Historic Sites
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Agate Fossil Beds National Memorial Harrison, Nebraska
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During the 1890s, scientists rediscovered what the Lakota Sioux already knew - bones... |
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Ah Tah Thi Ki Museum Big Cypress Indian Reservation, Florida
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The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum on Big Cyrpess Reservation explores the history of the Seminole... |
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Albany Mounds Albany, Illinois
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The Albany Mounds date from the Middle Woodland (Hopewell) period (200 BCE-CE 300), older... |
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Anasazi Heritage Center Dolores, Colorado
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The museum features permanent exhibits on archaeology, local history, & Native... |
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Anasazi Historical Site & State Museum Boulder, Utah
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Visit the museum and partially excavated prehistoric Indian village at Anasazi State Park... |
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Appalachian Caverns And Campground Blountville, Tennessee
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For many years the cavern lay in silence broken only by the sound of the water, the... |
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Arcadia Mill Milton, Florida
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The Arcadia Mill Archaeological Site in Milton bears witness to America's 19th century... |
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Archaeology Institute At The University Of West Florida Pensacola, Florida
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Besides functioning as an archaeological research facility, the Archaeology Institute at... |
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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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Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum Marion, Kentucky
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From 1920 until his death in 1980, Ben E. Clement accumulated what has become known as... |
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Bledsoe's Fort Historic Park Castalian Springs, Tennessee
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Although the original building is no longer standing, the archaeological remains of... |
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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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Caguana Ceremonial Park Utuado, Puerto Rico
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When the first Spaniards arrived on the island more than 500 years ago, they encountered... |
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Cahokia Mounds State Historic Park Collinsville, Illinois
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization designated Cahokia... |
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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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Caparra Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
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Spanish settlers called Caparra, the island's first capital, La Ciudad de Puerto Rico (... |
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park Carlsbad, New Mexico
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The park’s cultural resources represent a long and varied continuum of human use... |
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Casa Malpais Archaeological Park Springerville, Arizona
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The Mogollan people occupied Casa Malpais, which means "House of the Badlands,... |
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Chaco Culture National Historical Site Nageezi, New Mexico
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The Chacoan sites are part of the homeland of Pueblo Indian peoples of New Mexico, the... |
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Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum St. Michaels, Maryland
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Founded in 1965, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum has expanded from a two acre campus... |
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Chimney Point Addison, Vermont
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Chimney Point on Lake Champlain in Vermont is one of the earliest, mostly intensely... |
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Chimney Rock Archaeological Area Chimney Rock, Colorado
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Designated an Archaeological Area and National Historic Site in 1970, Chimney Rock lies... |
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Chiricahua National Monument Willcox, Arizona
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This forest of rock spires was eroded from layers of ash deposited by the Turkey Creek... |
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Chucalissa Archaeological Museum Memphis, Tennessee
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Located on the loess bluffs about 10 km south of downtown Memphis ,Tennessee, Chucalissa... |
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Crater Rock Museum Central Point, Oregon
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The Smith's collection and the collections and donations of members and others has... |
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Crow Canyon Archaeological Center Cortez, New Mexico
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The Archaeological Center is dedicated to preserving the rich history of the ancestral... |
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Crown Point State Historic Site Crown Point, New York
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During the French and Indian War, Ft. Fredric served as a critical French Bastion... |
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Cumberland County Prehistorical Museum Greenwich, New Jersey
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To visit the museum is to enter the world of the Indians who inhabited the lower Delaware... |
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Dakota Dinosaur Museum Dickinson, North Dakota
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The museum contains 11 full-scale dinosaurs displayed in a Triassic-Cretaceous time... |
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Davies Manor Plantation Memphis, Tennessee
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Davies Manor Plantation is a remarkably preserved historic site within an urban area. In... |
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De Soto National Memorial Bradenton, Florida
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The Monument marks the supposed spot where Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto landed in... |
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Delaware Archaeology Museum Dover, Delaware
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Exhibited artifacts here range from arrowheads, ceramics, and other stone and bone tools... |
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Devils Tower Devils Tower, Wyoming
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Devils Tower rises 1267 feet above the Belle Fourche River. Once hidden, erosion has... |
