Historic Sites
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A.W. Perry Homestead Museum Carrollton, Texas
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Visitors can catch a glimpse of life as it was in north central Texas at the turn of the... |
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French Legation Museum Austin, Texas
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The French Legation Museum as it exists today represents a conscientious effort to return... |
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Fulton Mansion Rockport, Texas
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Completed in 1877, the home featured ornate trim work and furnishings and the latest... |
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Heard Craig House McKinney, Texas
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The 7,000 sq. ft. Heard-Craig House is a masterpiece that was painstakingly restored in... |
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John Jay French Museum Beaumont, Texas
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The John Jay French house, built in 1845, was one of the first painted houses as well as... |
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Kell House Museum Wichita Falls, Texas
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The Museum features distinctive architecture designed by the local firm of Jones and... |
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Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park Johnson City, Texas
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This entire "circle of life" gives the visitor a unique perspective into one of... |
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Mcfaddin Ward House Beaumont, Texas
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Today, visitors to the house receive guided tours of two lavishly furnished floors in the... |
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O. Henry Museum Austin, Texas
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Known as "the master of the short story," O. Henry lived in this 1886... |
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Sam Rayburn House Museum Bonham, Texas
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The Sam Rayburn House Museum explores the life and times of influential Congressman Sam... |
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National Portal to
Historic Collections
Recently added:
- American Revolution Center
- National Museum of Civil War Medicine
- National Museum of the U.S. Navy
- Manassas National Battlefield
- 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.
