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Salem calls itself "The City of Witches," so named for that harrowing seven-month period in 1692 when the townspeople put 19 innocent people to death. Learn more about family vacations in Salem. See more »
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The preservation of the America's historic sites and landmarks is key in maintaining the integrity of these sites. Discover the birthplace of Lincoln, the home of Franklin D. Roosevelt and more.
Longfellow National Historic Site
This beautiful New England house is where Longfellow composed some of his best work and also entertained the likes of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Sort of makes you want to put quill to paper and write a stanza or two.
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Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
Maggie Lena Walker, daughter of a former slave, rose to be a businesswoman, newspaper editor, and bank president, all when women were denied the vote and married women couldn't own property. Read about the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site.
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Manzanar National Historic Site
At the base of the Sierra Nevadas, an empty guard post stands along a lonely stretch of desert highway. It is one of the few remnants of the War Relocation Center at Manzanar. Learn more about Manzanar National Historic Site.
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Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
After his presidency, Martin Van Buren returned to Kinderhook, New York, his family's home for more than 150 years. He retired to Lindenwald, a brick house on land once owned by his ancestors. Check out the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site.
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Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
Mary McLeod Bethune was born in 1875 to freed slaves on a cotton and rice plantation. When she died, she was living in much different circumstances in what is now the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site.
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McLoughlin House National Historic Site
Thirteen miles south of Portland, in Oregon City, stands the McLoughlin House, one of the few remaining pioneer homes in the former Oregon Country. Read about the McLoughlin House National Historic Site.
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National Historic Sites
America’s national historic sites range from miniscule to massive, and simple to spectacular. They commemorate events, people, and places from our nation’s history. Learn more about national historic sites in the United States.
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Ninety Six National Historic Site
The village of Ninety Six in South Carolina is said to have gotten its name from its distance from the Cherokee town of Keowee. The trail between the two was a busy route, and by the Revolutionary War era, Ninety Six was a thriving trading post.
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Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site in Texas, the only site in the Park System dedicated to the Mexican-American War, presents both nations' perspectives on the battle over a boundary. Read more about the Palo Alto Battlefield site.
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Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site
Every step of the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site, which links the White House to the Capitol, is steeped in history, from early American beginnings up to today. Read more about Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site.
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Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site
History and legend come together at Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site, which preserves the last major religious structure of the ancient Hawaiian culture built in the islands. Learn more about Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site.
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Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Theodore Roosevelt spent summers at Sagamore Hill on Long Island -- the so-called Summer White House -- with his wife and with their six children. Learn more about Roosevelt's private New York get-away, the Sagamore Hill National Historic Site.
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Saint Pauls Church National Historic Site
Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site has a two-fold claim to fame as the only surviving colonial church in New York City, and its association with the fight for freedom of the press. Learn about Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site.
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Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site
The home, studio, and gardens of America's most noted sculptor are preserved at the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish, New Hampshire. Read more about Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site.
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Salem Maritime National Historic Site
Three wharves, the Custom House, and several historic residences and stores are the only remnants of Salem's glory days as a prosperous eighteenth-century maritime center on Massachusetts Bay. Read about Salem Maritime National Historic Site.
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Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
By the 1640s, America's first successful ironworks on the Saugus River was pouring "pigs" (pig iron) and forging wrought iron. Learn about Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site.
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Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site
The Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site is a monument to Alice Paul, who founded the National Woman's Party in 1913. Check out the Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site.
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Springfield Armory National Historic Site
In 1777, General George Washington chose the small village of Springfield as the site of the first United States arsenal to keep weapons and ammunition safe from the British. Learn more about Springfield Armory National Historic Site.
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Steamtown National Historic Site
Steamtown, which was officially added to the Park System in 1986, occupies about 40 acres of the former Scranton Yards, housing the largest collection of steam-era locomotives and cars in the country. Read about Steamtown National Historic Site.
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Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
Theodore Roosevelt, who was nicknamed "Teedie" by his family, was born in 1858 in a typical New York brownstone in Manhattan's most fashionable residential district. Learn more about Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site.
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