National Historic Landmark

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. National Historic Landmarks (NHL) are buildings, districts, sites, structures, and objects (almost always) within the United States or its insular areas and designated by the United States Secretary of the Interior because they are

sites where events of national historical significance occurred;
places where prominent Americans lived or worked;
icons of ideals that shaped the nation;
outstanding examples of design or construction;
places characterizing a way of life; or
archeological sites able to yield information.

More than half of U.S. NHLs are privately-owned. As of 2003, fewer than 2,500 historic places bear this national distinction. Working with citizens throughout the nation, the National Historic Landmarks Program draws upon the expertise of National Park Service staff who work to nominate new landmarks and provide assistance to existing landmarks. A friends group of owners and managers, the National Historic Landmark Stewards Association, also works to preserve, protect and promote National Historic Landmarks.

National Historic Landmarks are a subset of the properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Table of contents

1 List of National Historic Landmarks by state

1..1 Alabama (35)
1..2 Alaska (48)
1..3 Arizona (39)
1..4 Arkansas (16)
1..5 California (130)
1..6 Colorado (18)
1..7 Connecticut (60)
1..8 Delaware (11)
1..9 Florida (36)
1..10 Georgia (46)
1..11 Hawai'i (32)
1..12 Idaho (10)
1..13 Illinois (81)
1..14 Indiana (36)
1..15 Iowa (23)
1..16 Kansas (23)
1..17 Kentucky (30)
1..18 Louisiana (51)
1..19 Maine (40)
1..20 Maryland (73)
1..21 Massachusetts (176)
1..22 Michigan (34)
1..23 Minnesota (22)
1..24 Mississippi (37)
1..25 Missouri (35)
1..26 Montana (23)
1..27 Nebraska (20)
1..28 Nevada (6)
1..29 New Hampshire (22)
1..30 New Jersey (53)
1..31 New Mexico (42)
1..32 New York (252)
1..33 North Carolina (38)
1..34 North Dakota (4)
1..35 Ohio (67)
1..36 Oklahoma (19)
1..37 Oregon (15)
1..38 Pennsylvania (152)
1..39 Rhode Island (42)
1..40 South Carolina (76)
1..41 South Dakota (15)
1..42 Tennessee (28)
1..43 Texas (46)
1..44 Utah (12)
1..45 Vermont (17)
1..46 Virginia (117)
1..47 Washington (22)
1..48 West Virginia (16)
1..49 Wisconsin (36)
1..50 Wyoming (21)

2 Other U.S. National Historic Landmarks

2..51 American Samoa (2)
2..52 District of Columbia (72)
2..53 Republic of the Marshall Islands (2)
2..54 Federated States of Micronesia (2)
2..55 Midway Islands (1)
2..56 Kingdom of Morocco (1)
2..57 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (2)
2..58 Republic of Palau (1)
2..59 Puerto Rico (4)
2..60 Virgin Islands (5)
2..61 Wake Island (1)

3 External links

List of National Historic Landmarks by state

Following is a partial list of landmarks, with the total number of landmarks for that state or jurisdiction as of December 2004:

Alabama (35)

Barton Hall - Colbert County - added 1973
Bethel Baptist Church, Parsonage and Guard House - Birmingham - added 2005
Bottle Creek (site) - Baldwin County - added 1994
Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church - Selma - added 1997
Henry D. Clayton House - Barbour County - added 1976
J. L. M. Curry House - Talladega County - added 1965
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church - Montgomery - added 1974
Episcopal Church of the Nativity - Huntsville - added 1990
First Confederate Capitol - Montgomery - added 1960
Fort Apalachicola - Russell County - added 1964
Fort Mitchell (site) - Russell County - added 1990
Fort Morgan - Baldwin County - added 1960
Fort Toulouse (site) - Elmore County - added 1960
Foster Auditorium - Tuscaloosa - added 2005
Gaineswood - Demopolis - added 1973
Government Street Presbyterian Church - Mobile - added 1992
Ivy Green (Helen Keller birthplace) - Tuscumbia - added 1992
Kenworthy Hall - Marion - added 2004
Mobile City Hall - Mobile - added 1973
Montgomery (snagboat) - Pickensville - added 1989
Montgomery Union Station and Trainshed - Montgomery - added 1976
Moundville (site) - Hale County - added 1964
Neutral Bouyancy Space Simulator - Huntsville - added 1985
Propulsion and Structural Test Facility - Huntsville - added 1985
Redstone Test Stand - Huntsville - added 1985
Saint Andrew's Church - Prarieville - added 1973
Saturn V Dynamic Test Stand - Huntsville - added 1985
Saturn V Launch Vehicle - Huntsville - added 1987
Sloss Furnaces - Birmingham - added 1981
Swayne Hall, Talladega College - Talladega - added 1974
Tuskegee Institute - Tuskegee - added 1965
USS Alabama (battleship) - Mobile
USS Drum (submarine) - Mobile
Wilson Dam - Florence - added 1966
Yuchi Town (site) - Russell County - added 1996
(eligible) Old Mobile Site - Mobile County
National Park System units automatically listed in the National Register:
- Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
- Russell Cave National Monument
- Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
- Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site