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National Park Service: Eisenhower National Historic Site: Military Career
Online exhibition details aspects of Eisenhower's military career, beginning with his days as a West Point cadet. Covers his campaigns in North Africa and Italy, his appointment as Supreme Allied Commander, the Normandy invasion, and his...
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National Park Service: Johnstown Flood National Memorial
An enlightening website tells the story of the "1889 flood that devastated Pennsylvania." Click on the pictures to learn interesting details about the flood and the damage it caused.
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National Park Service: Manzanar National Historic Site
A virtual tour of the Japanese internment camp at Manzanar. Presents the camp as it exists today and provides a map of where different facilities were located.
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National Park Service: Statue of Liberty
This site provides history and information about the Statue, including information about visiting, the statistics and measurements of the Lady, and historical background of France/U.S. relations. Be sure to click on the "Handbook" link...
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National Park Service: Atlanta: National Register of Historic Places
Explore Atlanta by visiting a number of historic sites in this fascinating city. Each highlighted site features commentary on historic significance and eye catching photography. At the bottom of each page you see links to four essays...
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National Park Service: Asheville, Nc: National Register of Historic Places
View the city of Asheville's history through a tour of this travel itinerary. See places of historical significance and many colorful photographs. Peruse the list of internet sites to learn more about this interesting city.
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National Park Service: Savannah, Ga: Lasting Legacy of Colonial City Planning
The site explores the colonial history of the city of Savannah, Georgia. This interactive lesson has excellent information, an inquiry question, historical context, maps, readings, images, and activities.
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National Park Service: International Civil Rights Walk of Fame: Juanita Abernathy
Learn about the achievements of civil rights activist Juanita Abernathy in this concise biography.
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National Park Service: The Battle of Guilford Courthouse
An excellent description of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse links to maps, photographs, and original source documents and instructional activity plans.
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National Park Service: Cwsac: Civil War Battle Summaries: Main Western Theater, 1863
From this site you can get a list of the major campaigns in the main Western Theater in 1863. Clicking on the links will take you to a description of each battle in each campaign.
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National Park Service: Log on and Learn: Discover Presidental Log Cabins
Designed specifically for the middle school student. This site is full of activities that introduce you to the log cabins of several American presidents. Follow teams on archaeological digs as they discover treasures from the past.
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National Park Service: Raleigh, North Carolina: Discover Our Shared Heritage
Tour 48 historical places in this impressive site. Observe the color photographs and read the historical essays associated with each place. A list of sites and maps are provided for ease of navigation through the site.
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National Park Service: Cwsac: Civil War Battle Summaries: Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf
Here you will find a listing of all the engagements in the Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach campaigns in the Civil War. Hyperlinks take you to descriptions of the individual engagements.
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National Park Service: Confinement and Ethnicity
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...
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National Park Service: Antietam: The Emancipation Proclamation (Full Text)
Read a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, issued by Abraham Lincoln in September, 1862, and put into law on January 1, 1863.
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National Park Service: Thomas Edison National Historical Park: Edison Biography
Here is a very detailed biography of Thomas Edison ranging from his boyhood and his work as a telegrapher, moving on to his invention of the phonograph and incandescent light bulb, and finally, a description of his laboratories where he...
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National Park Service: Hampton Historical Site: Lives of Indentured Servants
A comprehensive article from Maryland Historical Magazine written about the indentured servants, particularly those in Hampton, Maryland.
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National Park Service: Mojave Indians
Excellent NPS site tells of the Mojave Indians; their history, culture and beliefs..
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National Park Service: The General Sherman Tree
Learn facts about General Sherman, an ancient Sequoia tree that is also the largest tree on Earth.
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National Park Service: Ellis Island
The official website for Ellis Island provides information and photos on the history and culture as well as news about the Island. Site includes information for teachers, especially in regard to planning a class trip. Also included are...
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National Park Service: Lincoln Home: The Lincoln Douglas Debates of 1858
This site provides the transcripts to all 7 of the debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas.
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National Park Service: Alcatraz Island
Follow links to learn about Alcatraz Island as a lighthouse, a federal prison, a part of American Indian history, and a natural habitat.
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National Park Service: Obed Wild & Scenic River
Tennessee is home to the Obed Wild & Scenic River, located in the Cumberland Plateau. The area currently offers many recreational opportunities, but perusing the "History & Culture" and "Nature & Science" tabs will reveal a...
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National Park Service: Obed Wild & Scenic River
Tennessee is home to the Obed Wild & Scenic River, located in the Cumberland Plateau. The area currently offers many recreational opportunities, but perusing the "History & Culture" and "Nature & Science" tabs will reveal a...