Historic Sites
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Allegany Museum Cumberland, Maryland
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This museum will serve Allegany County as an addition to the Canal Place Heritage Tourism... |
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Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site Gallitzin, Pennsylvania
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Covering 1249 acres, the park serves as the site of what remains of the Allegheny Portage... |
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Automotive Heritage Museum Kokomo, Indiana
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The Pioneer Auto Club began showing cars in the early 1950's. Their early vision of an... |
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B&O Railroad Museum Baltimore, Maryland
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This museum holds the oldest, most diverse American railroad collection in the world.The... |
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B&O Railroad Museum: Ellicott City Station Ellicott City, Maryland
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The oldest standing railroad station in the United States houses this museum in historic... |
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Beaches Museum And History Center Jacksonville Beach, Florida
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19th-century oil tycoon and transportation pioneer Henry Flagler's era-defining Florida... |
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Boca Raton Historical Society Boca Raton, Florida
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For visitors looking for a comprehensive experience of Boca Raton's history, nothing will... |
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Boise Train Depot Boise, Idaho
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Union Pacific ended service here in 1971, and the building fell into a state of disrepair... |
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Brimstone Museum Sulphur, Louisiana
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Built in 1915, the Southern Pacific Railway Depot was used extensively to ferry... |
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Brunswick Railroad Museum Brunswick, Maryland
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The town in which this museum is located was known during the Civil War as Berlin, and... |
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Buena Vista Heritage Buena Vista, Colorado
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Located in the 1882 Old Chaffee County Courthouse, the Buena Vista Heritage Museum... |
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California State Railroad Museum Sacramento, California
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Throughout the year, the Museum offers a wide variety of activities to help the visitor... |
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Cape Charles Museum Cape Charles, Virginia
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Visitors are invited to explore the various artifacts that have been collected throughout... |
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Casa Grande Valley Historical Society & Museum Casa Grande, Arizona
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This southern Arizona museum offers tours, lectures, workshops and children's programs.... |
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Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum Jackson, Tennessee
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Visit the Casey Jones Home and Railroad Museum located in Casey Jones Village and relive... |
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Cass Scenic Railroad State Park And Museum Cass, West Virginia
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Nestled in the mountains of West Virginia, Cass Scenic Railroad State Park offers... |
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Central Railroad Of New Jersey Station Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
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Constructed in 1868, the Central Railroad of New Jersey Station was designed by the firm... |
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Champlain Valley Transportation Museum Plattsburgh, New York
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Located on the grounds of the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base, the museum contains... |
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Chesapeake And Ohio Historical Society Museum Clifton Forge, Virginia
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Railroad buffs will be thrilled with this museum that houses one of the largest railroad... |
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Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum Chesapeake Beach, Maryland
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Located in a train station that was in operation from 1900 until the Great Depression,... |
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Chester Inn Jonesborough, Tennessee
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Dr. William P. Chester, a native of York County Pennsylvania and an excellent... |
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City Of Foley Train Museum Foley, Alabama
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Located in the old L & N Railroad Depot is Foley's Museum Archives. The first depot... |
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Columbus Historical Society & Railroad Depot Museum Columbus, New Mexico
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The museum has a large collection of photos of scenes taken both in Columbus and... |
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Cookeville Depot Museum Cookeville, Tennessee
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Built in 1909, the Cookeville Depot Museum features a Middle Tennessee Railroad HO Scale... |
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Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Chama, New Mexico
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The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad was originally constructed in 1880 as part of... |
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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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East Ely Railroad Depot Museum Ely, Nevada
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In the 1990 the Depot Building and the Freight Barn were given to the State of Nevada for... |
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Edison And Ford Winter Estates Fort Myers, Florida
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These estates feature changing special exhibits that explain the history and innovations... |
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Elliott Museum Stuart, Florida
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This regional history museum features an extensive collection of antique automobiles. The... |
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Empire State Railway Museum Phoenicia, New York
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Visitors can tour the inside of a Delaware and Hudson Railway baggage car, or view the... |
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Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Waterford, New York
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The corridor stretches 524 miles across the full expanse of upstate New York. It... |
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Escondido History Center Escondido, California
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Heritage Walk Museum includes the city's first library, a turn-of-the-century Victorian... |
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Estes Winn Antique Automobile Museum Asheville, North Carolina
