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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A.P. Carter Museum And Birthplace Hiltons, Virginia
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The personal collections of Virginia country music pioneer A.P. Carter are exhibited in... |
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A.W. Perry Homestead Museum Carrollton, Texas
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Visitors can catch a glimpse of life as it was in north central Texas at the turn of the... |
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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum Springfield, Illinois
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The Illinois State Historical Library was created in 1889 by the Illinois General... |
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Acadia National Park Bar Harbor, Maine
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People have been drawn to the rugged coast of Maine throughout history. Awed by its... |
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Adkins Historic & Museum Complex Mardela Springs, Maryland
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Eight historic buildings, including a farmhouse, comprise the Adkins Museum Complex The... |
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Afroamerican Cultural Center Charlotte, North Carolina
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The Afro-American Cultural Center (AACC) of Charlotte is a distinguished, 33-year old... |
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Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society Museum Charlottesville, Virginia
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The museum and genealogical library strive to promote the history of Charlottesville and... |
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Alcatraz Island San Francisco, California
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The history of Alcatraz is surprising to those that only know the Hollywood version.... |
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Alexandria Township Historical Society & Prevost House Milford, New Jersey
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The Alexandria Historical Society meets the 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:30PM. Meetings... |
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Alice T. Miner Museum Chazy, New York
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Visitors can tour three floors of period rooms containing furnishings and artwork of the... |
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Allen County Historical Society And Museum Lima, Ohio
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The Allen County Historical Society was founded in 1908. Its mission is to collect,... |
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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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Amelia Island Museum Of History Fernandina Beach, Florida
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Eight flags have flown over the shores of tiny Amelia Island since the French landed here... |
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American Jazz Museum Kansas City, Missouri
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Celebrating the artistic, historical, and cultural contributions of jazz, the American... |
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American Numismatic Association Money Museum Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Through the discovery of money, America’s largest museum dedicated to numismatics... |
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American Philosophical Society Museum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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It includes scientific specimens and instruments, patent models, portraits, maps, art... |
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American Presidents Museum Branson, Missouri
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The museum offers a range of exhibits that trace the history of the American presidency.... |
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Ames Historical Society Ames, Iowa
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The mission of the society is to identify, record, collect, preserve, and provide access... |
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Amherst History Museum Amherst, Massachusetts
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The Amherst History Museum opened in 1916 and is governed by the Amherst Historical... |
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Anchorage Museum Of History And Art Anchorage, Alaska
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For an engaging look into the history, ethnography, and art of Alaska, plan a trip to the... |
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Andrew County Museum & Historical Society Savannah, Missouri
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Over the past decade, the museum has adopted a strategic plan, guiding the museum in a... |
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Anoka County Historical Society Anoka, Minnesota
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The Anoka County Historical Society is dedicated to honoring the memory of past residents... |
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Arizona Capitol Museum Phoenix, Arizona
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More than 20 exhibits tell Arizona's story from territorial days to the present. |
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Arizona Historical Society & Museum Tucson, Arizona
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One of their earliest actions was to create the means for documenting the past and... |
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Art Museum Of Greater Lafayette Lafayette, Indiana
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The art museum was founded by visionary leaders in 1909 as the Lafayette Art Association... |
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Artesia Historical Museum & Arts Center Artesia, New Mexico
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The Moore-Ward house was built soon after the town of Artesia was founded, in 1904. The... |
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Ashland Historical Society Museum Ashland, Wisconsin
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Learn more about Ashland’s past with a visit to the Ashland Historical Society... |
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Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate Lexington, Kentucky
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Visiting Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate is like taking a step back in time. Allow at... |
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Association Of Midwest Museums St. Louis, Missouri
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AMM provides a forum for dialogue and an exchange of ideas, provides resources to create... |
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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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Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum Auburn, Indiana
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The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum, a not-for-profit educational corporation, is committed... |
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Augusta Museum Of History Augusta, Georgia
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Founded in 1937, the Augusta Museum of History is Augusta’s oldest historical... |
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Aurora History Museum Aurora, Colorado
