Last updated: December 5, 2023
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Early 20th Century History (Teaching with Historic Places)
Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) uses historic places in National Parks and in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. Here you’ll find place-based educational resources relating to early-20th century history.
Discover more resources at the Teaching with Historic Places homepage.
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Dayton Aviation
Discover the early influences that inspired the Wright brothers as inventors.
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The Rosenwald Schools
Discover how community activism and a partnership between a white businessman and a leading black educator built 5,000 schools.
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Floyd Bennett Field
Learn about the vital role played by naval aviators delivering aircraft to combat-bound units in the Pacific during WWII.
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The lesson is based on the Floyd Bennett Field Historic District, one of the thousands of properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Learn about the vital role played by naval aviators delivering aircraft to combat-bound units in the Pacific during WWII, and the women workers on the home front who helped in one of U.S. history's greatest industrial feats
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Discover how and why industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie chose libraries to be among his greatest benefactions to the U.S., and assess the impact of libraries on American society.
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The lesson is based on the SS Jeremiah O'Brien, the SS John W. Brown, the SS American Victory, the SS Lane Victory and the SS Red Oak Victory, five of the thousands of properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The SS Jeremiah O'Brien and the SS Lane Victory have been designated National Historic Landmarks.