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Map	The Western Hemisphere Annotated Listing of Web Resources Western Hemisphere Websites by Shelly Kelley, 5th grade teacher Randall Pellow, EdD (Emeritus) William Bucher, MEd Disclaimer: We are not responsible for the content and/or the maintenance of the following websites. We have checked these websites for their educational suitability. Every attempt has been made to ensure a website’s current status. We apologize for any inconvenience if a website should not boot up. Invitation: If you find an educational website that you would like to share with our teachers and students, please forward them to Randall Pellow -- rapell@pa.net for inclusion. USA in General http://abcteach.com/directory/researchreports/maps - For a $25 fee, you can join this program to obtain maps, quizzes, and units of the world, continents, countries, and states. http://enchantedlearning.com/usa/states - Great site that includes all kinds of subjects (may involve a fee). http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states/usa_ref01.pdf - Shows a printable map of the 50 states and capital city, Washington, D.C. http://www.50states.com - Provides data information on all 50 states. New England Region of the U.S. (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont) Historical Sites/National Parks/Museums/Forts http://www.unpage.org/newengland/ner-body.htm - Visit the proud Little League Champions of the New England Region. http://directory.google.com/Top/Regional/North_America/United_States/Regions/New_England/ Society_and_Culture/History – All about the history of the New England Region http://www.nps.gov/adam - Adams National Historic Park in Massachusetts http://www.nps.gov/boaf - Pre-Civil War site and entails much about the history of Boston http://www.randmcnally.com/rmc/explore/exploreParkOverview.jsp?poi_id=220000085 – An overview of the times and events that occurred in the New England Region http://www.ctrivervalley.com/4/historic_places - A directory of historic places, landmarks, and other important locations of the New England Region http://www.geocities.com/naforts/ct.html - Historical forts located in the New England Region http://www.nps.gov/frla/ - historical site in Massachusetts http://www.nps.gov/jofi - John F. Kennedy, our 35th President’s birthplace http://www.nps.gov/long - Find Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s house, popular due to the historical events that took place in the New England Region. http://www.sgnhs.org – National Park Service honors the work of Augustus Saint – Gardens, one of America’s greatest sculptors in the New England Region http://www.communityartmuseums.org – A region rich of artistic tradition http://www.mainemuseums.org/indices/archive.htm - List of historical sites and museums in Maine Zoos/Aquariums in the New England Region http://www.geocities.com/francie_rae/brochure.htm - A variety of links to other visiting areas in the New England Region and possible lesson with questions about zoos for students http://www.wai.com/Structures/Projects/projp-zoos-aquariums.html - This page enlists the zoos and aquariums with a description of each Middle Atlantic Region of the United States (Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New Your, Pennsylvania) Historical Sites/Museums/Forts http://www.npca.org/across_the_nation/npca_in_the_field/mid_atlantic - Combination of links to historical sites from the Civil War and Parks in the Middle Atlantic Region http://www.culturaltou rismdc.org – Cultural tourism of D.C. including historic neighborhoods, walking tours, and museums http://www2.lib.udel.edu/usered/elunch/fall98/histhomes.htm - List of historical homes, plantations, and reservations for the Middle Atlantic Region and also displays lists for the New England Region. http://pirate.shu.edu/~luriemax/NJResources/njsites.htm - Historical and Colonial sites that can be visited while in N.J. ranging from State Parks to Museums http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g60763-Activities-c5-New_York.html - Information about traveling to New York and historical sites and attractions including the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Ground Zero, Museums, Theodore Roosevelt’s birthplace, General Grant National Memorial, Mt. Vernon Museum http://www.nationalgeographic.com - Allows individual to choose a destination and view historical link of each place http://www.nyhistory.com/links/museums.htm - A collection of museums and historic sites in New York ranging from art and history museums to jazz and Children’s museums http://www.ushistory.org/tour - Presents information about historic Philadelphia including an enjoyable virtual tour from the Liberty Bell http://www.house.gov/murtha/district/tour1.htm - Many links are found on this page that lead to National Parks, Historical Museum Sites, Lakes and Recreation http://www.collectics.com/museums_pennsylvania.html - Museum and historic directory of 50 States http://www.state.de.us/dedo/new_web_site/major_historic.html - A detailed list of historic sites of Delaware including forts, historic homes, and chapels http://www.yorkcounty.gov/tourism/historic.htm - Historic sites of York County Virginia including the Colonial National Historic Park, etc http://www.visitfoothills.org/Hist_Area/Index.htm - Collection of museums, historic houses, historical schools, chapels and churches, Civil War battlefields, and many interesting facts Zoos/Aquariums of the Middle Atlantic Region http://www.funnj.com/kids/zoos - Listing of zoos, safaris, land preserves, and aquariums for Middle Atlantic Region http://delaware.uscity.net/Aquariums/ - Aquariums located in Delaware presented in a list Floods/Earthquakes/Volcanoes of the Middle Atlantic Region http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2000/wnjhvyrn.htm - A newspaper article on floods of New Jersey with links to other weather categories http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/ - Earthquake information pertaining to regions, countries and the planet including seismicity globes, earthquake history, and largest earthquakes http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/state/nyflood.htm - The Great Flood in New York March 27… http://www.mcgonagall-online.org.uk/poems/pgpenn.htm - Terrific site that shares the story of the Flood in Johnstown, good teaching reference; site includes poems, pictures, articles, books, and facts about the flood of 1889 http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/topogeo/hazards/earthquakes.aspx - Discusses earthquakes in Pennsylvania including the largest Pymatuning Earthquake http://www.geology.pitt.edu/PAgeo/events.html - Illustration and explanation of how mountains were formed in the Southwest PA, other interesting links dealing with coal and PA http://www.mgs.md.gov/esic/brochures/earthquake.html - Great site for teaching about earthquakes, good illustrations, and information including the activity level of earthquakes in Maryland http://www.mindspring.com/~jdevault/fptalk.htm - Due to the location of Cumberland, MD there are many floods. Read the information explaining why and what they can do to prevent it The South Region of the United States (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louis iana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia) Historical Sites of the South Region http://www.civilwar-va.com/index.html - Historical sites from the Civil War also includes a list of books, free information, and events and news http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historic_parks.html - Site produced by the U.S. National Park Service of historic sites and battlefields http://www.collectics.com/museums_arkansas.html - Museum and historic site directory http://www.floridasmart.com/attractions/museums_hist.htm - A detailed listing of museums and historical sites important to Florida’s history http://www.mdah.state.ms.us – Mississippi news and history links to the news in the past http://www.collectics.com/museums_kentucky.html - Kentucky’s links of Museums and Historical sites http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/museum - A list of links focusing on Florida’s history including museums where Florida’s history can be viewed Museums/Forts in the South Region http://www.flamuseums.org/fam/florida.map?69,214 – Museums in Florida alphabetically arranged by countries including Historical Museums and sites, State Museums, Pioneer Settlement, Art Museum, Children’s Science Museum, DeSoto National Memorial, Bulow Plantation ruins http://www.geocities.com/naforts/al.html - An enormous list of forts in Alabama http://www.geocities.com/naforts - An enormous list of forts in the U.S. Just search for the state you wish to find http://www.floridasmart.com/attractions/museums_hist.htm - An excellent site that offers a list and links to Florida’s Historical Museums, National Monuments, and Historical Places National Parks in the South Region http://travel.yahoo.com/p-parks-191501864-alabama_parks-i - Includes a list with links of Alabama’s National and State Parks http://travel.yahoo.com/p-parks-191501878-arkansas_parks-i - Includes a list with links of Arkansas’s National and State Parks