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Peer reviewedGallagher, Gary W. – Teaching History: A Journal of Methods, 1998
Argues that historic sites permit students literally to make a connection to earlier people that cannot be duplicated in a classroom. Describes how visits to Curtin Village (Pennsylvania), a Juniata River canal (Pennsylvania), the Gettysburg battlefield (Pennsylvania), and the Antietam battlefield (Maryland) are incorporated into a study of U. S.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Field Trips, Higher Education
