Louisiana Historical Society [LA]

Description

The Louisiana Historical Society is the oldest such society in the state of Louisiana, having been founded in 1836. The society continues to this day to do its best to preserve and disseminate the history of Louisiana.

The organization sponsors a monthly lecture on a specific topic in Louisiana history, holds symposia on important historical topics, and provides periodic guided overnight tours to historic sites in Louisiana. The website offers information regarding upcoming events, lectures, and tours, as well as a history of the society and links to other Louisiana historical websites.

Does not appear to be affiliated with any specific historic site or educational resources.

Lockington Locks [OH]

Description

These stairstep locks, among the best preserved in Ohio, were part of the Miami and Erie Canal System, which opened for navigation in 1845 and connected Cincinnati and the Ohio River to Toledo and Lake Erie. For several decades the canal provided Ohio with valuable transportation and waterpower. Railroads gradually rendered the canals obsolete. The lockmaster's house, now a private residence, and a dry-dock basin for boat repair are still visible. Five locks step down to Loramie Creek where the abutments for the aqueduct remain.

The site is open to the public.

Website does not specify any interpretive services available at the site.

Pierce Mill [DC]

Description

Peirce Mill was built in the 1820s, and operated commercially until 1897. The U.S. Government acquired the mill as part of Rock Creek Park in 1892.

Currently closed for restoration and repairs.

Madison Buffalo Jump [MT]

Description

Visitors to this site can imagine how the area might have looked when prehistoric people "called" bison to jump to their death below the cliffs. Interpretive displays help visitors understand the dramatic events that took place here for nearly 2,000 years.

The site is open to the public.

Website does not specify any interpretive services beyond signage available at the site.

Huff Indian Village State Historic Site [ND]

Description

Huff Indian Village State Historic Site is a classic prehistoric Mandan settlement dating to about AD 1450, perhaps 200 years before Euroamerican influence reached the Missouri Valley area. The village is a very large, well-planned community where perhaps a thousand or more people once lived. Huff Village was probably occupied only for a short time (perhaps 20 years), as indicated by the clarity of the village plan and lack of evidence for rebuilding and trash accumulation. The site is in pristine condition, and the community layout is easily seen on the surface. Depressions marking the locations of more than 100 lodges are arranged roughly in rows, paralleling the river bank. The entire settlement is surrounded by a massive fortification system consisting of a ditch more than 2,000 feet long with 10 well-defined bastions. The village, including its fortifications, covers about 12acres.

The site is open to the public.

Website does not specify any interpretive services available at the site, beyond signage.

San Miguel Mission Chapel [NM]

Description

The oldest church still in use in the United States, this simple adobe structure was built in the early 17th century by the Tlaxcalan Indians of Mexico, who came to New Mexico as servants of the Spanish. Badly damaged in the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, the structure was restored and enlarged in 1710. On display in the chapel are priceless statues and paintings and the San Jose Bell, weighing nearly 800 pounds, which is believed to have been cast in Spain in 1356.

Cannot find a website.

Towosahgy State Historic Site [MO]

Description

At one time, between A.D. 1000 and 1400, this site was a Mississippian civil/ceremonial center and fortified village. Within this village, a full gamut of ceremonial and domestic activities took place that served the inhabitants' needs from "cradle to grave." The name, Towosahgy, was borrowed from the Osage Indians and means "old town." Visitors to the 64-acre tract of land can see remnants of past activities in the form of earthen mounds constructed for ceremonial, residential, and religious purposes.

The site is open to the public.

Website does not specify any interpretive services available at the site, beyond signage.