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The museum strives to reach more and more citizens with local history programs and... |
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Autauga County Heritage Association Prattville, Alabama
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Residents of Autauga County, Ala., can go to the ACHA museum to research family history... |
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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: 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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Badin Historic Museum Badin, North Carolina
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The story of Badin township begancirca 10,000 B.C. when Native Americans camped on the... |
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Bailey House Museum Wailuku, Hawaii
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The mission home, built on the site of the Royal compound of Kahekili, last ruling chief... |
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Baldwin Reynolds House Meadville, Pennsylvania
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First purchased in 1840 from by Justice Henry Baldwin from Squire Lord, the house has... |
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Baltimore Museum Of Industry Baltimore, Maryland
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Founded in 1977 and located now in the historic Platt Oyster Cannery building, this... |
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Banneker Douglass Museum Annapolis, Maryland
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The Banneker-Douglass Museum is named for Benjamin Banneker and Frederick Douglass, and... |
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Bannerman Castle Trust Fishkill, New York
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David Bannerman purchased the island from the Taft family in 1900 as a safe storage site... |
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Bartow History Center Cartersville, Georgia
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The museum documents the history of northwest Georgia's Bartow County, spanning more than... |
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Baxter County Heritage Museum Gassville, Arkansas
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The collection of the Baxter County Heritage Museum includes the following: Historic... |
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Bayfield Heritage Association Bayfield, Wisconsin
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Archived materials include maps, early city records, photographs, newspapers, brochures,... |
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Beall Dawson Historic House Museum Rockville, Maryland
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Though today Rockville, MD, is a bustling suburb of the nation's capital, it was but a... |
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Beaver County History Center Freedom, Pennsylvania
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The Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation was incorporated as a... |
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Becker County Historical Society Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
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The Becker County Historical Society continues to preserve the history of its people for... |
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Bedford Historical Society Bedford, New York
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The society is committed to preserving the historic town and original Village Green, to... |
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Bell County Museum Belton, Texas
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The Museum guides visitors through the unique and varied history of Bell County. The... |
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Belleville Area Museum Belleville, Michigan
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The Belleville Area Museum first opened at Old Quirk School in 1989, featuring small-... |
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Bellport Brookhaven Historical Society & Museum Bellport, New York
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The society pursues its goals through its museum, its historic house with its ancillary... |
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Beloit Historical Society Beloit, Wisconsin
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The Lincoln Center is the home of the Robert and Elizabeth Solem Museum. Located on the... |
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Beltrami County History Center Bemidji, Minnesota
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The history center itself is home to the Beltrami County Historical Society. It was once... |
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Bent's Old Fort La Junta, Colorado
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William and Charles Bent, along with Ceran St. Vrain, built the original fort on this... |
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Berkshire Athenaeum Pittsfield, Massachusetts
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The Berkshire Athenaeum is the public library for the city of Pittsfield, Massachusetts.... |
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Berkshire Museum Pittsfield, Massachusetts
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In 1903, Berkshire Museum founder, Zenas Crane, was inspired by such institutions as the... |
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Berrien County Historical Association & Museum Berrien Springs, Michigan
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Initial efforts aimed at preserving Michigan’s oldest courthouse, built in 1839.... |
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Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park Nashville, Tennessee
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The center section of the park features a 2,000-seat amphitheater, composed of terraced... |
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Big Bone Lick State Park Union, Kentucky
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During the Pleistocene age, which occurred during the last great Ice Age, enormous herds... |
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Big Stone Gap Museums Big Stone Gap, Virginia
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This complex includes the Harry W. Meador Coal Museum, the John Fox Museum, the June... |
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Birmingham Historical Museum Birmingham, Michigan
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The Allen House is on the site of Birmingham's first brick schoolhouse. In fact, some of... |
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Birmingham Jefferson History Museum Birmingham, Alabama
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Jefferson County was founded in 1819. Birmingham, the state's most populous city, founded... |
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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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Blue Earth County Historical Society Mankato, Minnesota
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The Blue Earth County Historical Society employs many tactics in order to keep the... |
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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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Boone County Historical Society Columbia, Missouri
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The Boone County Historical Society was formally organized in 1963 and opened its first... |
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Bosque Museum Clifton, Texas
