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California National Historic Trail
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California National Historic Trail

Wyoming

Follow in the footsteps of over 250,000 emigrants who traveled to the gold fields and rich farmlands of Califo…

Camp Nelson National Monument
National Monument
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Camp Nelson National Monument

Kentucky

The US Army established Camp Nelson as a fortified base and supply depot during the Civil War. It became a lar…

Canyon de Chelly National Monument
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Canyon de Chelly National Monument

Arizona

For nearly 5,000 years, people have lived in these canyons - longer than anyone has lived uninterrupted anywhe…

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Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park
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Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park

Virginia

English colonists first landed here in April 1607, erected a wooden cross and gave thanks for a successful cro…

Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park
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Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park

Delaware

English colonists first landed here in April 1607, erected a wooden cross and gave thanks for a successful cro…

Cape Krusenstern National Monument
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Cape Krusenstern National Monument

Alaska

North of the Arctic Circle, the monument forms 70 miles of shoreline on the Chukchi Sea. More than 114 beach r…

Capulin Volcano National Monument
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Capulin Volcano National Monument

New Mexico

Part of the 8,000 square mile Raton-Clayton Volcanic Field, Capulin Volcano showcases the volcanic geology of …

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

Arizona

Explore the history and stories of an extended network of communities and irrigation canals. An Ancestral Sono…

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

Arizona

An Ancestral Sonoran Desert People's farming community and "Great House" are preserved at Casa Grande Ruins. W…

Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
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Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

Oregon

Cascade-Siskiyou is the first monument established solely for its biodiversity. Where three mountain ranges me…

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Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
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Castillo de San Marcos National Monument

Florida

Built by the Spanish in St. Augustine to defend Florida and the Atlantic trade route, Castillo de San Marcos N…

Castle Clinton National Monument
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Castle Clinton National Monument

New York

Located at the southern tip of Manhattan Island, Castle Clinton stands where New York City began, and represen…

Castle Mountains National Monument
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Castle Mountains National Monument

California

Castle Mountains represents some of the most unique elements of the Mojave Desert. Nestled between the Nevada …

Cedar Breaks National Monument
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Cedar Breaks National Monument

Utah

Cedar Breaks features a natural amphitheater over half a mile deep and three miles wide, filled with colorful …

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Cedar Breaks National Monument
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Cedar Breaks National Monument

Utah

Crowning the Grand Staircase, Cedar Breaks sits at over 10,000 feet and looks down into a half-mile deep geolo…

César E. Chávez National Monument
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César E. Chávez National Monument

California

Yes, we can! Widely recognized as the most important Latino leader in the United States during the twentieth c…

César E. Chávez National Monument
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César E. Chávez National Monument

California

Yes, we can! Widely recognized as the most important Latino leader in the United States during the twentieth …

Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
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Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument

Ohio

Throughout his life, Charles Young overcame countless obstacles in his ascent to prominence. In spite of overt…

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park

District of Columbia

Preserving America's early transportation history, the C&O Canal began as a dream of passage to Western wealth…

Chiricahua National Monument
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Chiricahua National Monument

Arizona

A "Wonderland of Rocks" is waiting for you to explore at Chiricahua National Monument. The 8-mile paved scenic…

Civil War Defenses of Washington
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Civil War Defenses of Washington

District of Columbia

On forested hills surrounding the nation's capital are the remnants of a complex system of Civil War fortifica…

Clara Barton National Historic Site
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Clara Barton National Historic Site

District of Columbia

Clara Barton dedicated her life and energies to help others in times of need - both home and abroad, in peacet…

Colorado National Monument
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Colorado National Monument

Colorado

Colorado National Monument features towering red rock monoliths rising over sheer-walled canyons. Rim Rock Dri…

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Coltsville National Historical Park
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Coltsville National Historical Park

Massachusetts

When Samuel Colt started his Hartford factory on the banks of the Connecticut River in 1847, it followed years…