America's Historic Sites Table of Contents

Publisher's Note, vii Contributor List, ix

Alabama, 1 History of Alabama, 2 Montgomery, 4 Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, 8 Tuskegee Institute, 11 Other Historic Sites, 15

Alaska, 17 History of Alaska, 18 Iditarod National Historic Trail, 20 Nome, 23 Sitka, 26 Skagway, 29 Other Historic Sites, 33

Arizona, 36 History of Arizona, 37 Canyon de Chelly, 39 Casa Grande Ruins, 44 Coronado National Memorial, 48 Grand Canyon, 51 Navajo National Monument, 54 Taliesin West, 58 Tombstone, 62 Wupatki National Monument, 65 Other Historic Sites, 70

Arkansas, 72 History of Arkansas, 73 Arkansas Post, 75 Little Rock Central High School, 80 Other Historic Sites, 83

California, 85 History of California, 86 Alcatraz Island, 89 Angelus Temple, Los Angeles, 93 Chinatown, San Francisco, 95 Columbia, 102 Death Valley, 105 Donner Camp, Truckee, 108 El Pueblo de Los Angeles, 111 Golden Gate Bridge, 115 Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, 119 Hearst Castle, 122 Hollywood, 125 John Muir National Historic Site, 130 Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, 133 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, 136 Manzanar, 140 Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá, 143 Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, 147 Mission San Juan Capistrano, 151 Monterey, 154 Nixon Birthplace, Yorba Linda, 159 Presidio of San Francisco, 162 San Diego Presidio, 165 Sonoma, 169 Sutter's Fort, 173 Sutter's Mill, 178 Watts, 182 Other Historic Sites, 186

Colorado, 195 History of Colorado, 196 Bent's Old Fort, 198 Leadville, 203 Mesa Verde, 209 Pikes Peak, 213 Telluride, 216 Other Historic Sites, 220

Connecticut, 221 History of Connecticut, 222 Mystic, 224 Nook Farm, 228 Old New-Gate Prison, 231 Other Historic Sites, 234

Delaware, 238 History of Delaware, 239 Eleutherian Mills, 241 New Castle, 243 Wilmington, 246 Other Historic Sites, 250

District of Columbia, 251 History of the District of Columbia, 252 The Capitol, 254 Ford's Theatre, 259 Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, 262 Gallaudet University, 266 Georgetown, 269 Lincoln Memorial, 272 Mary McLeod Bethune Council House, 275 The National Mall, 279 Sewall-Belmont House, 283 Smithsonian Institution, 286 Thomas Jefferson Memorial, 290 Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 292 Washington Monument, 296 The White House, 299 Other Historic Sites, 304

Florida, 310 History of Florida, 311 Cape Canaveral, 314 Key West, 319 St. Augustine, 326 Other Historic Sites, 331

Georgia, 334 History of Georgia, 335 Andersonville, 337 Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, 340 Fort Frederica, 344 Martin Luther King, Jr., Historic District, Atlanta, 349 Savannah, 353 Stone Mountain, 356 Other Historic Sites, 359

Hawaii, 362 History of Hawaii, 363 Iolani Palace, Honolulu, 365 Kawaiahao Church and Mission Houses, Honolulu, 369 Lahaina, 371 Pearl Harbor, 375 Other Historic Sites, 380

Idaho, 383 History of Idaho, 384 Lemhi Pass, Tendoy, 386 Nez Perce National Historical Park, 388 Other Historic Sites, 394

Illinois, 396 History of Illinois, 397 Cahokia, 399 Chicago Water Tower, 403 Haymarket Square, Chicago, 408 Hull-House, Chicago, 414 Museum of Science and Industry and Midway Plaisance, Chicago, 419 New Salem, 425 Pullman, 429 Other Historic Sites, 433

Indiana, 438 History of Indiana, 439 Columbus, 441 New Harmony, 445 Vincennes, 450 Other Historic Sites, 454

Iowa, 457 History of Iowa, 458 Amana Colonies, 460 Effigy Mounds National Monument, 464 Other Historic Sites, 467

Kansas, 469 History of Kansas, 470 Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, 472 Dodge City, 476 Other Historic Sites, 481

Kentucky, 484 History of Kentucky, 485 Cumberland Gap, 487 Other Historic Sites, 490

Louisiana, 494 History of Louisiana, 495 The French Quarter, New Orleans, 497 Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, 502 Other Historic Sites, 506

Maine, 509 History of Maine, 510 Fort Kent and Madawaska, 512 Kennebunkport, 517 Old York Gaol, 519 Other Historic Sites, 521

Maryland, 524 History of Maryland, 525 Annapolis, 527 Antietam, 532 Camp David, 536 Clara Barton National Historic Site, 539 Fort McHenry, 542 Frederick, 546 Other Historic Sites, 551

Massachusetts, 555 History of Massachusetts, 556 Boston Common and Beacon Hill, 559 Dickinson Homestead, Amherst, 563 The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, 566 Freedom Trail, Boston, 570 Hancock Shaker Village, 576 Harvard Square and University, Cambridge, 579 Lexington and Concord, 584 Plymouth, 587 Salem, 592 Other Historic Sites, 597

Michigan, 600 History of Michigan, 601 Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum, 603 Mackinac Island, 608 Other Historic Sites, 615

Minnesota, 618 History of Minnesota, 619 Fort Snelling, 621 Grand Portage, 623 Other Historic Sites, 627

Mississippi, 630 History of Mississippi, 631 Natchez, 633 Vicksburg, 638 Other Historic Sites, 643

