Student Web Links

Geography and Travel

• Atlapedia online countries A - Z and full color maps. 

• Geography World

• The Library of Congress Country Studies

• Color Landform Atlas of the United States

• CIA World Factbook

• National Geographic.com

• Xpeditions  from National Geographic   600 maps

• Information Please Almanac

• Visit the National Parks by State

• Quick Maps of the World

• Around the World Countries from Yahooligans

• Background Notes Background Notes provide information on geographic entities and international organizations and are updated periodically.

Washington State

• Washington State official site

• Washington State for kids

• Washington State Part of the 50 states .com site with basic information and links to a variety of information

Seattle

• Seattle Official site

• History of Seattle and King County including this week in history in Seattle and King County

• King County Official Metro-King County site.

History-General

• The History Channel Classroom

• This Day in History from the History Channel.

• Today in History American Memory Library of Congress.

• American Memory from the Library of Congress grades 7 up

• The History Place

• HyperHistory Online offers people, places, events and a map section with a timeline search

• Seven Wonders of the Ancient World option in each category.

Northwest History

• Pacific Northwest History University of Washington, with lists of links plus information on Lewis and Clark as well as Gold Rush.  Part of this site is the award-winning American Indians of the Pacific Northwest that contains Mr. Buerge's Essay on Chief Seattle and Chief Joseph,  Chief Seattle and Chief Joseph: From Indians to Icons.

• Centennial Stories:100 Years in the Pacific Northwest
  History of Seattle 1896-1996 through the eyes of the Seattle Times newspaper

• Center for Puget Sound History and Archaeology with some photographs

• Center for the Study of Pacific Northwest History see especially Related Sites

• HistoryLink History of Seattle and King County in encyclopedic format with Lnks plus

• History of the Northwest Coast First person accounts from the European/Indian contact period on the northern NW Coast, with map

• Meeting of Frontiers from Library of Congress, Russian/American contact in Alaska and British Columbia)

• Museum of History and Industry with Links and online Photo Collection

• Seattle Municipal Archives photos, records and documents

• Tacoma Public Library "Northwest Room" includes photographs and essays

• University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, Manuscripts and University Archives including Pacific Northwest Collection with links to other NW resouces

Maps

• Coast Salish Villages of Puget Sound

• Historical Maps of the US at University of Texas

• Maps of the Northwest Territory at U Illinois

Museum and Historical Societies

• Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture with educational resource links

• Museum of History and Industry

• Museum of Flight

• Washington State Historical Society links

National sites to search for specific topics

• American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library search by keyword or see specific topic

• National Archives and Records Administration search by keyword

Photographs

• Museum of History and Industry online Photo Collection

• University of Washington Libraries Digital Collection

• University of Washington Pacific Northwest historical photographs

• Washington as It Was: Photographs by Theodor Horydczak, 1923-1959

The West including information on the Pacific Northwest

• The American West Maps of the major overland trails, photos of frontier towns, population data on Native American tribes, and other information

• Center of the American West University of Colorado, see especially Tracking the Changing West with information on population, environment, and maps

• WestWeb study of the American West including North of the West, Empires of Expansion with Klondike links, and other topics