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The city was founded in 1735 by French Canadian colonists and settlers from east of the river. Notably, the city is home to a National Historic Landmark District which showcases a high concentration of Poteaux-sur-sol and Poteaux en terre buildings, exemplifying rare examples of well-preserved colonial-era French architecture. [162] Salt River Bay
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Georgia. The United States National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service , and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance.
This is a list of the more than 2,000 properties and historic districts in the U.S. state of Georgia that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Listings are distributed across all of Georgia's 159 counties. Listings for the city of Atlanta are primarily in Fulton County's list but spill over into DeKalb County's list
The monument designation included the Lamar Mounds and Village Site, located downriver about three miles (4.8 km) from Macon. The site was designated for federal protection by the National Park Service (NPS) in 1934, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966, and redesignated in 2019 as a national historical park.
Georgia: Tennessee: Cumberland Island National Seashore: Georgia: Fort Frederica National Monument: Georgia: Fort Pulaski National Monument: Georgia: Jimmy Carter National Historical Park: Georgia: Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: Georgia: Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park: Georgia: Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical ...
Location Area (2024) [3] [4] Amistad National Recreation Area: Texas: 62,945.15 acres (254.7300 km 2) Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area: Montana, Wyoming: 120,296.22 acres (486.8215 km 2) Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area: Massachusetts: 2,230.71 acres (9.0274 km 2) Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: Georgia
Today, this area is protected by the U.S. National Park Service and can only be viewed by ranger-led guided tours, which must be reserved in advance. Alibates Flint Quarries was the only national monument in the state of Texas until the Military Working Dog Teams National Monument was created in 2013, and is adjacent to and managed together ...
The Jimmy Carter National Historical Park, located in Plains, Georgia, preserves sites associated with Jimmy Carter (1924–2024), 39th president of the United States. These include his residence, boyhood farm, school, and the town railroad depot, which served as his campaign headquarters during the 1976 election. The building which used to be ...