Historic Sites
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Alutiiq Museum Kodiak, Alaska
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The Alutiiq Museum, located on the first floor of the Alutiiq Cultural Center, traces the... |
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Annapolis Maritime Museum Annapolis, Maryland
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Located in the old McNasby's Oyster Company building, this museum preserves the maritime... |
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Apalachicola Maritime Museum Apalachicola, Florida
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The Apalachicola Maritime Museum features the "Heritage of Apalachicola," a... |
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Atlantic Heritage Center Somers Point, New Jersey
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The Atlantic Heritage Center has been collecting local objects from the nostalgic past... |
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Augusta Canal Augusta, Georgia
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Visitors can float past 200 years of Georgia history on a replica canal cargo boat, visit... |
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Bayshore Discovery Project Port Norris, New Jersey
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The 115' A.J. Meerwald is an authentically restored 1928 Delaware Bay oyster schooner and... |
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Bellingham International Maritime Museum Bellingham, Washington
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The museum focuses on the maritime and naval history of the United States. Its collection... |
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Biscayne National Park Homestead, Florida
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Although Biscayne National Park was established for its natural history, signs of people... |
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Boston Harbor Islands Boston, Massachusetts
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Many of the Boston Harbor Islands contain buildings and structures related to such uses... |
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Buffalo And Erie County Naval And Military Park Buffalo, New York
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Besides viewing exhibits and ships, creative use of the park has spanned an incredibly... |
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Calvert Marine Museum Solomons, Maryland
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Established in 1970 and moved to its current location in 1975, the Calvert Marine Museum... |
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Cape Cod Eastham, Massachusetts
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Lighthouses, cultural landscapes, and wild cranberry bogs offer a glimpse of Cape Cod... |
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Cape Florida Lighthouse Key Biscayne, Florida
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The Cape Florida lighthouse is one of the most celebrated landmarks owned by the State of... |
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Cape May County Historical Museum Cape May Court House, New Jersey
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The period rooms include the 18th century kitchen and bedroom with its sampler collection... |
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Catalina Island Museum Avalon, California
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The best place to experience local history is at the Catalina Island museum, with a... |
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Chesapeake And Ohio Canal National Historic Park Hagerstown, Maryland
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Originally, the C&O Canal was a lifeline for communities and businesses along the... |
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Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum St. Michaels, Maryland
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Founded in 1965, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum has expanded from a two acre campus... |
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Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station Rodanthe, North Carolina
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This site is located on Hatteras Island in the village of Rodanthe on the Outer Banks of... |
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Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum Cold Spring Harbor, New York
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The Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum has served three generations of Long Islanders,... |
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Columbia River Maritime Museum Astoria, Oregon
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The Columbia River Maritime Museum was founded in 1962 when Rolf Klep, a native of... |
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Custom House Maritime Museum New London, Connecticut
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NLMS was formed in 1983 by a group of concerned citizens looking to save New London's "... |
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Destin History And Fishing Museum Destin, Florida
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This community museum invokes Destin's history as a fishing village. It features award... |
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Destroyer Escort Historical Museum: Uss Slater Albany, New York
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Moored on the Hudson River in Albany, New York, the USS Slater has undergone an extensive... |
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Discover Sea Shipwreck Museum Fenwick Island, Delaware
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Discoveries from the Sea Shipwreck Museum was founded with the goal of recovering and... |
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Door County Maritime Museum Cana Island Bailey's Harbor, Wisconsin
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Visitors to Cana Island walk across the rock causeway from the Door County mainland to... |
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Door County Maritime Museum Gills Rock Gills Rock, Wisconsin
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The newly remodeled facility features the fishing tug Hope built in 1930 by Sturgeon Bay... |
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Door County Maritime Museum Sturgeon Bay Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
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The museum houses a gallery containing scale models of boats and ships built in Sturgeon... |
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East Coast Fisheries Miami, Florida
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Advertisements described the building as the “South's Most Beautiful Fish Market... |
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East End Seaport Museum & Marine Foundation Greenport, New York
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Among the more popular exhibits at the museum are the Fresnel lenses. The Second Order... |
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Erie Maritime Museum & Flagship Niagara Erie, Pennsylvania
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The Erie Maritime Museum is the homeport of the historic Flagship Niagara that won the... |
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Florida Keys History Of Diving Museum Islamorada, Florida
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The diving equipment, artifacts, and exhibits included at this museum document... |
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Fort Gratiot Lighthouse Port Huron, Michigan
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Fort Gratiot, named after General Charles Gratiot, the engineer in charge of its... |
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Fort Norfolk Norfolk, Virginia
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Stepping through the fort's arched entryway transports visitors to another era. The fort'... |
