Tumacacori National Historical Park: Making History Come Alive Welcome to the official expanded Web site of Tumacacori National Historical Park the next best thing to actually visiting us in the beautiful Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona. We hope you will take a few minutes to browse and see what we have to offer. Tumacacori National Historical Park tells the story of the first Europeans who ...
www.nps.gov/tuma/home.htm
Living History Museum with an 18th century placita house with a defensive tower, a 19th century home and its outbuildings, blacksmith shop, wheelwright shop, school house, water-powered grist mills. Programs with demonstrations, workshops and hands-on activities are held at numerous theme weekends and festivals throughout the year. Weekly Josefina American Girl tours including a craft project ...
Castillo De San Marcos National Monument Located in St. Augustine, FL TRAVEL BASICS - CAMPING - LODGING ACTIVITIES - FACILITIES - FEES/PERMITS The walls of the Castillo de San Marcos rise on the shore of Matanzas Bay (NPS Photo) IN BRIEF The Castillo de San Marcos, built 1672-1695, served primarily as an outpost of the Spanish Empire, guarding St. Augustine, the first permanent European ...
La Purisima Mission State Historic Park was the eleventh mission of the twenty-one Spanish Missions established in what became California. Mision La Purisima Concepcion de Maria Santisima was founded on December 8, 1787 by Franciscan Padre Presidente Fermin Francisco Lasuen. Today, La Purisima Mission is located just outside Lompoc, California, and is the most restored of the 21 California ...
www.lapurisimamission.org
Los Adaes State Historic Site Archaeologists Probe Louisiana History at Los Adaes Los Adaes, the symbol of New Spain in Louisiana, was once the capital of Texas and the scene of a unique cooperation among the French, the Spanish and the indigenous Native Americans. An area rich in archaeological finds, it thrives today as one of Louisiana's most intriguing state Historic Sites. From Mission To ...
www.crt.state.la.us/crt/parks/losades/losadaes.htm
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park Founded April 21, 1782, the Santa Barbara Royal Presidio was the last in a chain of four military fortresses built by the Spanish along the coast of Alta California, then a wilderness frontier. Others had been established at San Diego, San Francisco and Monterey. Padre Junipero Serra, well known for his leadership in founding the California ...
www.sbthp.org/presidio.htm
The Museum Association of Taos was formed to enhance the educational missions of seven Taos museums through shared resources, facilities and staff expertise, focusing on community and cultural awareness of visitors through programs and publications.
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About La Purisima Mission, the history, picture gallery, annual event calendar, and much more...
www.lompoc-ca.com/lpc/mission/index.shtml
Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose, or Fort Mose, was the first legally sanctioned community of freed slaves in what is now the United States.
