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II. THEMATIC REPRESENTATION:
UNITS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

ICultural Developments: Indigenous American Populations
IIEuropean Colonial Exploration and Settlement
IIIDevelopment of the English Colonies, 1688-1763
IVThe American Revolution
VPolitical and Military Affairs, 1783-1860
VIThe Civil War
VIIPolitical and Military Affairs, 1865-1939
VIIIWorld War II
IXPolitical and Military Affairs after 1945
XWestward Expansion of the British Colonies and the United States, 1763-1898
XIAgriculture
XIIBusiness
XIIIScience
XIVTransportation
XVCommunication
XVIArchitecture
XVIILandscape Architecture
XVIIITechnology (Engineering and Invention)
XIXLiterature
XXTheater
XXIMotion Pictures
XXIIMusic
XXIIIDance
XXIVPainting and Sculpture
XXVPrints and Photography
XXVIDecoration and Folk Art
XXVIIEducation
XXVIIIThe Law
XXXIXIntellectual Currents
XXXAmerican Ways of Life
XXXISocial and Humanitarian Movements
XXXIIConservation of Natural Resources
XXXIIIHistoric Preservation
XXXIVRecreation

I. CULTURAL DEVELOPMENTS: INDIGENOUS AMERICAN POPULATIONS

II. EUROPEAN COLONIAL EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT

A. Spanish Exploration and Settlement

1. Caribbean

     San Juan National Historic Site, PR

2. Southeast

     Arkansas Post National Memorial, AR
     Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, FL
     DeSoto National Memorial, FL
     Fort Matanzas National Monument, FL
     Gulf Islands National Seashore (Bateria de San Antonio), FL-MS

3. Southwest

     Coronado National Memorial, AZ
     El Morro National Monument, NM
     Pecos National Monument, NM
     Salinas National Monument, NM
     San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, TX
     Tumacacori National Monument, AZ

4. California

     Cabrillo National Monument, CA

5. Pacific

B. French Exploration and Settlement

1. Atlantic

     Fort Caroline National Memorial, FL
     Saint Croix Island International Historic Site, ME

2. St. Lawrence and Great Lakes

     Father Marquette National Memorial, MI (Affiliated Area)

3. Mississippi Valley

     Arkansas Post National Memorial, AR
     Chicago Portage National Historic Site, IL (Affiliated Area)
     Father Marquette National Memorial, MI (Affiliated Area)

C. English Exploration and Settlement

1. Exploration

     Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, WA (Affiliated Area)
     Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, NC

2. Settlement of New England

     Cape Cod National Seashore, MA
     Roger Williams National Memorial, RI
     Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site, MA

3. Settlement of New York and New Jersey

4. Settlement of Pennsylvania and Delaware

5. Settlement of Virginia

     Colonial NatIonal Historical Park (Jamestown), VA
     Jamestown National Historic Site, VA (Affiliated Area)

6. Settlement of Maryland

D. Other European Exploration and Settlement

1. Scandinavian

     Christiansted National Historic Site, VI
     Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church National Historic Site, PA (Affiliated Area)
     Virgin Islands National Park, VI

2. Dutch

3. Russian

     Sitka National Historical Park, AK
     Wrangell-St. Elias National Park end Preserve, AK

4. Gulf Coast

     Jean Lafitte National Historical Park, LA

III. DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENGLISH COLONIES, 1688-1763

A. Physical Development

1. Growth of Urban Areas and Previous Settlements

     Colonial National Historical Park (Yorktown), VA

2. Territorial Expansion

     Fort Frederica National Monument, GA
     Ninety Six National Historic Site, SC

B. Political and Diplomatic Affairs

1. Intracolonial Hatters

     Adams National Historic Site, MA
     Boston National Historical Park, MA
     Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site, NY
     Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, PA (Affiliated Areas)

2. Relations with Parliament and Ring

     Boston National Historical Park, MA
     Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, PA (Affiliated Area)

C. Military Affairs

1. French

     Fort Necessity National Battlefield, PA
     Fort Stanwix National Monument, NY

2. Spanish

     Arkansas Post National Memorial, AR
     Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, FL
     Fort Frederica National Monument, GA
     Fort Matanzas National Monument, FL

D. Social and Economic Affairs

1. Intellectual and Religious Affairs

     Touro Synagogue National Historic Site, RI (Affiliated Area)

2. Economic Affairs and Ways of Life

     Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site, MA

IV. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

A. Politics and Diplomacy, 1763-1783

     Adams National Historic Site, MA
     Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, PA (Affiliated Area)
     Boston National Historical Park, MA
     Independence National Historical Park, PA
     Red Hill, Patrick Henry National Memorial, VA (Affiliated Area)

