Historic Sites
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Adam Thoroughgood House Virginia Beach, Virginia
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The most surprising aspect of this very old house for today's visitors is its size--it... |
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Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial Arlington, Virginia
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As the residence of Robert E. Lee and his family before the Civil War, Arlington House... |
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Ash Lawn Highland Charlottesville, Virginia
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The 535-acre working farm was once owned by President James Monroe and his wife from 1793... |
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Bacon's Castle Surry, Virginia
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It's not really a castle, nor was it the home of rebellion leader Nathaniel Bacon, but it... |
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Bassett Hall Williamsburg, Virginia
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One of the restored 18th-century properties at Colonial Williamsburg, this was the... |
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Carlyle House Alexandria, Virginia
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This 18th-century home was used by General Braddock as his headquarters during the French... |
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Cedar Creek National Historical Park Middletown, Virginia
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At the time of European contact American Indian groups, including Piedmont Siouans,... |
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Chelsea Plantation West Point, Virginia
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Furnished with period antiques and a large collection of paintings, this 1709 brick house... |
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Colonial Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia
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The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation operates the world’s largest living history... |
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Dodona Manor Leesburg, Virginia
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The George C. Marshall International Center was founded to preserve Dodona Manor, the... |
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Gari Melchers Home And Studio Fredericksburg, Virginia
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This colonial-era home, known as Belmont, was built on a hill outside Fredericksburg... |
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George Washington Birthplace Colonial Beach, Virginia
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The Memorial House and Colonial Kitchen were constructed in 1931 to recreate the home in... |
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Hardesty Higgins House Harrisonburg, Virginia
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The house was home to Harrisonburg's first mayor Isaac Hardesty. He was born in 1795 and... |
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Historic Crab Orchard Museum And Pioneer Park Tazewell, Virginia
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This elegant historic house (Higginbotham House Museum) contains colonial furnishings. (... |
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John Fox, Jr. House Big Stone Gap, Virginia
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The house was built in 1888, and is filled with beautiful furnishings and mementos of the... |
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John Marshall House Richmond, Virginia
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This temple-front, four-room plan house with an Adamesque interior has undergone... |
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Lynnhaven House Virginia Beach, Virginia
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The 19th century burial ground of the Boush family stands watch to the south of the house... |
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Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site Richmond, Virginia
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In spite of humble beginnings in post-Civil War Richmond, Virginia, Maggie Lena Walker... |
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Monticello Charlottesville, Virginia
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Construction began in 1769 according to Jefferson's first design, which was completed (... |
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Montpelier Montpelier Station, Virginia
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Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Orange, Virginia, Montpelier was... |
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Moore House Yorktown, Virginia
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The site on which the Moore House now stands was first patented by Governor John Harvey... |
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Moses Myers House Norfolk, Virginia
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Containing a remarkable number of furnishings original to the family, the Moses Myers... |
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Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, Virginia
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Mount Vernon, the beloved home of George and Martha Washington, is the most popular... |
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Poplar Forest Forest, Virginia
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Poplar Forest was an important part of Jefferson’s life – a private retreat,... |
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Prestwould Plantation Clarksville, Virginia
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A two-family slave house still stands on the property east of South Boston, and the... |
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Rising Sun Tavern Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Visitors are invited to see the tavern that was once originally home to Charles... |
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Sherwood Forest Plantation Charles City, Virginia
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The plantation, first recorded in a 1616 land grant, was originally known as Smith's... |
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Stonewall Jackson House Lexington, Virginia
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From 1859 to 1861, this early 19th-century dwelling near the county courthouse was home... |
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Stratford Hall Plantation Stratford, Virginia
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Stratford Hall is one of the great houses of American history. Its magnificent setting on... |
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Virginia House Richmond, Virginia
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Virginia House was completed a few months before the stock market crash of 1929.... |
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Wilton House Museum Richmond, Virginia
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Visitors can experience 18th century life at Wilton, Richmond's own Georgian plantation... |
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Woodlawn Alexandria, Virginia
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The main Federal-style house was designed by the architect of the U.S. Capitol, Dr.... |
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Woodrow Wilson House And Museum Staunton, Virginia
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The Manse house museum comes to life through period furnishings, the Wilsons' household... |
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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.
