Results: World Heritage Sites in the United States, part nine
In addition to sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites that they may consider for nomination. Nominations for the World Heritage List are only accepted if the site was previously listed on the tentative list. The United States lists 17 properties on its tentative list. Wikipedia
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The Serpent Mound (Ohio) is a large effigy mound in shape of a snake that was built around 1120 CE by the Fort Ancient culture. The structure is 1,348 ft (411 m) long and up to 4 ft 11 in (1.5 m) tall. It is the world's largest preserved prehistoric mound of that type and is representative of the mounds built by different cultures of the Eastern United States. The complex also includes three burial sites and some remains of habitation sites. Before this survey were you aware of the Serpent Mound?
Yes
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184 votes
No
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712 votes
Undecided
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157 votes
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Early Chicago Skyscrapers comprises nine buildings in the Loop district of Chicago. They were constructed in the last 20 years of the 19th century and represent the first generation of "skyscrapers", high-rise buildings reaching up to 20 stories. Construction of these buildings employed novel approaches and technologies, such as the use of steel frames, elevators, electric lights, and terracotta fireproofing. The architects developed a new aesthetic for the exterior of this new type of buildings. The skyscrapers listed are the Auditorium Building (pictured), Second Leiter Building, Marquette Building, Rookery Building, Monadnock Building, Old Colony Building, Fisher Building, Schlesinger & Mayer Building, and Ludington Building. Have you ever seen these Chicago Skyscrapers?
Yes
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225 votes
No
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657 votes
Undecided
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171 votes
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The Petrified Forest National Park (Arizona) located in the southern Colorado Plateau, is rich in fossil remains from the Late Triassic. There are assemblages of petrified trees, appearing at different stratigraphic levels, which allows paleontologists to study the ecosystem changes of that time. There are also remains of animals, including early dinosaurs. Would you like to visit this unique World Heritage tentative site?
Yes
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377 votes
No
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408 votes
Undecided
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268 votes
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White Sands National Park (New Mexico) is a large gypsum desert. It is the world's largest and best protected surface gypsum deposit, as those deposits have been typically heavily mined in other places. The area supports several endemic animal and plant species that have adapted to living in a harsh environment. Have you ever visited White Sands?
Yes
12%
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123 votes
No
76%
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803 votes
Undecided
12%
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127 votes
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