The Council is an independent agency that promotes the preservation, enhancement, and productive use of our Nation's historic resources, and advises the President and Congress on national historic preservation policy.
Programs include the National Histor ...
The U.S. Department of the Interior oversees a number of agencies created to protect and provide access to our nation's natural and cultural heritage. The primary agency within this Department that offers information about national landmarks and historic ...
The Maritime Heritage Program of the National Park Service works to advance awareness and understanding of the role of maritime affairs in the history of the United States. The site offers information such as list of Maritime Parks, an Inventory of Histor ...
Park Histories includes many publications concerning the Revolutionary War, including Valley Forge: Making and Remaking a National Symbol, an online history of the Park and its preservation. The Park Service is beginning to add older material in PDF forma ...
An agency within the Department of the Interior, the National Park Service (NPS) oversees national parks and historic sites in the United States. The NPS offers a number of resources about archeology, architecture and engineering, cultural groups, ethnogr ...
The National Register of Historic Places, maintained by the National Park Service, is the official list of the Nation’s cultural resources that are worthy of preservation. Properties listed in the register include districts, sites, buildings, structures a ...
Preserve America is a White House initiative in cooperation with other federal agencies to encourage community efforts to preserve and enjoy our cultural and natural heritage.
Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) uses properties listed in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. TwHP has created a variety of products and activitie ...
Valley Forge National Historical Park commemorates more than the sacrifices and perseverance of the Revolutionary War generation; it honors the ability of citizens and their leaders to pull together and overcome adversity during extraordinary times. This ...