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National Historic Landmark-Whitehall (Henry M. Flagler Estate)

Constructed in 1900-1901, Whitehall is nationally significant as the home of Henry Morrison Flagler, one of the captains of industry and commerce of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He made his fortune during the period immediately after the ...

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National Historic Landmark - Safety Harbor Site

Site depicts a late prehistoric and early historic period, representing the Gulf Coast Timucua Indian culture at the time of European contact.

Information provided by the National Registry of Historic Places, a program of the National Park Service

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National Historic Landmark-Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge

Established by an executive order of President Theodore Roosevelt in 1903, this was the first national wildlife refuge in the United States.

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National Historic Landmark - Okeechobee Battlefield

The three-hour battle at Okeechobee was the largest engagement of the Second Seminole War. Zachary Taylor's decisive victory at Okeechobee on December 25, 1837, marked the turning point in the War and paved the way for General Taylor's political career.

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National Historic Landmark-Maple Leaf (Passenger Steamer/Wreck)

The sidewheeler Maple Leaf was designed and built in the Marine Railway Shipyard in Kingston, Ontario, and launched in 1851; she worked passenger routes on Lake Ontario prior to being chartered to the U.S. Army in 1862. As an Army ...

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National Historic Landmark-Canfield Casino and Congress Park

National Historic Landmark- Canfield Casino and Congress Park

These two important sites, at the center of the community, established the international fame of Saratoga Springs--the Queen of the Spas--as a health resort and gambling center for much of the 19th century. ...

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National Historic Landmark-Buffalo State Hospital

National Historic Landmark- Buffalo State Hospital

Begun in 1872, this is an important transitional building in the developing style of H. H. Richardson. It is the first major work on which he collaborated with Frederick Law Olmsted and his partner, ...

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National Historic Landmark - Freedom Tower

The Freedom Tower is considered the Ellis Island of the South for its role during a twelve year period between 1962 and 1974, as the Cuban Assistance Center, offering nationally sanctioned relief to the Cuban refugees who sought political asylum ...

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National Historic Landmark-Buffalo and Erie Historical Society

National Historic Landmark- Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society Building

The only surviving structure from the popular Pan-American Exposition of 1901, which hoped to encourage economic ties between North and South America after the Spanish American War.

The classic, white ...

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National Historic Landmark - Fort Zachary Taylor

The fort was a strong Union outpost in the South throughout the Civil War and provided a defense for the Key West naval station during the Spanish-American War (1898).

Information provided by the National Register of Historic Places, a program of ...

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