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Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Vancouver, Washington
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Fort Vancouver NHS and the McLoughlin House unit offer a variety of opportunities for... |
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Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park Key West, Florida
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Named after 12th president Zachary Taylor, the U. S. Army began construction on Fort... |
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Graveyard Of The Atlantic Museum Hatteras, North Carolina
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The waters off North Carolina's Outer Banks entomb thousands of vessels and countless... |
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Great Lakes Naval Memorial And Museum Muskegon, Michigan
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Great Lakes Naval Memorial and Museum invites visitors to step back into time aboard two... |
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Havre De Grace Maritime Museum Havre de Grace, Maryland
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The Havre de Grace Maryland Maritime Musuem offers adult boat building classes, teen boat... |
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Heritage Museum Of Northwest Florida Valparaiso, Florida
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The Heritage Museum is located on the original main street of Valparaiso, Florida. The... |
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Historic Ships In Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland
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In cooperation with the USS Constellation Museum, the Maritime Museum operates four... |
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Hudson Athens Lighthouse Athens, New York
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Construction was begun in early 1873, and the lighthouse was completed and put into... |
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Hudson River Maritime Museum Kingston, New York
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With a collection comprised of paintings, prints, photographs, vessel blueprints,... |
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Ilanka Cultural Center Cordova, Alaska
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Opened in 2004, the Ilanka Cultural Center celebrates the history and culture of Native... |
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Independence Seaport Museum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Visitors can explore the science, history and art of boats and boat building at the... |
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Indian River Life Saving Station Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
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The station was built in 1876 for use by the United States Lifesaving Service, a... |
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Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum Arnolds Park, Iowa
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View rare artifacts and immerse yourself in the lore of the Iowa Great Lakes. See a rare... |
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Jeff's Pirate Cove and Seaside Museum Ipan Talofofo, Guam
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Halfway between the Togcha River and the Cove sits a bunker built during World War II... |
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John Dubois Maritime Museum Greenwich, New Jersey
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The John Dubois Maritime Museum houses a large collection of Southern New Jersey Maritime... |
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Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse And Museum Jupiter, Florida
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The museum is owned and run by the Loxahatchee River Historical Society, which also... |
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Keweenaw County Historical Society & Eagle Harbor Lighthouse Eagle Harbor, Michigan
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The copper mining industry got going on the Keweenaw Peninsula in the 1840s. Lake... |
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Kings Mountain National Military Park Blacksburg, South Carolina
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By exploring the Visitor Center, which includes a 26 minute film, exhibit area and 1.5... |
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La Crosse Riverside Museum La Crosse, Wisconsin
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In 1870, the steamboat War Eagle burned and sank at the docks in La Crosse. The Riverside... |
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Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Vergennes, Vermont
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Focusing on the maritime history and nautical archaeology of the Champlain Valley, the... |
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Lightship Overfalls Lewes, Delaware
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The Lightship "Overfalls" was the last lightship built by the United States... |
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Long Island Maritime Museum West Sayville, New York
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On December 16, 1966 a group of concerned citizens founded the Suffolk Marine Museum... |
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Longboat Key Historical Museum Longboat Key, Florida
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Exhibits at the Longboat Key Historical Museum Gordon Whitney’s Shell Collection; A... |
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Madeline Island Museum La Pointe, Wisconsin
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The original museum is four historic log structures that have been relocated and... |
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Maine Maritime Museum Bath, Maine
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Maine Maritime Museum celebrates Maine’s maritime heritage and culture in order to... |
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Mariners' Museum Newport News, Virginia
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A large and comprehensive maritime history museum, this treasure house contains an... |
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Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum Biloxi, Mississippi
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The museum has brought life to local maritime history and heritage by replicating two 65... |
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Maritime & Yachting Museum Stuart, Florida
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After seven years of planning, the Maritime & Yachting Museum of Florida, Inc. was... |
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Maritime Center At The Historic Coast Guard Station St. Simons Island, Georgia
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The museum went under complete renovation in 2005 and has been converted into a center... |
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Maritime Museum Of San Diego San Diego, California
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The Maritime Museum of San Diego's collection includes educational displays about... |
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Mendocino County Museum Willits, California
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Exhibits cover a number of topics, including the 1960's counterculture, the Greenwood... |
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Michigan Maritime Museum South Haven, Michigan
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The museum’s ship, The Friends Good Will, is a replica of an 1810 square topsail... |
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Monterey History & Maritime Museum Monterey, California
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The Maritime Museum tells the history of Monterey and the surrounding area, emphasizing... |
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Mystic Seaport Museum Mystic, Connecticut
