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Allison Antrim Museum Greencastle, Pennsylvania
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The museum provides a home for the artifacts and history of the settlement of Greencastle... |
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Austin Carriage Museum Weirsdale, Florida
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The Florida Carriage Museum & Resort is home to one of the worlds finest collections... |
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Bergen County Historical Society River Edge, New Jersey
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The museum and library collections comprise the greatest survival of significant Bergen... |
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Cabrillo National Monument San Diego, California
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As the park’s namesake, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo led the first European expedition... |
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Cane River National Heritage Area Natchitoches, Louisiana
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The City of Natchitoches was established in 1714 by Louis Juchereau de St. Denis, making... |
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Cape Henry Memorial Yorktown, Virginia
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According to George Percy, one of the early settlers, "The nine and twentieth day we... |
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Caramoor Center For Music And The Arts Katonah, New York
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The Rosen House, built around a central courtyard, is the former summer home of Caramoor'... |
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Castillo De San Marcos National Monument St. Augustine, Florida
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Begun in 1672, the Castillo de San Marcos is the last 17th century fort left in the... |
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Catawba County Museum Of History Newton, North Carolina
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It is the story of the American Dream as perceived by the self-sufficient Scotch-Irish,... |
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Channel Islands National Park Ventura, California
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The Channel Islands have attracted many explorers, scientists and historians during the... |
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Christiansted National Historic Site Christiansted, Virgin Islands (U.S.)
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Christiansted National Historic Site, on the island of St Croix in the Virgin Islands,... |
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Colonial Spanish Quarter St. Augustine, Florida
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As St. Augustine's sole living history museum, the Colonial Spanish Quarter offers a rare... |
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De Soto National Memorial Bradenton, Florida
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The Monument marks the supposed spot where Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto landed in... |
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Debary Hall Historic Site DeBary, Florida
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Visitors to Debary Hall will learn about the nineteenth-century tourism that overtook... |
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Degas House New Orleans, Louisiana
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Built during the original development of the Esplanade Ridge Neighborhood, the Degas... |
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Delaware Water Gap Bushkill, Pennsylvania
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For 40 miles the Middle Delaware River passes between low forested mountains with barely... |
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Destrehan Plantation Destrehan, Louisiana
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Erected in 1787 by Charles Paquet, Destrehan Plantation was purchased by indigo planter... |
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El Morro (fort San Felipe Del Morro) San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Officially known as Fuerte San Felipe del Morro, this fort sits atop a high promontory... |
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Ernest Hemingway Home And Museum Key West, Florida
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Ernest Hemingway finished the final draft of his masterpiece, "A Farewell to Arms,... |
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Florida Holocaust Museum St. Petersburg, Florida
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The Florida Holocaust Museum honors the memory of millions of innocent men, women, and... |
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Fort Barrancas Pensacola, Florida
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The Fort Barrancas Area is on Taylor Road approximately a half mile east from the Museum... |
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Fort Caroline National Memorial Jacksonville, Florida
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The need to compete with their ocean-spanning 16th-century rivals, the Spanish, chased... |
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Fort Clinch State Park Fernandina Beach, Florida
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Although no battles were fought here, the fort was garrisoned during both the Civil and... |
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Fort Matanzas National Monument St. Augustine, Florida
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The Spanish completed Fort Matanzas in 1742 to protect Matanzas Inlet, the "backdoor... |
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Fort Mose Historic State Park St. Augustine, Florida
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The power politics of 18th century England and Spain reached across the Atlantic to the... |
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Fort Raleigh National Historic Site Manteo, North Carolina
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The stories of Roanoke Island are told by exhibits, artifacts and the 17-minute park... |
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Fort San Cristobal San Juan, Puerto Rico
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This fort stands guard at where once was the eastern gate to the walled city of Old San... |
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Frazier International History Museum Louisville, Kentucky
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The Frazier museum contains unique artifacts including the ceremonial sword of Founding... |
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French Legation Museum Austin, Texas
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The French Legation Museum as it exists today represents a conscientious effort to return... |
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Government House Museum St. Augustine, Florida
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Since the late 16th century, Government House, located at the west end of the Plaza in... |
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Great Plains Welsh Heritage And Culture Centre Wymore, Nebraska
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The Centre was purchased in December 2003 by GPWHP after a capital campaign raised the... |
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Halifax Historical Museum Daytona Beach, Florida
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Housed in the former 1910 Merchant's Bank building, the museum exhibits the history of... |
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Hernando De Soto State Archaeological Site Tallahassee, Florida
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Today, there is no visible evidence of Hernando de Soto's occupation of this site... |
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Historical Museum Of Southern Florida Miami, Florida