B. The Declaration of Independence

     Adams National Historic Site, MA
     Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, PA (Affiliated Area)
     Colonial National Historical Park (Nelson House), VA
     Fire Island National Seashore (William Floyd Estate), NY
     Independence National Historical Park, PA
     Thomas Jefferson Memorial, DC
     Thomas Stone National Historic Site, MD

C. War in the North

     Boston National Historical Park, MA
     Fort Stanwix National Monument, NY
     George Washington Birthplace National Monument, VA
     Minute Man National Historical Park, MA
     Morristown National Historical Park, NJ
     Saratoga National Historical Park, NY
     Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial, PA
     Valley Forge National Historical Park, PA
     Washington Monument, DC

D. War in the South

     Colonial National Historical Park (Yorktown), VA
     Cowpens National Battlefield, SC
     Fort Sumter National Monument (Fort Moultrie), SC
     George Washington Birthplace National Monument, VA
     Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, NC
     Kings Mountain National Military Park, SC
     Moores Creek National Battlefield, NC
     Ninety Six National Historic Site, SC
     Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail, VA, TN, MC (Affiliated Area)
     Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial, PA
     Washington Monument, DC

E. War on the Frontier

     George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, IN

F. The Naval War

     Salem Maritime National Historic Site, MA

V. POLITICAL AND MILITARY AFFAIRS, 1783-1860

     White House, DC

A. Confederation Period, 1783-1789

     George Washington Memorial Parkway (Potomac Canal), VA

B. The Constitution

     Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, PA (Affiliated Area)
     Independence National Historical Park, PA

C. Early Federal Period, 1789-1800

     Adams National Historic Site, MA
     Federal Hall National Memorial, NY
     George Washington Birthplace National Monument, VA
     Hamilton Grange National Memorial, NY
     Independence National Historical Park, PA
     Touro Synagogue National Historic Site, RI (Affiliated Area)

D. Jeffersonian Period, 1800-1811

     Friendship Mill National Historic Site, PA
     Thomas Jefferson Memorial, DC

E. War of 1812, 1812-1815

     Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, MD
     Jean Lafitte National Historical Park (Chalmette), LA
     Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, OH

F. Post-War Nationalism, 1816-1828

     Adams National Historic Site, MA

G. Jacksonian Democracy, 1828-1844

     Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, NY

H. Manifest Destiny, 1844-1859

     Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, WA
     San Juan Island National Historical Park, WA

I. Mexican War, 1846-1848

     Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, CO
     Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site, TX

J. The Rise of Sectionalism, 1840-1859

     Fort Scott National Historic Site, KS
     Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, WV-MD-VA

K. The Army and Navy

     Boston National Historical Park (Charlestown Navy Yard), MA
     Castle Clinton National Monument, NY
     Fort Jefferson National Monument, FL
     Fort Pulaski National Monument, GA
     Fort Sumter National Monument (Fort Moultrie), SC
     Gulf Islands National Seashore (Forts Pickens and Barrancas), FL-MS

VI. THE CIVIL WAR

A. The Nation Divides, 1860-1861

     Arlington House, The Robert N. Lee Memorial, VA
     Fort Sumter National Monument, SC
     Gulf Islands National Seashore (Forts Pickens and Barrancas), FL-MS

B. War in the East

     Antietam National Battlefield, MD
     Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, VA
     Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, VA
     Fort Pulaski National Monument, GA
     Fort Sumter National Monument, SC
     Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park, VA
     General Grant National Memorial, NY
     Gettysburg National Military Park, PA
     Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, WV-MD-VA
     Manassas National Battlefield Park, VA
     Monocacy National Battlefield, MD
     National Capital Parks (Civil War forts), DC-MD
     Petersburg National Battlefield, VA
     Richmond National Battlefield Park, VA

C. War in the West

     Andersonville National Historic Site, GA
     Arkansas Post National Memorial, AR
     Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site, MS
     Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, GA-TN
     Fort Donelson National Battlefield, TN
     General Grant National Memorial, NY
     Gulf Islands National Seashore (Forts Pickens, Barrancas, and Massachusetts), FL-MS
     Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, GA
     Pea Ridge National Military Park, AR
     Shiloh National Military Park, TN
     Stones River National Battlefield, TN
     Tupelo National Battlefield, MS
     Vicksburg National Military Park, MS
     Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, MO

