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List of National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire

List of National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire

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New Hampshire currently has 23 National Historic Landmarks; the most recent addition was The Epic of American Civilization murals located at Dartmouth College, added in 2013. Three of the sites—Canterbury Shaker Village, Harrisville Historic District, and the MacDowell Colony—are categorized as National Historic Landmark Districts. One site, the Augustus Saint-Gaudens Memorial, is categorized as a National Historical Park.

The National Historic Landmark program is operated in the United States under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources nationwide according to a list of criteria of national significance.[1] National Historic Landmarks are a subset of the properties listed in the larger National Register of Historic Places.

National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire

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Of the state's National Historic Landmarks, the National Park Service operates only one, the Augustus Saint-Gaudens Memorial. The state operates some of them as historic sites:

The state also operates the Daniel Webster Birthplace State Historic Site, which is not far from the Daniel Webster Family Home listed above.

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References

  1. National Park Service. "National Historic Landmarks Program: Questions & Answers". Retrieved September 21, 2007.
  2. Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  3. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

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