Results for Historic Landmark
The Alamo: National Historic Landmark
The Alamo is perhaps the most visited historic site in Tex...
National Historic Landmark- Trujillo Homestead / Zapata Ranch
After the United States annexed Mexico’s n...
National Historic Landmark- The Statue of Liberty
Constructing the Statue
In 1865, ...
National Historic Landmark- Bok Tower Gardens
Edward Bok's Mountain Lake Sanctuary and Singing Tower wer...
National Historic Landmark - First Church of Christ Congregational
The First Church of Christ, Congregational, the third buil...
National Historic Landmark - Old State House
National Historic Landmark - Fort Osage
The site of Fort Osage sits on a 70-foot-high bluff overlo...
National Historic Landmark - Lincoln Home National Historic Site
"To this place, and the kindness of these people...
National Historic Landmark - Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the Un...
National Historic Landmark - Manzanar Internment Camp
While many of our national monuments celebrate the traditi...
Results for Historic Landmark
The Alamo: National Historic Landmark
The Alamo is perhaps the most visited historic site in Texas. Between February 26 and March 6, 1836, the Alamo was the site of the iconic “last stand” of Texas settlers, led by their commanders James Bowie and William B. ...
National Historic Landmark- Trujillo Homestead / Zapata Ranch
After the United States annexed Mexico’s northern territories in 1848, the new American citizens of the Southwest moved north and east. One of these Hispano Americans was Teofilo Trujillo, who settled with his wife in the San Luis Valley ...
National Historic Landmark- The Statue of Liberty
Constructing the Statue
In 1865, a French political intellectual and anti-slavery activist named Edouard de Laboulaye proposed that a statue representing liberty be built for the United States. This monument would honor the United States' centennial of independence and the friendship ...
National Historic Landmark- Bok Tower Gardens
Edward Bok's Mountain Lake Sanctuary and Singing Tower were created as the ultimate gift he could present to the people of America, his adopted land. A native of the Netherlands, Bok came to fame as the editor of The Ladies' ...
National Historic Landmark - First Church of Christ Congregational
The First Church of Christ, Congregational, the third building on this site, was designed by architect and master builder Judah Woodruff in 1771. It is the only original Congregational church in Connecticut with a side entry--the traditional, colonial New England ...
National Historic Landmark - Old State House
National Historic Landmark - Fort Osage
The site of Fort Osage sits on a 70-foot-high bluff overlooking a bend in the Missouri River. Captain William Clark noted this remarkable natural location on the Missouri River in his journal: “A high commanding position, more than 70 feet ...
National Historic Landmark - Lincoln Home National Historic Site
"To this place, and the kindness of these people, I owe everything. Here I have lived a quarter of a century and have passed from a young to an old man. Here my children have been born and one ...
National Historic Landmark - Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, lived on this land in southern Indiana for 14 years, growing from a boy to a young man. He used his hands and his back to help carve a farm ...
National Historic Landmark - Manzanar Internment Camp
While many of our national monuments celebrate the tradition of American freedom, the Manzanar National Historic Site serves as a reminder of the fragile nature of our individual civil rights. Located just east of the Sierra Nevada, in the Owens ...
