National Historic Landmark -Fort St. Frederic

National Historic Landmark -Fort St. Frederic

Constructed between 1734 and 1737, this was the keystone of France's defense of Canada for almost 25 years.

The French abandoned during the French and Indian War.

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National Historic Landmark -Fort Orange Archeological Site

National Historic Landmark -Fort Orange Archeological Site

These are the remains of Fort Orange, a small, half-acre, fortified, wooden palisades-walled, earthwork military post occupied by Dutch garrisons 1624-1664 and 1673-1674, and by British troops from 1674-1676.

Dutch West India Company employees ...

National Historic Landmark -Fort Montgomery

National Historic Landmark -Fort Montgomery

Constructed as part of a plan to prevent passage of British forces on the Hudson River.

The British attacked the fort in 1777 in an effort to relieve Burgoyne's army.

Extensive ruins remain.

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National Historic Landmark -Bentonville Battlefield

National Historic Landmark -Bentonville Battlefield

The Battle of Bentonville, where two military titans of the Civil War--Gens. William T. Sherman and Joseph E. Johnston--faced each other for the final time in a major battle, was the last occasion on which a ...

National Historic Landmark - Bethabara

National Historic Landmark - Bethabara

Bethabara was the first colonial townsite established in the Carolina Piedmont.

The town was intended to be a temporary town from which the central Moravian town of Salem and outlying farming communities would be developed within ...

National Historic Landmark - Bethania Historic District

National Historic Landmark - Bethania Historic District

Bethania is nationally significant because it is a rare example of the agricultural patterns of a German, -open field- agricultural village.

The Bethania Town Lot also illustrates Moravian community planning and development.

Bethania is ...

National Historic Landmark - Biltmore Estate

National Historic Landmark - Biltmore Estate

In 1888, George W. Vanderbilt (1862-1914) began the purchase of over 125,000 acres of farms, woodlands, and forested mountains.

In 1892, Vanderbilt appointed as superintendent of his forest Gifford Pinchot (1865-1946), who proved for the first ...

National Historic Landmark -W.T. Blackwell and Co Tobacco Factory

National Historic Landmark -W.T. Blackwell and Company Tobacco Factory

From 1874 to 1957, this factory was the home of Bull Durham Smoking Tobacco, the first truly national tobacco brand.

At one time this building, where tobacco was manufactured, bagged and ...

National Historic Landmark - Blandwood

National Historic Landmark - Blandwood

The original farmhouse was constructed in the 1790s; in 1844 the then-current owner had architect Alexander J. Davis design a large new addition.

The resulting structure was an influential prototype of the Italian Villa Style and ...

National Historic Landmark -Cape Hatteras Light Station

National Historic Landmark -Cape Hatteras Light Station

Cape Hatteras is a prominent projection on North Carolina's famous OuterBanks--the long, low stretches of sandy beaches that protect the state's mainland, but that have been the bane of existence for mariners for centuries.

Protection ...