Historic Sites
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20th Century Technology Museum Wharton, Texas
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Exhibits featuring technological developments such as electronic media, home appliances,... |
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Airborne & Special Operations Museum Fayetteville, North Carolina
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The Airborne & Special Operations Museum will provide a unique educational experience... |
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Alachua Co. Historic Trust Gainesville, Florida
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The Museum complex includes 4 sites: the Matheson Museum, housing the exhibit hall and... |
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Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum Anchorage,
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Visitors are able to inspect and observe a number of aircraft, including one of the four... |
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Alaskaland Pioneer Air Museum Fairbanks,
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Alaska's pioneer history coincided with advances and experiments in flight, and this... |
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Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site Gallitzin, Pennsylvania
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Covering 1249 acres, the park serves as the site of what remains of the Allegheny Portage... |
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American Museum Of Science & Energy Oak Ridge, Tennessee
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The museum opened in 1949 in an old wartime cafeteria. It was originally named the... |
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American Precision Museum Windsor, Vermont
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The Museum preserves the heritage of the mechanical arts, celebrates the ingenuity of our... |
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Apopka Historical Society Apopka, Florida
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Mr. Edward Miner's exhibit of Early Apopka artifacts at the 1968 Folk Festival in Apopka... |
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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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Argo Gold Mine And Museum Idaho Springs, Colorado
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The five-story Argo mill was renovated and opened to the public as a historic and... |
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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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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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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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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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Bear Mountain Bridge And Tollhouse Camp Smith, New York
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As the oldest of NYSBA’s bridges, Bear Mountain Bridge was the first vehicular... |
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Besser Museum For Northeast Michigan Alpena, Michigan
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Through research, the museum collects, preserves, and interprets artifacts, specimens,... |
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Boulder City (hoover Dam) Museum Boulder City, Nevada
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Located in the Historic Boulder Dam Hotel, the museum focuses on the lives of those who... |
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Brunswick Railroad Museum Brunswick, Maryland
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The town in which this museum is located was known during the Civil War as Berlin, and... |
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Buckeye Furnace Wellston, Ohio
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Visitors to this 270-acre site can see the furnace, originally built in 1852, which went... |
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Buffalo And Erie County Naval And Military Park Buffalo, New York
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Besides viewing exhibits and ships, creative use of the park has spanned an incredibly... |
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Bull Shoals Historical Society & Museum Bull Shoals, Arkansas
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This museum interprets the history of Bull Shoals, Ark., "The Best Little Town by a... |
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Burden Ironworks Museum Troy, New York
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An exhibit on Greater Troy's industrial history is housed in the former office of the... |
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Burton Cotton Gin And Museum Burton, Texas
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The Museum provides one of the best remaining examples of an early, automated systems gin... |
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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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Central Railroad Of New Jersey Station Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
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Constructed in 1868, the Central Railroad of New Jersey Station was designed by the firm... |
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Champlain Valley Transportation Museum Plattsburgh, New York
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Located on the grounds of the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base, the museum contains... |
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Chemical Heritage Foundation Museum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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From chemistry’s origins to today, the museum brings to life the unexpected beauty... |
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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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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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Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum Chesapeake Beach, Maryland
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Located in a train station that was in operation from 1900 until the Great Depression,... |
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Chippewa Falls Museum Of Industry And Technology Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
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The museum has a large collection of supercomputers. This collection is representative of... |
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Cincinnati Observatory Center Cincinnati, Ohio
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The Cincinnati Observatory was founded by Ormsby McKnight Mitchel, who, as a Professor at... |
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Clermont State Historic Site Germantown, New York
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Clermont became the home of the historic Livingston family in 1728 when Robert Livingston... |
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Community Memorial Museum Yuba City, California
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The museum has a number of permanent exhibits on the Maidu Indians, early Sutter County... |
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Cooper Gristmill Chester Township, New Jersey
