National Historic Landmark - Cathedral of St. Augustine

St. Augustine Parish, established in 1754, is the oldest Roman Catholic parish in the mainland U.S. The Cathedral is largely a restoration of an 18th-century church.

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

National Historic Landmark - Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

Since the launch of America's first earth satellite in 1958, the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station has been America's premier facility devoted to space exploration. The Landmark consists of discontiguous sites within the Air Force Station, encompassing Launch Pads 5, ...

National Historic Landmark - British Fort

Site of a fort established by the British in 1814 in conjunction with the War of 1812. After the war, the fort became known as "Negro Fort," because of the runaway slaves who occupied it. In 1816 the U.S. Army ...

National Historic Landmark - Air Force Facility Missile Site 8

This is the sole remaining Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) complex of the 54 that were "on alert" during the Cold War between 1963 and 1987; as such, it is the single remaining example of the liquid-fueled ICBM launch ...

UWF Cherry Blossom Orchard

In April of 2012, the State of Florida chose Pensacola and the University of West Florida as the hosts for its annual Cherry Blossom Festival. This annual state event is held in conjunction with the National Cherry Blossom Festival which ...

National Historic Landmark-Charles F. Kettering House

National Historic Landmark- Charles Franklin Kettering House

From 1914 until his death, this was the home of Charles Franklin Kettering (1876-1958), founder of the Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company (Delco) who also headed General Motors research activities.

Kettering made many significant contributions ...

National Historic Landmark-Huffman Prairie Flying Field

National Historic Landmark- Huffman Prairie Flying Field

The Huffman Prairie Flying Field is the site used by the Wright Brothers from 1904 to 1905 to develop and test the world's first practical airplane, the Wright Flyer III.

It was on this ...

National Historic Landmark-Joshua R. Giddings Law Office

National Historic Landmark-Joshua R. Giddings Law Office

For most of his professional life, this small two-room frame structure was the law office of Joshua Reed Giddings (1785-1864), abolitionist and Congressman (1838-1859).

While in Congress, his unwavering objective was the elimination of ...

National Historic Landmark-James A. Garfield Home

National Historic Landmark- James A. Garfield Home

From 1876 until his death at the hands of an assassin, Lawnfield was the residence of James Abram Garfield (1831-1881), 20th President of the United States.

In 1880, Garfield was selected by the Republican ...

National Historic Landmark-Fort Meigs

National Historic Landmark- Fort Meigs

Built by Gen. William Henry Harrison during the War of 1812, the fort withstood a British siege the next year.

It was abandoned in 1815, after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent.

Courtesy National Park Service ...