Thematic Study MENU Contents Introduction Thematic Framework NPS Units Historic Landmarks		History and Prehistory in the National Park System and the National Historic Landmarks Program Thematic Representation: National Historic Landmarks III. Thematic Representation: National Historic Landmarks X. Westward Expansion of the British Colonies and the United States, 1763-1898 A. British and United States Explorations of the West 1. Early Pathfinders, 1763-1807      Long Island of the Holston, TN 2. Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806      Camp Disappointment, MT      Great Falls Portage, MT      Lemhi Pass, ID-MT      Lolo Trail, ID-MT      Pompey's Pillar, MT      Sergeant Floyd Monument, IA      Three Forks of the Missouri, MT      Traveler's Rest, MT      Weippe Prairie, ID 3. Scientific and Topographic Surveys      Desolation Canyon, UT      Expedition Island, WY      Fort Atkinson, NE      Fort Washita, OK      Pikes Peak, CO      Pikes Stockade, CO B. The Fur Trade 1. Old Northwest mod Mississippi Valley Fur Frontier, 1763-1815      Bailly Homestead, IN      Brisbois House, WI      Jean Baptiste Point DuSable Homesite, IL      Mackinac Island, MI      Villa Louis, WI 2. Fur Trappers and Mountain Men as Pathfinders      Kit Carson House, NM      South Pass, WY      Walker Pass, CA 3. John Jacob Astor and the American Fur Company, 1808-1840      Astor Fur Warehouse, WI      Fort Astoria, OR      Fort Union, ND      Mackinac Island, MI 4. Rocky Mountain Rendezvous Era, 1824-1839 (including Rocky Mountain Fur Company, 1822-1834)      Upper Green River Rendezvous Site, WY 5. Southwest Fur Trade      Bent's Old Fort, CO      Kit Carson House, NM 6. Hudson's Bay Company and the Northwest Coast Far Trade      Fur Seal Rookeries, AK      Fort Hall, ID      Fort Nisqually Granary, WA 7. Alaska Fur Trade      Fort Durham Site, AK C. Military-Aboriginal American Contact and Conflict      Springfield Armory, MA 1. East of the Mississippi, 1763-1850s      Bushy Run Battlefield, PA      Dade Battlefield, FL      Fallen Timbers Battlefield, OH      Forks of the Ohio, PA      Fort Frederick, MD      Fort Michilimackinac, MI      Fort Stanwix, NY      Fort Toulouse Site, AL      Hiram Masonic Lodge No. 7, TN      Long Island of the Holston TN      Second Fort Crawford, WI 2. The Southern Plains      Fort Belknap, TX      Fort Concho, TX      Fort Gibson, OK      Fort Larned, KS      Fort Leavenworth, KS      Fort Richardson, TX      Fort Scott, KS      Fort Sill, OK      Fort Smith, AR      Fort Washita, OK      Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty Site, KS      Washita Battlefield, OK 3. The Northern Plains      Fort Atkinson, BR      Fort Phil Kearny, WY      Fort Robinson and Red Cloud Agency, NE      Fort D.A. Russell, WY      Fort Snelling, MN      Fort Union, ND      Shawnee Mission, KS      Wounded Knee Battlefield, SD 4. The Southwest      Fort Bowie and Apache Pass, AZ      Fort Davis, TX      Fort Huachuca, AZ      Yuma Crossing, AZ-CA 5. The Western Mountains      Fort Churchill, NV      Fort Douglas, UT 6. The Pacific Coast D. Western Trails and Travelers 1. First Westward Trails East of the Mississippi      Long Island of the Holston, TN      Sycamore Shoals, TN 2. Santa Fe Trail      Arrow Rock, MO      Bent's Old Fort, CO      Council Grove Historic District, KS      Fort Larned, KS      Fort Leavenworth, KS      Rabbit Ears, NM      Raton Pass, NM      Santa Fe Plaza, NM      Santa Fe Trail Remains, KS      Wagon Bed Springs, KS      Wagon Mound, NM      Watrous (La Junta), NM 3. Oregon Trail and Settlement of Oregon      Fort Hall, ID      Independence Rock, WY      Oregon Trail Ruts, WY      Robidoux Pass, NE      South Pass, WY 4. California Trails and Settlement of California      City of Rocks, ID      Donner Camp, CA      Fort Hall, ID      South Pass, WY      Setters Fort, CA      Warner's Ranch, CA      Yuma Crossing, AZ-CA 5. Mormon Migration and Settlement of the Great Basin      Emigration Canyon, UT      Fort Douglas, UT      Nauvoo Historic District, IL      Old City Hall, UT      Temple Square, UT      Brigham Young House (Lion House), UT E. The Mining Frontier 1. California Gold Rush      Coloma, CA      Columbia Historic District, CA      New Almaden, CA      Old Sacramento Historic District, CA      Old United States Mint, CA      Sutter's Fort, CA      Yuma Crossing, AZ-CA 2. Northwest: Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Western Montana      Assay Building, ID      Bannock Historic District, MT      Butte Historic District, MT      Fort Hall, ID      Jacksonville Historic District, OR      Virginia City Historic District, MT 3. Southwest: Arizona and New Mexico      Jerome Historic District, AZ      Tombstone Historic District AZ 4. Great Basin: Nevada, Utah, and Eastern California      Bodie Historic District, CA      Fort Douglas, UT      Virginia City Historic District, NV 5. Rockies: Colorado and Wyoming      Central City Historic District, CD      Cripple Creek Historic District, CO      Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge Line, CO      Georgetown-Silver Plume Historic District, CO      Leadville Historic District, CO      Silverton Historic District, CO      Telluride Historic District, CO 6. Black Hills of South Dakota      Deadwood Historic District, SD 7. Alaskan Gold Rushes      Cape Nome Mining District Discovery Sites, AK      Chilkoot Trail and Dyes Site, AK      Fort William H. Seward, AK      Skagway Historic District and White Pass, AK F. The Farmers' Frontier 1. Farming Frontier of the Old Northwest, 1763-1820      Erie Canal, NY      Forks of the Ohio, PA      Lincoln Boyhood National Monument, IN 2. Settling and Farming the Eastern Prairies, 1820-1861 3. Later Settlements and Farming in the California Valley, Oregon, and Washington 4. Settling and Farming in the Great Plains, 1862-1900 G. The Cattlemen's Empire 1. Great Trail Drives, 1866-1885      JA Ranch, TX 2. The Cow Towns, 1866-1885B      Lincoln Historic District, NM 3. Ranches      Frawley Ranch, SD      Grant-Kohrs Ranch, MT      JA Ranch, TX      King Ranch, TX      Los Alamos Ranch House, CA      101 Ranch Historic District, OK      San Bernardino Ranch, AZ      Sierra Bonita Ranch, AZ      Tom Sun Ranch, WY      Swan Land and Cattle Company Headquarters, WY      Warner's Ranch, CA NEXT >>>
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