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History Pointer app for iPhone and iPad


4.8 ( 5568 ratings )
Travel Education
Developer: Mobile Geographics
4.99 USD
Current version: 2.3.5, last update: 1 year ago
First release : 14 Sep 2011
App size: 137.68 Mb

History Pointer is your portable copy of the US National Register of Historic Places, over 100,000 sites, buildings, battlefields, vessels, and historic districts of significance in the United States and territories.

Find the sites near you or along your next road trip. Dont miss a detour. Map gives you your choice of Apple maps, USGS topographic maps, or NOAA nautical charts. Wikipedia text excerpts and links are included. Augmented Reality view identifies whats nearby, and shows the way to spots far afield.

Every history buff needs this app.

History Pointers data comes from the US National Register of Historic Places, which is "the official list of the nations historic places worthy of preservation." The register is maintained by the National Park Service. For more information about the criteria for inclusion on the National Register. see https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/index.htm.