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Gettysburg National Military Park
In the summer of 1863, the farming community of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, became the site of the bloodiest battle in the Civil War. The fierce fighting left 51,000 casualties.
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Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is a bridge in New York City and is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. Completed in 1883, it connects Manhattan and Brooklyn. Image: Carmelo Bayarcal CC BY-SA 3.0
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Vikings in North America - L'Anse aux Meadows
L'Anse aux Meadows is the only confirmed Viking site in North America and represents the farthest known extent of European exploration and settlement of the New World before the voyages of Christopher Columbus almost 500 years later. Image: Dylan Kereluk CC BY-SA 3.0
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Banff Springs Hotel
The Banff Springs Hotel is a luxury hotel that was built during the nineteenth century as one of Canada's grand railway hotels. Image: Hedwig Storch CC BY-SA 3.0
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Navajo Nation Council Chambers
Navajo Nation Council Chambers is the center of government for the Navajo Nation. Significant for the 1930s New Deal. Image: William Nakai CC BY-SA 3.0
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Canadian National Vimy Memorial
The Memorial on Vimy Ridge does more than mark the site of the great Canadian victory of the First World War. It stands as a tribute to all who served their country in battle and risked or gave their lives in that four-year struggle. Image: Marie-Claire CC BY-SA 3.0
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The Chilkoot Trail - Yukon Goldrush
The Chilkoot Trail, was the most famous route taken by prospectors and would be miners who made their way to the Klondike Gold Rush in the Yukon. People from all walks of life, stampeded to the gold fields.
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