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The Cooper Gristmill, located in the Black River Park, reveals the history of the... |
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Coplay Cement Company Kilns Coplay, Pennsylvania
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The kilns were soon superseded by rotary kiln technology that required very little labor... |
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Coppertown Usa Calumet, Michigan
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Michigan's Copper Industry began thousands of years ago when ancient miners chipped away... |
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Cornwall Iron Furnace Lebanon, Pennsylvania
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Cornwall Furnace is indeed a unique survivor of the early American iron industry.... |
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Cotton Museum At The Memphis Cotton Exchange Memphis, Tennessee
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The mission of the Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange is to share the story of... |
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Country Doctor Museum Bailey, North Carolina
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The Country Doctor Museum invites people of all ages to visit and learn about the history... |
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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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D.c. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery Spearfish, South Dakota
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The hatchery was constructed to propagate, stock, and establish trout populations in the... |
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Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Dayton, Ohio
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Dayton Aviation consists of four units that tell the stories of Wilbur Wright, Orville... |
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Del Webb Sun Cities Museum Sun City, Arizona
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The Sun Cities Area Historical Society/Del Webb Sun Cities Museum is dedicated to the... |
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Delta Cultural Center Helena, Arkansas
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Split into two locations, the first main exhibit at The Depot, A Heritage of... |
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Denver Firefighters Museum Denver, Colorado
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The building served as a working fire station until 1974. Now it offers hands-on... |
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Denver Museum Of Nature & Science Denver, Colorado
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In 1868, pioneer and naturalist Edwin Carter arrived in Breckenridge, Colo., and devoted... |
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Destroyer Escort Historical Museum: Uss Slater Albany, New York
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Moored on the Hudson River in Albany, New York, the USS Slater has undergone an extensive... |
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Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum Of Dentistry Baltimore, Maryland
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This museum explores the history of dentistry in the United States and includes many... |
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Duke Homestead Durham, North Carolina
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The patriarch of Duke Homestead was Washington Duke, an Orange County farmer whose chance... |
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Duluth Children's Museum Duluth, Minnesota
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Exhibits at the Duluth Children's Museum are designed to encourage children to have fun,... |
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Edison And Ford Winter Estates Fort Myers, Florida
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These estates feature changing special exhibits that explain the history and innovations... |
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Edison Museum Beaumont, Texas
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The museum is dedicated to the presentation of Thomas Alva Edison and his inventions and... |
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Edison National Historic Site West Orange, New Jersey
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The Laboratory and home of Thomas Edison, stopped in time, continue to teach a new... |
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Equinunk Historical Society Equinunk, Pennsylvania
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H.N. Farley bought the Calder lands and buildings from the estate of Joseph Calder in... |
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Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Waterford, New York
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The corridor stretches 524 miles across the full expanse of upstate New York. It... |
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Estrella Warbird Museum Paso Robles, California
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From jeeps, side arms, early year aircraft, fighter jets recently retired from active... |
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Experimental Breeder Reactor #1 Arco, Idaho
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On December 20, 1951, EBR-1 (Experimental Breeder Reactor 1) became the first power plant... |
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Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Through its detailed and faithful picture of watershed use, the Interpretive Center shows... |
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Fargo Air Museum Fargo, North Dakota
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One of the main attractions of the museum is a full-scale replica of a Wright Brothers... |
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Fleischmann Atmospherium Planetarium Reno, Nevada
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Located at the northwestern edge of the University of Nevada-Reno campus, the Fleischmann... |
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Ford River Rouge Complex Dearborn, Michigan
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The Ford River Rouge Complex may be the world's most famous auto plant. In 1915 Henry... |
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Fort Smith Museum Of History Fort Smith, Arkansas
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The Fort Smith Museum of History acquires, preserves, exhibits and interprets objects of... |
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Fostoria Glass Museum At The Anna B. Smith House Moundsville, West Virginia
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The Fostoria Glass Company began operations in Fostoria, Ohio, on December 15, 1887. This... |
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Frank & Sylvia Pasquerilla Discovery Heritage Center Johnstown, Pennsylvania
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The Frank & Sylvia Pasquerilla Heritage Discovery Center, part of the Johnstown... |
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Friends Of Auburn Heights Preserve Yorklyn, Delaware
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The Friends of Auburn Heights Preserve Inc. and the smaller team of mechanics who operate... |
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George Washington Carver Museum Austin, Texas
