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  National Battlefield

  Cowpens National Battlefield

  South Carolina

  A pasturing area at the time of the battle, this Revolutionary War site commemorates the place where Daniel Morgan and his army turned the flanks of Banastre Tarleto…

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  National Park

  Crater Lake National Park

  Oregon

  Crater Lake inspires awe. Native Americans witnessed its formation 7,700 years ago, when a violent eruption triggered the collapse of a tall peak. Scientists marvel…

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  National Monument & Preserve

  Craters Of The Moon National Monument & Preserve

  Idaho

  Craters of the Moon is a vast ocean of lava flows with scattered islands of cinder cones and sagebrush. We invite you to explore this "weird and scenic landscape" wh…

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  National Historical Park

  Cumberland Gap National Historical Park

  Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia

  Cumberland Gap was the first great gateway to the west. Come follow the path of bison, Native Americans, longhunters, and pioneers. Walk where 300,000 people crossed…

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  National Historical Park

  Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park

  Ohio

  Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park was established to honor the lives and achievements of poet and author Paul Laurence Dunbar and aviation pioneers W…

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  National Park

  Death Valley National Park

  California, Nevada

  In this below-sea-level basin, steady drought and record summer heat make Death Valley a land of extremes. Yet, each extreme has a striking contrast. Towering peaks…

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  National Park & Preserve

  Denali National Park & Preserve

  Alaska

  Denali is six million acres of wild land, bisected by one ribbon of road. Travelers along it see the relatively low-elevation taiga forest give way to high alpine tu…

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  National Monument

  Dinosaur National Monument

  Colorado, Utah

  150 million years ago, dinosaurs roamed here. Their fossils are still embedded in the rocks. Today, mountains, desert, and rivers flowing in canyons support a variet…

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  National Monument

  El Malpais National Monument

  New Mexico

  The richly diverse volcanic landscape of El Malpais (el-mal-pie-EES) offers solitude, recreation, and adventure. Explore incredible geologic features such as young l…

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  National Monument

  El Morro National Monument

  New Mexico

  Imagine the refreshment of finding water after days of dusty travel. A reliable waterhole hidden at the base of a sandstone bluff made El Morro (the headland) a popu…

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  Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument

  Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument

  New Jersey, New York

  Millions of Americans and people around the world have ancestors who came through Ellis Island. The Main Immigration Building was the epicenter of one of the greates…

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  National Park

  Everglades National Park

  Florida

  Established in 1947 as the first national park created for its biodiversity, Everglades National Park protects 1.5 million acres of wetland, forest, and marine habit…

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  National Historic Site

  First Ladies National Historic Site

  Ohio

  First Ladies National Historic Site consists of two properties in downtown Canton, Ohio - the home of First Lady Ida Saxton-McKinley and our Visitor Center. Come lea…

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  National Monument

  Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

  Colorado

  Beneath a grassy mountain valley in central Colorado lies one of the richest and most diverse fossil deposits in the world. Petrified redwood stumps up to 14 feet wi…

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  National Historic Site

  Fort Davis National Historic Site

  Texas

  Fort Davis is one of the best surviving examples of an Indian Wars' frontier military post in the Southwest. From 1854 to 1891, Fort Davis was strategically located…

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  National Battlefield

  Fort Donelson National Battlefield

  Kentucky, Tennessee

  Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant was becoming quite famous as he wrote these words following the surrender of Confederate Fort Donelson on Sunday, February 16, 186…

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  National Monument

  Fort Frederica National Monument

  Georgia

  War was imminent as James Oglethorpe established Fort Frederica in 1736, to help protect the British colonies from the Spanish in Florida. Fort Frederica illustrates…

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  National Historic Site

  Fort Larned National Historic Site

  Kansas

  Discover a complete and authentic army post from the 1860s -1870s! This well-preserved fort on the Santa Fe Trail shares a tumultuous history of the Indian Wars era.…

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  National Monument and Historic Shrine

  Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine

  Maryland

  by the dawn's early light, a large red, white and blue banner? Whose broad stripes and bright stars... were so gallantly streaming...over Fort McHenry! The valiant d…

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  National Battlefield

  Fort Necessity National Battlefield

  Pennsylvania

  The battle at Fort Necessity in the summer of 1754 was the opening action of the French and Indian War. This war was a clash of British, French and American Indian c…

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  National Historic Site

  Fort Point National Historic Site

  California

  From its vantage point overlooking the spectacular Golden Gate, Fort Point defended the San Francisco Bay following California's Gold Rush through World War II. Its…

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  National Monument

  Fort Pulaski National Monument

  Georgia

  For much of the 19th century, masonry fortifications were the United States’ main defense against overseas enemies. However, during the Civil War, new technology pro…

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  National Historic Site

  Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

  North Carolina

  Amongst the shallow blue waters of the Outer Banks lies Fort Raleigh on Roanoke Island. Shaped by constant winds of change, Fort Raleigh has become a focal point of…

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  National Historic Site

  Fort Scott National Historic Site

  Kansas

  Promises made and broken! Who deserves to be free? The fight for freedom! Soldiers fighting settlers! Each of these stories is a link in the chain of events that enc…