D. Naval Action

     Vicksburg National Military Park (U.S.S. Cairo), MS

E. Political and Diplomatic Scene

     Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site, KY
     Adams National Historic Site, MA
     Lincoln Home National Historic Site, IL
     Lincoln Memorial, DC
     White House, DC

VII. POLITICAL AND MILITARY AFFAIRS, 1865-1939

A. The Reconstruction Era, 1865-1877

     Andrew Johnson National Historic Site, TN
     Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, DC
     Fort Smith National Historic Site, AR-OK
     General Grant National Memorial, NY

B. The Republican Era, 1877-1900

     Fort Smith National Historic Site, AR-OK
     Frederick Douglass Home, DC
     James A. Garfield National Historic Site, OH

C. The Progressive Era, 1901-1914

     Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, NY
     Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site, NY
     Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, NY
     William Howard Taft National Historic Site, OH

D. America Becomes a World Power, 1865-1914

1. Military Affairs (including the Spanish-American War)

     Fort Jefferson National Monument, FL
     Fort Sumter National Monument (Fort Moultrie), SC
     Gulf Islands National Seashore (Fort Pickens), FL-MS
     Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, NY
     San Juan National Historic Site, PR
     Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site, NY
     Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, NY

2. Politics and Diplomacy

     Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, NY
     Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site, NY
     Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, NY

E. World War I, 1914-1919

     Boston National Historical Park (Charlestown Navy Yard), MA

F. Military Affairs Not Related to World War I or World War II, 1914-1941

G. Republican Prosperity, 1920-1929

H. The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1941

     Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, IA
     Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, NY
     Roosevelt Campobello International Park, Canada (Affiliated Area)

VIII. WORLD WAR II

A. War in Europe, Africa, and the Atlantic, 1939-1945

     Eisenhower National Historic Site, PA

B. War in the Pacific, 1941-1945

     American Memorial Park, Saipan (Affiliated Area)
     USS Arizona Memorial, HI
     War in the Pacific National Historical Park, Guam

C. Politics and Diplomacy During the War

     Harry S Truman National Historic Site, MO
     Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt NatIonal Historic Site, NY
     White House, DC

D. The Home Front

     Boston National Historical Park (Charlestown Navy Yard), MA

IX. POLITICAL AND MILITARY AFFAIRS AFTER 1945

     Catoctin Mountain Park (Camp David), MD
     Chamizal National Memorial, TX
     Eisenhower National Historic Site, PA
     Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, NY
     Harry S Truman National Historic Site, MO
     John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site, MA
     Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, TX
     Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac DC
     Vietnam Veterans Memorial, DC
     White House, DC

X. WESTWARD EXPANSION OF THE BRITISH COLONIES AND THE UNITED STATES, 1763-1898

Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, MO

A. British and United States Exploration of the West

1. Early Pathfinders, 1763-1807

     Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, KY-TN-VA

2. Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806

     Fort Clatsop National Memorial, OR
     Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, ND
     Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, IL-MO-KS-IA-NE-SD-ND MT-ID-WA-OR (Affiliated Area)
     Nez Perce National Historical Park, ID

3. Scientific and Topographic Surveys

     Fort Smith National Historic Site, KS
     Grand Canyon National Park, AZ

B. The Fur Trade

1. Old Northwest and Mississippi Valley Fur Frontier, 1763-1815

     Grand Portage National Monument, MN
     Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (Bailly Homestead), IN
     Voyageurs National Park, MN

2. Fur Trappers and Mountain Men as Pathfinders

3. John Jacob Astor and the American Fur Company, 1808-1840

     Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, ND-MT

4. Rocky Mountain Rendezvous Era, 1824-1839 (including Rocky Mountain Fur Company, 1822-1834)

     Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, CO
     Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, MT-WY
     Fort Laramie National Historic Site, WY

5. Southwest Fur Trade

     Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, CO
     Fort Smith National Historic Site, KS

6. Hudson's Bay Company and the Northwest Coast Fur Trade

     Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, WA
     McLoughlin House National Historic Site, OR (Affiliated Area)

7. Alaska Fur Trade

     Sitka National Historical Park, AK
     Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, AK

C. Military-Aboriginal American Contact and Conflict

1. East of the Mississippi, 1763-1850s

     Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, AL

2. The Southern Plains

     Fort Davis National Historic Site, TX
     Fort Larned National Historic Site, KS
     Fort Scott National Historic Site, KS
     Fort Smith National Historic Site, AR-OK

3. The Northern Plains

     Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, MT-WY
     Custer Battlefield National Monument, MT
     Fort Laramie National Historic Site, WY

4. The Southwest

     Chiricahua National Monument, AZ
     Fort Bowie National Historic Site, AZ
     Fort Union National Monument, NM