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Fairview Museum Of History And Art Fairview, Utah
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The mammoth was unearthed on the nearby Wasatch Plateau in 1988 while excavating the... |
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Fort Dupont Park Washington, District Of Columbia
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A "park for all seasons" describes the 376 rolling wooded acres that make up... |
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Fort Edwards At Capon Bridge Capon Bridge, West Virginia
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The Fort Edwards site is located along the northern boundary of Capon Bridge, in what is... |
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Fort Fredrica National Monument St. Simons Island, Georgia
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In the early 18th century, the land lying between British South Carolina and Spanish... |
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Fort Michilimackinac Mackinaw City, Michigan
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Much of this site is geared toward young children. Kids can pretend to be soldiers by... |
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Fort Necessity National Battlefield Farmington, Pennsylvania
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The battle at Fort Necessity in the summer of 1754 was the opening action of the French... |
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Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Vancouver, Washington
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Fort Vancouver NHS and the McLoughlin House unit offer a variety of opportunities for... |
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Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum Snow Hill, Maryland
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The restored furnace and buildings of the 19th century village, Furnace Town, provide... |
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Grave Creek Mound Archaeology Complex Moundsville, West Virginia
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Construction of the mound took place in successive stages from about 250-150 B.C., as... |
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Graveyard Of The Atlantic Museum Hatteras, North Carolina
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The waters off North Carolina's Outer Banks entomb thousands of vessels and countless... |
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Hernando De Soto State Archaeological Site Tallahassee, Florida
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Today, there is no visible evidence of Hernando de Soto's occupation of this site... |
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Historic Brunswick Winnabow, North Carolina
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In the late 1950s and early 1960s, archaeologists uncovered foundations from Brunswick's... |
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Historic Jamestowne Jamestown, Virginia
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Founded by the Virginia Company on May 14, 1607, this historic site is the first... |
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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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Historic New Harmony New Harmony, Indiana
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New Harmony, Indiana, located on the banks of the Wabash River, is an experience like no... |
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Historic Pensacola Village Pensacola, Florida
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Managed by West Florida Historic Preservation Inc., the Historic Pensacola Village... |
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Historic Shepherdstown Museum Shepherdstown, West Virginia
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The historic Shepherdstown Museum was founded in 1983 to make preserve artifacts that may... |
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Hovenweep National Monument Cortez, Colorado
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Multi-storied towers perched on canyon rims and balanced on boulders lead visitors to... |
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Hutchinson County Historical Museum Borger, Texas
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The Hutchinson County Museum is a regional history museum in the Texas Panhandle. Our... |
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Indian Temple Mound Museum Fort Walton Beach, Florida
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Run by the City of Fort Walton Beach, the Indian Temple Mound Museum houses a pre-... |
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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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Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park Tallahassee, Florida
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The Native Americans who resided on the banks of Lake Jackson between 1200 and 1500 A.D.... |
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Letchworth Love Mounds State Park Monticello, Florida
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The 46 foot tall Letchworth-Love Mound, built between 100 and 900 A.D., is the tallest... |
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Lost City Museum Overton, Nevada
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In the early 1930s, Anasazi Indian sites were being threatened by the waters of Lake Mead... |
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Manatee County Emerson Point Mound Palmetto, Florida
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The largest remaining Indian mound in the Tampa Bay Region, Manatee County Emerson Point... |
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Mesa Verde National Park Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
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Today, the park protects over 4,000 known archeological sites, including 600 cliff... |
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Mission San Luis Tallahassee, Florida
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As Florida's only reconstructed mission, Mission San Luis offers an invaluable glimpse... |
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Mount Calvert Historical And Archaeological Park Upper Marlboro, Maryland
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Mount Calvert's rich archaeological and historical resources represent over 8,000 years... |
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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 Ojibwa Culture St. Ignace, Michigan
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Museum exhibits show Ojibwa Indian culture and traditions, the French contact period, and... |
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New Smyrna Sugar Mill Ruins Historic State Park New Smyrna Beach, Florida
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The sugar mill was built in the early years of the 19th century during Indian uprisings... |
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Northampton Slave Quarters Lake Arbor, Maryland
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Of the large tobacco plantations of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, Northampton was... |
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Ocmulgee National Monument Macon, Georgia