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Mystic Seaport, the Museum of America and the Sea, is one of the oldest living history... |
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National Civil War Naval Museum Columbus, Georgia
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Located in Columbus, Georgia, the National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus is the... |
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Naval Museum Of Armament & Technology Ridgecrest, California
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China Lake, once a testing facility for military defense, now showcases U.S. Naval... |
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Naval Shipyard Museum & Lightship Portsmouth Portsmouth, Virginia
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Visitors can step aboard the floating lightship that served from 1915 until 1961 and see... |
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Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia
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Located in Lady Bird Johnson Park on Columbia Island, the Navy-Merchant Marine Memorial... |
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New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park New Bedford, Massachusetts
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New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park is the only national park site dedicated to... |
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New Hampshire Boat Museum Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
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The New Hampshire Boat Museum, located in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire, two miles... |
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Norfolk History Museum Norfolk, Virginia
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Opened just two years ago in the historic Willoughby-Baylor House, exhibits here reveal... |
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North Carolina Maritime Museum Beaufort, North Carolina
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All of the museum's programs and exhibits, both general and specialized, interpret the... |
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Northwest Seaport Seattle, Washington
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The Northwest Seaport's fleet includes the Arthur Foss, a tugboat from 1889, the... |
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Ocean City Life Saving Station Museum Ocean City, Maryland
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Originally named the Ocean City Life-Saving Station, the Life-Saving Service and later... |
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Old Cape Henry Lighthouse Fort Story, Virginia
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The architectural integrity of the tower is representative of one of John McComb's best... |
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Onslow County Museum Richlands, North Carolina
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The Onslow County Museum actively pursues the acquisition of artifacts for the museum... |
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Pacific Tsunami Museum Hilo, Hawaii
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The Pacific Basin has a long and dramatic history of devastation and rebirth caused by... |
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Panama Canal Museum Seminole, Florida
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The museum collects artifacts, documents and other items of historical importance and... |
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Penobscot Marine Museum Searsport, Maine
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Penobscot's collection is housed in five different buildings, all dating from the first... |
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Point San Luis Lighthouse San Luis Obispo, California
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What may be the second most important historical momunent to the central coast is... |
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Ponce De Leon Inlet Lighthouse Ponce Inlet, Florida
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Completed in 1887, the Ponce de Leon Inlet Light Station was built when the area was... |
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Port Huron Museum Port Huron, Michigan
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The Port Huron Museum is home to over 15,000 objects and archival items relating to the... |
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Port Isabel Lighthouse Port Isabel, Texas
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The 82-foot tower is constructed of brick with a light that can be seen for 15 miles. It... |
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Portland Harbor Museum South Portland, Maine
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Visitors are provided with an opportunity to learn about the role that Portland Harbor... |
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Presque Isle Lighthouse Presque Isle, Michigan
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Presque Isle was named by the French during the fur trade era and means almost an island... |
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Pride Of Baltimore II Baltimore, Maryland
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This reproduction of an 1812-era Baltimore Clipper privateer represents the great... |
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Queen Mary Long Beach, California
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Then board one of the Cold War's hottest weapons, the Russian submarine, code name:... |
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Reedville Fishermen's Museum Reedville, Virginia
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The story of Reedville, Virginia is linked to the commercial fishing industry that... |
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Richardson Maritime Museum Cambridge, Maryland
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The museum includes collections of models of various boats, boatbuilders' tools, and... |
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Rondout West Strand Historic District Kingston, New York
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In 1828, the Delaware and Hudson Canal connected Rondout to the Pennsylvania coal trade,... |
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Rv Deep Quest Keyport, Washington
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A creation of the Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Deep Quest was designed for a... |
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Salem Maritime National Historic Site Salem, Massachusetts
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Salem, Massachusetts has looked to the sea since the community was founded in 1626, and... |
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San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park San Francisco, California
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Stand on the stern of Balclutha, face west to feel the fresh wind blowing in from the... |
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San Mateo County History Museum Redwood City, California
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Interactive exhibits include "Nature's Bounty: The Natural Resources that Built San... |
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Saugerties Light Saugerties, New York
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Completed in 1869 at the mouth of Esopus Creek, the Coast Guard lighthouse was abandoned... |
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Schooner Sultana Chestertown, Maryland
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The HMS Sultana was a Royal Navy schooner that patrolled the American coast from 1768... |
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Skenesborough Museum Whitehall, New York
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The Skenesborough Museum concentrates on the history of the area, along with a focus the... |
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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.
