Historic Sites
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Acorn Hall Morristown, New Jersey
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Headquarters of the Morris County Historical Society are located at this historic,... |
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Alexandria Township Historical Society & Prevost House Milford, New Jersey
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The Alexandria Historical Society meets the 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:30PM. Meetings... |
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Allaire Village Wall Township, New Jersey
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Discover the Historic Village at Allaire and all it has to offer. From Special Event... |
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Atlantic Heritage Center Somers Point, New Jersey
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The Atlantic Heritage Center has been collecting local objects from the nostalgic past... |
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Bergen County Historical Society River Edge, New Jersey
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The museum and library collections comprise the greatest survival of significant Bergen... |
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Cape May County Historical Museum Cape May Court House, New Jersey
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The period rooms include the 18th century kitchen and bedroom with its sampler collection... |
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Cranbury History Center Cranbury, New Jersey
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In 1736, the land now occupied by the Gristmiller's House and the Cranbury Firehouse was... |
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Cranbury Museum Cranbury, New Jersey
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In 1975, the Arthur E. Perrine Memorial Wing was added, a gift to the Museum from his... |
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Crane Phillips House Living Museum Cranford, New Jersey
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The museum offers visitors a rare glimpse of what life was like for a modest family in... |
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Cumberland County Prehistorical Museum Greenwich, New Jersey
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To visit the museum is to enter the world of the Indians who inhabited the lower Delaware... |
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Drake House Museum Plainfield, New Jersey
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Visitors to the Drake House Parlor will find a variety of Victorian era treasures,... |
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Harrison Township Historical Society Mullica Hill, New Jersey
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Since its foundation, the society has established a national reputation for award-winning... |
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Historical Society Of Old Randolph Randolph, New Jersey
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Along with the township’s Landmarks Committee, the HSOR oversees the Randolph... |
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Hoboken Historical Museum & Cultural Center Hoboken, New Jersey
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The Hoboken Historical Museum advances the understanding and exploration of Hoboken... |
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James Fenimore Cooper House Burlington City, New Jersey
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Built in 1780, the James Fenimore Cooper House saw the birth of the celebrated American... |
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Jewish Historical Society Of Metrowest Whippany, New Jersey
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The mission of the Jewish Historical Society of MetroWest, founded in 1990 by Saul... |
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John Dubois Maritime Museum Greenwich, New Jersey
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The John Dubois Maritime Museum houses a large collection of Southern New Jersey Maritime... |
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Mahwah Museum Society Mahwah, New Jersey
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The mission of the Mahwah Museum Society is to preserve and present the history of the... |
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Memucan Hughes Colonial House Cape May, New Jersey
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The mission of the Greater Cape May Historical Society is to collect, preserve, document... |
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Monmouth County Historical Association Museum And Library Freehold, New Jersey
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The Monmouth County Historical Association (MCHA) collects, preserves, and interprets its... |
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Montclair Historical Society & Crane House Montclair, New Jersey
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This fine Federal-style mansion was home to three generations of the Crane family,... |
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Morris Museum Morristown, New Jersey
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The mission of the Morris Museum is to elevate the cultural consciousness, excite the... |
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Morven Museum & Garden Princeton, New Jersey
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For more than 200 years Morven has played a role in the history of New Jersey and the... |
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Museum Of Camden County History Camden, New Jersey
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The Camden County Historical Society's three-building complex on the eastern edge of... |
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Museum Of Early Trades And Crafts Madison, New Jersey
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The mission of the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts is to enhance the understanding... |
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Museum Of The Historical Society Of Ocean Grove Ocean Grove, New Jersey
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The Museum is dedicated to preserving the history of Ocean Grove, recording the history... |
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National Museum Of The American Revolution Titusville, New Jersey
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The Foundation is named for an early (1821-1831) Congressman, Dr. Samuel Swan of... |
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New Jersey Naval Museum Hackensack, New Jersey
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The exhibits and artifacts in the museum cover a wide range of naval history both within... |
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North Jersey History Center Morristown, New Jersey
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The center collects with an emphasis on Morris County and New Jersey, but because many... |
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Princeton Historical Society At The Bainbridge House Princeton, New Jersey
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Bainbridge House serves as the Historical Society's headquarters, including spaces for... |
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Red Mill Museum Village Clinton, New Jersey
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The picturesque Red Mill Museum Village sits on a 10-acre site nestled along the banks of... |
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Schuyler Colfax Historic House Museum Wayne, New Jersey
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It is one of a few colonial homesteads built before 1700 on the east coast, which was... |
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Stickley Museum At Craftsmen Farms Morris Plains, New Jersey
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This home of Gustav Stickley, "Father of the Art & Crafts Movement",... |
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Trenton City Museum Trenton, New Jersey
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Permanently on display in the second-floor galleries is a highly regarded collection of... |
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Twin Lights Of Navesink Highlands, New Jersey
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Twin Lights is situated 200 feet above sea level in Highlands, New Jersey. It overlooks... |
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Waterloo Village Stanhope, New Jersey
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Waterloo Village is a completely recreated colonial town and an adjoining Indian Village... |
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William Trent House Museum Trenton, New Jersey
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William Trent built his country estate north of Philadelphia, in New Jersey, at the Falls... |
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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.