Missouri, 646 History of Missouri, 647 George Washington Carver National Monument, 649 Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, St. Louis, 653 Mark Twain Boyhood Home, Hannibal, 657 St. Joseph, 660 Other Historic Sites, 665

Montana, 669 History of Montana, 670 Butte, 672 Little Bighorn, 678 Other Historic Sites, 681

Nebraska, 684 History of Nebraska, 685 Homestead National Monument, 687 Scotts Bluff National Monument, 690 Other Historic Sites, 692

Nevada, 695 History of Nevada, 696 Las Vegas, 699 Virginia City, 702 Other Historic Sites, 707

New Hampshire, 709 History of New Hampshire, 710 Mount Washington Cog Railway, 712 Portsmouth and New Castle, 715 Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, 720 Other Historic Sites, 722

New Jersey, 725 History of New Jersey, 726 Cape May, 728 Edison National Historic Site, 734 Morristown, 738 Paterson, 744 Other Historic Sites, 749

New Mexico, 753 History of New Mexico, 754 Ácoma Pueblo, 757 Aztec Ruins, 760 Bandelier National Monument, 764 Chaco Canyon, 768 El Morro, 772 Gila Cliff Dwellings, 775 Los Alamos, 778 Salinas Pueblo Missions, 782 Santa Fe, 785 Taos, 789 Other Historic Sites, 793

New York, 795 History of New York, 796 Brooklyn Bridge, 798 Central Park, 802 Chautauqua, 805 Cooperstown, 811 Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, 815 Empire State Building, 818 Fort Stanwix and Erie Canal Village, 822 Fort Ticonderoga, 826 Franklin D. Roosevelt, Home of, 832 Grant's Tomb, 835 Greenwich Village, 838 Hamilton Grange, 843 Harlem, 847 Mount Lebanon Shaker Village, 853 Rockefeller Center, 858 Sagamore Hill, 864 Saratoga, 867 Seneca Falls, 872 Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, 877 United Nations, 882 Vanderbilt Mansion, 887 Wall Street, 891 West Point, 894 Woodstock Festival Site, 898 Other Historic Sites, 901

North Carolina, 913 History of North Carolina, 914 Carl Sandburg Home, 916 Kitty Hawk, 920 Roanoke Island, 923 Other Historic Sites, 927

North Dakota, 931 History of North Dakota, 932 Knife River Indian Villages, 934 Theodore Roosevelt National Park, 936 Other Historic Sites, 938

Ohio, 939 History of Ohio, 940 Kent State University, 942 Other Historic Sites, 945

Oklahoma, 951 History of Oklahoma, 952 Oklahoma City National Memorial, 954 Sod House Museum, 958 Tahlequah, 961 Other Historic Sites, 964

Oregon, 967 History of Oregon, 968 Fort Astoria, 970 Fort Clatsop, 972 Other Historic Sites, 978

Pennsylvania, 980 History of Pennsylvania, 981 Broad Street, Philadelphia, 983 Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site, 987 Gettysburg, 989 Hopewell Furnace, 994 Independence National Historical Park, 998 Johnstown Flood National Memorial, 1003 Pennsylvania Dutch Country, 1007 Valley Forge, 1011 Other Historic Sites, 1014

Rhode Island, 1023 History of Rhode Island, 1024 Newport, 1026 Providence, 1033 Roger Williams National Memorial, 1038 Other Historic Sites, 1042

South Carolina, 1044 History of South Carolina, 1045 Camden, 1047 Charleston, 1049 Ninety Six, 1053 Other Historic Sites, 1055

South Dakota, 1059 History of South Dakota, 1060 Mount Rushmore, 1062 Other Historic Sites, 1066

Tennessee, 1068 History of Tennessee, 1069 Beale Street, Memphis, 1071 Graceland, 1074 Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, 1078 The Hermitage, 1082 Shiloh, 1085 Other Historic Sites, 1088

Texas, 1091 History of Texas, 1092 The Alamo, 1095 Beaumont, 1101 Dealey Plaza, Dallas, 1106 Galveston, 1110 King Ranch, 1115 La Villita, 1120 Presidio La Bahia, 1122 San Antonio Missions, 1126 San Jacinto, 1130 Other Historic Sites, 1134

Utah, 1138 History of Utah, 1139 Golden Spike, 1142 Temple Square, Salt Lake City, 1146 Other Historic Sites, 1150

Vermont, 1152 History of Vermont, 1153 Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, 1155 SS Ticonderoga, 1157 Other Historic Sites, 1161

Virginia, 1163 History of Virginia, 1164 Appomattox Court House, 1166 Arlington National Cemetery, 1170 Booker T. Washington National Monument, 1173 Fredericksburg, 1177 Jamestown, 1181 Manassas, 1184 Monticello, 1188 Mount Vernon, 1192 Richmond, 1196 Williamsburg, 1202 Yorktown, 1206 Other Historic Sites, 1212

Washington, 1220 History of Washington, 1221 Mount St. Helens, 1224 Whitman Mission, 1228 Other Historic Sites, 1230

West Virginia, 1233 History of West Virginia, 1234 Harpers Ferry, 1236 Other Historic Sites, 1241

Wisconsin, 1244 History of Wisconsin, 1245 Circus World Museum, 1247 Taliesin, 1249 Other Historic Sites, 1254

Wyoming, 1258 History of Wyoming, 1259 Fort Laramie, 1261 Yellowstone, 1266 Other Historic Sites, 1271

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