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The car museum is located in the historic Biltmore Industries Weaving Shop, which once... |
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Fantasy Of Flight Museum Polk City, Florida
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The stunning art deco facility is a perfect setting to display this priceless collection... |
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Ford River Rouge Complex Dearborn, Michigan
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The Ford River Rouge Complex may be the world's most famous auto plant. In 1915 Henry... |
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Fort Lauderdale Fire Museum Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Following the disastrous Fort Lauderdale Fire of 1912, citizens recognized the need for... |
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Friends Of Auburn Heights Preserve Yorklyn, Delaware
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The Friends of Auburn Heights Preserve Inc. and the smaller team of mechanics who operate... |
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Gaithersburg Community Museum Gaithersburg, Maryland
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The museum features educational exhibits and programs designed to spark visitors'... |
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Gaston County Museum Dallas, North Carolina
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The museum's mission is to collect and preserve artifacts that illuminate regional... |
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Georgetown Loop Historic Mining & Railroad Park® Georgetown, Colorado
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Today the Loop is a popular tourist attraction and an uncommon way to see the Clear Creek... |
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Ghost Town Wild West Museum Colorado Springs, Colorado
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During the Colorado Gold Rush of the 1860s & 70s, towns sprang up overnight and... |
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Gold Coast Railroad Museum Miami, Florida
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Miami's Gold Coast Railroad Museum houses an extensive collection of authentic train cars... |
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Golden Spike National Historic Site Brigham City, Utah
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On May 10, 1869, two railroad companies, Union Pacific and Central Pacific, joined 1,776... |
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Governor John Sevier Home Knoxville, Tennessee
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John Sevier (1745-1815), early pioneer, Indian fighter, governor of the failed State of... |
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Granite Falls History And Transportation Museum Granite Falls, North Carolina
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The Town of Granite Falls purchased the historic home of Andrew Baird, one of the Town's... |
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Great Falls Park And Patowmack Canal McLean, Virginia
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George Washington dreamed of opening up the undeveloped Ohio territory by making the... |
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Hardesty Higgins House Harrisonburg, Virginia
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The house was home to Harrisonburg's first mayor Isaac Hardesty. He was born in 1795 and... |
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Harold Warp Pioneer Village Minden, Nebraska
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The Pioneer Village complex comprises 28 buildings on 20 acres housing over 50,000 items... |
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Heidrick Ag History Center Woodland, California
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This museum explores the marvels of agriculture and commercial trucking through 130,000... |
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Henry B. Plant Museum Tampa, Florida
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A testament to the extravagant tastes that informed Gilded Age architectural style, the... |
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Henry Ford Estate Dearborn, Michigan
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A stately self-contained enclave of privacy and natural beauty, tucked away on 1300 acres... |
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Henry Morrison Flagler Museum Palm Beach, Florida
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The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum traces Florida's complex 19th-century development... |
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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 Railpark & Train Museum Bowling Green, Kentucky
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This three-acre Bowling Green depot, which was restored in 1925, served as a train... |
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History Museum Of Los Gatos Los Gatos, California
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At the museum, visitors can find out how "Mountain Charlie" McKiernan, a... |
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History Museum of Western Virginia Roanoke, Virginia
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Located in downtown Roanoke, the History Museum of Western Virginia covers centuries of... | |
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Hotel Halbrook Railroad And Local History Museum Dickson, Tennessee
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The first floor lobby and an upstairs hotel room have been furnished to represent the... |
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Hyde Park Station Hyde Park, New York
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The last regularly-scheduled New York Central passenger train stopped in 1958.... |
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Interurban Railway Museum Plano, Texas
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On December 31, 1948, the Denison to Dallas Interurban made its last run. Today, the... |
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Kentucky Railway Museum New Haven, Kentucky
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The museum's collection of railroad artifacts and memorabilia are all housed in a replica... |
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Kruse Automotive & Carriage Museum Auburn, Indiana
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This automotive museum showcases several vehicles of interest, such as the Batmobile and... |
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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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Lake Wales Depot Museum Lake Wales, Florida
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Constructed of brick and covered with pink stucco, the Depot at 325 S. Scenic Highway was... |
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Little Beaver Historical Society Darlington, Pennsylvania
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The Historical Society manages two buildings: The Little Beaver Museum, a two story... |
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Livingston Depot Center Livingston, Montana
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Its majestic colonnade and ornate architectural detail greeted travelers until 1979, when... |
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Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad And Museum Portland, Maine
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These 2-foot gauge steam trains connected rural Maine with the rest of the world from... |
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Mandarin Store And Post Office Jacksonville, Florida
