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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Virginia: Sayler's Creek Battlefield
Sites of Battle of Sayler's Creek on April 6, 1865, where 1/4 of Lee's army was cut off, three days before surrender at Appomattox.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Hawaii: South Point Complex
Site of one of the earliest Hawaiian settlements and Southernmost point in the United States.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Nebraska: Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
Site of Father Flanagan's original boy's home.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Red Bank Battlefield
Site of the Battle of Red Bank on October 22, 1777.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania: Meadowcroft Rockshelter
Archaeological site associated with Native Americans.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota: Soudan Iron Mine
The Soudan Underground Mine is known as Minnesota's oldest, deepest, and richest iron mine, and now hosts the Soudan Underground Laboratory. In the late 19th century, prospectors searching for gold in northern Minnesota discovered...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Coso Rock Art District
Over 20,000 Indian petroglyphs are located in this NHLD, which also incorporates two earlier NHLs Big and Little Petroglyph Canyons. The site is located within Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Indiana: Angel Mounds
From AD 1000 to 1600, a town on this site was home to people of the Middle Mississippian culture. They built many mounds at this 100-acre (0.40 km2) community.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire: Mount Washington Hotel
Huge spa hotel in the White Mountains; site of 1944 Bretton Woods international monetary conference.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Kentucky: Perryville Battlefield
Site of largest battle in Kentucky during the American Civil War.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Illinois: Old State Capitol
The fifth capitol building of Illinois. Site of Lincoln's House Divided Speech.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Abbott Farm
Largest known Indian Woodland village archaeological site inhabited from 500 BC to 500 AD.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Fort Ticonderoga
Site of important battles in both French and Indian War and American Revolution.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in South Dakota: Molstad Village
A fortified prehistoric village of five circular house rings enclosed by a ditch comprises this archaeological site. It represents a transitional period as the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara peoples arose from the mixing of Central Plains...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alabama: Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
Martin Luther King, Jr. was the pastor of this church from 1954 to 1960. The Montgomery Improvement Association, which was headed by Dr. King, had its headquarters in the church and organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott from this site in...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Hawaii: Wailua Complex of Heiaus
An archaeological site with four heiaus.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Connecticut: Joseph Webb House
Site of the 1781 American Revolutionary War conference between General George Washington and French General Rochambeau.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Saratoga Spa State Park
Site of only active geysers in Eastern U.S.; popular resort for wealthy in early 20th century.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: San Diego Presidio
The first fortified presidio, it along with the first mission, San Diego Mission Church, paved the way for Spanish colonization of California. No structures remain, but the site is now located in Presidio Park.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington (State): B Reactor
The B-Reactor at Hanford Site, Washington, was the first large scale plutonium production reactor ever built. The project was commissioned under the Manhattan Project, during World War II, to develop the first nuclear weapons.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Hermitage
A stone house where George Washington stayed during the United States Revolutionary War, it was later the site of the wedding of Aaron Burr and Theodosia Prevost. Now a museum.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Nebraska: Fort Atkinson
Site of the original Council Bluffs.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Fort St. Frederic
Mostly destroyed by French forces in French and Indian War; British used site for Fort Crown Point.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Boxwood Hall
Home of Elias Boudinot, president of the Continental Congress, site of George Washington's luncheon before his inauguration, home of Jonathan Dayton, signer of the Declaration of Independence.