Historic Sites
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45th Infantry Division Museum Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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The 45th Infantry Division Museum is the nation's largest museum depicting the military... |
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Air Force Armament Museum Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
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At this museum, visitors can experience everything from aviation warfare armament from... |
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Aleutian World War II National Historic Area Unalaska, Alaska
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This little known site of arduous WWII battles is located on a rich and remote... |
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American Memorial Saipan,
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American Memorial Park honors the American and Marianas people who gave their lives... |
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Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia
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Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia is a military cemetery... |
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Banadero Cave Saipan,
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The Marianas were captured by Japan in 1914 and became a bloody battle ground in World... |
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Bedford City & County Museum Bedford, Virginia
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This local history museum is housed in a former Masonic Temple dating from 1895. It... |
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Bluegrass Heritage Museum Winchester, Kentucky
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This three-floor museum in the 1894 Guerrant Clinic building focuses on the history of... |
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California State Military Museum Sacramento, California
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With exhibits on every war from the Civil War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan... |
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Camp Gordon Johnston Museum Carrabelle, Florida
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Carrabelle was the focal point of social life around the camp when it was open during... |
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Castle Air Museum Atwater, California
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The aircraft displayed at the Castle Air Museum, planes like the B-17 Flying Fortress,... |
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Cavanaugh Flight Museum Addison, Texas
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Walk past wood and fabric aircraft from the World War I era. Pass by significant aircraft... |
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Charlotte County Historical Center Port Charlotte, Florida
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Charlotte County Historical Center, located at Bayshore Live Oak Park on beautiful... |
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Dodona Manor Leesburg, Virginia
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The George C. Marshall International Center was founded to preserve Dodona Manor, the... |
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Eisenhower National Historic Site Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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Located near Gettysburg Battlefield, this site was the home of the 34th President, Dwight... |
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Estrella Warbird Museum Paso Robles, California
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From jeeps, side arms, early year aircraft, fighter jets recently retired from active... |
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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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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia
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"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." These are the words of our... |
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Freedom Museum USA Pampa, Texas
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The Freedom Museum USA preserves and exhibits items of historical nature pertaining to... |
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George C. Marshall Museum Lexington, Virginia
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The museum dedicated to the life of General George C. Marshall also houses many of his... |
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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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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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Harry S. Truman Little White House Museum Key West, Florida
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The museum's exhibits range from the microcosmic (the 1948 election) to the macrocosmic (... |
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Historical Society Of Long Beach Museum & Research Center Long Beach, California
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The historical society's main offices provide rotating exhibits and archives to promote... |
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History Park At Kelley Park San Jose, California
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The History Park is composed of historic buildings and homes which preserve the heritage... |
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Holocaust Museum And Study Center Spring Valley, New York
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“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George... |
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Idaho Military History Museum Boise, Idaho
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Exhibits at this museum founded in 1995 cover a large array of military related topics,... |
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Indiana World War Memorial Plaza Historic District Indianapolis, Indiana
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Construction began on the Indiana World War Memorial Plaza in 1919 to honor the American... |
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Inupiat Heritage Center Barrow, Alaska
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Located on what is known as "The Rooftop of the World," this center tells the... |
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Iwo Jima Memorial Arlington, Virginia
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The Marine Corps War Memorial stands as a symbol of this grateful Nation's esteem for the... |
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Japanese American National Museum Los Angeles, California
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Rotating exhibits display numerous elements of Japanese life and art, both past and... |
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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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Los Alamos Historical Museum Los Alamos, New Mexico
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Located at the site of the Manhattan Project laboratory, this museum provides exhibits on... |
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Macarthur Memorial Norfolk, Virginia
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The museum is housed in Norfolk's nineteenth-century City Hall, which is both a Virginia... |
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Manzanar National Historic Site Independence, California
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Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of ten camps where Japanese American citizens and... |
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Mesa Historical Museum Mesa, Arizona
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The history of Mesa dates back two thousand years to the Hohokam Indians. The Hohokam,... |
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Minidoka Internment National Monument Jerome County, Idaho
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This was but one of the many Japanese-American internment camps established after... |
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Minidoka National Historic Site Hagerman, Idaho
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After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, hostility and suspicion... |
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Minnetrista Muncie, Indiana
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Minnetrista's 40-acre campus includes beautiful gardens, a modern museum facility, an... |
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Motts Military Museum Groveport, Ohio
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Motts Military Museum was founded by Warren E. Motts of Groveport, Ohio, who established... |
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Museum Center At 5ive Points Cleveland, Tennessee
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Featuring the rich history of the Ocoee River and Chattanooga region, the Museum Center... |
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Museum Of Culpeper History Culpeper, Virginia
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This museum tells the story of Culpeper's rich heritage, featuring local dinosaur fossils... |
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National Museum Of The Pacific War Fredericksburg, Texas
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The National Museum of the Pacific War is the only institution in the continental United... |
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National Museum Of The U.S. Navy Washington, District Of Columbia
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The U.S. Navy Museum includes exhibits covering the U.S. Navy's history from the... |
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National World War II Museum New Orleans, Louisiana
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This national museum documents World War II history and illuminates the American... |
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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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Richard I. Bong WWII Heritage Center Superior, Wisconsin
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Enjoy a new perspective on WWII at the Richard I. Bong WWII Heritage Center, complete... |
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Rosie The Riveter World War Ii Home Front National Historical Park Richmond, California
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This relatively new National Park was established in 2000 and is still under development... |
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Silent Wings Museum Lubbock, Texas
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Visitors can transport themselves into the era of swing music and patriotism and... |
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Smithsonian National Museum Of American History Washington, District Of Columbia
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The National Museum of American History offers a collection of Americana as rich and... |
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South Pacific Memorial Park Tamuning, Guam
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The park located in the village of Yigo, serves as a solemn reminder of a war that took... |
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SS Red Oak Victory Richmond, California
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The ship has functioned as both a military and civilian vessel and its service record... |
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Texas Military Forces Museum Austin, Texas
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In a comprehensive history of the Texas Military, the Museum features exhibits pertaining... |
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Topaz Relocation Camp Delta, Utah
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War time hysteria caused the relocation of 120,000 Japanese Americans to be relocated to... |
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington, District Of Columbia
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Located among the national monuments to freedom on the National Mall, the museum provides... |
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Upcountry History Museum Greenville, South Carolina
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This museum offers numerous ways to engage the local community in their history, such as... |
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USS Arizona Memorial Honolulu, Hawaii
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The Memorial commemorates the site where World War II began for the United States and is... |
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USS Missouri Honolulu, Hawaii
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Residing today just outside of Hawaii's Pearl Harbor, this Iowa-class battleship was the... |
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Veterans Memorial Park And Wall South Pensacola, Florida
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Veterans Memorial Park/Wall South, a park to honor Veterans of all of America's wars. In... |
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Virginia Holocaust Museum Richmond, Virginia
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The Museum boasts 28 permanent exhibits depicting prominent themes and events from the... |
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War In The Pacific National Historical Park Hagatna, Guam
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At War in the Pacific National Historical Park the former battlefields, gun emplacements... |
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Warhawk Air Museum Nampa, Idaho
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The Warhawk Air Museum encourages an educational experience about the technology, culture... |
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Wisconsin Veterans Museum Madison, Wisconsin
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Wisconsin veterans are honored through this museum's exhibits on military history. The... |
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World War II Memorial National Historic Site Washington, District Of Columbia
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The National World War II Memorial commemorates the sacrifices and celebrates the victory... |
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Wright Museum Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
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The Wright Museum's mission is to preserve and share the stories of America's Greatest... |
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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.