5. The Western Mountains

     Big Hole National Battlefield, MT
     Nez Perce National Historical Park, ID

6. The Pacific Coast

     Lava Beds National Monument, CA

D. Western Trails and Travelers

1. First Westward Trails East of the Mississippi

     Natchez Trace Parkway, MS-TN-AL

2. Santa Fe Trail

     Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, CO
     Fort Larned National Historic Site, KS
     Fort Smith National Historic Site, AR-OK
     Fort Union National Monument, NM

3. Oregon Trail and Settlement of Oregon

     Chimney Rock National Historic Site, NE (Affiliated Area)
     Fort Laramie National Historic Site, WY
     Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, WA
     McLoughlin House National Historic Site, OR (Affiliated Area)
     Oregon National Historic Trail, KS-NE-ID-OR-WA (Affiliated Area)
     Scotts Bluff National Monument, NE
     Whitman Mission National Historic Site, WA

4. California Trails and Settlement of California

     Chimney Rock National Historic Site, NE (Affiliated Area)
     Death Valley National Monument, CA-NV
     Fort Bowie National Historic Site, AZ
     Fort Laramie National Historic Site, WY
     Scotts Bluff National Monument, NE

5. Mormon Migration and Settlement of the Great Basin

     Chimney Rock National Historic Site, NE (Affiliated Area)
     Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail, IL-IA-NE-WY-UT (Affiliated Area)
     Pipe Spring National Monument, AZ

E. The Mining Frontier

1. California Gold Rush

2. Northwest: Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Western Montana

3. Southwest: Arizona and New Mexico

4. Great Basin: Nevada, Utah, and Eastern California

     Death Valley National Monument, CA-NV

5. Rockies: Colorado and Wyoming

6. Black Hills of South Dakota

7. Alaskan Gold Rushes

     Iditarod National Historic Trail, AK (Affiliated Area)
     Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, AK-WA
     Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, AK

F. The Farmers' Frontier

1. Farming Frontier of the Old Northwest, 1763-1820

     Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, IN

2. Settling and Farming the Eastern Prairies, 1820-1861

3. Later Settlements and Farming in the California Valley, Oregon, and Washington

     Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, WA (Affiliated Area)
     San Juan Island National Historical Park, WA

4. Settling and Farming in the Great Plains, 1862-1900

     Homestead National Monument of America, NE

G. The Cattlemen's Empire

1. Great Trail Drives, 1866-1885

2. The Cow Towns, 1866-1885

3. Ranches

     Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area (Mason-Lovell Ranch), MT-WY
     Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, MT
     Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND

XI. AGRICULTURE

A. Era of Adaptation, 1607-1763

B. Plantation Agriculture, 1607-1860

     Green Springs Historic District, VA (Affiliated Area)

C. Era of Subsistence Agriculture, 1763-1820

D. The Plantation Breaks Up, Sharecropping, and Tenant Farming, 1860-

E. Mechanical Agriculture as Business Enterprise Beyond Self-Sufficiency, 1820-

     Green Springs Historic District, VA (Affiliated Area)

F. Farming on the East Coast for Local Markets (Dairying, Fruits, and Vegetables)

     Green Springs Historic District, VA (Affiliated Area)

XII. BUSINESS

A. Extractive or Mining Industries

1. Iron and Ferro Alloys

     Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site, MA

2. Petroleum and Related Resources

3. Other Metals and Minerals

4. Timber and Lumber

     Redwoods National Park, CA

5. Fishing and Livestock

B. Manufacturing Organizations

1. Food, Beverages, and Tobacco

2. Transportation Equipment

3. Machinery and Instruments

4. Fabricated Metal and Glass Products

     Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, PA

5. Thread and Needle Industries

     Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, MA-RI (Affiliated Area)
     Lowell National Historical Park, MA

6. Paper, Printing, and Publishing

7. Chemicals and Allied Products

8. Home Furnishings and Furniture

9. Other

C. Construction and Housing

1. Commercial

2. Private

3. Public

D. Trade

1. Export-Import

     Salem Maritime National Historic Site, MA

2. Wholesale

3. Retail

4. Advertising

5. Commodity Markets

E. Finance and Banking

1. Commercial Banks

2. Savings and Loan Associations

3. Mutual Savings Banks

4. Credit Unions

5. Finance and Personal Loan Companies

6. Credit Companies (Credit Card Industry)

7. Public Regulatory Institutions

8. Stock end Other Market Exchanges

9. General Finance

F. Insurance

1. Fire and Marine

2. Casualty and Surety

3. Life

4. Health

G. Service Industry

1. Food

2. Hostelry

H. Power and Lighting

1. Electric

     Edison National Historic Site, NJ

2. Gas

3. Nuclear

4. Water

I. Accounting

J. Defense

     Boston National Historical Park (Charlestown Navy Yard), MA
     Springfield Armory National Historic Site, MA

