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List of destroyed heritage of the United States

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This is a list of destroyed heritage of the United States. The year of demolition is marked in parentheses.

This is a list of cultural-heritage sites that have been damaged or destroyed accidentally, deliberately, or by a natural disaster, sorted by state. Only those buildings and structures which fulfill Wikipedia's standards of notability should be included. The simplest test of this is whether the building or structure has its own article page.

Cultural heritage can be subdivided into two main types—tangible and intangible heritage. The former includes built heritage such as religious buildings, museums, monuments, and archaeological sites, as well as movable heritage such as works of art and manuscripts. Intangible cultural heritage includes customs, music, fashion and other traditions within a particular culture.[1][2] This article mainly deals with the destruction of built heritage; the destruction of movable collectable heritage is dealt with in art destruction, whilst the destruction of movable industrial heritage remains almost totally ignored.

Alabama

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California

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Georgia

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Illinois

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Chicago Federal Building

Indiana

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Louisiana

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Massachusetts

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Michigan

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Minnesota

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Mississippi

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Missouri

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New Jersey

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New York

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Ohio

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Pennsylvania

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Rhode Island

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Tennessee

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Virginia

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Washington, D.C.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "What is meant by "cultural heritage"?". UNESCO. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016.
  2. ^ Stenning, Stephen (21 August 2015). "Destroying cultural heritage: more than just material damage". British Council. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Wreckers Put Hammer to Old Health Building". Los Angeles Times. December 30, 1954.
  4. ^ a b Pierce, David (1997). "The legion of the condemned – why American silent films perished". Film History. 9 (1): 5–22.
  5. ^ Taussig, Meredith. Field Building (Report). Commission on Chicago Landmarks. p. 5 – via Archive.org.
  6. ^ Spatz, David (October 18, 2009). "Kaboom!". Atlantic City Weekly. Archived from the original on October 9, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  7. ^ Hallstead, William (May 1973), "BIG BANG on the Boardwalk", Popular Mechanics, retrieved March 4, 2022
  8. ^ Carino, Jerry (August 29, 2016) "In Long Branch, a President Slept Here – A Lot", Asbury Park Press. Retrieved May 6, 2020.