Category Resources

Below you'll find resources links listed alphabetically by category within their Waymarking.com departments (i.e. History/Culture, Waymarking games, etc.). Right now the page is just starting out, but over time it should grow as the community shares resources.

Art/Music

Abstract, Figurative, and Realistic Object Sculptures:
Smithsonian's sculpture and painting database; links by state

Art*O*Mats:
Art*O*Mat Locations by state

Buildings

General Department Resources:
Architectural Style Guide (High Styles); by Indiana DNR; photo illustrations and lists of features to look for
Greatbuildings.com; incredible database for searching by buildings, architect, location or architectural style

Art Deco/Art Nouveau:
Decopix; a Website of all things Deco, including nice gallery for help with identifying the style

Barns:
Barns: Forms and Types; by WA Dept. of Historic Preservation; photo ill.
Historic Barn Style Guide; by Indiana DNR; drawn ill.

Coastal Lighthouses:
Florida Lighthouse Study, Cumbersome, but complete listing of Florida's coastal lighthouses

Googie:
Googie Gallery at spaceagecity.com; photo gallery to help identify googie style architecture

Lustron Homes:
Lustron Locater; search a Lustron database
Lustron Locator Map; search for homes using a map

Master Architects: Deconstructivism, Master Architects: International Style:
Greatbuildings.com Master Architects List; Gives architect's bio, list of their buildings (often with illus.), and links to other resources

Quaker Meeting Houses:
U.S. Friends Meetings and Other Countries' Friends Meetings

Entertainment

Roller Coasters:
Roller Coaster Database

History/Culture

American Guides: This is a compilation that BruceS put together of online links to the state, city and regional guides that were published by the WPA in the 1930's and 1940's and are used to find waymark locations for this category.
American Guide Online Guide Links

NRHP Historic Districts: Contributing Buildings: This is a compilation of links to online "narratives" (like an online application to the register.) Within the narratives are listings of buildings that are considered to be "contributing."
NRHP Narrative links by state and/or region

Nature

Millennium Trees:
America the Beautiful Fund: Millennium Landmark Trees

Signs

Geographical Centers:
Geographic Centers of the Fifty States

Structures

Dams:
www.findlakes.com; maps lakes by state, denoting which are man-made lakes with dams

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