http://travel.yahoo.com/p-parks-191501907-florida_parks-i - Includes a list with links of Florida’s National and State Parks http://travel.yahoo.com/p-parks-191501913-georgia_parks-i - Includes a list with links of Georgia’s National and State Parks (This original address http://travel.yahoo.com/p-parks - Will allow you to search for any park in the U.S., which will allow students to find all the Parks in the South Region http://www.classbrain.com/artstate/publish/article_860.shtml - Kentucky’s National Park Service including a listing of the parks in Kentucky http://usparks.about.com/blpksc.htm - A listing of links that are the National Parks of South Carolina http://www.classbrain.com/artstate/publish/article_867.shtml - Mississippi’s National Park Service including a listing of the parks in Mississippi http://data2.itc.nps.gov/parksearch/state.cfm?st=la – Louisiana’s National Park Service including a listing of the parks in Louisiana Zoos/Aquariums in the South Region http://www.virginiazoo.org/ – Neat Virginia zoo and aquarium site that includes great links for kids to enjoy, even the Safari shop http://home.globalcrossing.net/~brendel/zoo.html - All zoo links from the United States http://familyfun.go.com/family-travel/road-trips/hottopic/zooaqua_travel_ip - List of zoos and aquariums all over the U.S. http://www.florida.worldweb.com/PhotoGallery/ZoosAquariums - Spectacular illustrations that capture the beauty of the animals in their habitat of this region Floods/Earthquakes/Volcanoes of the South Region http://www.erh.noaa.gov - Provides all kinds of weather-related information about the entire eastern United States http://www.virginiaplaces.org/ - Presents all kinds of information about the geography of Virginia, including history http://www.virginiaplaces.org/geology/quake.html - Earthquakes in Virginia are rare, but there is a risk from a tsunami in the Atlantic Ocean http://www.high-point.net/dept/fire/em/eq.htm - Excellent teaching resource about earthquakes. Students will understand the history behind earthquakes and how they occur after this article. Discusses a specific threat to residents of North Carolina from earthquakes http://www.uky.edu/KGS/geologichazards/eqinky.htm - Discusses earthquakes affecting Kentucky in the Southern Region of the U.S. http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/states/arkansas/arkansas_history.html - Earthquake history of Arkansas http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/frequent_questions/grp7/north_america/question485.html - Kids write and ask questions about volcanoes in Virginia. Great activity to have students do! Midwest Region of the Unites States (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin) Historical Sites/Museums http://www.granthome.com – Historic site of Galena, Illinois and General Ulysses S. Grant’s Home http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/sites/capitol.htm - This old state capital historic site deals with Abraham Lincoln’s history in Illinois http://www.historiclandmarks.org – Historic landmarks of Indiana, U.S. http://www.iowahistory.org/sites - Historical sites of Iowa including the American Gothic House, Gardner Cabin, Montauk and more http://www.ettractions.com/browse.asp?location=30&/oca=Iowa&category=68&cate=Historic+Sites Listing of Iowa’s finest attractions ranging from the Story Theatre Grand Opera House to the Harker House http://www.kshs.org/places/sites.htm - Study Kansas history by visiting Fort Hays, Goodnow House, John Brown Museum, Mine Creek Battlefield, Native American Heritage Museum and more http://www.michigan.gov – Combination of Upper and Lower Peninsula historical sites and landmarks of Michigan http://www.ohwy.com/mo/h/histsite.htm - Historical sites or points of interest such as the Battle of Lexington, Harry S. Truman National Historic Site, and Tower Grove Park http://www.museumstuff.com/museums/usa/illinois/history.html - A list of over 100 museums located in Illinois http://www.worldartantiques.com/Indiana.html - Wide variety of museums in Indiana http://www.vpa.org/museumsne.html - Nebraska’s own Historic House Museums http://www.museumstuff.com/museums/usa/northdakota/all.html - Over 40 museums found in North Dakota http://www.museumstuff.com/museums/usa/ohio/all.html - Names of museums in Ohio with links to learn more information about each one http://www.sdstatelibrary.com/forkids/southdakota.htm - South Dakota’s kids pages including history, famous people and places, and a native American Nation Forts in the Midwest Region http://www.geocities.com/naforts - Detailed list of any that ever existed in the Untied States National Parks in the