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  National Historic Site

  Springfield Armory National Historic Site

  Massachusetts

  For nearly two centuries, the U.S. Armed Forces and American industry looked to Springfield Armory for innovative engineering and superior firearms. Springfield Armo…

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  National Historic Trail

  Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail

  District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia

  The Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail is a collection of sites impacted by the War of 1812. These local, historic sites tell the story of the Chesapeake C…

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  National Monument

  Statue Of Liberty National Monument

  New York

  A gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States "The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World" is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and…

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  National Historical Park

  Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park

  Missouri

  Established by 1750, Ste. Geneviève was the first permanent European settlement in Missouri. Early French Canadian settlers were drawn here by the rich agricultural…

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  National Historic Site

  Steamtown National Historic Site

  Pennsylvania

  Feel the heat from the firebox, smell hot steam and oil; hear the whistle and the "chuff-chuff" from the smokestack, feel the ground vibrate, and watch as one-ton dr…

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  National Battlefield

  Stones River National Battlefield

  Tennessee

  The Battle of Stones River began on the last day of 1862 and became one of the bloodiest conflicts of the Civil War. The battle produced important military and polit…

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  National Monument

  Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument

  Arizona

  The lava flow lies on the land like a dream, a wonderland of rock. A thousand years ago the ground was torn open and lava erupted into the sky, forever changing the…

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  National Preserve

  Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

  Kansas

  Tallgrass prairie once covered 170 million acres of North America, but within a generation most of it had been transformed into farms, cities, and towns. Today less…

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  National Park Service site

  The White House and President's Park

  District of Columbia

  The White House is owned by the American people and stewarded by the National Park Service. It is more than the President's residence; it is a site for protests and…

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  National Park

  Theodore Roosevelt National Park

  North Dakota

  When Theodore Roosevelt came to Dakota Territory to hunt bison in 1883, he was a skinny, young, spectacled dude from New York. He could not have imagined how his adv…

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  National Historic Site

  Thomas Stone National Historic Site

  Maryland

  In 1776, Thomas Stone and 55 others signed the Declaration of Independence. In doing so, Stone risked his home, his family's security, and even his life to support t…

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  Ecological & Historic Preserve

  Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve

  Florida

  Visit one of the last unspoiled coastal wetlands on the Atlantic Coast. Discover 6,000 years of human history and experience the beauty of salt marshes, coastal dune…

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  National Monument

  Tonto National Monument

  Arizona

  Located within the northern range of the Sonoran Desert lie two cliff dwellings that were occupied from 1300-1450 CE (common era). They represent a vibrant culture c…

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  National Monument

  Tule Lake National Monument

  California

  Tule Lake National Monument includes both Tule Lake Segregation Center, the largest and most controversial of the sites where Japanese Americans were incarcerated du…

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  National Historical Park

  Tumacácori National Historical Park

  Arizona

  Tumacácori sits at a cultural crossroads in the Santa Cruz River valley. Here O’odham, Yaqui, and Apache people met and mingled with European Jesuit and Franciscan m…

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  National Monument

  Tuzigoot National Monument

  Arizona

  Water flows under and through this landscape, feeding the growth of people and towns. The Verde Valley is watered by snowmelt, summer monsoons, and springs that well…

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  National Historic Site

  Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site

  Missouri

  Ulysses S. Grant is known as the victorious Civil War general who saved the Union and the 18th President of the United States. He first met Julia Dent, his future wi…

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  Scenic & Recreational River

  Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River

  New York, Pennsylvania

  Canoe through rapids and quiet pools as the Delaware River winds its way through a valley of swiftly changing scenery or fish amid rolling hills and riverfront villa…

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  National Preserve

  Valles Caldera National Preserve

  New Mexico

  About 1.2 million years ago, a spectacular volcanic eruption created a 14-mile-wide circular depression in the earth now known as Valles Caldera. The preserve is kno…

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  National Historical Park

  Valley Forge National Historical Park

  Pennsylvania

  Valley Forge is the place where George Washington and the Continental Army took refuge during the winter of 1777-1778. Today the park protects 3,500 acres of meadows…

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  National Historic Site

  Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site

  New York

  Built by of one of the first families of wealth in America. Designed by one of the nation's preeminent architects. The Vanderbilt Mansion is a home built expressly f…

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  National Military Park

  Vicksburg National Military Park

  Louisiana, Mississippi

  To Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Vicksburg was the "nailhead that holds the South's two halves together." President Abraham Lincoln remarked "Vicksburg is t…

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  National Park

  Virgin Islands National Park

  U.S. Virgin Islands

  Go beyond Virgin Islands National Park's stunning white-sand beaches. Hike to historic plantation sites to learn about a challenging past when sugar and enslaved lab…

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  National Park

  Voyageurs National Park

  Minnesota

  Voyageurs National Park spans 218,000 acres of lakes, forests, and streams in northern Minnesota. Established in 1975, the park is named after the French-Canadian Vo…