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In the 1800s, Mandarin was a small farming village that shipped oranges, grapefruit,... |
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Mccomb Railroad Museum McComb, Mississippi
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The goal of the museum is to restore the Depot building, protect existing exhibits,... |
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Medina Railroad Museum Medina, New York
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The building itself was built in 1905, and is one of the largest and last surviving... |
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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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Mid Continent Railway Museum North Freedom, Wisconsin
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Over the years, the society has added to its collection of rolling stock, laid new track... |
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Milwaukee County Historical Society Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Founded in 1935, the Milwaukee County Historical Society houses over 50,000 artifacts... |
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Museum Of Alaska Transportation & Industry Wasilla,
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The Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry is a private, non-profit corporation,... |
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Museum Of The American Railroad Dallas, Texas
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The Museum of the American Railroad possesses one of the most comprehensive heavyweight... |
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National Canal Museum Easton, Pennsylvania
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Featuring four galleries, this is the only museum dedicated to the history of America's... |
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National Capital Trolley Museum Colesville, Maryland
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Visitors can enjoy rides on original trolley cars while visiting the Capital Trolley... |
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National Motorcycle Museum Anamosa, Iowa
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The museum was founded in 1989 by motorcycle lovers who wanted to keep the history... |
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National Railroad Museum Green Bay, Wisconsin
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The National Railroad Museum collects, preserves, exhibits and interprets artifacts... |
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National Road/zane Grey Museum Norwich, Ohio
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This modern museum has three major exhibit areas. First is the National Road, early... |
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Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum Nevada City, California
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In addition to the railroad, this Sierra foothills county boasted such turn-of-the 20th... |
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New London Historical Society New London, New Hampshire
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Founded in 1954, the New London Historical Society is a non-profit volunteer organization... |
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North Carolina Transportation Museum Spencer, North Carolina
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The N.C. Transportation Museum is located on the site of what was once Southern Railway... |
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Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Museum Wallace, Idaho
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This railroad museum is located in an historic depot listed on the National Register of... |
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Oklahoma Route 66 Museum Clinton, Oklahoma
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Exhibits begin with “The World’s Largest Curio Cabinet,” home of... |
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Orange Empire Railway Museum Perris, California
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Explore the West's largest collection of railway locomotives, passenger and freight cars... |
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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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Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Washington, Pennsylvania
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Opened to the public in 1963, the museum was established by people who twenty years... |
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Philippi Covered Bridge Philippi, West Virginia
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The Philippi Covered Bridge is near the the entrance to Phillipi on Rt. 250. It is... |
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Point Pleasant River Museum Point Pleasant, West Virginia
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The Point Pleasant River Museum focuses on river life and commercial enterprise on the... |
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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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Roundhouse Railroad Museum Savannah, Georgia
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The Roundhouse Railroad museum has one of the most extensive collections of rolling stock... |
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Route 66 Mother Road Museum Barstow, California
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Located in the Historic Harvey House, the museum features exhibits that revolve around... |
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Royce J. and Caroline B. Watts Museum Morgantown, West Virginia
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This museum depicts the technological history of the coal, oil and natural gas industries... |
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San Antonio Botanical Gardens San Antonio, Texas
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The Botanical Society has brought major capital improvements to the Botanical Garden: the... |
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San Francisco Cable Car Museum San Francisco, California
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Located in the historic Washington/Mason cable car barn and powerhouse, the museum deck... |
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San Francisco Railway Museum San Francisco, California
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The museum features unique historic artifacts, illustrative and informative displays,... |
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San Joaquin County Historical Museum Lodi, California
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The Museum contains many buildings, including the Julia Weber House, the Sunshine Trail,... |
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Scottsville Museum Scottsville, Virginia
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The displays at the museum give visitors a glimpse of life from its beginnings as an 18th... |
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Sierra Nevada Logging Museum Arnold, California
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Interior displays include working models of sawmills and logging camps, historic logging... |
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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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- Manassas National Battlefield
- Maryland State House
In association with the
American Association for State and Local History
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.
