Historic Sites
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Brown V. Board Of Education National Historic Site Topeka, Kansas
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The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) is one of the most... |
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Carnegie Arts Center Dodge City, Kansas
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Formerly the library in Dodge City , this building was established sometime prior to 1905... |
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Constitution Hall Lecompton, Kansas
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James Henry Lane had a significant impact on Kansas history and is one of Constitution... |
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First Territorial Capitol Fort Riley, Kansas
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Governor Andrew Reeder picked this location, away from the proslavery influence of... |
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Hollenberg Pony Express Station Hanover, Kansas
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One can almost hear the thundering of horse hooves and the creak of wagons as Pony... |
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Kaw Mission Council Grove, Kansas
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The Kaw Mission is more than just a museum that tells the story of the building that was... |
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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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Pony Express Barn Museum Marysville, Kansas
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Though the Pony Express only ran mail across the frontier for 18 months between 1860 and... |
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Shawnee Indian Mission Fairway, Kansas
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In the 19th century, Americans wanted more land and settlement moved west. For countless... |
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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.
