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Historic Sites
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Fort McHenry National Monument And Historic Shrine Baltimore, Maryland |
The monument honors the fort which inspired Francis Scott Key to pen the National Anthe |
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Fort Pulaski National Monument Savannah, Georgia |
The Battle for Fort Pulaski in April 1862 marked a turning |
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Fort Stanwix Rome, New York |
Known as "the fort that never surrendered," Fort Stanwix, under the command of Col. |
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Fort Sumter National Monument Sullivan's Island, South Carolina |
Decades of growing strife between North and South erupted i |
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Fort Union National Monument Watrous, New Mexico |
Fort Union was established in 1851 as the guardian of the Santa Fe Trail. |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia |
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." These are the words of our 32nd Presid |
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George Mason Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia |
The George Mason Memorial, dedicated on April 9, 2002, honors the little known but wide |
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George Washington Birthplace Colonial Beach, Virginia |
The Memorial House and Colonial Kitchen were constructed in 1931 to recreate the home i |
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George Washington Carver National Monument Diamond, Missouri |
George Washington Carver's favorite pastime was art. |
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Harding Tomb Marion, Ohio |
The monument, set in ten acres of landscaped grounds, is similar in appearance to a rou |
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Homestead National Monument Beatrice, Nebraska |
The Homestead Act of 1862 has been called one the most important pieces of Legislation |
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Indiana World War Memorial Plaza Historic District Indianapolis, Indiana |
Construction began on the Indiana World War Memorial Plaza in 1919 to honor the America |
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Iwo Jima Memorial Arlington, Virginia |
The Marine Corps War Memorial stands as a symbol of this grateful Nation's esteem for t |
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Jay Heritage Center Rye, New York |
Located on 23 acres in Westchester County, the Jay Heritage Center celebrates the boyho |
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Jefferson National Expansion Memorial St. Louis, Missouri |
Thomas Jefferson’s vision of the spr |
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Jenks Park And Cogswell Tower Central Falls, Rhode Island |
Originally the site of an Indian observation point used during the l |
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John Ericsson National Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia |
During his lifetime, John Ericsson revolutionized several facets of technology. |
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John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza Dallas, Texas |
The assassination of President Kennedy changed the city—and the world—forever. |
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Korean War Veterans Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia |
Nineteen stainless steel sculptures stand silently under the watchful eye of a sea of f |
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Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Lincoln City, Indiana |
At the Memorial Visitor Center, visitors can watch a15 minute orientation film and walk |
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Lincoln Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia |
“In this temple, as in the hearts of the people for whom he saved the Union, the memory |
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Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Big Horn County, Montana |
This area memorializes one of the last armed efforts of the Northern Plains Indians to |
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Macarthur Memorial Norfolk, Virginia |
The museum is housed in Norfolk's nineteenth-century City Hall, which is both a Virgini |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia |
Opened to the public on August 22, 2011, the Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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Maryland State House Annapolis, Maryland |
The Maryland State House is the oldest state capitol still in continuous legislative us |
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Minidoka National Historic Site Hagerman, Idaho |
After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, hostility and suspicion |
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial Keystone, South Dakota |
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is |
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National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial Kansas City, Missouri |
Opened on December 2, 2006, the museum contains objects and documents ranging from weap |
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Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia |
Located in Lady Bird Johnson Park on Columbia Island, the Navy-Merchant Marine Memorial |
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New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site Vails Gate, New York |
In October 1782, General George Washington moved his army to New Windsor to establish w |
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