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Austin Carriage Museum Weirsdale, Florida
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The Florida Carriage Museum & Resort is home to one of the worlds finest collections... |
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Bandelier Los Alamos, New Mexico
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Bandelier has a long human history and links to the modern Pueblos. Early Spanish... |
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Catoctin Mountain Park Thurmont, Maryland
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt created programs to give people a chance to rebuild their... |
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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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Chickamauga And Chattanooga National Military Park Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
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In 1863, Union and Confederate forces fought for control of Chattanooga, the gateway to... |
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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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Cordell Hull State Park Byrdstown, Tennessee
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The Cordell Hull Birthplace and Museum is a historic site owned by the State of Tennessee... |
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Cub River/shoshone Indian Trail Preston, Idaho
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Traveling up the Cub River from the Bear River and over into Bear Lake valley you will... |
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Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Cumberland Gap, Tennessee
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At Cumberland Gap, the first great gateway to the west, follow the buffalo, the Native... |
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Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Kingsport, Tennessee
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The Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail begins at Long Island of the Holston in Kingsport, near... |
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David Crockett Birthplace State Park Limestone, Tennessee
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Davy Crockett's Birthplace has been preserved by the State of Tennessee Department of... |
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David Crockett State Park Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
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David Crockett State Park was dedicated in May of 1959, in honor of one of Tennessee's... |
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El Camino Real Heritage Center Magdalena, New Mexico
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The El Camino Heritage Center tells the story of more than three centuries of trade and... |
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Fort Granger Franklin, Tennessee
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View the city of Franklin from this historic trail. Fort Granger is located behind... |
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Fort Washington Fort Washington, Maryland
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At this 180-year-old fort visitors explore the the outer defense for Washington, DC... |
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Grand Caverns Grottoes, Virginia
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Grand Caverns is a stately and powerful example of Nature's handiwork. Gigantic... |
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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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Harry P. Leu Gardens Orlando, Florida
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Harry P. Leu Gardens features three miles of paved scenic walkways that take you through... |
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Historic London Town And Gardens Edgewater, Maryland
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Within the boundaries of this park was once the late 17th/early 18th-century town of... |
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Independence Rock Muddy Gap, Wyoming
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Independence Rock stands 6,028 feet (1,808.3m) above sea level. The tallest point of the... |
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Jefferson Patterson Park And Museum St. Leonard, Maryland
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Seventy archaelogical sites have discovered 9,000 years of human habitation of this area... |
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Lemhi Pass Tendoy, Idaho
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Many historians consider Lemhi Pass the most important site along the Lewis and Clark... |
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Lewis And Clark National Historic Trail Kooskia, Idaho
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition, which occurred from 1804 to 1806, was one of the most... |
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Lewis And Clark National Historical Park Astoria, Oregon
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The Park is made up of 12 park sites located on a 40-mile stretch of the Pacific coast... |
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Matheson Museum Gainesville, Florida
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The museum is flanked by three other sites: The Matheson House dates from 1867 and... |
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Mazamas, The Portland, Oregon
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Responding to an advertisement run in the Morning Oregonian of June 12, 1894: “To... |
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Monocacy National Battlefield Frederick, Maryland
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The Visitor Center includes numerous interactive and multimedia exhibits, including... |
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Mount Harmon Plantation Earleville, Maryland
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The main building itself at this 290-acre site is a three-story, five-bay manor house... |
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New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route Newport, New Jersey
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This auto-trail stretches nearly 300 miles along New Jersey’s shore and bays.... |
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North Point State Park Edgemere, Maryland
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This waterfront park on the Chesapeake Bay was once the site of the Bay Shore Amusement... |
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Oregon National Historic Trail Baker City, Oregon
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There are a number of ways to enjoy the Oregon National Historic Trail including auto-... |
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Oregon Trail Regional Museum Baker City, Oregon
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Among the pioneer memorabilia visitors may find a large collection of authentic... |
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Pecos National Historical Park Pecos, New Mexico
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The visitor center contains exhibits (text in English and Spanish), a bookstore and a 10-... |
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Petersburg National Battlefield Petersburg, Virginia
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Petersburg National Battlefield is most widely known as the site of the longest siege in... |
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Price Park Pismo Beach, California
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The 7-acre historical park of Price House, located in close proximity to Price's Canyon,... |
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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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San Juan Island National Historical Park Friday Harbor, Washington
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The San Juan Island National Historical Park provides visitors with an interactive look... |
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Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site La Junta, Colorado
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In the 19th century, the United States' movement westward caused many issues with the... |
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Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail Hayneville, Alabama
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While at this historic site, there are several activities to participate in. Visitors are... |
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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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Sleepy Hollow Trail Sleepy Hollow, New York
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If you don't mind a little walking, you can easily trace Ichabod Crane's famous ride up... |
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Stratford Hall Plantation Stratford, Virginia
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Stratford Hall is one of the great houses of American history. Its magnificent setting on... |
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Susquehanna Museum Havre de Grace, Maryland
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The Susquehanna Museum is housed in the 1840's Lock Tender's house at the... |
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Vaughan Homestead Hallowell, Maine
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Benjamin Vaughan, the son of merchant-banker Samuel Vaughan, lived in this home from 1797... |
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Winstead Hill Franklin, Tennessee
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The Monument at Winstead Hill stands as a memorial to the Confederate Veterans of... |
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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.
