National Historic Landmark-Fort Douglas

National Historic Landmark- Fort Douglas

The army was stationed here to maintain Federal authority in the Mormon territory in the 1860s. The fort also represented an effort to protect transcontinental telegraph lines, mail, and transportation routes.

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National Historic Landmark-Emigration Canyon

National Historic Landmark- Emigration Canyon

Emigration Canyon forms the natural passage through the Wasatch Mountains to Salt Lake Valley traversed by Brigham Young and his Mormon followers on the last leg of their journey from the Missouri Valley in 1847.

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National Historic Landmark-Desolation Canyon

National Historic Landmark- Desolation Canyon

John Wesley Powell, naturalist and explorer, led a Smithsonian expedition down the Colorado River in 1869 to the previously unexplored canyon, giving names to the natural features along the way.

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National Historic Landmark-Central Utah Relocation Center-Topaz

National Historic Landmark- Central Utah Relocation Center (Topaz) Site

The Central Utah Relocation Center Site, commonly known as Topaz, is nationally significant as one of ten relocation centers built to intern Japanese Americans during World War II.

It embodies the history ...

National Historic Landmark-Bryce Canyon Lodge Cabins

National Historic Landmark- Bryce Canyon Lodge and Deluxe Cabins

Built between 1924-1927, this complex is an excellent example of the type of architecture encouraged by the National Park Service and built by the railroads.

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National Historic Landmark-Bingham Canyon Open Pit Copper Mine

National Historic Landmark- Bingham Canyon Open Pit Copper Mine

Developed in 1904, this is the first open pit copper mine in the world, and the largest. It continues to yield a high percentage of all American copper.

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National Historic Landmark-Alkali Ridge

National Historic Landmark-Alkali Ridge

This large area, comprising some 70 square miles, contains vestiges of the earliest traditionally recognized Puebloan architecture - above-ground dwellings built around a central courtyard with associated underground kiva.

The ridge is considered the type location of ...

National Historic Landmark-Emma Willard House

National Historical Landmark-Emma Willard House

This two-story brick structure was from 1809 until 1819 the home of Emma Hart Willard, an influential pioneer in the development of women's education in the United States.

It is now used as the admissions office ...

National Historic Landmark-Vermont Statehouse

National Historical Landmark- Vermont Statehouse

Erected in 1833-38, this building is probably the least-altered example of a noted architect's monumentally-scaled public building in the Greek Revival style.

Though the timber interior was damaged by fire in 1857, the granite exterior walls ...

National Historic Landmark-Ticonderoga (Steamboat)

National Historical Landmark- TICONDEROGA (Side-paddle-wheel Lakeboat)

Only extant and basically unchanged side-paddle-wheel lakeboat in the U.S. Used as a Lake Champlain excursion boat from 1906 to 1953.