National Register of Historic Places

Established in 1966, the National Register of Historic Places is a federal list of historically significant places in the USA administered by the National Park Service. There are nearly 100,000 places on the list.

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National Register of Historic Places: The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation's historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America's historic and archeological resources.

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Established in 1966, the National Register of Historic Places is a federal heritage list in the USA, administered by the National Park Service. Its mission is to “coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America's historic and archaeological resources.”