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The museum is housed in a 36,000 square-foot facility that includes four galleries, a... |
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Georgetown Powerplant Museum Seattle, Washington
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Much of the power produced at this plant operated the streetcars. It marks the beginning... |
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Gilmore Car Museum Hickory Corners, Michigan
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Nestled on 90 landscaped acres in restored historic barns are nearly 200 extraordinary... |
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Graham County Historical Society And Museum Thatcher, Arizona
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Some history buffs have called this museum the "finest small-town museum" in... |
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Great Lakes Naval Memorial And Museum Muskegon, Michigan
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Great Lakes Naval Memorial and Museum invites visitors to step back into time aboard two... |
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Greater Southwest Historical Museum Ardmore, Oklahoma
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The centerpiece of the museum is the Sam Noble Hall, containing exhibits that recreate... |
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Greenfield Village Dearborn, Michigan
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Entering Greenfield Village is like stepping into an 80-acre time machine. It takes you... |
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Halifax Historical Museum Daytona Beach, Florida
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Housed in the former 1910 Merchant's Bank building, the museum exhibits the history of... |
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Hanford Mills Museum East Meredith, New York
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In 1898, Hanford Mills harnessed the waters of Kortright Creek to provide the town with... |
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Hannaway Blacksmith Shop Lincoln, Rhode Island
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Adjacent to the Hearthside House property and Chase Farm Park on Great Road is the 1870... |
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Hastings Museum Hastings, Nebraska
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The Hastings Museum brings to life the natural and cultural history of Hastings, Adams... |
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Hearthstone Historic House Museum Appleton, Wisconsin
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On September 30, 1882 Hearthstone Historic House, built for Appleton businessman Henry J... |
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Heidrick Ag History Center Woodland, California
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This museum explores the marvels of agriculture and commercial trucking through 130,000... |
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Henry Ford Museum Dearborn, Michigan
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It began as a simple yet bold idea to document the genius of ordinary people by... |
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Hershey Museum Hershey, Pennsylvania
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The Hershey Story guides visitors on a journey through Milton Hershey's lifetime and... |
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Hill Aerospace Museum Hill Air Force Base, Utah
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Hill Aerospace Museum is located on approximately 30 acres on the northwest corner of... |
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Historic Belknap Mill Laconia, New Hampshire
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Located along the Winnipesaukee River in the Lakes Region of central New Hampshire, the... |
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Historic Speedwell Morristown, New Jersey
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Today, seven-and-a-half acres of the mid 19th-century original estate remain and contain... |
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Historical Electronics Museum Linthicum, Maryland
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This museum showcases significant artifacts and literature throughout the history of the... |
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Hoover Historical Center North Canton, Ohio
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Among the interactives on the tour is a push-button to activate a recording of Hoover... |
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Hope Lodge And Mather Mill Fort Washington, Pennsylvania
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Hope Lodge was built between 1743 and 1748 by Samuel Morris, a prosperous Quaker... |
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Indiana State Museum Indianapolis, Indiana
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Constructed completely from Indiana materials including limestone, sandstone, steel,... |
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John Gorrie Museum State Park Apalachicola, Florida
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A young physician named John Gorrie moved to Apalachicola in the early 1800s when it was... |
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John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley Woonsocket, Rhode Island
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The Blackstone River runs from Worcester, MA to Providence, RI. Today, the Blackstone... |
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Johnson Victrola Musuem Dover, Delaware
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In 1967, a memorial to E.R. Johnson was created by the inventor's family and the State of... |
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Joseph Priestley House Northumberland, Pennsylvania
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Priestley is best known for his achievements in chemistry, but he was also a prolific... |
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Kennedy Space Center Orsino, Florida
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The historic Kennedy Space Center offers a glimpse into the space program that helped... |
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Little Thompson Valley Pioneer Museum Berthoud, Colorado
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Once home to the Native American, trapper, cattleman, and homesteader, Little Thompson... |
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Maitland Historical Museum & Telephone Museum Maitland, Florida
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The Museum features Maitland on the Move a permanent exhibition tracing Maitland history... |
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Maritime Museum Of San Diego San Diego, California
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The Maritime Museum of San Diego's collection includes educational displays about... |
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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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Mcpherson County Old Mill Museum Lindsborg, Kansas
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The Smoky Valley Roller Mill was built in 1898. Unlike a grist mill which uses... |
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Recently added:
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- 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.
