National Historic Landmark-Fort Ancient

National Historic Landmark- Fort Ancient

This hilltop area with large surrounding earthworks was built and inhabited by people of the Hopewell culture (c. 300 BC-250 AD).

Hundreds of years after the site had been abandoned by the Hopewell, the Fort Ancient ...

National Historic Landmark-Fallen Timbers Battlefield

National Historic Landmark- Fallen Timbers Battlefield

On August 20, 1794, General ,Mad Anthony, Wayne's victory here over the Indians at Fallen Timbers asserted American sovereignty in the Old Northwest and made possible the Treaty of Green Ville.

The battle and treaty ...

National Historic Landmark - Baum-Taft House

National Historic Landmark - Baum-Taft House

One of the earliest grand mansions with Federalist detail in Ohio, this single story structure (c. 1820) was formerly the home of Charles P. Taft, half-brother of President Taft.

In 1908, William Howard Taft accepted ...

National Historic Landmark-Washita Battlefield

National Historic Landmark- Washita Battlefield

Washita Battlefield protects and interprets the site of the Southern Cheyenne village of Peace Chief Black Kettle that was attacked by the 7th U.S. Cavalry under Lt. Col. George A. Custer just before dawn on November ...

National Historic Landmark-Fort Washita

National Historic Landmark-Fort Washita

Established in 1842 (reportedly by Zachary Taylor) because of treaty commitments to the Chickasaws and Choctaws and to serve as a way-station for travelers on the Southern Overland Trail.

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National Historic Landmark-Fort Sill

National Historic Landmark-Fort Sill

Troops stationed here were active in campaigns against Southern Plains tribes in the late 1800s.

Virtually all the original fort survives; it has expanded and has continued to play a significant role for the Army in the ...

National Historic Landmark-Fort Gibson

National Historic Landmark-Fort Gibson

Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole Indians removed from the Southeast by the Government were brought here between 1824 and 1840.

The fort was abandoned in 1857 and turned over to the Cherokee Nation.

During the Civil War, it ...

National Historic Landmark-Fort Rock, Oregon

National Historic Landmark-Fort Rock, Oregon

The earliest occupation of the site dates to 11,000 BC; -the Fort Rock sandals-, oldest manufactured articles found in the Western Hemisphere, were discovered here.

They demonstrate an early knowledge by American Indians of weaving.

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National Historic Landmark- Fort Astoria Site

National Historic Landmark- Fort Astoria Site

Erected in 1811 by fur trader John Jacob Astor (1763-1848) in an effort to break the British monopoly in the Pacific Northwest, its establishment represented an important American claim to the Oregon Territory.

In 1813, ...

National Historic Landmark-Deady and Villard Halls, U of Oregon

National Historic Landmark-Deady and Villard Halls, University of Oregon

Completed in 1876 and 1886, respectively, Deady and Villard Halls are the first and second buildings of the University of Oregon.

Deady Hall is simplified Italianate in design with mansarded main roof ...