History - Midwest States (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD, WI)

History of Kansas City, St. Louis, Branson and the Ozarks of Missouri and Arkansas History of Great Lakes, Traverse City, Upper Peninsula, Mackinac Island, Northern Michigan For an initial introduction to northern Michigan history, take a quick perusal of the region's various locations and their names. Keweenaw and Gogebic are names given by Native American tribes, the first inhabitants of northern Michigan. History of Chicago, Illinois, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dells, Madison From the famed Chicago fire and the gangster past during Prohibition to southern Wisconsin's infamous labor union disputes, the history involved in this region is better than any novel. History of Sturgis, Deadwood, Mt. Rushmore, Rapid City and the South Dakota Badlands Major Tourist Attractions in the Region Mount Rushmore National Memorial - Keystone, South Dakota Union Station - St. Louis, Missouri Hot Springs National Park - Arkansas Crazy Horse Memorial - South Dakota Prairie Avenue House Museum - Chicago, Illinois Ozark Folk Center State Park - Mountain View, Arkansas Grand Portage National Monument - Grand Marais, Minnesota Homestake Gold Mine - Lead, South Dakota Cathedral Basillica of St. Louis, Missouri Father Marquette National Memorial - St Ignace, Michigan Old World Wisconsin - Eagle, Wisconsin Chess Records Office and Studio - Chicago, Illinois Thomas Jefferson National Expansion Memorial - St. Louis, Missouri Wilson's Creek National Battlefield - Republic, Missouri Pea Ridge National Military Park - Garfield, Arkansas Fort Dearborn - Chicago, Illinois The Old Chicago Water Tower - Chicago, Illinois Fort Smith National Historic Site - Arkansas Michigan Avenue Bridge - Chicago, Illinois Central High School National Historic Site - Little Rock, Arkansas Harry S Truman National Historic Site - Independence, Missouri Soldiers Home - Chicago, Illinois Ida B. Wells House - Chicago, Illinois Keweenaw National Historical Park - Calumet, Michigan Arkansas Post National Memorial - Gillett, AR Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site - St. Louis, Missouri