Norwegian Settlers Memorial
This Memorial commemorates the 1834 settlement at Norway, Illinois—the first permanent Norwegian settlement in the Midwest.
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This Memorial commemorates the 1834 settlement at Norway, Illinois—the first permanent Norwegian settlement in the Midwest.
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This site marks the location of a sod-wall protective enclosure hastily constructed by an 80-wagon party and their cavalry escort. They were attacked by Sioux Indians while en route to Montana gold fields in September 1864 and stayed corralled within the six-feet-high and two-feet-thick walls for 14 days until rescued by a column of troops from Fort Rice. There is a marker on the site.
The site is open to the public.
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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.
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Within this historic site of a Rogue Indian war skirmish, the park contains the grave sites of the Geisel family.
The site is open to the public.
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Fort Washita was established in 1842 as the southwestern-most post in the United States. (Beyond the borders to the south and west was the Republic of Texas which had recently won its independence from Mexico.) The purpose of the post was to protect the Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians from the Plains Indians. For centuries the latter had used this area for hunting and were not happy with newcomers settling in the area. Troops stationed at Fort Washita from time to time in the 1840s included the 2nd Dragoons, the U.S. Regiment of Riflemen, the 6th Infantry, the 7th Infantry, and the 5th Infantry. During a portion of the 1850s the post served as the United States Army Field Artillery School. Throughout the 1840s and 1850s the post provided quarters for the United States Indian Agency to the Chickasaw and Choctaw governments. On April 16, 1861, the fort was abandoned by U.S. forces under the command of Colonel William Emory. The next day Fort Washita was occupied by Confederate forces and used during the War Between the States. For the next hundred years, the buildings were used by members of the Colbert family who were leaders of the Chickasaw Nation. The fort was acquired by the Oklahoma Historical Society in 1962 and has been designated as a National Historic Landmark.
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In the early 1800s, Russians built a settlement at this site along Starrigavan Bay.
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Near the site of the battle of Fallen Timbers, this small park contains a monument honoring Major General Anthony Wayne as well as smaller monuments to the soldiers and Native Americans who died in the battle. The battle of Fallen Timbers on 20 August, 1794, was decisive in bringing the Indians of the Northwest Territory to sign the Treaty of Greene Ville. By this treaty the Indians ceded southern and eastern Ohio to settlers. This brief battle, an overwhelming victory for Wayne's forces, was fought in an area recently ravaged by a windstorm, hence the name Fallen Timbers.
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Commonly referred to as Castle Hill, this park is one of the most historically significant sites in Alaska. Tlingit natives originally inhabited this area and built a strategic fortification at this site. Between 1804—1867, Russians occupied this site. In 1867, on top of Castle Hill, Alaska was officially transferred from Russia to the United States. Today, Castle Hill is a state historic site and also designated as a National Historic Landmark. A fully-accessible walkway leads visitors to the top of the hill and provides views of downtown Sitka and the waterfront. Interpretive panels provide opportunities to learn more about the history of this site.
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Fort Clark Trading Post State Historic Site is one of the most important archaeological sites in the state because of its well-preserved record of the fur trade and of personal tragedy. More than 150 years ago, it was the scene of devastating smallpox and cholera epidemics that decimated most of the inhabitants of a Mandan and later an Arikara Indian village. The archaeological remains of the large earthlodge village, cemetery, and two fur trade posts (Fort Clark Trading Post and Primeau's Post) are protected at the site, located one and one-quarter mile west of the town of Fort Clark, Mercer County.
The site is open to the public.
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Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site preserves the timeworn earthen remains of Fort Kaskaskia, constructed by the French ca. 1759 to defend the town of Kaskaskia. Today's historic site consists of four major sections: the remains of Fort Kaskaskia, Garrison Hill Cemetery, the Mississippi River overlook and picnic area, and a large campground.
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