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The Building of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
helps students realize the role canals played in western expansion and in the evolution of transportation by focusing on the construction of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Students can... (National Park Service, Teaching with Historic Places) |
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Clara Barton's House: Home of the American Red Cross
is a curriculum-oriented guide to the life of the famous nurse. The site uses photographs, floor plans, and the like about her home in Glen Echo, Maryland as a focal point but gives... (National Park Service, Teaching with Historic Places) |
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Traveling the National Road
tells the story of the first road built with federal funds. Construction of the 632-mile road from Cumberland, Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois, began in 1811. The aim was to improve... (National Park Service) |
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The Capital and the Bay
consists of 139 books -- first-person narratives, early histories, historical biographies, promotional brochures, and photograph collections that capture this distinctive region as it... (Library of Congress) |
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Baltimore: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
provides an online tour of residential, commercial, industrial, and religious locations spanning more than 2 centuries of history. Through maps, descriptions, and photographs of... (National Park Service) |
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Glen Echo Park: Center for Education and Recreation
traces the evolution of this Maryland site from a chapter of the Chautaqua movement, to an amusement park, to a national park... (National Park Service, Teaching with Historic Places) |
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Camp Misty Mount: A Place for Regrowth
features a recreational demonstration area in western Maryland where land had been purchased during the 1930's to be transformed into a productive recreation area that would help put... (National Park Service, Teaching with Historic Places) |
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