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  National Historic Site

  Fort Smith National Historic Site

  Arkansas, Oklahoma

  Explore life on the edge of frontier and Indian Territory through the stories of soldiers, the Trail of Tears, scandals, outlaws, and lawmen who pursued them. From t…

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  National Monument

  Fort Stanwix National Monument

  New York

  For centuries, the Oneida Carrying Place, a six-mile portage connecting the Mohawk River and Wood Creek, served as a vital link for those traveling by water from the…

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  National Historical Park

  Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park

  South Carolina

  Two forts stand at the entrance of Charleston Harbor. Patriots inside a palmetto log fort, later named Fort Moultrie, defeated the Royal Navy in 1776. As Charleston…

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  National Historic Site

  Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site

  Montana, North Dakota

  Between 1828 and 1867, Fort Union was the most important fur trade post on the Upper Missouri River. Here, the Assiniboine and six other Northern Plains Tribes excha…

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  National Historic Site

  Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

  Oregon, Washington

  Located on the north bank of the Columbia River, in sight of snowy mountain peaks and a vibrant urban landscape, this park has a rich cultural past. From a frontier…

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  National Historic Site

  Frederick Douglass National Historic Site

  District of Columbia

  Frederick Douglass spent his life fighting for justice and equality. Born into slavery in 1818, he escaped as a young man and became a leading voice in the abolition…

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  National Military Park

  Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park

  Virginia

  Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania, this is America's battleground, where the Civil War roared to its bloody climax. No place more vividl…

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  National Historic Site

  Friendship Hill National Historic Site

  Pennsylvania

  Albert Gallatin is best remembered for his thirteen year tenure as Secretary of the Treasury during the Jefferson and Madison administrations. In that time he reduce…

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  National Park

  Gateway Arch National Park

  Missouri

  Gateway Arch National Park commemorates President Jefferson’s vision of a continental nation, the individuals and cultural groups who helped shape its history, St. L…

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  National Memorial

  General Grant National Memorial

  New York

  The final resting place of President Ulysses S. Grant and his wife, Julia, is the largest mausoleum in North America. It testifies to a people’s gratitude for the ma…

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  National Historical Park

  George Rogers Clark National Historical Park

  Indiana

  The British flag would not be raised above Fort Sackville Feb. 25, 1779. At 10 A.M., the garrison surrendered to American Colonel George Rogers Clark. His American a…

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  National Monument

  George Washington Carver National Monument

  Missouri

  The young child known as the "Plant Doctor" tended his secret garden while observing the day-to-day operations of a 19th century farm. Nature and nurture ultimately…

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  National Military Park

  Gettysburg National Military Park

  Pennsylvania

  The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War, the Union victory that ended General Robert E. Lee's second and most ambitious invasion of the North.…

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  National Monument

  Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

  New Mexico

  For thousands of years, groups of nomads used the caves above Cliff Dweller Creek as temporary shelter. In the late 1200s, people of the agricultural Mogollon (South…

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  National Park & Preserve

  Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve

  Alaska

  Covering 3.3 million acres of rugged mountains, dynamic glaciers, temperate rainforest, wild coastlines and deep sheltered fjords, Glacier Bay National Park and Pres…

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  National Park

  Glacier National Park

  Montana

  A showcase of melting glaciers, alpine meadows, carved valleys, and spectacular lakes. With over 700 miles of trails, Glacier is a paradise for adventurous visitors…

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  National Historical Park

  Golden Spike National Historical Park

  Utah

  One of the greatest technological achievements of the 19th century is the completion of the first transcontinental railroad across the United States. Visitors to the…

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  National Park

  Grand Canyon National Park

  Arizona

  Entirely within the state of Arizona, the park encompasses 278 miles (447 km) of the Colorado River and adjacent uplands. Located on the ancestral homelands of 11 pr…

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  National Monument

  Grand Portage National Monument

  Minnesota

  Travel into the past to discover the present. Explore the partnership between the Grand Portage Anishinaabe and the North West Company during the North American fur…

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  National Park

  Great Basin National Park

  Nevada

  From the 13,063-foot summit of Wheeler Peak to the sagebrush-covered foothills, Great Basin National Park hosts a sample of the incredible diversity of the larger Gr…

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  Park

  Great Falls Park

  Virginia

  At Great Falls, the Potomac River builds up speed and force as it falls over a series of steep, jagged rocks and flows through the narrow Mather Gorge. The Patowmack…

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  National Park & Preserve

  Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve

  Colorado

  The tallest dunes in North America are the centerpiece in a diverse landscape of grasslands, wetlands, forests, alpine lakes, and tundra. Stay on a moonless night to…

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  National Park

  Great Smoky Mountains National Park

  North Carolina, Tennessee

  Ridge upon ridge of forest straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. World renowned for its diversity of plan…

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  National Military Park

  Guilford Courthouse National Military Park

  North Carolina

  "I never saw such fighting since God made me. The Americans fought like demons." - Lt. General Charles, Earl Cornwallis On March 15, 1781, six years into the America…