K. Business Organizations

L. Shipping and Transportation

     Golden Gate National Recreation Area (National Maritime Museum), CA

M. Supporting Institutions

XIII. SCIENCE

A. Physical Science

1. Astronomy

2. Physics

     Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, PA (Affiliated Area)
     Edison National Historic Site, NJ

3. Chemistry

     Edison National Historic Site, NJ

B. Earth Science

1. Physical Geography

2. Geology

3. Hydrology

4. Meteorology

C. Biological Sciences

1. Botany

2. Zoology

3. Paleontology

     Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, NE
     Dinosaur National Monument, CO-UT
     John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, OR

4. Psychology

D. Social Sciences

1. Anthropology

     Chaco Culture National Historical Park, NM
     Mesa Verde National Park, CO
     Ocmulgee National Monument, GA

2. Economics

3. Political Sciences

4. Sociology

E. Mathematics

F. Medicine

1. Clinical Specialties

2. Non-Clinical Specialties

3. Affiliated Disciplines

G. Scientific Institutions

XIV. TRANSPORTATION

A. Early Turnpikes, Roads, and Taverns East of the Mississippi

B. Ships, Boats, Lighthouses, and Other Structures

     Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Cape Hatteras Light), NC
     Gateway National Recreation Area (Sandy Hook Lighthouse), NJ-NY
     Golden Gate National Recreation Area (National Maritime Museum), CA

C. Canals

     Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, MD-DC-WV
     Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area (Ohio & Erie Canal), OH
     George Washington Memorial Parkway (Potomac Canal Historic District), MD-VA

D. Overland Travel West of the Mississippi After 1840 (i.e. Stagecoaches)

E. Railroads

     Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, PA
     Golden Spike National Historic Site, UT
     Steamtown National Historic Site, PA (Affiliated Area)

F. Urban Transport (Trolleys, Streetcars, and Subways)

G. Automobiles, Buses, Wagons and Highways

H. Airplanes and Air Travel

XV. COMMUNICATION

A. Written Word (Newspapers and Periodicals)

B. Mail Service (Overland, Water, and Air Routes)

     Fort Bowie National Historic Site, AZ
     Fort Laramie National Historic Site, WY

C. Telegraph and Telephone

D. Radio

     Cape Cod National Seashore (Marconi's Wireless Station), MA

E. Television

F. Post World War II Electronic

G. Spoken Word (Oratory and Public Speaking)

     Gettysburg National Military Park, PA
     Red Hill, Patrick Henry National Memorial, VA

XVI. ARCHITECTURE

A. Colonial (1600-1730)

     Boston National Historical Park, MA
     Christiansted National Historic Site, VI
     Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church National Historic Site, PA (Affiliated Area)
     Mesa Verde National Park, CO
     Morristown National Historical Park (Wick House), NJ
     Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site, NY
     San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, TX

B. Georgian (1730-1780)

     Boston National Historical Park, HA
     Colonial National Historical Park, VA
     Hampton National Historic Site, MD
     Independence National Historical Park (Deshler-Morris House and Independence Hall), PA
     Longfellow National Historic Site, MA
     Morristown National Historical Park (Ford House), NJ
     Salem Maritime National Historic Site, MA
     Touro Synagogue National Historic Site, RI (Affiliated Area)

C. Federal (1780-1820)

     Boston National Historical Park, MA
     Independence National Historical Park (Carpenter's Hall), PA
     Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, NY
     Salem Maritime National Historic Site, MA
     White House, DC

D. Greek Revival (1820-1840)

     Adams National Historic Site (United First Parish Church), MA
     Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, VA
     Federal Hall National Memorial, NY
     Independence National Historical Park (Second Bank of the U.S.), PA

E. Gothic Revival (1830-1840)

1. Early Gothic Revival

     Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, NY

2. High Victorian Gothic

3. Late Gothic Revival

F. Romanesque Revival (1840-1900)

1. Victorian Romanesque

     Old Post Office Tower Historic Site, DC (Affiliated Area)

