The Organic Act of 1916 created the National Park Service. The Act and its Amendments are reprinted here.

On this site you will find the application to the National Park Service to include the Bagg Bonanza Farm as a National Landmark. The first part describes what is found on the land now, but if you'll scroll through the history of...

Although somewhat difficult to read, this PDF file from the National Park Service describes the Battle of Big Hole and the history and archeology surrounding this battle site. A most extensive study.

An online book entitled "Do Things Right the First Time": Administrative History The National Park Service and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980, written by G. Frank Williss and published in September of 1985.

Discover the various types of animal habitats located in Acadia National Park. Learn about the special features that allow them to live in their habitat.

Confinement and Ethnicity: An Overview of World War II Japanese American Relocation Sites, by J. Burton, M. Farrell, F. Lord, and R. Lord, is an online book no longer in print. It describes the internment and imprisonment of...

Read a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, issued by Abraham Lincoln in September, 1862, and put into law on January 1, 1863.

A comprehensive article from Maryland Historical Magazine written about the indentured servants, particularly those in Hampton, Maryland.

This site provides the transcripts to all 7 of the debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas.

A site from the National Park Service that provides limited information on the Kennesaw Mountain Civil War battle.

The complete text of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

This is the text and video [5:40] of Jesse Jackson's speech at the 1988 Democratic National Convention on July 19, 1988, at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia.

Our Documents is home to one hundred milestone documents that influenced that course of American history and American democracy. Includes full-page scans of each document, transcriptions, background information on their significance, and...

Find the text of the law that was passed to protect American archaeological sites and the artifacts that these sites contained.

This collection contains thousands of photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company and gives viewers the opportunity to explore America from the period of 1880 to 1920. Images include rural America, city life, men and women at work,...

This site provides information on the story of Rosa Parks, along with updates of services that she continued to perform up until her death in 2005.

A collection of original letters of John Muir and photographs of the era. From these, students can learn about the conservation movement and the arguments John Muir used in favor of preservation.

This collection uses primary sources to environmental preservation in the Progressive Era.

Primary source images looking at the settling of the West between 1870 and 1900 and the push by some to protect and preserve the natural beauty.