National Historic Landmark- Chief Joseph Battleground of Bears Paw

Site of the battle in which Chief Joseph and more than 400 Nez Perce Indians surrendered to the United States Army (1877). The Bear Paw surrender signaled the close of the Nez Perces' existence as an "independent Indian people." Henceforth, ...

National Historic Landmark- Camp Disappointment

A campsite for Meriwether Lewis on his return trip from the Pacific in 1806. Northernmost point reached by the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Situated on the Blackfeet Reservation.

National Historic Landmark - Butte-Anaconda Historic District

The American Labor History Theme Study, completed in 2003, identified Butte as one of 16 sites that warranted further evaluation as an NHL for its association with labor history. The Butte-Anaconda district represents several themes discussed in the theme study, ...

National Historic Landmark- Bannack Historic District

Bannack sprang up almost overnight when gold was discovered in 1862. It became the first capital of Montana Territory in 1864. Remaining buildings are of frame and log construction, typical of a frontier boom town and reminiscent of its brief ...

Douglas Dummett - Dummett Grove

Indian River oranges, one of Florida's most outstanding products were developed in the 19th century by Douglas Dummett. The Dummett family immigrated from the Barbados in 1807. By 1825, Thomas Dummett had acquired sugar plantations on the east coast of ...

Clifton Colored School

Before the Clifton Schoolhouse was built, Butler Campbell and Andrew Jackson's children were home schooled by a black teacher, Mr. Mahaffey. The teacher was paid five dollars for each student after examination by the County School Superintendent. Any locality claiming ...

Museum of Florida History

The Museum of Florida History collects, preserves, exhibits, and interprets evidence of past and present cultures in Florida. As the state history museum, it focuses on artifacts unique to the role Florida has played in America's history.

Florida's First People ...

Florida Department of State, R.A. Gray Building

The Florida Memory Project presents a selection of historical records that illustrate significant moments in Florida history, educational resources for students of all ages and archival collections for historical research. Among the collections are the Spanish Land Grants, the confirmed ...

Turpentine Industry

The naval stores industry was important to maritime powers worldwide. Pine tar and pitch were used to seal wooden ships and protect sails and rigging. When settlers came to America in Florida (1565), in Virginia (1607) and in Massachusetts (1620) ...

The Law School Burial Mound

100 yards west is an aboriginal burial mound built circa A.D. 1000 by Alachua tradition peoples, ancestors of the Potano Indians who lived in Alachua County in the 16th and 17th centuries. Initially several individuals were buried in a central ...