2. Richardsonian

G. Renaissance Revival (1830-1920)

1. Italian Villa

2. American Bracketed Villa

3. Cast Iron: Gothic, Romanesque, Renaissance

H. Exotic Revivals (1830-1860)

1. Octagons

2. Egyptian

3. Moorish

I. Second Empire (1850-1890)

J. Stick Style (1860-1890)

K. Queen Anne-Eastlake (1880-1900)

     Edison National Historic Site (Glenmont), NJ
     Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, NY

L. Shingle Style (1880-1900)

M. Period Revivals (1870-1940)

1. Georgian (1870-1920)

     Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, NY

2. Spanish (Mission) (1890-1940)

3. Tudor (1890-1940)

4. Jacobean (1890-1915)

5. Neo-Classical (1890-1915)

     Lincoln Memorial, DC
     Thomas Jefferson Memorial, DC
     Washington Monument, DC

6. Beaux Arts (1890-1915)

     Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, NY

7. Renaissance (1890-1915)

N. Commercial (1890-1915)

O. Sullivanesque (1890-1915)

P. Prairie (1890-1915)

Q. Bungalow (1890-1940)

R. Craftsman (1890-1915)

S. Wrightian (1887-present)

T. Moderne-Art Deco (1920-1945)

U. International (1915-1945)

V. Historic District (multiple styles and dates)

W. Regional and Urban Planning

1. Urban Areas

     Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site, DC (Affiliated Area)

2. Suburban Areas

3. Parks

     National Capital Parks, DC-MD
     National Hall, DC

4. Cemeteries

     Gettysburg National Military Park, PA
     Vicksburg National Military Park, MS

5. Regional Planning

X. Vernacular Architecture

     McLoughlin House National Historic Site, OR (Affiliated Area)

Y. Rustic Architecture

XVII. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

     Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, MA
     Green Springs Historic District, VA (Affiliated Area)
     National Capital Parks, DC-MD

XVIII. TECHNOLOGY (Engineering and Invention)

A. Measurement, Observation, and Control (Surveying, Cartography, etc.)

B. Transportation

     Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, PA
     Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River (Delaware Aqueduct), NY-PA
     Wright Brothers National Memorial, NC

C. Energy Conversion, Utilization and Distribution

     Edison National Historic Site, NJ

D. Tools and Machines

E. Military (Fortifications, Weapons, and War Vehicles)

     Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, FL
     Castle Clinton National Monument, NY
     Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, MD
     Fort Jefferson National Monument, FL
     Fort Point National Historic Site, GA
     Fort Pulaski National Monument, GA
     Fort Sumter National Monument (Fort Moultrie), SC
     Fort Washington Park, MD
     Gateway National Recreation Area (Fort Hancock Historic District), NJ-NY
     Golden Gate National Recreation Area, CA
     Gulf Islands National Seashore (Fort Massachusetts, Fort Pickens and Fort Barrancas Redoubt), FL-MS
     Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, WV-MD-VA
     San Juan National Historic Site, PR
     Springfield Armory National Historic Site, MA

F. Extraction and Conversion of Industrial Raw Materials

G. Industrial Production Processes (Including Agriculture)

     Edison National Historic Site, NJ
     Lowell National Historical Park, MA

H. Construction

I. Information Processing, Transmission, and Recording

     Edison National Historic Site, NJ

J. Earth and Space Exploration

K. Water and Sewerage

     San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (Espada Aqueduct), TX

L. Fire, Safety, Sanitation, and Pollution Controls

XIX. LITERATURE

A. Poetry

     Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, NC
     Edgar Allen Poe National Historic Site, PA
     Longfellow National Historic Site, MA

B. Fiction

1. Novel

     Minute Man National Historical Park (The Wayside), MA

2. Short Story

     Edgar Allen Poe National Historic Site, PA

C. Hon-Fiction

     Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, NC
     John Muir National Historic Site, CA