Midwest Region http://www.classbrain.com – Allows viewer to click on National Parks icon and decide what state he or she wished to visit http://usparks.about.com/cs/midwesttourism - A list of Park links to the Midwest Region of the U.S. Zoos/Aquariums in the Midwest Region http://home.globalcrossing.net/~brendel/zoo.html - All zoo links from anywhere in the U.S. http://familyfun.go.com/family-travel/road-trips/hottopic/zooaqua_travel_ip - Zoos and aquariums all over the U.S. Floods/Earthquakes/Volcanoes in the Midwest Region http://www2.ces.purdue.edu/eden/flood - Illustrations of Indiana floods http://water.usgs.gov/wid/index-state.html - Fact sheet including each state’s flood information (advanced level) http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=4611 – This article discusses earthquakes and the Midwest, referring to the 3 largest earthquakes ever occurred in 1811 – 1812 in North America The Southwest Region of the United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas) Historical Sites/Museums in the Southwest Region http://jeff.scott.tripod.com/historicalsites.html - A list of links pertaining to the historical sites of Arizona http://www.nmsu.edu/~redtt/Resources/html/Museums.html - A page of abundant links to the historical sites and museums of New Mexico http://www.ok-history.mus.ok.us/mas/maspage.htm -- A list and map of the 33 historic sites and museums of Oklahoma http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park - State parks and historic sites of Texas http://www.worldartantiques.com/Texas(A-K).html – Links to all museums of Texas Forts in the Southwest Region http://www.geocities.com/naforts - A detailed list of any fort ever built in the U.S. National Parks in the Southwest Region http://www.nps.gov/grca - Site on the famous Grand Canyon http://www.us-parks.com/travel_maps/states/new_mexico.shtml - Links of National Parks and Monuments in Mew Mexico http://www.classbrain.com/artstate/publish/printer_879.shtml - National Park Service list of historic sites and trails found in Oklahoma Zoos/Aquariums in the Southwest Region http://familyfun.go.com/family-travel/road-trips/hottopic/zooaqua_travel_ip - Listing of zoos and aquariums extending through the U.S. Floods/Earthquakes/Volcanoes in the Southwest Region http://www.ees.nmt.edu/Geop/recentquakes.html - Information about New Mexico’s seismic activity http://gldss7.cr.usgs.gov/neis/states/texas/texas_history.html - Earthquake history of Texas that recorded back to a quake in 1882 http://www.nmmnh-abq.mus.nm.us/nmmnh/volcano/volcano.html - The volcanoes of New Mexico The Rocky Mountain and Pacific (Western) Regions of the United States (Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming) Historical Sites/Museums in the Western Region http://www.nmmnh-abq.mus.nm.us/nmmnh/volcano/volcano.html - Combination of links for the Western Region such as Historical parks, Battlefield parks, National Memorials, Scenic areas along with many other informative links http://www.idahohistory.net/historic_sites.html - Idaho, a state of the Western Region, got its start from gold miners… http://search.montanaweb.com/browse.cfm/327,2,14 – List of forts, museums, towns, and mansions that are great to visit in Montana, located in the Western Region of the U.S. http://wyoparks.state.wy.us/bridger.htm - History behind Wyoming and information on other historical sites http://www.onlineutah.com/museums.shtml - An lengthy list of links for Utah’s Museums http://www.collectics.com/museums_alaska.html - Museums and historic site directory with links for more information (Viewer can also access information from other states on this website) http://aal.ucsd.edu/museums.html - Links to California’s museums and historical sites http://www.alternative-hawaii.com/activity/mhc.htm - Neat! This site takes the viewer on a tour through historical Maui. Site also includes links to Hawaii’s museums and other historical sites. Forts in the Western Region http://www.geocities.com/naforts - A detailed list of any fort ever settled in the U.S. National Parks in the Western Region http://www.us-parks.com – Western Region National Parks included on this page http://ceres.ca.gov/ceres/calweb/Natl_Parks.html - California’s National Parks and Monuments http://www.us-national~park.net/state/ha.htm - Links to Hawaii’s Haleakala National Park and Volcanoes National Park http://gorp.away.com/index.html - National Parks in Alaska and other links to historical information pertaining to Alaska; other western parks included (scroll to Resources) Zoos and Aquariums in the Western Region http://home.globalcrossing.net/~brendel/zoo.html - All zoo links in the U.S. http://familyfun.go.com/family-travel/road-trips/hottopic/zooaqua_travel_ip – Zoos and aquariums all over the U.S. Floods/Earthquakes/Volcanoes in the Western Region http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/states/montana/montana_history.html - Educates readers about earthquake history in Montana http://www.seismo.unr.edu/ftp/pub/updates/louie/graphics/brochure.html - The hazard of Nevada and earthquakes – Nevada is located in the midst of frequent earthquakes http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs//latest.htm - Map illustrating earthquakes in California – Realization of the earthquake activity in California http://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/docs/parks/province/rockymtn.html - The facts about volcanoes and what effect they had upon the Rocky Mountains Canada Historical Sites/Museums http://torontoplace.com/museums.htm - Toronto’s Museums and historical sites, as well as, their parks were all listed http://atlas.gc.ca/maptexts/map_texts/english/trytxt_e.html - Historical Indian treaties of Canada http://redcedar.swifty.com/1998nominees/Nonfiction/forts_of_Canada.htm - Autobiography of fort dwellers and also the site includes history of Canada according to the fort dwellers http://www.cliftonhill.com/niagara_falls_attractions/niagara_falls_attractions - Modern attractions to Canada found in Clifton Hill http://www.vancouverislandparks.com/historic.html - Historical links to Vancouver Island, Canada http://www.collectionscanada.ca/caninfo/ep097.htm - Canada’s history and information may be located by the subject http://www.gov.ns.ca/tourism.htm - Learn about the culture of Canada at Nova Scotia’s Parks and Museums http://www.albertaheritage.net/museums/list.php?region=Heartland – A lengthy list of museums found in the Western Region of Canada National Parks of Canada http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/list_alpha_e.asp - National Parks of Canada categorized alphabetically Zoos/Aquariums http://www.globaltravelnet.com/travel/Zoos_and_Aquariums/North_America/Canada - Links to the top zoos and aquariums of North America, Canada Floods/Earthquakes/Volcanoes http://wwwdisasternews.net/news/news.php?articleid=1807 - Article that discusses how a tragic flood hit Canada http://search-recherche.gc.ca/cgi-bin/query?mss=canada%2Fen%2Fsimple&pg. – Information on all the recorded major floods in Canada http://www.pgc.nrcan.gc.ca/seismo/table.htm - Information about Canada’s earthquakes including both recent and historic quakes http://www.science.uwater100.ca/earth/waton/s921.html - Article explaining how volcanoes are and can be active in Canada. Article could be used as a supplemental teaching source http://sjhigh.nbed.nb.ca/sullivan/cf_web/grassroots/alfrink/volcanoes/Volcanoes/volcanoes%20in%20Canada.htm – An excellent teaching source which includes illustrations of earthquakes in Canada Mexico Historical Sites/Museums/Forts http://www.differentworld.com/mexico/common/pages/ancient_lands.htm - Links to the Mexican historical sites http://www.mexicocity.com.mx/teoti_i.html - Information about ancient pyramids found in Mexico http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/history.html - History of Mexico can be viewed through the means of a timeline http://www.caroun.com/Museums/Mexico/MuseumsMexico.html - Links to the museums in Mexico http://www.geocities.com/naforts/mexico.html - Links to the forts in Mexico National Parks of Mexico http://gorp.away.com/gorp/location/latamer/mexico/pks_intr.htm - Site focuses on Mexico’s National Parks and Protected Public land with many icons to find out more information about outdoor Mexico Floods/Earthquakes/Volcanoes http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/467395.stm - Article explains how floods devastate Mexico http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_tour/mex/mex.html - Learn about the 22 volcanoes that erupted in Mexico South America Historical Sites/Museums/Forts http://www.valtat.com/museumsuk.htm - Enjoy the exhibitions in the museums of South America http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/samerica/printpage/samerica.htm - Provides a map highlighting South American countries with latitude and longitude markings. National Parks in South America http://www.bespolka.com - List of travels of Jacqui and Lars in South America, Europe, and Asia including illustrations with each link Zoos/Aquariums http://dir.nodeworks.com/Science/Institutions/Zoos_and_Aquariums/South_America - Zoos located in South America – There is a major focus on birds in the zoos of South America