Historic Sites
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Alpine County Museum Markleeville, California
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The Museum contains displays of an old country store, a blacksmith shop, Washoe Indian... |
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Andres Pico Adobe Mission Hills, California
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Inside are museum displays of native American beads, Mission and Spanish-Mexican era... |
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Benicia Historical Museum Benicia, California
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During the 19th century, when Benecia was first being settled, the military built an... |
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California Historical Society San Francisco, California
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Boasting one of the largest collections of primary and secondary materials on the history... |
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Capitola Historical Museum Capitola, California
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The Capitola Museum offers changing exhibits on the history and art of the area, as well... |
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Coachella Valley Museum Indio, California
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The museum sets out to display the culture of Coachella Valley with constantly changing... |
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Colton Hall Museum Monterey, California
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Authentic items and replicas recreate the room where the delegates met, debated, and... |
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Cooper Regional History Museum Upland, California
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“From General Store to Department Store” represents an old-time General Store... |
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Dublin Heritage Center Dublin, California
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By viewing the Old St. Raymond's Church, the Murray School House, and the Dublin Pioneer... |
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Eastern California Museum Independence, California
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The Museum currently has an exhibit on barbed wire as well as the Inyo Good Roads Club... |
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Escondido History Center Escondido, California
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Heritage Walk Museum includes the city's first library, a turn-of-the-century Victorian... |
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Fresno Flats Museum Oakhurst, California
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The museum complex is built around two restored and furnished homes dating to the 1870s.... |
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Gaslamp Quarter/william Heath Davis Historic House Museum San Diego, California
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In telling the stories of the land, the buildings, and the people, visitors can gain... |
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Gatekeeper's Museum/Marion Steinbach Indian Basket Museum Tahoe City, California
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The Gatekeeper’s Museum is a reconstruction of the original Gatekeeper’s... |
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Gilroy Museum Gilroy, California
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The Gilroy Museum, housed in the historic 1910 Carnegie Library Building, contiains a... |
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Heritage House Museum And Santa Manuela Schoolhouse Arroyo Grande, California
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Along with the numerous artifacts in the main house, the South County Historical Society'... |
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History Museum Of Los Gatos Los Gatos, California
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At the museum, visitors can find out how "Mountain Charlie" McKiernan, a... |
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History Park At Kelley Park San Jose, California
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The History Park is composed of historic buildings and homes which preserve the heritage... |
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Jake Jackson Museum And History Center Weaverville, California
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The museum houses a collection of rare firearms that were the core of the first artifacts... |
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Kelley House Museum Mendocino, California
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This historic home, built in 1861, offers exhibits on the cultural heritage of the... |
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Leonis Adobe Museum Calabasas, California
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Visitors can experience ranch life of the late 1800's, visit a Victorian-style early Los... |
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Lompoc Museum Lompoc, California
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The Museum was established in Lompoc’s former Carnegie Library to display s... |
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Mariposa Museum Mariposa, California
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The Museum features ofther mining equipment and historical buildings have been brought to... |
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Mcrd San Diego Command Museum And Historical Society San Diego, California
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San Diego’s Recruit Depot is the oldest operating Marine Corps installation on the... |
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Merced County Courthouse Museum Merced, California
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The museum is located in the county's three-story courthouse built in 1875, one of the... |
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Museum Of History And Art Ontario, California
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In "Road Ways" and "Gem of the Foothills", visitors can examine the... |
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Northern Mariposa County History Center Coulterville, California
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The Northern Mariposa County History Center is a great place to begin exploring the area... |
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Novato History Museum Novato, California
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Visitors can see various exhibits about local history in the home of Novato's first... |
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Old Mission Santa Inés Solvang, California
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The Mission was founded on September 17, 1804 by Father Estevan Tapis, and was named in... |
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Plumas County Museum Quincy, California
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The concept of an active "living museum" is evidenced by the dozens of... |
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Presidio Of Monterey Museum Monterey, California
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Because of the important role of the military in Monterey between 1902 and today, the... |
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Route 66 Mother Road Museum Barstow, California
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Located in the Historic Harvey House, the museum features exhibits that revolve around... |
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San Francisco Cable Car Museum San Francisco, California
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Located in the historic Washington/Mason cable car barn and powerhouse, the museum deck... |
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San Luis Obispo County Historical Museum San Luis Obispo, California
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Members of the Society had long dreamed of creating a county historical museum where... |
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Sanchez Adobe Pacifica, California
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Sanchez raised cattle for the hide-and-tallow trade. When ships came to California,... |
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Santa Barbara Historical Museum Santa Barbara, California
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Touring the Historical Museum enables visitors to see a wide array of unique artifacts,... |
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Sisson Museum Mt. Shasta, California
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With exhibits like a model railroad depicting the town of Dunsmuir in it's heyday as a... |
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Sonoma County Museum Santa Rosa, California
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The museum interprets the region's rich history, art, and culture by exhibiting and... |
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South County Historical Society Arroyo Grande, California
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The South County Historical Society boasts several late 19th century dwellings, a... |
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Tiburon Railroad Ferry Depot Museum Tiburon, California
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More than a pretty waterfront town, Tiburon has a rich railroad and maritime history,... |
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Tuolumne County Museum And History Center Sonora, California
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The front gallery is full of photographs and artifacts depicting the county's... |
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- National Museum of the U.S. Navy
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- Maryland State House
In association with the
American Association for State and Local History
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.
