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-Ohio Statehouse

National Historic Landmark-Ohio Statehouse

Considered one of the outstanding statements of the Greek Revival style in America, Ohio's Capitol was begun in 1839 and completed in 1861.

Announcement of an architectural competition for its design resulted in more than 60 entries, ...

National Historic Landmark-Ohio and Erie Canal

National Historic Landmark- Ohio and Erie Canal

Completed in 1832, the Ohio and Erie Canal united Cleveland and Portsmouth, forming part of a system that connected Lake Erie to the Ohio River and gave access to New York, Pennsylvania, and Indiana ...

National Historic Landmark-Oberlin College

National Historic Landmark- Oberlin College

Founded in 1833, Oberlin Collegiate Institute developed into a socially and politically influential college during the years immediately preceding the Civil War.

Oberlin made the education of Blacks and women a matter of institutional policy. The admittance ...

National Historic Landmark-Newark Earthworks

National Historic Landmark-Newark Earthworks

This assemblage of prehistoric Hopewellian earthworks, notable for the precision of their layout and the size of their plan, stands as evidence of the amount of planning and effort which must have gone into the development of ...

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-William McKinley Tomb

National Historic Landmark-William McKinley Tomb

This large circular, domed mausoleum is the resting place of William McKinley (1843-1901), the 25th President of the United States (1897-1901).

His election in 1896 began an era of Republican dominance and also of American expansion ...

National Historic Landmark-William H. McGuffey Boyhood Home

National Historic Landmark-William H. McGuffey Boyhood Home Site

From 1802 to about 1817, this was the home of William Holmes McGuffey (1800-1873), college professor, and author, whose elementary school texts--the ECLECTIC READERS--were used for more than 70 years in schools in ...

National Historic Landmark-Majestic Showboat

National Historic Landmark- Majestic Showboat

Built in 1923, Majestic is one of two showboats to survive, the other being Goldenrod.

Perhaps the most extraordinary American adaptation of barges, more than 50 showboats carried circuses and dramatic productions to large and small ...