historic sites

"This three-volume work bridges a long-existing gap by successfully filling the space between scholarly and popular coverage. Taking a global perspective, this 500-entry set contains articles on the full range of archaeological knowledge, including great discoveries, significant archaeologists, important organizations, major geographical areas, and key concepts."--"Outstanding Reference Sources," American Libraries, May 2002.

More than ninety articles describe monuments and memorials that commemorate people and events from our nation's history as well as battlefields, forts, factories, homes, churches, cemeteries, and laboratories.

A state-by-state guide to over 380 birthplaces of famous people and things in America, including Butch Cassidy, Kentucky Fried Chicken, the civil rights movement, and each of the forty-four U.S. presidents.

Explores the history and culture of some of the world's most mysterious places, both natural and man-made; and includes many photos and illustrations.

A three volume set which provides information on places in New York which are included in the National Register of Historic Places and are significant in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture.

Takes the reader on an imaginary trip through California while offering information about the history and geography of this varied region with its numerous historic sites.

Color illustrations show readers the inside and outside of several places in Texas, including museums, stores, the Lyndon. B. Johnson Space Center, and many others; also includes a fact section on Texas.

Presents side-by-side photographs with text that compares the architecture and aesthetics of New York City between the mid-nineteenth century and the early twenty- first.