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Ocmulgee National Monument is a memorial to the relationship of people and natural... |
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Old Cahawba Selma, Alabama
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Cahawba was once Alabama's state capital (1820-1826) and a thriving antebellum river town... |
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Old Fort Niagara Youngstown, New York
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Oregon Caves National Monument Cave Junction, Oregon
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Before this land officially became a National Monument in 1909, the idea of having a... |
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Pawnee Indian Museum Republic, Kansas
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The Pawnee Nation was the dominant power of the Central Plains for hundreds of years.... |
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Petroglyph National Monument Albuquerque, New Mexico
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The Visitor Center is the best place to start at Petroglyph National Monument. Staff... |
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Phillips County Museum Malta, Montana
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The Judith River Dinosaur Institute. was established to aid in the work of the museum and... |
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Pine Strawberry Historical Society & Museum Pine, Arizona
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The community of Pine was settled in 1879 by Mormon pioneers, who endured many hardships... |
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Pond Spring/joseph Wheeler Home Hillsboro, Alabama
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Once home to prehistoric Native Americans, Pond Spring is the post-Civil War home of Gen... |
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Pry House Field Hospital Museum Sharpsburg, Maryland
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Part of Antietam National Battlefield, this historic house served as the headquarters for... |
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Pueblo Grande Museum And Archaeological Park Phoenix, Arizona
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Pueblo Grande Museum is located at a 1,500 year-old Hohokam village ruins in modern day... |
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Reed Gold Mine Midland, North Carolina
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This mine is the site of the first documented gold find in the United States.From this... |
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Ridgefield Historical Society Ridgefield, Connecticut
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The headquarters also features a reception and reference room, where the public can... |
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Saint Louis Science Center Saint Louis, Missouri
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The Saint Louis Science Center is a three-building complex (the main building, the... |
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Salmon Ruins Bloomfield, New Mexico
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Visitors may tour an 11th century Chacoan great house; see a 19th century homestead;... |
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Salt River Bay National Historical Park And Ecological Preserve Christiansted, Virgin Islands (U.S.)
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Salt River Bay is a living museum on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. It is a dynamic,... |
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San Diego Archaeological Center Escondido, California
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The Center serves as an education and research facility and is the only local... |
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Sanchez Adobe Pacifica, California
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Sanchez raised cattle for the hide-and-tallow trade. When ships came to California,... |
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Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site Saugus, Massachusetts
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Three hundred year old artifacts, working waterwheels, and mill machinery help to tell... |
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Show Low Historical Society Museum Show Low, Arizona
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Show Low had its beginning as a ranch claimed by Marion Clark and Corydon Cooley. A creek... |
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Silver Terrace Cemeteries Virginia City, Nevada
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Beginning in the 1860s, a wide variety of fraternal, civic and religious groups... |
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Spiro Mounds Spiro, Oklahoma
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The Mounds are considered one of the four most important prehistoric Indian sites east of... |
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Submerged Heritage Preserve Program Lake George, New York
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Marked by buoys and open to divers are seven of the 900 bateaux used during the British... |
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Taos Pueblo Taos, New Mexico
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Taos Pueblo is the only living Native American community designated both a World Heritage... |
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Tumacacori National Historic Park Tumacacori, Arizona
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Tumacácori NHP protects three Spanish colonial mission ruins in southern Arizona:... |
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Virgin Islands National Park St. John, Virgin Islands (U.S.)
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The park includes areas of clear turquoise water and lush green mountains, and a total... |
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Washakie Museum Worland, Wyoming
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The museum features an exhibit on the Colby Site, the earliest mammoth kill site found in... |
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Western Center Museum Hemet, California
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The Western Center is home to a fascinating array of Native American artifacts and Ice... |
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Whitman Mission National Historic Site Walla Walla, Washington
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The 1847 Whitman “Massacre” horrified Americans and impacted the lives of the... |
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Wupatki National Monument Flagstaff, Arizona
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Less than 800 years ago, Wupatki Pueblo was the largest pueblo around. It flourished for... |
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Yucca House Mesa Verde, Colorado
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Yucca House is one of the largest archeological sites in southwest Colorado, and acted as... |
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Yupiit Piciryarait Museum Bethel, Alaska
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Located at the Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center in Bethel, Alaska, the museum... |
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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.