D. Journalism: Opinion and Criticism

E. Newswriting and Reporting

F. Supporting Institutions

XX. THEATER

A. Playwriting

     Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site, CA

B. Performance

C. Directing

D. Staging

E. Producing

F. Theater Buildings

     Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, DC

G. Studios

H. Supporting Institutions

I. Theater for Radio and Television

J. Vaudeville and Burlesque

XXI. MOTION PICTURES

A. Cinematography

B. Editing

C. Sound Track

D. Acting

E. Design

F. Directing

G. Animation

H. Producing (Studios, Sets, Locations)

     Edison National Historic Site, NJ

I. Film Product (Documentary, Western, Gangster, Epic, etc)

     Edison National Historic Site, NJ

J. Supporting Institutions ("Oscars", etc.)

K. Movie Houses

XXII. MUSIC

A. Classical

B. Folk

     Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, NC

C. Jazz

D. Popular

E. Musical Theater

F. Opera

G. Literature of Music

H. Music Publishing

I. Instruments (Use and Development)

J. Forums (Halls and Auditoriums)

K. Performers (Soloists and Ensembles)

L. Supporting Institutions

M. Musical Education and Training

N. Music for Radio and Television

O. Recording

     Edison National Historic Site, NJ

P. Composing

XXIII. DANCE

A. Ballet

B. Modern Dance

C. Folk Dance

D. Popular Dance

E. Dancers (Soloists, Ensembles, Companies, and Troupes)

F. Choreography

G. Theatrics (Design, Lighting, etc.)

H. Forums

I. Supporting Institutions

XXIV. PAINTING AND SCULPTURE

A. Early American Provincial Painting, 1676-1726

B. Baroque in America, 1720-1776

C. Neoclassicism, 1780-1820

     National Capital Parks, DC-MD

D. Romanticism

     National Capital Parks, DC-MD

E. European Influences, 1876-1920

1. American Impressionism, 1876-1920

     National Capital Parks, DC-MD

F. Realism, 1850-1926

     Gettysburg National Military Park, PA
     Lincoln Memorial, DC
     Mount Rushmore National Memorial, SD
     National Capital Parks, DC-MU
     Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, NH
     Statue of Liberty National Monument, NY-NJ
     Vicksburg National Military Park, MS

G. Historical Painting and Sculpture: Memory and Dreams, 1876-1908

     National Capital Parks, DC-MD

H. The 20th Century, 1900-1930

     National Capital Parks, DC-MD

1. The Eight, the Armory Show, the New Realism, 1900-1926

2. Art Colonies, 1915-1930

3. Regionalism, 1915-1935

I. The Second Generation, 1920-

     National Capital Parks, DC-MD

1. WPA, 1933-1935

2. Refugees from Europe, 1930s

J. World War II to the Present, 1939-

     National Capital Parks, DC-MD

K. Supporting Institutions

XXV. PRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHY

XXVI. DECORATION AND FOLK ART

XXVII. EDUCATION

A. Pre-School Education

1. Early Education, Its Conceptual Development

2. Objectives and Methods

B. Elementary, Intermediate, and Secondary Education

1. Development of the System

2. Variant Patterns in the System

3. Effects of Technology

4. Population Change

5. Development of Equal Educational Opportunity

6. Objectives, Curricula, Methodology, and Administration

C. Higher Education (Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools)

1. Primary Models

2. Objectives, Curricula, Admission Policies, Teaching Methods, Examinations

3. Social and Administrative Patterns

4. Research, Graduate, Post-Graduate Studies, and Professional Studies

D. Specialized Education

1. Conceptional Development

2. Patterns of Organization

3. Gifted

4. Mentally Handicapped

5. Physically Handicapped

6. Socially and Emotionally Disturbed

E. Adult Education

1. Conceptional Development

2. Institutional Patterns

F. Vocational Training

1. Conceptional Development

     Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, AL

2. Apprenticeships and Employee Training

G. Adjunct Educational Institutions

1. Museums, Archives, and Botanical Gardens

2. Libraries

3. Zoos

4. Other Specialized Institutions

H. Special Populations

1. Aboriginal Populations

     Whitman Mission National Historic Site, WA

2. Ethnic Populations

     Booker T. Washington National Monument, VA
     George Washington Carver National Monument, MO
     Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, AL

3. Women's Education

4. The Military

XXVIII. THE LAW

A. The Development of Principles in the Legal Specialties

B. The Court System

C. Law Schools, Offices, Journals, etc

D. Scholars, Judges, and Lawyers

XXXIX. INTELLECTUAL CURRENTS

A. Philosophical Schools of Thought

B. Philosophers and Thinkers

     Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, PA (Affiliated Area)
     Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (Peirce House), NJ-PA

C. Ideologies and Interpretation of the Branches of Knowledge (History, Philosophy of History, Political Philosophy, etc.)

