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National Park Service: National Mall

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site is from the National Park Service. No shoe stores at this mall! Find out about our national "front yard" -- statistics, a link to the history of the National Mall, and a listing of all the monuments on the Mall. Also includes a...
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National Park Service: Bandelier National Monument

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the Bandelier National Monument located near Los Alamos, New Mexico. This area is "Best known for mesas, sheer-walled canyons, and the ancestral Pueblo dwellings found among them, Bandelier also includes over 23,000 acres of...
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National Park Service: Thomas Edison National Historical Park: Thomas Edison

For Students 9th - 10th
This site includes information about Thomas Edison's inventions and his home and family life. Find a lengthy biography and several sounds from Edison's original phonograph.
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National Park Service: Boston African American National Historic Site

For Students 9th - 10th
A tour and commentary about the many sites in Boston where abolitionists lived and worked. Click on the links to find out about these brave souls, both black and white, who fought against slavery.
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National Park Service: Bering Land Bridge Alaska

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Park Service provides information on a land bridge that connected North America to Siberia. What happened to the 2 mile thick glacier? Find out!
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National Park Service: Crater Lake National Park, Oregon

For Students 9th - 10th
You can be a Junior Ranger by participating in the program. The lake is a beautiful tourist spot during the summer.
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National Park Service: Gettysburg National Military Park: The Cavalry

For Students 9th - 10th
"Did you ever see a dead cavalryman?" That was a common saying back in the beginning of the Civil War. Unfortunately, even the cavalry wasn't spared in the bloodbath of the Civil War. Here is a one-page description of the Union and...
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National Park Service: The Life of Frederick Douglass

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of Frederick Douglass with links to pictures and short biographies of his wife and children.
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National Park Service: Alcatraz Island

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Part of the Golden Gate National Recreational Area, Alcatraz Island is located in the San Francisco Bay. Originally a lighthouse and military fort, the island is best known for being a federal prison. The island is packed full of...
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National Park Service: Big Hole National Battlefield:

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the Battle of Big Hole in which the Nez Perce and whites alike suffered many casualties. From the National Park Service.
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National Park Service: Booker T. Washington National Monument

For Students 9th - 10th
The Booker T. Washington National Monument in Hardy, Virginia, is on the site of the Burroughs Plantation where Mr. Washington was born a slave in 1856. In addition to information about monument activities, this site offers a biography,...
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National Park Service: Natchez Trace Scenic Trail

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an old indian trail. You can hike the trail or go bike riding. There are seasonal activities and ranger talks.
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National Park Service: Agate Fossil Beds: Geologic Formations

For Students 9th - 10th
This National Park Service site has information about these fossil beds in Nebraska and where the name Agate came from.
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National Park Service: California National Historic Trail

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the National Parks Service gives a brief history, and description of the California trail system which was used by settlers moving to California during the 1849 Gold Rush days.
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National Park Service: Devils Postpile National Monument

For Students Pre-K - 1st
National Park Services offers a geological curiosity with Devils Postpile National Monument in Mammoth Lakes, California. Columnar basalt, Rainbow Falls, and Reds Meadow Valley are all part of this wonder just west of the crest of the...
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National Park Service: Devils Postpile National Monument

For Students Pre-K - 1st
National Park Services offers a geological curiosity with Devils Postpile National Monument in Mammoth Lakes, California. Columnar basalt, Rainbow Falls, and Reds Meadow Valley are all part of this wonder just west of the crest of the...
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National Park Service: Death Valley National Park

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Death Valley acquired its name during the California Gold Rush, but the Timbisha Shoshone inhabited the region long before. The severely hot and dry national park is packed with history, culture, incredible geology, and, believe it or...
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National Park Service: Death Valley National Park

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Death Valley acquired its name during the California Gold Rush, but the Timbisha Shoshone inhabited the region long before. The severely hot and dry national park is packed with history, culture, incredible geology, and, believe it or...
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National Park Service: Eugene O'neill

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a brief biography of Eugene O'Neill. The main purpose of this site is for the Eugene O'Neill Nation Historic Site.
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National Park Service: Fort Necessity National Battlefield

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains pictures of the Fort Necessity battlefield. It also includes a description of the battle between Washington and the French that started the French and Indian War.
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National Park Service: Great Basin National Park Nevada: Glaciers/glacial Features

For Students 9th - 10th
Ten thousand years ago this park had glaciers. What happened to them? How did they affect the landscape? Click on this site and find out.
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National Park Service: Grand Canyon National Park

For Students 9th - 10th
The official site from the National Park Service. Includes information to plan a trip there, its geologic significance, its biological diversity, natural features, and ecosystems.
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National Park Service: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming: Glaciers

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on how glaciers shaped the landscape of Grand Teton.
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National Park Service: The Battle of Guilford Courthouse

For Students 9th - 10th
"The Americans fought like demons," a quote from Cornwallis on the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. Find historical highlights and biographical notes on Nathanael Greene and Lord Cornwallis.