Most Important US Historical Site?

[KelNottAt]

i would say st. mary's city in maryland, or perhaps the maryland state house which has a very rich history and is the oldest legislative building in continuous use in the us.

I also thought of the State House for those same reasons. I'm ashamed St. Mary's City didn't come to me right away...it should have.

Don't forget the Star Spangled Banner was written at Ft. McHenry.

And Antietam National Battlefield was the site of the bloodiest single battle day in American history: 23,000 casualties. (2,100 killed and 9,500 wounded for the Union; 1,500 killed and 7,800 wounded for the Confederacy).

 

[Dodie]

I'm bumping this thread because I'm sorry that it's made it to page 2 already.

DISers from several states have come forward. How about the rest?

(I can't imagine choosing one "most important" national historic site - but I would agree that Ground Zero would have to be up there on that list.)

 

[bendis]

To Everybody...
who was so kind to give his/her opinion about the most important historical place per state...thank you very much.
I have to list all these replies to the survey/questionnaire of my semi-educational history website.
I promise to keep you all informed about the results and outcome, it's quite interesting.
Have a nice day, and greetings out of France.
Ben

 

[Judge Smails]

To Everybody...
who was so kind to give his/her opinion about the most important historical place per state...thank you very much.
I have to list all these replies to the survey/questionnaire of my semi-educational history website.
I promise to keep you all informed about the results and outcome, it's quite interesting.
Have a nice day, and greetings out of France.
Ben

I'm from NY State so I'd have to say that it's the Statue of Liberty which is of course a gift from your country.

“The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles.
From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
“"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!"” cries she
With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

 

[Charade]

Here in Pennsylvania, specifically Philadelphia, was the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the drafting of the US Constitution. Pretty significant moments in US history. All that can be seen at Independence Hall and the National Constitution Center. Along with that damn cracked Liberty bell that no one could fix.

In northeastern PA is the site of the first oil well in the US.


We also have cheesesteaks and soft pretzels!

 

[juligrl]

I'm proud of my home state of Pennsylvania and I'm a history buff so here's my suggestions/plugs that I didn't already see posted.

1. Drake's Oil Well - first oil well.
2. Gettysburg - arguable turning point battle of the American Civil War.
3. The National Road (U.S. Route 40) - the first highway built entirely with federal funds. It opened the Ohio River Valley and the midwest for settlement and trade.

 

[Chloe'sMom]

In Missouri, we have the Gateway Arch, the Gateway to the West. From where the Westward Expansion started. The Arch itself is a fairly impressive piece of architecture and there's a museum underneath. I'm sure there are other things in the state, but I am not a history buff.

Beth I agree with your selection but I think the more historical site is the home of Ulysses S. Grant - the only standing home that a President actually built himself.

~Amanda

 

[goofygirl]

Gotta plug my city here!

Independence Hall, where the country was founded and the Declaration was signed.

 

[grlpwrd]

from Hawaii:

1894 illegal annexation and imprisonment of the monarchy

December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor - which someone else already mentioned

In Hawaiian history, there were other foreigners that made a mark. For example, Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park on Kauai was engineered by Russians and built by the Hawaiians in 1816.

 

[Cool-Beans]

For Toledoans (Ohio), it would be something with Mad Anthony Wayne. Half of the city is named after him (the other half is named after Jaime Farr.)

I don't know anything about Ohio's history, though. Lived here my whole life and don't know bupkus.