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America's national monuments : the legacy of the Great Plains. [Volume 1], Geologic wonders of the northern plains: Devils Tower National Monument
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America's national monuments : the legacy of the Great Plains. [Volume 1], Geologic wonders of the northern plains: Devils Tower National Monument  

The geology of the Great Plains is a product of long epochs of sedimentary buildup followed by equally long epochs of erosion. The result today is a dramatic landscape of bluffs, pinnacles and badlands that contain the rich story of ancient sea crea...

America's national monuments : the legacy of the Great Plains. [Volume 1], Geologic wonders of the northern plains: Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
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America's national monuments : the legacy of the Great Plains. [Volume 1], Geologic wonders of the northern plains: Agate Fossil Beds National Monument  

The geology of the Great Plains is a product of long epochs of sedimentary buildup followed by equally long epochs of erosion. The result today is a dramatic landscape of bluffs, pinnacles and badlands that contain the rich story of ancient sea crea...

America's national monuments : the legacy of the Great Plains. [Volume 4], The southern plains: Alibates National Monument
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America's national monuments : the legacy of the Great Plains. [Volume 4], The southern plains: Alibates National Monument  

The Southern Plains are distinguished by short grass prairies ... hot, dry summers and cold, windy winters. But in spite of these tough climatic conditions, the area is rich in human history. Indeed, the Southern Plains are called the cradle of Nort...

America's national monuments : the historic South. [Volume 1], Prehistoric American Indians: Ocmulgee National Monument
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America's national monuments : the historic South. [Volume 1], Prehistoric American Indians: Ocmulgee National Monument  

In the South are ruins of prehistoric cities rivaling any in the ancient world. They were built by Native American cultures living in the South. It is a largely unknown story ... a story you can learn by traveling to the region's three national monu...

America's national monuments : the historic South. [Volume 1], Prehistoric American Indians: Russell Cave National Monument
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America's national monuments : the historic South. [Volume 1], Prehistoric American Indians: Russell Cave National Monument  

In the South are ruins of prehistoric cities rivaling any in the ancient world. They were built by Native American cultures living in the South. It is a largely unknown story ... a story you can learn by traveling to the region's three national monu...

America's national monuments : the legacy of the Great Plains. [Volume 3], Manifest destiny: Homestead National Monument
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America's national monuments : the legacy of the Great Plains. [Volume 3], Manifest destiny: Homestead National Monument  

When President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana territory from the French in 1803, he essentially added the Great Plains to the United States. From that point forward, Americans looked to form a nation from sea to sea ... a great continental...

America's national monuments : the legacy of the Great Plains. [Volume 2], Sioux Indian wars: Pipestone National Monument
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America's national monuments : the legacy of the Great Plains. [Volume 2], Sioux Indian wars: Pipestone National Monument  

The Northern Great Plains stretch from Minnesota in the east to the Rocky Mountains in the West. During the 19th century, this vast land of prairie grass and buffalo was the domain of the Sioux Indian Nation ... a nation that would soon be at the he...

America's national monuments : the historic South. [Volume 4], Civil war and the Confederacy: George Washington Carver National Monument
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America's national monuments : the historic South. [Volume 4], Civil war and the Confederacy: George Washington Carver National Monument  

The Civil War was the most devastating event in American history. Three southern national monuments tell the story of the war's origin, the attack that started the conflict, and how the American Civil War changed the country and the very nature of w...

America's national monuments : the historic South. [Volume 4], Civil war and the Confederacy: Fort Sumter National Monument
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America's national monuments : the historic South. [Volume 4], Civil war and the Confederacy: Fort Sumter National Monument  

The Civil War was the most devastating event in American history. Three southern national monuments tell the story of the war's origin, the attack that started the conflict, and how the American Civil War changed the country and the very nature of w...

America's national monuments : the historic South. [Volume 2], Southern Spanish colonies: Fort Frederica National Monument
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America's national monuments : the historic South. [Volume 2], Southern Spanish colonies: Fort Frederica National Monument  

Of the three European countries vying for control of what would become the United States, Spain was the first to establish a colony more than 40 years before the English founded Jamestown. Three monuments tell the rich story of colonial Spain in the...