Historic Sites
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Athenaeum Rectory Columbia, Tennessee
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Originally designed in 1835 as a home for Samuel Polk Walker, President James K. Polk's... |
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Betsy Ross House Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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The Betsy Ross House was built over 250 years ago. The front portion was built around... |
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Clara Barton National Historic Site Glen Echo, Maryland
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The house of the famed Clara Barton served not only as her home, but also as the... |
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Cowgirl Museum And Hall Of Fame Fort Worth, Texas
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Celebrate the Cowgirl Experience – activities and exhibits that capture the... |
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Darnall's Chance House Museum Upper Marlboro, Maryland
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This museum located in a house built for James Wardrop in the early 1740s in the Georgian... |
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Dolley Todd House Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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The tour takes approximately one hour and includes the Bishop White House. Built in 1775... |
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Helen Keller Birthplace Tuscumbia, Alabama
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Built in 1820 only one year after Alabama became the 22nd State of the Union, Ivy Green... |
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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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Historical Society Of Washington D.C. Washington, District Of Columbia
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Located in the historic Carnegie Library building, the Historical Society of Washington... |
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Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace Savannah, Georgia
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Scout troops from all across the nation gather to participate in programs at the home, as... |
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Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site Richmond, Virginia
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In spite of humble beginnings in post-Civil War Richmond, Virginia, Maggie Lena Walker... |
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Midway Village Museum Rockford, Illinois
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The museum depicts American life during the Victorian era through a historic village,... |
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Nichols House Boston, Massachusetts
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The museum educates visitors by providing a unique glimpse into domestic life in the... |
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North Star Museum Of Boy Scouting And Girl Scouting North St. Paul, Minnesota
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North Star Scouting Memorabilia, Inc was founded in 1976 as a nonprofit corporation to... |
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Pioneer Woman Museum Ponca City, Oklahoma
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The museum's education center features craft demonstrations, special exhibits, an... |
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Sewall Belmont House And Museum Washington, District Of Columbia
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The Sewall-Belmont House and Museum is the headquarters of the historic National Woman's... |
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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 Pass City South Pass City, Wyoming
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William Bright, a saloon keeper and mine owner, represented South Pass City during... |
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Star Spangled Banner Flag House Baltimore, Maryland
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Mary and her daughter Caroline moved into the house in 1806, along with Mary’s... |
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Susan B. Anthony House Rochester, New York
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The Susan B. Anthony House keeps her vision alive and relevant by preserving and sharing... |
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U.S. Army Women's Museum Fort Lee, Virginia
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This museum, located at Fort Lee, traces the history of women in the military and... |
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Knoxville, Tennessee
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Open in 1999, this Hall of Fame honors both men and women who have contributed to women's... |
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Women's Museum Dallas, Texas
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A Smithsonian affiliate, The Women's Museum™: An Institute for the Future makes... |
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Women's Rights National Historical Park Seneca Falls, New York
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Seneca Falls hosted the First Women's Rights Convention, and today you can learn about... |
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Ximenez-Fatio House Museum St. Augustine, Florida
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Welcome to the Ximenez-Fatio House Museum, one of St. Augustine's most authentic historic... |
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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.
