Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: The New Elk on the Block
Mary-Russell Roberson's article on elk in the Zoogoer Magazine centers on herds of elk located in both the western and eastern portions of the states.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: A Prehistoric Connection
This lesson plan is an adaptation of Activity 92 from Project Learning Tree. Students will research the four prehistoric time periods and compare and contrast them with their lives. By doing this, they will recognize the difference...
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Wa (State): Mount Rainier Natl Park
The National Park Service's master planning process at this national park in the 1920s marked a significant evolution in the professional management of scenic and recreational lands. The park retains most of the facilities that grew out...
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Unesco: United States of America: Redwood National and State Parks
Redwood National Park comprises a region of coastal mountains bordering the Pacific Ocean north of San Francisco. It is covered with a magnificent forest of coastal redwood trees, the tallest and most impressive trees in the world. The...
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Unesco: United States of America: Mesa Verde National Park
A great concentration of ancestral Pueblo Indian dwellings, built from the 6th to the 12th century, can be found on the Mesa Verde plateau in south-west Colorado at an altitude of more than 2,600 m. Some 4,400 sites have been recorded,...
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Great War & Jazz Age (1914 1928)
This Library of Congress time-line series surveys World War I and the Jazz Age. When World War I broke out in Europe, many changes were going on in the United States. Women were voting for the first time and African-American culture was...
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The Colorado River
Features basic information on the Colorado River including a map of the states it flows through.
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Unesco: Canada: Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
In 1932 Waterton Lakes National Park (Alberta, Canada) was combined with the Glacier National Park (Montana, United States) to form the world's first International Peace Park. Situated on the border between the two countries and offering...
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Wa (State): Yakima Park Stockade Group
Log building complex of four individual buildings in Mount Rainier National Park that is architecturally significant on its own.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Adirondack Park
Largest publicly protected area in the lower 48 United States; largest National Historic Landmark; largest and one of earliest areas protected by any state; established in 1885; later protected in "forever wild" section of New York state...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Wyoming: Fort Yellowstone
Fort Yellowstone is a former United States Army base created in 1888 to guard the park. It became administrative headquarters of Yellowstone National Park.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington (State): Paradise Inn
Opened in 1917, and built in the National Park Service Rustic style of architecture, the Inn was closed in 2005 to undergo major remodeling to conform to safety standards, and scheduled to reopen in 2008.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington (State): Longmire Buildings
The three contributing buildings are the Service Station, the Community Building, and the third (former) Administration Building, and are examples of National Park Service Rustic architecture.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: United States of America, 1883
A map from 1883 of the 'lower forty-eight’ United States showing state boundaries and state capitals, major cities and towns, mountain systems, lakes, rivers, and coastal features. The map shows Yellowstone National Park, the first in...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Arkansas: Bathhouse Row
In Hot Springs National Park; largest collection of bathhouses in the United States; remains of the only federally-run spa.