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  • American Experience: Mount Rushmore - Presents the story of the creation of Mount Rushmore, the world's largest piece of sculpture. Includes movie clips, a timeline, and profiles of relevant people and events. (featured in Jan 2002)
  • American Folklore - Retellings of folktales, myths, legends, tall tales, and ghost stories from each of the 50 states including Paul Bunyan, Jesse James, Pecos Bill, and more. (featured in Mar 2002)
  • American Museum of Natural History Congo Expedition - Showcases the papers, photographs, field notes, and anthropological objects from the 1909-1915 expedition. (featured in Mar 2002)
  • AmeriStat - One-stop source for U.S. population data. (featured in Apr 2001)
  • Asbury Park: Urban Exploration at the Jersey Shore - Selection of "then" and "now" photos. (featured in Feb 2005)
  • Bodie.com - Includes photos, stories, and directions to this ghost town. (featured in Apr 2004)
  • Cape Cod Gravestones - Photographing and displaying the most interesting old gravestones in Barnstable County before they are lost to the ravages of time. (featured in Mar 2007)
  • Coco-Palms - Dedicated to the rich history and planned revival of the famed Coco Palms resort hotel where Elvis slept. (featured in Feb 2002)
  • Essex Mountain Sanatorium - Chronicle of the life and death of the hospital that was built in 1902 and abandoned in the 1970s. (featured in July 2002)
  • Grain Elevators: Buffalo's Lost Industry - Considers the history and operation of the structures and industry that made Buffalo, NY a major port on the Great Lakes. (featured in Apr 2001)
  • Images of Native Americans - Collection from the Bancroft Library showcases the portrayal of Native Americans by European artists. (featured in Aug 2003)
  • Kumeyaay Nation - Extends from San Diego and Imperial counties in California to just south of the Mexican border. Members of the Yuman language branch of the Hokan group. (featured in Aug 2001)
  • Montana Meth Project - Prevention-focused organization in Montana using a research methodology approach to reduce the prevalence and frequency of Meth use in the state. (featured in Apr 2007)
  • New Jersey Churchscape - Offers information and photographs of the remaining 18th and 19th century churches of New Jersey. (featured in Apr 2001)
  • New Orleans Journal - Blog by Dan Baum and Margaret Knox for The New Yorker. (featured in June 2007)
  • Nuevo-Edge - Highlighting contemporary Mexican culture in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Austin, Chicago, and New York City. From Flavorpill. (featured in May 2007)
  • onBeing - Video project from The Washington Post presents weekly interviews with people from the D.C.-metro area. (featured in Mar 2007)
  • The Other Hawai'i - Honolulu Advertiser feature follows the historic Hokule'a voyaging canoe on an expedition of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. (featured in May 2004)


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