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USA.gov
The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal [was FirstGov].

50 States and Capitals

America's Most Literate Cities
- Jack Miller, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

American Memory from the Library of Congress
Historical Collections for the National Digital Library.
The premier national collection of historic photos, prints, documents, motion pictures, maps, and sound records. A true national treasure. A must visit for all educational levels.

The Columbia Gazetteer of North America
"With 50,000 entries, this most comprehensive encyclopedia of geographical places and features will prove invaluable to anyone for whom places hold fascination and who require accurate data about them. It covers every incorporated place and county in the United States, along with several thousand unincorporated places, special-purpose sites, and physical features, as well as Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean."
Edited by Saul B. Cohen
Originally published by Columbia University Press, 2000 this online edition by Bartleby.com, 2001.

FedStats: One Stop Shopping for Federal Statistics

GPO Access
Superintendent of Documents Home Page
"GPO Access is a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides free electronic access to a wealth of important information products produced by the Federal Government. The information provided on this site is the official, published version and the information retrieved from GPO Access can be used without restriction, unless specifically noted."
Includes the online version of the Commerce Business Daily

The Great American Web Site - (dead link)
The Citizen's Guide to U.S. Government Resources on the World Wide Web.

GuideStar
"...a searchable database of more than 620,000 nonprofit organizations in the United States."

HomeTwonLocator Gazetteer
U.S. Gazetteer of Physical Features, Cultural Features and Census 2000 Information.

Internet Law Library - (dead link)
Full-text copies of the United States Code and the Code of Federal Regulations

Morgan Quitno Awards
State and City Ranking Publications
Annual rankings include: Most Livable State ; Healthiest State ; Most Dangerous State ; Most Dangerous City.

National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS)
The national repository of data on the nonprofit sector

RealEstateJournal - City Profiles
"...Just click on a city name to review our exclusive, in-depth report, including taxation and cost-of-living data, education resources, arts and recreation activities, crime statistics and additional sources of information."

Search Systems
Free Public Records Database Collection (over 1500 databases)
By Pacific Information Resources

State & Country QuickFacts
"Quick, easy access to facts about people, business, and geography."
- U.S. Census Bureau

StateNews - (dead link)
"Your Source for Daily State and CSG News"
- The Council of State Governments

Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
U.S. Census Bureau

Supreme Court of the United States
Official site.

THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
This useful Library of Congress page includes current Floor activities, Bill summaries from the current Congress as well as from previous Congresses, roll call votes, Public Laws and major legislation, text and index to the Congressional Record, Committee information, and historic documents and links to other Congressional Internet services and directories

United States Code

United States Historical Census Data Browser
"The data presented here describe the people and the economy of the US for each state and county from 1790 to 1970."
Harvard University

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