preserving artifacts of indigenous peoples.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Nm: Gila Cliff Dwellings Natl Monument
Cliff dwellings from the 1280s through the early 1300s.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Arizona: Montezuma Castle Natl Monument
Well-preserved cliff dwellings built and used by the Pre-Columbian Sinagua people around 1400 AD.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in New Mexico: Bandelier Natl Monument
Includes Frijoles Canyon; contains (restored) ruins of dwellings, kivas, rock paintings and petroglyphs.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in New York: Castle Clinton Natl Monument
Circular sandstone fort in Battery Park at the southern tip of Manhattan, New York City.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in New Mexico: Aztec Ruins Natl Monument
Preserves ancestral Pueblo structures in north-western New Mexico.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Colorado: Yucca House Natl Monument
Unexcavated Ancestral Puebloan archaeological site.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in New York: Fort Stanwix Natl Monument
Modern reconstruction of colonial fort on original site.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Nm: Salinas Pueblo Missions Natl Monument
Reminders of this earliest contact between Pueblo Indians and Spanish Colonials: the ruins of four mission churches and the partially excavated pueblo of Las Humanas.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in South Carolina: Fort Sumter Natl Monument
First shots of the American Civil War were fired here on January 9, 1861, and the Battle of Fort Sumter raged from April 12 to April 13.
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U.s. Route 40: History of Route 40
The history of U.S. Route 40, including the development of predecessor roads such as colonial roads, the national road, pioneer trails, and various highways.
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U.s. Route 40: History of Route 40
The history of U.S. Route 40, including the development of predecessor roads such as colonial roads, the national road, pioneer trails, and various highways.
US National Archives
Nara: Panoramic Photography Exhibit
View 21 panoramic photos from the National Archives collection that feature images of natural disaster sites, major construction projects, military units, and the like.
BBC
Bbc News: Obelisk Arrives Back in Ethiopia
The Axum Obelisk, a national treasure of Ethiopia, that was seized by Italian troops in 1937 was returned after 70 years. Discussed are the preparations for its return. A video shows the dismantling of the 160-ton monument.
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Scrapbookpages.com: The City of Nurnberg
This site from the Scrapbookpages.com provides information about Nurnberg, the unofficial capital of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. Famous people who lived and worked in Nurnberg (e.g., the artist Albrecht Durer) are...
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