Historic Sites
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Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park Hodgenville, Kentucky
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Visitors come here to catch a glimpse into the formative years of Abraham Lincoln, the... |
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Abraham Lincoln Library & Museum Harrogate, Tennessee
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Located on the beautiful campus of Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee,... |
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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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Apple River Fort Elizabeth, Illinois
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The war, which lasted only 16 weeks, ended the threat of Indian attacks in the area and... |
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David Wills House Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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The Civil War came to the doorstep of the Wills home in 1863. During the Confederate... |
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Executive Mansion Springfield, Illinois
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Carefully restored in 1971, the building houses many treasures. When you walk inside, you... |
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Ford's Theatre National Historic Site Washington, District Of Columbia
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In 1861, theatre entrepreneur John T. Ford leased the First Baptist Church and converted... |
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Fort Jefferson National Park Dry Tortugas, Florida
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The construction of the fort began in 1846 and was planned and supervised by the U.S.... |
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Gettysburg National Military Park Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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The Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg in the summer of 1863 ended General Robert... |
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Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Lincoln City, Indiana
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At the Memorial Visitor Center, visitors can watch a15 minute orientation film and walk... |
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Lincoln Douglas Debate Museum Charleston, Illinois
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Tour the only museum in Illinois retracing the senatorial debates of 1858 between Abraham... |
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Lincoln Family Church Springfield, Illinois
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The Lincoln family began attending the church in 1850 after the death of three-year-old... |
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Lincoln Home National Historic Site Springfield, Illinois
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Abraham Lincoln left his home of seventeen years to serve as president of a nation on the... |
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Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site Lerna, Illinois
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Today, Lincoln Log Cabin is an 86-acre historic site that is owned and operated by the... |
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Lincoln Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia
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“In this temple, as in the hearts of the people for whom he saved the Union, the memory... |
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Lincoln Museum Hodgenville, Kentucky
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The museum's main exhibits include a dozen dioramas of pivotal times in the life of the... |
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Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site Petersburg, Illinois
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Everyone acquainted with the Village of New Salem realizes it is more than a collection... |
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Lincoln's Tomb Springfield, Illinois
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The 117-foot Tomb, designed by sculptor Larkin Mead, is constructed of brick sheathed... |
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Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices State Historic Site Springfield, Illinois
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The Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices are within the only remaining building in which Abraham... |
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Macon County Historical Museum And Prairie Village Decatur, Illinois
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Abraham Lincoln and his family made Macon County their first home in Illinois after... |
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Mary Todd Lincoln House Lexington, Kentucky
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Mary Todd was not born at this house but moved here with her family in 1832 when she was... |
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Maryland State House Annapolis, Maryland
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The Maryland State House is the oldest state capitol still in continuous legislative use... |
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Mount Pulaski Courthouse Mount Pulaski, Illinois
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The two-story brick building stands at the center of the Mount Pulaski public square. The... |
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National Underground Railroad & Freedom Center Cincinnati, Ohio
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The Freedom Center's physical location in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, is just a few steps... |
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Petersen House Washington, District Of Columbia
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At 7:22am on April 15, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln died on a bed in the Petersen... |
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President Lincoln's Cottage Washington, District Of Columbia
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During the Civil War, President Lincoln and his family resided here from June to November... |
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Presidential Museum Of Odessa Odessa, Texas
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The Presidential Museum is unique in that it is the only museum in the United States... |
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Stephen Douglas Tomb Chicago, Illinois
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The Douglas Monument Association was organized in 1861 to build a suitable memorial at... |
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Vermillion County Museum and Fithian House Danville, Illinois
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The true house Museum is housed in a home built by pioneer physician William Fithian, who... |
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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.