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Significant displays at the Bosque museum include an exhibit about the Paleo-Americans... |
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Boulder History Museum Boulder, Colorado
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The museum exhibits artifacts from its collection of over 35,000 objects of historical... |
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Branigan Cultural Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
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The Branigan Cultural Center is comprised of several small galleries and the larger... |
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Brecksville Historical Association Brecksville, Ohio
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The Brecksville Historical Association maintains the Squire Rich House Museum, barn, and... |
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Brick Store Museum Kennebunk, Maine
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The Brick Store Museum houses the largest collection of World War I and II posters in all... |
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Bristol Historical Society Bristol, Connecticut
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The mission of the Bristol Historical Society is to promote an interest in local history... |
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Brookfield Museum & Historical Society Brookfield, Connecticut
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In May 1788, by resolution of the Connecticut General Assembly, the Parish of Newbury was... |
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Brookside Museum & Saratoga County Historical Society Ballston Spa, New York
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The museum contributes to the cultural life and prosperity of the county by preserving... |
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Brown & Hopkins Country Store Chepachet, Rhode Island
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Rhode Island has a number of historical landmarks that date back to the 1700's. Among... |
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Buckeye Valley Museum Buckeye, Arizona
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In 1877, the founder of the settlement that was to become the Town of Buckeye led a party... |
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Buffalo Bill Museum Le Claire, Iowa
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Other exhibits feature riverboat pilots, the Sauk and Fox Indian tribes, pioneers of... |
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Bulloch Hall Roswell, Georgia
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Completed in 1839 for Major James Stephens Bulloch, one of Roswell's founders, Bulloch... |
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Burt County Museum Tekamah, Nebraska
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The E.C. Houston House is the home of the Burt County Museum. Listed on the National and... |
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Caldwell Heritage Museum Lenoir, North Carolina
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The Caldwell Heritage Museum was opened in 1991 and is dedicated to preserving and... |
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Calhoun County Museum Port Lavaca, Texas
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Some of the many exhibits at the Museum include the Fresnel Lens from the 1852 Matagorda... |
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Calvert County Historical Society Prince Frederick, Maryland
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The Calvert County Historical Society oversees the preservation of county history out of... |
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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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Calvin B. Taylor House Museum Berlin, Maryland
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The Taylor House Museum, administered and restored by the Berlin Heritage Foundation,... |
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Canfield Historical Society Canfield, Ohio
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Regular meetings are held at the Bond House, at 7:30pm on the second Thursday of February... |
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Cape Fear Museum Of History And Science Wilmington, North Carolina
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Cape Fear Museum of History and Science is the oldest history museum in North Carolina.... |
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Cape Lookout National Seashore Harkers Island, North Carolina
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From birding, to camping, to fishing, to learning about the rich history of Cape Lookout... |
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Captain Salem Avery Museum Shady Side, Maryland
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The heritage of the western shore area of the Chesapeake Bay is collected and preserved... |
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Carillon Historical Park Dayton, Ohio
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Visitors begin their visit to Carillon Historical Park at the Kettering Family Education... |
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Carlton County Historical Society Cloquet, Minnesota
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Not only does the Carlton County Historical Society offer a research facility equipped... |
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Carnegie Center For Art And History New Albany, Indiana
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The museum strives to serve as a cultural resource for the education and the enjoyment of... |
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Carnegie Center For Arts And History Jackson, Tennessee
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The present Carnegie Center for Arts and History, located in downtown Jackson, opened in... |
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Carroll Mansion And Phoenix Shot Tower Baltimore, Maryland
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Two sites operated by Carroll Museums, located in historic Jonestown, which was founded... |
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Carson City Post Office Carson City, Nevada
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The Carson City Post Office is an imposing late 19th-century building encompassing an... |
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Carson County Square House Museum Panhandle, Texas
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The historic Square House, built of lumber hauled from Dodge City in the 1880's, is just... |
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Carteret County Historical Society Morehead City, North Carolina
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The Carteret County Historical Society is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization run by... |
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Carver County Historical Society Waconia, Minnesota
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The Carver County Historical Society features five local history galleries and a gallery... |
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Cass County Historical Society Harrisonville, Missouri
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The society has published books dealing with family histories, a history of Harrisonville... |
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Historic Collections
Recently added:
- American Revolution Center
- National Museum of Civil War Medicine
- National Museum of the U.S. Navy
- 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.
