Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Nevada
Use this site to explore the rich history of Nevada. Learn about Native American culture from the past and in the future.
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Chippewa Camp. Click for Larger Image.
This site provides information on the Indians that inhabited the Great Lakes Region upon settlement by Europeans.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Hoover Dam
Article provides statistics and facts about the Hoover Dam, the powerplant, and Lake Mead.
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History of the St. Lawrence Seaway Project
Timeline of events detailing the history of the St. Lawrence Seaway Project.
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D Cist: Rush Bagot Monument Comes Out of Hiding
This newspaper article gives a brief description of the Rush-Bagot Treaty in its reporting on the monument to this treaty in Washington DC.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Gulf of Mexico Program: Woodland Cultures (2000 Bc to 1,000 Bc)
This site presents information on the three periods of Woodland Culture. It briefly describes how the Woodland culture began as small villages depending on subsistence farming and hunting. Also describes the move to the mound building...
Lonely Planet
Lonely planet.com: Color Map of Nicaragua
This site has a great full color map of Nicaragua complete with cities, rivers and lakes detailed. Or you can choose the "zoom out" feature and see all of Central America and the Caribbean.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Nhmu: Cultural Clutter Tales in the Trash
Fourth graders list three or more types of evidence of prehistoric cultures that encouraged archaeologists to investigate the marshes around the Great Salt Lake.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Ontario, 1903
A map from 1903 of the Ontario province south of Lake Nipissing and the Ottawa and French Rivers. The map shows county boundaries, major cities and towns, railways, rivers, lakes, and islands of the Great Lakes.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Ontario, 1911
A map from 1911 of the southern part of Ontario from the Algoma and Nipissing districts south to the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. The map shows district and county boundaries, major cities and towns, forest reserves, the Algonquin...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Northern Campaign, 1812 1814
A map of the Great Lakes region of North America showing the area of conflict during the northern campaign of the War of 1812, from Lake Michigan east to Lake Champlain and the Hudson River. The map shows the routes of Hull, Wilkinson,...
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Etc: Scene of Operations in the War of 1812, 1812 1815
A map of the Great Lakes Region of North America to the Hudson River showing the northern area of conflict during the War of 1812, including the important sites of Fort Dearborn (Chicago), Battle of Tippecanoe, Detroit, Frenchtown (River...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Settled Ontario, 1920
A map from 1920 showing the most populous portions of the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec along the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. The map shows major cities and towns, railways, lakes, and rivers in the area.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Canada, Railways and Economic Regions, 1911
A map from 1911 of Canada showing the principal economic regions, railway network, and shipping routes in the Great Lakes and Hudson Bay. The map is color-coded to show the industrial districts, agricultural lands, grazing lands, and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mississippi Valley, 1672 1673
A facsimile from the collection of Francis Parkman (1865) of an early map of the Mississippi River Valley from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, showing the explorations of Father Jacques Marquette (1672-1673). The map shows Lac de...
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Etc: Chief Scene of Operations French and Indian War, 1754 1755
A map of the eastern Great Lakes region to the Hudson River and Lake Champlain showing the chief scene of operations of the French-Indian War at the outbreak of the war in 1754-1755. The map shows the British and French forts and...
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Etc: American Rev War Operations in the West, 1775 1782
A map of the Northwest Territory between the Allegheny Mountains and the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes to the Tennessee River showing the military operations and extent of settlement in the area during the American Revolutionary...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Seat of War, 1812 1814
A map of the Great Lakes and New England region of North America showing the northern area of conflict during the War of 1812, including the important sites of Detroit, Buffalo, Lewiston, Queenstown, Ogdensburg, Battle of the Thames...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The War of 1812, 1812 1815
A series of maps showing the important sites of the War of 1812-1814 between the United States and England, with insets detailing the northern region of the Great Lakes east to Lake Champlain, the vicinity of Detroit, the vicinity of...
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Etc: Maps Etc: The Terminal Moraine (Eastern), Second Glacial Epoch
A map showing the terminal moraine of the second glacial epoch east of the Great Lakes region, including the glacial landscape features of Cape Cod and Nantucket, Long Island, the Catskills and Finger Lakes, and the extreme terminal...
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Etc: Maps Etc: War of 1812 Map of Main Operations, 1812
A map of the Great Lakes region showing the main operations during the War of 1812 (1812-1814). It also shows some of the inland waters. This war was between the United States and Great Britain because of "Great Britain's attitude in...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The United States, 1910
A map from 1910 of the United States showing general elevations, water depths, watershed boundaries, and terrain features, including the Pacific Slope, Great Basin, Colorado Plateau, Cordilleran Highlands, Rocky Mountains, Great Central...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The United States, 1790
A map of the early United States showing the expansion of settlements by 1790. The map is shading-coded to show the area of settlement before 1760, and between 1760 and 1790, including the areas west of the Alleghany Mountains in the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mississippi Valley, 1682
A facsimile of a map by Jean Baptiste Louis Franquelin (1682) of the Mississippi River Valley from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico showing the explorations of Robert LaSalle (Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle) as far south as...
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