Ohio
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Submitted by siteadmin on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 20:54Cuyahoga Valley National Park
15610 Vaughn Road
Brecksville, OH 44141-3018
Phone: 216-524-1497
This area preserves rural landscapes along the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland and Akron, Ohio. The 20-mile Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail follows the historic route of the canal. Historic structures and natural features can be seen as it continues along the Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway.
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
Submitted by siteadmin on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 20:55Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
P.O. Box 9280
Wright Brothers Station
Dayton, OH 45409-9280
Phone: 937-225-7705
This park preserves sites associated with Wilbur and Orville Wright and the early development of aviation. It also honors the life and work of African-American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, a business associate and friend of Orville. The park includes a bicycle and printing shop, the 1905 Wright Flyer, the flying field at which the brothers perfected their airplane, and the Paul Laurence Dunbar State Memorial.
First Ladies National Historic Site
Submitted by siteadmin on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 20:55First Ladies National Historic Site
331 S. Market Avenue
Canton, OH 44702
Phone: 330-452-0876
This site, which includes the former home of Ida Saxton McKinley, was established to preserve and interpret the role, impact, and history of First Ladies and other notable women in American history. There is a physical education facility, an electronic virtual library, and a complete annotated bibliography of First Ladies--from Martha Custis Washington to Laura Bush--which is updated each year. Costumed docents conduct tours of the historic home. The National First Ladies' Library and the National Park Service cooperatively manage the site.
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Submitted by siteadmin on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 20:56Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
16062 State Route 104
Chillicothe, OH 45601-8694
Phone: 740-774-1126
Finely crafted artifacts of the Hopewell Culture (200 B.C. to A.D. 500) show that highly skilled artisans used an extensive trade network east of the Rocky Mountains. The 23 burial mounds at Mound City Group and large geometric earthworks provide an insight into the social, ceremonial, political, and economic life of the Hopewell people.
James A. Garfield National Historic Site
Submitted by siteadmin on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 20:56James A. Garfield National Historic Site
8095 Mentor Avenue
Mentor, OH 44060-5753
Phone: 440-255-8722
This site preserves the family home and artifacts of the 20th President. The Western Reserve Historical Society and the National Park Service cooperatively manage the site.
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial
Submitted by siteadmin on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 20:56Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial
93 Delaware Avenue
P.O. Box 549
Put-in-Bay, OH 43456-0549
Phone: 419-285-2184
Commodore Oliver H. Perry won the greatest naval battle of the War of 1812 on Lake Erie. The memorial--the world's most massive Doric column--was constructed in 1912-15 "to inculcate the lessons of international peace by arbitration and disarmament."
William Howard Taft National Historic Site
Submitted by siteadmin on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 20:57William Howard Taft National Historic Site
2038 Auburn Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45219-3025
Phone: 513-684-3262
Taft, the only person to serve as both President (1909-13) and Chief Justice of the United States (1921-30), was born and raised in this home. The new Taft education center offers an orientation video and interactive exhibits on the Taft family.
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