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The National Register of Historic Places is currently digitizing our
records and putting them into our database. The National Register is:
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the
Nation's historic places worthy of preservation.
We are a program under the National Park Service. We list historic
buildings, sites, structures, objects, and districts it includes
battlefields and archeological sites. Our files include a text description
of what the property looks like, a "statement of significance (why the
property is listed), and some photographs. It sounds like it might be a
good fit for your class.
Our homepage is:
http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/
and the database is at:
http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreghome.do?searchtype=natreghome
We have not digitized our entire collection yet, so only about 20% of our
collection is online right now.
Thanks,
Jeff Joeckel
Archivist, National Register of Historic Places
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202-354-2225
www.nps.gov/history/nr
Christopher
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I will be teaching a survey course in U.S. History to 1877 in fall. I am
considering assigning a project for students to assess a public history
experience (historic houses, battlefields, volunteer w/a public archeology
program, etc.) and thought of websites that provided enough material to
equate with physically visiting a location. I realized that my
"recommended" list is heavily weighted to the Middle Atlantic, because of
my familiarity with the regional history and historic archeology.
In an effort for geographic diversity, can anyone recommend favorite web
sites, appropriate for such a class assignment?
Thanks in advance.
Chris
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