National Historic Landmark - John P. Parker House

National Historic Landmark - John P. Parker House

A former slave, John Parker's unflagging and oftentimes heroic efforts to rescue escaped slaves from the -borderlands- along the Ohio River underscores the major role played by African-Americans not only as slaves and ...

National Historic Landmark-Pueblo Grande Ruins Irrigation Sites

The prehistoric platform mound and associated archeological remains at Pueblo Grande represent one of the last surviving urban architectural sites of its kind in the Southwestern United States. There is evidence that between A.D. 1100 and 1400, Pueblo Grande served ...

National Historic Landmark - Point of Pines Sites

The region of Point of Pines village, within the present San Carlos Indian Reservation, contains a considerable number of ruins representing a long period of occupation. University of Arizona excavations here contributed significantly to archeological concepts about culture in the ...

National Historic Landmark-Mount Pleasant Historic District

National Historic Landmark-Mount Pleasant Historic District

The town of Mount Pleasant was established in 1803 by Robert Carothers, an Irishman from Virginia, and Jesse Thomas, a Quaker from North Carolina.

It is important for the role it played in the antislavery ...

National Historic Landmark-Miami and Erie Canal Deep Cut

National Historic Landmark- Miami and Erie Canal Deep Cut

Begun in 1825, the Miami and Erie Canal was one of Ohio's two major artificial waterways. It stretched from Cincinnati to Toledo, by way of Dayton; the canal brought settlers into ...

National Historic Landmark-First Presbyterian Church

National Historic Landmark-First Presbyterian (Old Whaler's) Church

The architectural heritage of Sag Harbor dates largely from the first half of the 19th century when it was a booming whaling town.

Old Whaler's Church (1843-1844) was built with the support of wealthy ...

National Historic Landmark-Empire State Building

The Empire State Building is the symbol of New York, just as the Eiffel Tower is to Paris and Big Ben is to London. It is still the biggest tourist attraction in the biggest tourist city in

the world.

Beautifully finished in ...

Battery Pensacola

Positioned in the middle of Fort Pickens, Battery Pensacola represents the transition in coastal defenses from brick and mortar to more modern reinforced concrete.

Built in 1898, the emplacement featured two 12-inch disappearing guns, each capable of firing 1,070 pound ...

Battery Payne

Named in honor of Colonel Matthew M. Payne, who served the U.S. Army from 1812 to 1861, construction of Battery Payne was completed in 1904.

It was intended to cover the outer channel and the entrance to Pensacola Bay, but ...

National Historic Landmark - Phelps Dodge General Office Bldg.

From 1896 to 1961, this building served as the headquarters of this mining company and is the only important early Phelps Dodge office existing in the U.S. This structure symbolizes the company's pioneer role in western copper mining, as well ...