Historic Sites
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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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Astor House Museum And Clear Creek History Park Golden, Colorado
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The Astor House was built in 1867, and stayed in continuous operation as a boarding and... |
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Bent's Old Fort La Junta, Colorado
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William and Charles Bent, along with Ceran St. Vrain, built the original fort on this... |
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Buena Vista Heritage Buena Vista, Colorado
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Located in the 1882 Old Chaffee County Courthouse, the Buena Vista Heritage Museum... |
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Colorado Preservation Denver, Colorado
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Colorado Preservation, Inc. runs through a statewide network of information, education,... |
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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 Mint Denver, Colorado
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Since Congress created the United States Mint on April 2, 1792, it has grown tremendously... |
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Edwin Carter Museum Breckenridge, Colorado
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Edwin Carter was a Breckenridge pioneer and famous "log cabin naturalist."... |
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Fort Garland Museum Fort Garland, Colorado
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Established in 1858 in southern Colorado, Fort Garland, with its garrison of over 100 men... |
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Frisco Historic Park & Museum Frisco, Colorado
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In 1983, the Frisco Historical Society and the Town of Frisco officially dedicated the... |
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Ghost Town Wild West Museum Colorado Springs, Colorado
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During the Colorado Gold Rush of the 1860s & 70s, towns sprang up overnight and... |
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Grand County Historical Association & Museum Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado
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The association has three museum sites: Pioneer Village Museum Complex, Cozens Ranch and... |
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Greeley History Museum Greeley, Colorado
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Step inside the historic entrance or new glass atrium doors and begin exploring Greeley's... |
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Hotel De Paris Museum Georgetown, Colorado
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The NSCDA in Colorado purchased the building in 1954 and now operates it as the only... |
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Lafayette Miners Museum Lafayette, Colorado
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In December of 1913, coal miner William E. Lewis and his family purchased the home. from... |
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Leadville Historic District Leadville, Colorado
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Designated a Historic Landmark District in 1966, Leadville is one of Colorado’s... |
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Louisville Historical Museum Louisville, Colorado
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The main building is historically known as the Jacoe Store and features a variety of... |
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Mcallister House Museum Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Built a year and a half after the city was founded, when most houses were of vernacular... |
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Molly Brown House Museum Denver, Colorado
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In 1970 local citizens joined forces to preserve the long-time home of Titanic’s... |
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Museum Of Colorado Prisons Cañon City, Colorado
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The remodeled facility now welcomes visitors to explore 32 cells filled with exciting... |
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South Park Historical Foundation & Museum Fairplay, Colorado
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South Park City is a remarkable restoration of these early towns, preserving the history... |
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St. Vrain Historical Society Longmont, Colorado
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Tread Of Pioneers Museum Steamboat Springs, Colorado
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The Western room, home of an extensive firearms collection, traces ranching life, the... |
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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.
