National Historic Landmark - Awatovi Ruins

Located on the Hopi Indian Reservation, Awatovi Ruins is the site of one of the most important Hopi Indian villages encountered by Coronado's men in 1540. It contains the remains of a 500-year-old pueblo and a 17th century Spanish mission ...

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 - Palmer-Marsh House

National Historic Landmark - Palmer-Marsh House

A well-preserved example of a substantial Colonial town house designed as both a place of business and a residence.

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National Historic Landmark - Old Salem Historic District

National Historic Landmark - Old Salem Historic District

Restored example of an 18th-century theocratic planned community, established by Moravians from Pennsylvania in 1766.

The lands, plan, buildings and industries were controlled by a governing board of church officials.

The city that ...

National Historic Landmark - Old East

National Historic Landmark - Old East

The first building constructed (1795) on the campus of the first state university in the U.S. to open its doors, the University of North Carolina, which was chartered in 1789.

National Historic Landmark-John Mercer Langston House

National Historic Landmark- John Mercer Langston House

From 1856 to 1867, this simple clapboard structure was the home of John Mercer Langston (1829-1897), the man who became the first Black American elected to public office when he was elected township clerk ...

National Historic Landmark-Kirtland Temple

National Historic Landmark- Kirtland Temple

Built in 1834 by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latterday Saints during their brief sojourn in Ohio, this structure combines Federal and Gothic Revival design elements.

The result is individualistic and typical ...

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-Johnson's Island Civil War Prison

National Historic Landmark- Johnson's Island Civil War Prison

Johnson's Island, the site of an important Confederate prisoners-of-war camp during much of the Civil War, is located 2.5 miles northwest of Sandusky, Ohio, in Sandusky Bay.

Johnson's Island was chosen because of ...