This is the first of a set of booklets that have been prepared as convenient guidebooks to those major places of interest throughout the United States, that are related to its energy technology achievements. These include historical sites, power production plants, research facilities, and museums. Maps, illustrations, and commentary provide a nationwide energy tour. In this way the traveler may view the past and also be exposed to present energy technology and the energy resource development concepts of the future. This booklet includes sites from Vermont, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. A map key shows the 23 sites described. For each site, there is a local map, site description, and address of whom to contact for additional information. (RH)