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An expansive museum examining the history of southern Florida from the arrival of the... |
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Historical Society Of Carroll County Westminster, Maryland
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Composed of three buildings, the Historical Society of Carroll County offers visitors a... |
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Marcella Sembrich Opera Museum Bolton Landing, New York
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The Museum is filled with memorabilia of an international operatic career spanning over... |
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Matheson Museum Gainesville, Florida
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The museum is flanked by three other sites: The Matheson House dates from 1867 and... |
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Micanopy Historical Society Museum Micanopy, Florida
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An abundance of exhibits reside in the Micanopy Historical Society Museum, which is... |
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Mission Of Nombre De Dios And Shrine Of Our Lady Of La Leche St. Augustine, Florida
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The long history of the Mission of Nombre de Dios and Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche... |
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Mission San Luis Tallahassee, Florida
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As Florida's only reconstructed mission, Mission San Luis offers an invaluable glimpse... |
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Museum Of The Coastal Bend Victoria, Texas
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The Museum of the Coastal Bend uses a number of exhibits to explore the history of the... |
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Pendarvis House Mineral Point, Wisconsin
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In the early 19th century, Wisconsin lead mining was more promising and attractive to... |
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Pimeria Alta Museum Nogales, Arizona
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Fray Marcos de Niza first entered the Santa Cruz Valley in 1539, well before the first... |
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River Raisin Battlefield Monroe, Michigan
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This is the site of the Battle of Frenchtown, where British and Native American forces... |
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Saint Croix Island International Historic Site Bar Harbor, Maine
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The winter of 1604-1605 on Saint Croix Island was a cruel one for Pierre Dugua’s... |
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Saint Louis Holocaust Museum And Learning Center St. Louis, Missouri
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From its inception the plans always called for this to be much more than a museum. It... |
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Salt River Bay National Historical Park And Ecological Preserve Christiansted, Virgin Islands (U.S.)
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Salt River Bay is a living museum on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. It is a dynamic,... |
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San Fernando Cathedral San Antonio, Texas
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By the mid-1860s the population of San Antonio had outgrown the original structure. The... |
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San Germán Historic District San Germán, Puerto Rico
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Spanish colonists established Villa de San Germán de Auxerre, also known as Nueva... |
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San Juan National Historic Site San Juan, Puerto Rico
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San Juan National Historic Site includes forts San Cristóbal, San Felipe del Morro... |
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San Marcos De Apalache Historic State Park St. Marks, Florida
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The many different flags welcoming visitors to the park demonstrate the colorful history... |
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St. Clement's Island Potomac River Museum Colton's Point, Maryland
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This museum overlooks and focuses on the history of St. Clement's Island, Maryland's... |
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St. Lucie County Historical Museum Fort Pierce, Florida
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This county museum features a collection of artifacts and relics, including uniforms from... |
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St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine St. Augustine, Florida
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The story of the first Greek migration to America, occurring in 1768, is retold in St.... |
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Tampa Bay History Center Tampa, Florida
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December 2008 will not only bring a comfortably cool climate to central west Florida; it... |
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The American Independence Museum Exeter, New Hampshire
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In 1985, a Dunlap Broadside of the Declaration of Independence was found in the Ladd-... |
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The Danish Immigrant Museum Elk Horn, Iowa
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The actual structure of the museum site is a half-timbered building set on 20 acres of... |
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Tunica Museum Tunica, Mississippi
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In the Tunica Museum visitors can see how the Mississippi River has changed courses many... |
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Why do we need a national nonprofit membership society for American history?
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“Save America’s Treasures” has been totally eliminated—the largest Federal program supporting preservation of such treasures as the original Star Spangled Banner and George Washington’s tent.
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65% of Americans don’t know what happened at the Constitutional Convention, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
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The “Teaching American History” grants—the largest Federal program supporting history education—have been completely eliminated.
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Visits to the Top 20 Civil War battlefields have dropped in half from 1970 to 2009 according to official National Park Service statistics.
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40% of Americans can’t identify whom we fought in World War II, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
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A quarter of Americans believe Congress shares power over U.S. foreign policy with the United Nations, according to a recent Annenberg survey.
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“There is little that is more important for an American citizen to know than the history and traditions of his country,” John F. Kennedy wrote in American Heritage.
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The “We the People Program,” which touched some 30 million students and 90,000 teachers over 25 years, has been completely eliminated.
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Two-thirds of Americans could not correctly name Yorktown as the last major military action of the American Revolution, according to a recent national Gallup survey.
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The National Heritage Areas and Scenic Byways program, the only major Federal program encouraging visits to historic places, has been completely eliminated in Congressional committee.
