Historic Sites
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Bennington Battlefield Eagle Bridge, New York
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At this site, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts militia under General John Stark... |
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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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Fort Montgomery State Historic Site Fort Montgomery, New York
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Visitors today can tour the remains of the 14-acre fortification, perched on a cliff... |
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Fort Ticonderoga Ticonderoga, New York
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Exhibits at the fort depict the natural and strategic geography of the historic landscape... |
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Fort William Henry Museum Lake George, New York
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Site of the infamous "Fort William Henry Massacre," the reconstructed fort displays... |
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Old Fort Niagara Youngstown, New York
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Sackets Harbor Battlefield Sackets Harbor, New York
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The Sackets Harbor Battlefield was the site of two battles during the War of 1812. Today... |
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Saratoga National Historical Park Stillwater, New York
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Here in the autumn of 1777 American forces met, defeated and forced a major British army... |
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Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site Stony Point, New York
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Sir Henry Clinton, commander of the British forces in America, attempted to coerce... |
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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.
