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Federal
1895 U.S. Atlas - Features reasonably high-resolution scans of maps of U.S. states, counties, and territories from that year
American Memory -  (Library of Congress)   Access to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience arranged by topic, time period, format type, or geographic region
American State Papers, 1789-1838 - Contains the legislative and executive documents of Congress during the period 1789 to 1838 ;  KF 11.A48 1998 (REF)  (Print version)
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation : U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875 -  (LC - American Memory)    A collection of primary historical documents
Core Documents of U.S. Democracy - (GPO)  Access to the basic federal dovernment documents that define our democratic society
Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention 1764-1789 -   (LC - American Memory)   A collection of primary historical documents.
Foreign Relations of the United States (State Dept.)  Presents documents on United States foreign policy ; not all volumes are currently available online ; S 1.1:  (Print version)
Historical Publications of the United States Commission on Civil Rights - (USCCR & U of MD Law School)   Access to the Commission's publications held in the Thurgood Marshall Law Library collection, in full-text, PDF format
History & Culture - (NPS)   Explore America's cultural resources for buildings, landscapes, archeological sites, ethnographic resources, objects and documents, structures and districts, people, trends, and events
Naval Historical Center -  Official military website for U.S. naval history which includes online texts of administrative histories and primary research reports
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion - (Navy Dept.)   This multi-volume set was published by the Government Printing Office, 1894-1927 ; Cornell's site offers a searchable database ;  N 16.6: (Print version)
OurDocuments.gov - (NARA)   Features 100 milestone documents of American history from the National Archives
U.S. Army Center of Military History  - The official history of the Army in both times of peace and war, includes paintings, photographs, and full-text publications
The Valley of the Shadow : two communities in the American Civil War - (VA Center for Digital History)   A digital archive of primary source documents from two communities (1 Southern & 1 Northern) before, during, and after the war
The War of the Rebellion : a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate Armies - (War Dept.)   This 128 volume set was published by the Government Printing Office, 1880-1901 ;  Cornell's site offers a searchable database ; W 45.5:  (Print version)
Alabama
Alabama Historical Association -  Official website
Alabama Historical Commission -  Official website
Alabama History On-Line -  The official and statistical register of Alabama and history information
Alabama History Timeline : From Prehistory to Modern Day -  Click on the different time periods to learn what was happening in Alabama during that time
Alabama Legislative History  - Offers a wealth of information regarding the various legislative bodies which have represented Alabama, beginning with the territorial era
The Alabama Legislature's Reference Links -- American History -  Links are arranged as chronological and topical eras in American history
Alabama Maps - Links to online maps available at the University of Alabama.
Alabama Moments in American History -  A collection of resources for teaching Alabama history and geography, civic responsibility, and the study of world and U.S. history
Local
Mobile History Hunt  - A fun sheet (PDF) celebrating the Tricentennial of Mobile, AL.  Answers are located on the "Mobile : Alabama's Tricentennial City" webpages