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US National Archives

Nara: Teaching With Documents: Unfinished Lincoln Memorial Interactive Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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: National Public Radio

Npr: The Lincoln Memorial

For Students 9th - 10th
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

Pbs Liberty!: Benedict Arnold's Leg

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
A landmark on the Oregon and Mormon Trails.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Arizona: Casa Grande Ruins Natl Monument

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
The first claim made under the Homestead Act of 1862.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Arizona: Walnut Canyon Natl Monument

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
Navajo Tribal Trust Land preserving artifacts of indigenous peoples.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Nm: Gila Cliff Dwellings Natl Monument

For Students 9th - 10th
Cliff dwellings from the 1280s through the early 1300s.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Arizona: Montezuma Castle Natl Monument

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
Preserves ancestral Pueblo structures in north-western New Mexico.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Colorado: Yucca House Natl Monument

For Students 9th - 10th
Unexcavated Ancestral Puebloan archaeological site.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in New York: Fort Stanwix Natl Monument

For Students 9th - 10th
Modern reconstruction of colonial fort on original site.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Nm: Salinas Pueblo Missions Natl Monument

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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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US National Archives

Nara: Panoramic Photography Exhibit

For Students 9th - 10th
View 21 panoramic photos from the National Archives collection that feature images of natural disaster sites, major construction projects, military units, and the like.
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BBC

Bbc News: Obelisk Arrives Back in Ethiopia

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Other

Scrapbookpages.com: The City of Nurnberg

For Students 9th - 10th
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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