Historic Sites
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Ashland Historical Society Museum Ashland, Wisconsin
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Learn more about Ashland’s past with a visit to the Ashland Historical Society... |
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Bayfield Heritage Association Bayfield, Wisconsin
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Archived materials include maps, early city records, photographs, newspapers, brochures,... |
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Beloit Historical Society Beloit, Wisconsin
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The Lincoln Center is the home of the Robert and Elizabeth Solem Museum. Located on the... |
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Bergstrom Mahler Museum Neenah, Wisconsin
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Mrs. Evangeline Bergstrom bequeathed 632 pieces in 1958 to become the foundation of a... |
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Chippewa Falls Museum Of Industry And Technology Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
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The museum has a large collection of supercomputers. This collection is representative of... |
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Chippewa Valley Museum Eau Claire, Wisconsin
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Located in Carson Park and surrounded by Half Moon Lake, the Chippewa Valley Museum... |
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Civil War Museum Kenosha, Wisconsin
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Through state-of-the-art museum technology, life-size dioramas, and interactive engaging... |
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Dartford Historical Society And Depot Museum Green Lake, Wisconsin
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Focusing on the last century of development in the Green Lake area, the Historical... |
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Dinosaur Discovery Museum Kenosha, Wisconsin
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The main gallery of the Museum shows the link between birds and meat-eating dinosaurs (... |
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Door County Maritime Museum Gills Rock Gills Rock, Wisconsin
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The newly remodeled facility features the fishing tug Hope built in 1930 by Sturgeon Bay... |
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Door County Maritime Museum Sturgeon Bay Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
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The museum houses a gallery containing scale models of boats and ships built in Sturgeon... |
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Douglas County Museum Superior, Wisconsin
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Beginning with the strikes of 1889 and 1890, the exhibition will touch on the cultural... |
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Dunn County Empire In Pine Museum Menomonie, Wisconsin
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The museum contains artifacts from the Knapp, Stout & Co. company, including a... |
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Dunn County Rassbach Heritage Museum Menomonie, Wisconsin
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The msueum's exhibits begin with the prehistoric settlements found in the area, moving... |
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Eagle Historical Society Eagle, Wisconsin
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The museum exhibits historic photographs and artifacts that trace the development of... |
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First Capitol Belmont, Wisconsin
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The First Capitol site features two buildings used during the 1836 Territorial... |
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Fort Winnebago Surgeon's Quarters Portage, Wisconsin
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The building holds surgical equipment of a by-gone day in the Surgeons' Room as well as... |
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Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park Danbury, Wisconsin
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Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park is located on 80 wooded acres along the Yellow River... |
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Galloway House And Village Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
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The Galloway House is a 30-room mid-Victorian mainsion boasting 4 fireplaces, Italianate... |
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Hazlewood Historical House Museum Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Built overlooking the historic Fox River, Hazelwood was originally the home of the Morgan... |
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Hearthstone Historic House Museum Appleton, Wisconsin
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On September 30, 1882 Hearthstone Historic House, built for Appleton businessman Henry J... |
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Hixon House La Crosse, Wisconsin
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Begun in 1859 by lumber baron Gideon Hixon, this Italianate house features beautiful... |
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Hoard Historical Museum Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
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Over 1400 volumes line the shelves of the Lincoln Era Library, connecting Abraham Lincoln... |
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Jefferson Historical Society Jefferson, Wisconsin
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The museum includes a collection of Native American arrowheads, an exhibit of stuffed... |
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Kenosha History Center Kenosha, Wisconsin
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The Kenosha History Center includes two museum galleries: The Yesteryear Gallery and the... |
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Kenosha Public Museum Kenosha, Wisconsin
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Established in 1933, the Museum's collections have grown to over 70,000, including almost... |
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La Crosse Riverside Museum La Crosse, Wisconsin
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In 1870, the steamboat War Eagle burned and sank at the docks in La Crosse. The Riverside... |
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Lake Geneva Museum Of History Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
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The Main Street exhibit traces the development of Lake Geneva from 1870 to 1930. The west... |
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Madeline Island Museum La Pointe, Wisconsin
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The original museum is four historic log structures that have been relocated and... |
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Manitowoc Heritage Center And Library Manitowoc, Wisconsin
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The center contains artifacts from the past of the county, from its settlement to its... |
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Mid Continent Railway Museum North Freedom, Wisconsin
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Over the years, the society has added to its collection of rolling stock, laid new track... |
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Milton House Museum Milton, Wisconsin
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Pioneer, Joseph Goodrich, came to Prairie du Lac, as Milton was called then, in 1838,... |
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Milwaukee Art Museum Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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From its roots in Milwaukee’s first art gallery in 1888, the museum has grown today... |
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Milwaukee County Historical Society Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Founded in 1935, the Milwaukee County Historical Society houses over 50,000 artifacts... |
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Milwaukee County Historical Society Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Home to the Historical Society, this elaborately detailed neoclassical revival structure... |
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Milwaukee Public Museum Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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The museum features a walkable replica of a Milwaukee street around the turn-of-the-... |
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Monroe County Local Historical Library Sparta, Wisconsin
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The Local History Room is dedicated to documenting Monroe County life in all periods... |
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National Railroad Museum Green Bay, Wisconsin
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The National Railroad Museum collects, preserves, exhibits and interprets artifacts... |
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Neville Public Museum Of Brown County Green Bay, Wisconsin
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The central exhibit of the musum is 'On the Edge of the Inland Sea', a 12,000 year walk... |
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New London Public Museum New London, Wisconsin
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A local history of the town of New London is given by this public museum. The New... |
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Oneida Nation Museum De Pere, Wisconsin
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This museum gives a glimpse of the culture and heritage of the Oneida Nation. Current... |
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Oshkosh Public Museum Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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This museum tells the history of the Oshkosh and Winnebago region through exhibits that... |
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Pabst Mansion Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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In 1892, the Flemish Renaissance Revival Mansion of Captain Frederick Pabst, world famous... |
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Pendarvis House Mineral Point, Wisconsin
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In the early 19th century, Wisconsin lead mining was more promising and attractive to... |
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Pinecrest Historical Village Manitowoc, Wisconsin
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Nestled in the scenic rolling Ice Age Kettle Moraine countryside of Eastern Wisconsin,... |
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Richard I. Bong WWII Heritage Center Superior, Wisconsin
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Enjoy a new perspective on WWII at the Richard I. Bong WWII Heritage Center, complete... |
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Swarthout Museum La Crosse, Wisconsin
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The museum features changing exhibits which display everything from local businesses to... |
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The American Eisner Museum Of Advertising & Design Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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The museum works to honor and lend recognition to past achievements within the scope of... |
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Villa Louis Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
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Embracing twenty-five acres along the Mississippi River on St. Feriole Island, the... |
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Waukesha County Historical Museum Waukesha, Wisconsin
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County history is preserved and shared through the museum's long-standing efforts in the... |
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Wisconsin Veterans Museum Madison, Wisconsin
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Wisconsin veterans are honored through this museum's exhibits on military history. The... |
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Wisonsin Maritime Museum Manitowoc, Wisconsin
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Founded in 1970 as the Manitowoc Submarine Memorial Association, the Wisconsin Maritime... |
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Yawkey House Museum Wausau, Wisconsin
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The house was built in 1900 - 1901 in the Classical Revival style for Cyrus and Alice... |
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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.
