Historic Sites
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Brecksville Historical Association Brecksville, Ohio
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The Brecksville Historical Association maintains the Squire Rich House Museum, barn, 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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Canfield Historical Society Canfield, Ohio
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Regular meetings are held at the Bond House, at 7:30pm on the second Thursday of February... |
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Carillon Historical Park Dayton, Ohio
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Visitors begin their visit to Carillon Historical Park at the Kettering Family Education... |
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Castle Of Marietta, The Marietta, Ohio
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The Castle of Marietta is the backdrop where groups and individuals of all ages come to... |
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Chagrin Falls Historical Society Chagrin Falls, Ohio
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The Chagrin Falls Historical Society had its beginnings through the efforts of two... |
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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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Clyde Heritage League: Mcpherson Home Clyde, Ohio
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General James B. McPherson (1828-1864) was born and raised in Clyde and graduated first... |
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Dillon House Fremont, Ohio
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The Dillon House represents one of Fremont’s finest Victorian-era homes. It was... |
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Fairfield Heritage Association: Georgian Museum Lancaster, Ohio
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Located in one of Lancaster's three National Historic Districts, this outstanding example... |
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Fairfield Heritage Association: Sherman House Museum Lancaster, Ohio
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The original frame home built in 1811 consists of a parlor/dining room, kitchen, master... |
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Friends Of White Water Shaker Village Cincinnati, Ohio
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The nucleus of the White Water settlement formed in 1822 when members of the Union... |
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Henry County Historical Society Napoleon, Ohio
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A group of twenty-two interested individuals met at the Henry County Courthouse on... |
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Kelton House Museum & Garden Columbus, Ohio
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Not only has the Kelton House contributed to the education of numerous adults and... |
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Lake Erie Islands Historical Society, The Put-in-Bay, Ohio
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Originally founded as the Put-in-Bay Centennial Committee, this organization was renamed... |
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Lakewood Historical Society & Museum Lakewood, Ohio
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The Lakewood Historical Society has been in existence since 1952. The impetus for its... |
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Logan County Historical Society & Museum Bellefontaine, Ohio
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Thousands of hours of volunteer work have made it into an extensive museum with... |
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Mahoning Valley Historical Society & Museum Youngstown, Ohio
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In the first years of the twentieth century, Olive F. A. Arms planned the home she and... |
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Shaker Historical Society & Museum Shaker Heights, Ohio
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The society operates a museum with a collection of over 1,700 objects, a library and... |
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Slate Run Park & Historical Farm Canal Winchester, Ohio
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Slate Run features a variety of habitats ranging from the open areas of grasslands,... |
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Smithville Community Historical Society Smithville, Ohio
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The log cabin gives visitors a glimpse into the world of pioneer forefathers (and mothers... |
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Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens Akron, Ohio
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In 1898, F.A. Seiberling founded The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, naming it after... |
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Strongsville Historical Society Strongsville, Ohio
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In the fall of 1962, twenty Strongsville residents met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard... |
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Wayne County Historical Society & Museum Wooster, Ohio
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The Wayne County Historical Society and Museum believes it's the little things that count... |
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Western Reserve Fire Museum & Education Center Cleveland, Ohio
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Located directly across from Jacobs Field, at the foot of the Lorain-Carnegie Bridge, the... |
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William Holmes Mcguffey Museum Oxford, Ohio
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The mission of William Holmes McGuffey is to collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit... |
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Wood County Historical Society & Museum Bowling Green, Ohio
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Almost all of the items held here have been donated by area residents. Contemporary... |
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Worthington Historical Society Worthington, Ohio
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Properties such as the Orange Johnson House, the Old Rectory, and other acquisitions,... |
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Wyandot County Historical Society And Museum Upper Sandusky, Ohio
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In the early 1900s, several attempts were made to begin an historical society in Wyandot... |
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Wyoming Historical Society Wyoming, Ohio
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The Wyoming Historical Society was formally founded on November 12, 1981. Although its... |
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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.
