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Carlyle House Carlyle House
Alexandria, Virginia

Crown Point State Historic Site Crown Point State Historic Site
Crown Point, New York

During the French and Indian War, Ft.

Fort De Chartres Fort De Chartres
Prairie du Rocher, Illinois

This site marks the location of the last of three successive forts named “de Chartres”

Fort Necessity National Battlefield Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Farmington, Pennsylvania

Fort Pitt Museum Fort Pitt Museum
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

One of the most important sites of the French and Indian War, this museum tells the sto

Fort Ticonderoga Fort Ticonderoga
Ticonderoga, New York

Exhibits at the fort depict the natural and strategic geography of the historic landsca

Fort Wayne Fort Wayne
Detroit, Michigan

The fort was used to house and train troops from the Civil War era until Vietnam.

Fort William Henry Museum Fort William Henry Museum
Lake George, New York

Site of the infamous "Fort William Henry Massacre," the reconstructed fort displays mil

Johnson Hall State Historic Site Johnson Hall State Historic Site
Johnstown, New York

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
Vergennes, Vermont

Focusing on the maritime history and nautical archaeology of the Champlain Valley, the

Old Barracks Museum Old Barracks Museum
Fort Dix, New Jersey

The barracks serves as an educational center for Colonial and American history, and sta

Old Fort House Museum Old Fort House Museum
Fort Edward, New York

The house museum, originally the 1772 home of Patrick Smyth, has been open to the publi

Old Fort Niagara Old Fort Niagara
Youngstown, New York

Point State Park Point State Park
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Nicknamed the "Forks of the Ohio," the park is not only the site of a confluence of maj

Submerged Heritage Preserve Program Submerged Heritage Preserve Program
Lake George, New York

Marked by buoys and open to divers are seven of the 900 bateaux used during the British

Van Schaick Mansion Van Schaick Mansion
Cohoes, New York

The home, once used as military headquarters, contains exhibits on 18th century life an

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