     Adams National Historic Site, MA
     Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, PA (Affiliated Area)
     Independence National Historical Park, PA

D. Fields of Philosophy (Aesthetics, Moral Philosophy, etc.)

XXX. AMERICAN WAYS OF LIFE

A. Slavery and Plantation Life

     Booker T. Washington National Monument, VA
     Colonial National Historical Park (Jamestown), VA
     George Washington Carver National Monument, MO

B. Farming Communities

     Green Springs Historic District, VA (Affiliated Area)

C. Industrial Towns

     Lowell National Historic Park, MA

D. Urban Life

E. Ethnic Communities (including Immigration)

     Boston African American National Historic Site, MA (Affiliated Area)
     Castle Clinton National Monument, NY
     Lowell National Historical Park, MA
     Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, VA
     Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site, GA
     Statue of Liberty National Monument (Ellis Island), NY-NJ
     Touro Synagogue National Historic Site, RI (Affiliated Area)
     Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, AL

F. Industrial Wealth of the Last Half of 19th Century

     Cumberland Island National Seashore, GA
     Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, NY

G. Consumer Society of the 20th Century

H. Suburban Life

I. Domesticity and Family Life

J. Occupational and Economic Classes

     Green Springs Historic District, VA (Affiliated Area)
     Lowell National Battlefield, MA

XXXI. SOCIAL AND HUMANITARIAN MOVEMENTS

A. Communitarianism and Utopianism

B. Temperance and Prohibition

C. Women's Rights

     Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site, DC (Affiliated Area)
     Women's Rights National Historical Park, NY

D. Abolitionism

     Boston African American National Historic Site, MA (Affiliated Area)
     Frederick Douglass Home, DC
     Harpers Perry National Historical Park, MD-WV

E. Peace Movements

F. Aiding the Handicapped and Mental Health Care

G. Prison Reform

     Golden Gate National Recreation Area (Alcatraz Island), CA

H. Labor Organizations

I. Farmers' Organizations

J. Poverty Relief and Urban Social Reform

     Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, NY
     Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, IA

K. Emergency Aid and Health Care

     Clara Barton National Historic Site, MD
     Johnstown Flood National Memorial, PA
     Kalaupapa National Historical Park, HI

L. General Philanthropy

M. Civil Rights Movements

     Frederick Douglass Home, DC
     Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site, GA
     Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, DC

N. General and Radical Reform

XXXII. CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES

A. Origin and Development of the Conservation Idea to 1870

     Hot Springs National Park, AR

B. Formation of the Conservation Movement, 1870-1908

     Theodore Roosevelt Island, DC

1. Fish, Wildlife, and Vegetation Preservation

2. Origins of the National Parks Movement

     Yellowstone National Park, WY-MT-ID

3. Game Protection

4. The Forest Service and Forest Preservation

5. Origins of Watershed and Water Conservation

6. Water Purification and Sewage Treatment

7. Scenic Preservation

     John Muir National Historic Site, CA

C. The Conservation Movement Matures, 1908-1941

 1. Emergence of Federal Conservation Legislation

 2. Birth of Wildlife Management

 3. Fish and Wildlife Refuge System

 4. Forest System Expands

 5. Soil Conservation Movement

 6. Origin and Development of the National Park Service

     Acadia National Park, ME

 7. Range and Forage Protection

 8. Wilderness System

 9. Public Health Through Pollution Control

10. The Great Depression and Conservation

     Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, OH

XXXIII. HISTORIC PRESERVATION

A. Formative Years, 1796-1858: The Destruction of Green Springs to the Saving of Mount Vernon and the Hasbrouck House, Patriotism and Preservation

     Independence National Historical Park, PA

B. Regional Efforts: The South, 1860-1900

1. The South Looks to Government for Help

2. The Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities

     Jamestown National Historic Site, VA (Affiliated Area)

C. Regional Efforts: Mid-Atlantic States, 1860-1900

1. Memorials to the Revolution

2. American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society -- A Pattern for Private Action

D. Regional Efforts: New England, 1860-1900

1. Regionalism and Preservation

2. Private Historical Societies

3. Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities

E. Monticello: The Emergence of Architectural Interest in Preservation, 1900-1926 -- Antiquaries, Architects, and Museums

F. Emergence of the Automobile and the Restoration of Williamsburg, 1919-1926

G. The Federal Government Enters the Movement, 1884-1949

1. Battlefield Preservation

     Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, GA-TN

2. Archeological Preservation

     Casa Grande National Monument, AZ

3. The National Park Service and the New Deal

4. The National Trust

5. Growth in Professionalism and Technology

XXXIV. RECREATION

A. Sports

1. Olympics

2. Baseball

3. Football

4. Basketball

5. Tennis

6. Cricket

7. Squash

8. Rowing

B. Spectator Pastimes

1. Amusement Parks

2. Roller Coasters

3. Carousels

4. Circuses

5. Zoos, Aquariums, and Planetariums

6. Worlds Fairs

7. Racing

8. Festivals

9. Rodeos

C. General Recreation

1. Resort Hotels and Spas

2. Resort Communities

3. Other



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