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National Park Service: World War Ii Memorial
Description of the National World War II Memorial, located on the National Mall in Washington D.C. Contains information on all facilities and park map and brochures in PDF form etc.
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National Park Service: National Archives
Concise history of the National Archives building. Covers the architecture and location in Washington D.C.
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Smithsonian Institution
Lemelson Center: Spark!lab: Design a Monument [Pdf]
Learn what a monument, or an architectural memorial, is, then try your skill at designing one of your own.
Other
Embassy of Venezuela: National Parks and Natural Monuments
This site provides links to the 26 national parks and 11 natural monuments in Venezuela. Each national park and natural monument has a brief description.
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Embassy of Venezuela: National Parks and Natural Monuments
This resource provides links to the 26 national parks and 11 natural monuments in Venezuela. Each national park and natural monument has a brief description.
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National Park Service: National Historic Landmark Program
You can chose your state to see all the National Historic Landmarks there! Site explains what a National Historic landmark is, how a site is chosen, and a travel itinerary series.
United Nations
Unesco: Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments
This site from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization provides a brief description of why Arles is a World Cultural Heritage site, with a photo. This is a brief, but factual site on the subject.
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National Park Service: Cabrillo Natl Monument/tide Pools Windows to the Sea
National Park Service page about the plight of the owl limpet, a small fish resident of Southern Californian tide pools
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National Park Service: The Statue of Liberty
The National Park Service explains the history of The Statue of Liberty, which includes a brief biography on Frederic Auguste Bartholdi.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Georgia: Ocmulgee National Monument
An image of the Ocmulgee National Monument.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota: Pipestone National Monument
Pipestone National Monument preserves traditional catlinite quarries just north of Pipestone, Minnesota. The catlinite, or "pipestone", was and is used to make peace pipes, vitally important to traditional Plains Indian culture. The...
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: National Symbols
Lesson in which students create American symbol folders to help them understand and identify national symbols.
Oregon State University
Volcano World: Devil's Tower National Monument
A brief description of Devil's Tower National Monument in Wyoming. Information for this site was provided by the National Park Service.
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National Park Service: Statue of Liberty
This site provides history and information about the Statue, including information about visiting, the statistics and measurements of the Lady, and historical background of France/U.S. relations. Be sure to click on the "Handbook" link...
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National Park Service: Fort Matanzas: Bernardo De Galvez
Bernardo de Galvez, featured in this biography, was the appointed governor in Louisiana in 1776 and during his term he conquered all of British Florida exept St. Augustine. Find out what makes this Spanish man so American.
US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Statues and Memorials: Mount Rushmore
Presents images and descriptive details of this national monument that features the faces of past U.S. Presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Virtual Field Trip: Indian Mounds
The Indian Mounds experience includes virtual field trips to Ocmulgee National Monument, Kolomoki Mounds State Park, and Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site. Additional materials include a lesson plan and user guide.
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National Park Service: Effigy Mounds National Monument on Line Teacher's Guide
An extensive guide to lesson plans created by teachers about the mound building Indians.
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National Park Service: White Sands National Monument: Facts About Sand Dunes
A good description regarding the movement of sand dunes.
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National Park Service: Bandelier National Monument: Archeology
Read this brief introduction to the Pueblo Culture, the Anasazi, as they lived prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 1500s. Find examples of their pottery and their cliff dwellings.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Robert Mills, Lt Colonel Thomas Lincoln Casey, Washington Monument
At 555 feet high the Washington Monument towers over the National Mall and is the tallest stone building in the world today. Read the history of this monument in this essay.
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Arlington National Cemetery: History of Arlington National Cemetery
The National Cemetery site gives information about the famous, and not-so-well-known people who are buried there: war heroes, presidents, chief justices, explorers, historical figures, etc.
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National Park Service: Devils Tower: First Stories
An Arapaho legend about Devils Tower in Wyoming, a national monument and a sacred site to American natives.
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