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Civil War Battle Summaries by State New!
www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/bystate.htmThis website is a project of the American Battlefield Protection Program of the National Park Service that "promotes the preservation of significant historic battlefields associated with wars on American soil." Civil War Battle Summaries lists the states ...
U.S. Census Bureau New! Popular
www.census.govThe Census Bureau presents detailed reported voting and registration data, broken down by socioeconomic and demographic factors. Statistics are from congressional and presidential election years, 1964 to the present. Click on "Detailed Tables" or "Histori ...
National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (N...
www.niehs.nih.govThe National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is "one of 27 Institutes and Centers of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)." The NIEHS site provides access to information about the health effects of air pollution and other environmen ...
National Transportation Library (NTL)
ntl.bts.gov
"The mission of the National Transportation Library (NTL) is to maintain and facilitate access to statistical and other information needed for transportation decision-making at the Federal, State, and local levels and to coordinate with public and private ...
Lighting Freedom's Flame: The American Revolution
www.nps.gov/revwar/
This is the official National Park Service American Revolution website. Explore this truly revolutionary period that resulted in a new nation and new form of government. The events of 1775 through 1787 changed the course of history. The effects of the Rev ...
U.S. Bureau of Consular Affairs
travel.state.govThe official website of the State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs, travel.state.gov/ offers information on a variety of issues related to foreign travel. Travel warnings ("long-term, protracted conditions") and travel alerts ("short-term condition ...
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
www.epa.gov
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established in 1970 "in response to the growing public demand for cleaner water, air and land." The Agency's mission "is to protect human health and the environment." The EPA regulates air pollution under the ...
National High School Debate Topic: 2010
bookstore.gpo.gov/collections/nhsdtopic10.jspThis site offers government publications available from the U.S. Government Bookstore that can serve as resources to support the 2009-2010 debate topic. Check your local library to see if it has these titles or search catalog.gpo.gov/ to see if the title ...
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)
free.ed.govThe Federal Resources for Educational Excellence site offers teaching and learning resources from federal agencies. It include lesson plans, primary sources, animations, photos, videos ,and other educational materials available from federal agencies. Item ...
Illinois.gov
www.illinois.gov
The official website of the State of Illinois is the gateway to services and information about living, visiting, business, working, health and wellness, learning, education, facts, public safety, technology, and government in Illinois.
Site Map
Agenci ...
Illinois General Assembly, Legislative Research Unit
www.ilga.gov/commission/lru/lru_home.html
Established in 1937, the Legislative Research Unit (LRU) provides nonpartisan, objective, documented and timely information for members of the General Assembly or their staffs. Its statutory duties are to collect information concerning the government and ...
Illinois General Assembly
www.ilga.gov
This is the home page for the Illinois legislative information. Maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, this site offers current and some historical IL legislative information you would need. From the site, you ...
Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Information Office...
www.bls.gov/ro5/ro5_il.htm
Located in Chicago, the Midwest BLS Information Office services the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
The regional BLS Information Offices are not only for government employ ...
Fish and Wildlife Service
www.fws.gov
The Fish and Wildlife Service is a sub-agency in the Department of the Interior which supports programs to conserve, protect, and enhance fish and wildlife and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
The main page links to infor ...
National Climatic Data Center
lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.htmlThe National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) archives weather information for local areas across the country, and provides education and reference materials. Sections of particular interest are: Extreme Weather and Climate Events website, with information ...
Science.gov
science.gov/browse/w_119.htm
Science.gov, a comprehensive listing of authoritative U.S. government information in the sciences, offers this well-organized, annotated listing of earth science and oceanography websites and electronic documents. In addition to their list of general info ...
U.S. Geological Survey
www.usgs.govThe U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is the primary source of government information in the earth sciences and has a voluminous web presence. From the main USGS page, you can select information by state or search the site. There are also convenient links to ...
National Geophysical Data Center
www.ngdc.noaa.gov/ngdc.html
The National Geophysical Data Center is operated by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It provides access to technical data in a variety of areas, broadly covering land, marine, submarine and solar features. These are the ma ...
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
www.dliflc.edu
The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, located in Monterey, California, specializes in training and supporting linguists for the Defense Department and other federal agencies. It offers online two professional journals in PDF format about ...
NASA
www.nasa.govNASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) isn't just about outer space. The agency has a great deal of information of interest to the Earth Sciences. The major sections of their website dealing with the Earth include: Choosing "Earth" from t ...
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Oklahoma State University (OSU) and the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO).
