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National Historic Landmarks Program

Properties that are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to, and are identified with, or that outstandingly represent, the broad national patterns of United States history and from which an understanding and appreciation of those patterns may be gained.

This criterion is used for properties that are associated with major events or major patterns in American history. The property should possess one of the strongest associations possible with a nationally significant historical event or pattern.

Nominations using Criterion 1 must also include a discussion of comparable properties associated with this major historic event or pattern. This discussion should clarify why the nominated property possesses the strongest association with a specific event or pattern.

Click here for Criterion 1 example: Lyceum-The Circle Historic District

 

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Wounded Knee, SD: On December 29, 1890, this was the scene of the last major clash between Native Americans and U.S. troops in North America. Following the introduction of the Ghost Dance among the Lakota and the killing of Sitting Bull, a band of several hundred Lakota led by Big Foot left the Cheyenne River Reservation. Intercepted by U.S. troops, the Lakota surrendered and were being escorted to an army encampment on Pine Ridge Reservation when shooting suddenly started. The ensuing struggle, short but bloody, resulted in 75 army casualties and the virtual massacre of Big Foot's band.
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Lyceum-The Circle Historic District, MS:
Between September 30 and October 1, 1962, the Lyceum, The Circle, and surrounding buildings played an integral role in the turbulent events associated with the racial desegregation of the University of Mississippi. On these dates, segregationist rioters clashed with federal troops over the court-ordered admittance of African American student James Meredith. This tumultuous event marked a decisive turning point in the federal government’s enforcement of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision and the decline of violent southern massive resistance to school desegregation.