Historic Sites
World War I Sites |
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Air Force Armament Museum Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
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At this museum, visitors can experience everything from aviation warfare armament from... |
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Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia
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Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia is a military cemetery... |
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Bedford City & County Museum Bedford, Virginia
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This local history museum is housed in a former Masonic Temple dating from 1895. It... |
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California State Military Museum Sacramento, California
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With exhibits on every war from the Civil War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan... |
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Cavanaugh Flight Museum Addison, Texas
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Walk past wood and fabric aircraft from the World War I era. Pass by significant aircraft... |
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Deland Memorial Hospital Museum Deland, Florida
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Currently a museum housing eight galleries and exhibits, The DeLand Memorial Hospital was... |
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District of Columbia War Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia
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The District of Columbia War Memorial honors the 499 Washington D.C. soldiers who lost... |
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Elks National Veterans Memorial Chicago, Illinois
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Started in 1923, the Elks National Veterans Memorial honors the members of the Benevolent... |
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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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Indiana World War Memorial Plaza Historic District Indianapolis, Indiana
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Construction began on the Indiana World War Memorial Plaza in 1919 to honor the American... |
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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 Culpeper History Culpeper, Virginia
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This museum tells the story of Culpeper's rich heritage, featuring local dinosaur fossils... |
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National Museum Of The U.S. Navy Washington, District Of Columbia
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The U.S. Navy Museum includes exhibits covering the U.S. Navy's history from the... |
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National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial Kansas City, Missouri
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Opened on December 2, 2006, the museum contains objects and documents ranging from... |
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Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia
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Located in Lady Bird Johnson Park on Columbia Island, the Navy-Merchant Marine Memorial... |
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Smithsonian National Museum Of American History Washington, District Of Columbia
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The National Museum of American History offers a collection of Americana as rich and... |
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Texas Military Forces Museum Austin, Texas
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In a comprehensive history of the Texas Military, the Museum features exhibits pertaining... |
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Veterans Memorial Park And Wall South Pensacola, Florida
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Veterans Memorial Park/Wall South, a park to honor Veterans of all of America's wars. In... |
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Woodrow Wilson House And Museum Staunton, Virginia
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The Manse house museum comes to life through period furnishings, the Wilsons' household... |
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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.
