II. THEMATIC REPRESENTATION: UNITS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM
I. CULTURAL DEVELOPMENTS: INDIGENOUS AMERICAN POPULATIONS II. EUROPEAN COLONIAL EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT A. Spanish Exploration and Settlement
B. French Exploration and Settlement
C. English Exploration and Settlement
D. Other European Exploration and Settlement
III. DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENGLISH COLONIES, 1688-1763 A. Physical Development
B. Political and Diplomatic Affairs
C. Military Affairs
D. Social and Economic Affairs
IV. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION A. Politics and Diplomacy, 1763-1783 Adams National Historic Site, MABenjamin 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, MABenjamin 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, MAFort 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), VACowpens 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, INF. The Naval War Salem Maritime National Historic Site, MAV. POLITICAL AND MILITARY AFFAIRS, 1783-1860 White House, DCA. Confederation Period, 1783-1789 George Washington Memorial Parkway (Potomac Canal), VAB. The Constitution Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, PA (Affiliated Area)Independence National Historical Park, PA C. Early Federal Period, 1789-1800 Adams National Historic Site, MAFederal 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, PAThomas Jefferson Memorial, DC E. War of 1812, 1812-1815 Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, MDJean Lafitte National Historical Park (Chalmette), LA Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, OH F. Post-War Nationalism, 1816-1828 Adams National Historic Site, MAG. Jacksonian Democracy, 1828-1844 Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, NYH. Manifest Destiny, 1844-1859 Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, WASan Juan Island National Historical Park, WA I. Mexican War, 1846-1848 Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, COPalo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site, TX J. The Rise of Sectionalism, 1840-1859 Fort Scott National Historic Site, KSHarpers Ferry National Historical Park, WV-MD-VA K. The Army and Navy Boston National Historical Park (Charlestown Navy Yard), MACastle 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, VAFort Sumter National Monument, SC Gulf Islands National Seashore (Forts Pickens and Barrancas), FL-MS B. War in the East Antietam National Battlefield, MDAppomattox 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, GAArkansas 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), MSE. Political and Diplomatic Scene Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site, KYAdams 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, TNFord'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-OKFrederick Douglass Home, DC James A. Garfield National Historic Site, OH C. The Progressive Era, 1901-1914 Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, NYTheodore 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
E. World War I, 1914-1919 Boston National Historical Park (Charlestown Navy Yard), MAF. 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, IAHome 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, PAB. 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, MOHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt NatIonal Historic Site, NY White House, DC D. The Home Front Boston National Historical Park (Charlestown Navy Yard), MAIX. POLITICAL AND MILITARY AFFAIRS AFTER 1945 Catoctin Mountain Park (Camp David), MDChamizal 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
A. British and United States Exploration of the West
B. The Fur Trade
C. Military-Aboriginal American Contact and Conflict
D. Western Trails and Travelers
E. The Mining Frontier
F. The Farmers' Frontier
G. The Cattlemen's Empire
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
B. Manufacturing Organizations
C. Construction and Housing
D. Trade
E. Finance and Banking
F. Insurance
G. Service Industry
H. Power and Lighting
I. Accounting J. Defense Boston National Historical Park (Charlestown Navy Yard), MASpringfield Armory National Historic Site, MA K. Business Organizations L. Shipping and Transportation Golden Gate National Recreation Area (National Maritime Museum), CAM. Supporting Institutions XIII. SCIENCE A. Physical Science
B. Earth Science
C. Biological Sciences
D. Social Sciences
E. Mathematics F. Medicine
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), NCGateway 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-WVCuyahoga 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, PAGolden 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, AZFort Laramie National Historic Site, WY C. Telegraph and Telephone D. Radio Cape Cod National Seashore (Marconi's Wireless Station), MAE. Television F. Post World War II Electronic G. Spoken Word (Oratory and Public Speaking) Gettysburg National Military Park, PARed Hill, Patrick Henry National Memorial, VA XVI. ARCHITECTURE A. Colonial (1600-1730) Boston National Historical Park, MAChristiansted 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, HAColonial 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, MAIndependence 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), MAArlington 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)
F. Romanesque Revival (1840-1900)
G. Renaissance Revival (1830-1920)
H. Exotic Revivals (1830-1860)
I. Second Empire (1850-1890) J. Stick Style (1860-1890) K. Queen Anne-Eastlake (1880-1900) Edison National Historic Site (Glenmont), NJSagamore Hill National Historic Site, NY L. Shingle Style (1880-1900) M. Period Revivals (1870-1940)
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
X. Vernacular Architecture McLoughlin House National Historic Site, OR (Affiliated Area)Y. Rustic Architecture XVII. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, MAGreen 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, PAUpper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River (Delaware Aqueduct), NY-PA Wright Brothers National Memorial, NC C. Energy Conversion, Utilization and Distribution Edison National Historic Site, NJD. Tools and Machines E. Military (Fortifications, Weapons, and War Vehicles) Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, FLCastle 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, NJLowell National Historical Park, MA H. Construction I. Information Processing, Transmission, and Recording Edison National Historic Site, NJJ. Earth and Space Exploration K. Water and Sewerage San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (Espada Aqueduct), TXL. Fire, Safety, Sanitation, and Pollution Controls XIX. LITERATURE A. Poetry Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, NCEdgar Allen Poe National Historic Site, PA Longfellow National Historic Site, MA B. Fiction
C. Hon-Fiction Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, NCJohn 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, CAB. Performance C. Directing D. Staging E. Producing F. Theater Buildings Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, DCG. 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, NJI. Film Product (Documentary, Western, Gangster, Epic, etc) Edison National Historic Site, NJJ. Supporting Institutions ("Oscars", etc.) K. Movie Houses XXII. MUSIC A. Classical B. Folk Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, NCC. 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, NJP. 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-MDD. Romanticism National Capital Parks, DC-MDE. European Influences, 1876-1920
F. Realism, 1850-1926 Gettysburg National Military Park, PALincoln 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-MDH. The 20th Century, 1900-1930 National Capital Parks, DC-MD
I. The Second Generation, 1920- National Capital Parks, DC-MD
J. World War II to the Present, 1939- National Capital Parks, DC-MDK. Supporting Institutions XXV. PRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHY XXVI. DECORATION AND FOLK ART XXVII. EDUCATION A. Pre-School Education
B. Elementary, Intermediate, and Secondary Education
C. Higher Education (Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools)
D. Specialized Education
E. Adult Education
F. Vocational Training
G. Adjunct Educational Institutions
H. Special Populations
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, MABenjamin 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, VAColonial 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, MAD. 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, GAVanderbilt 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), CAH. Labor Organizations I. Farmers' Organizations J. Poverty Relief and Urban Social Reform Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, NYHerbert Hoover National Historic Site, IA K. Emergency Aid and Health Care Clara Barton National Historic Site, MDJohnstown Flood National Memorial, PA Kalaupapa National Historical Park, HI L. General Philanthropy M. Civil Rights Movements Frederick Douglass Home, DCMartin 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, ARB. Formation of the Conservation Movement, 1870-1908 Theodore Roosevelt Island, DC
C. The Conservation Movement Matures, 1908-1941
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, PAB. Regional Efforts: The South, 1860-1900
C. Regional Efforts: Mid-Atlantic States, 1860-1900
D. Regional Efforts: New England, 1860-1900
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
XXXIV. RECREATION A. Sports
B. Spectator Pastimes
C. General Recreation
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