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Cape Henry Memorial Yorktown, Virginia
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According to George Percy, one of the early settlers, "The nine and twentieth day we... |
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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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Chesapeake Bay Center Virginia Beach, Virginia
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This environmentally focused, interactive visitor information center in First Landing... |
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Clover Hill Village Appomattox, Virginia
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In this six-acre living history village, visitors can glimpse daily life from 1840 to... |
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Colvin Run Mill Great Falls, Virginia
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This late 19th century building once stood across Colvin Run Road from the mill.... |
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Grand Caverns Grottoes, Virginia
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Grand Caverns is a stately and powerful example of Nature's handiwork. Gigantic... |
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Great Falls Park And Patowmack Canal McLean, Virginia
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George Washington dreamed of opening up the undeveloped Ohio territory by making the... |
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Henricus Historical Park Chester, Virginia
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Henricus was an early settlement established on Indian land by Sir Thomas Dale in 1611 as... |
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Hensley's Settlement Cumberland Gap, Virginia
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Part of Cumberland Gap National Park, this rural Appalachian area on top of Brush... |
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Luray Caverns Luray, Virginia
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Open daily since 1878, these caverns are the largest in all of the eastern United States... |
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Manassas National Battlefield Park Manassas, Virginia
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In the summer of 1861, enthusiastic volunteers in colorful uniforms gathered to fight the... |
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Monacan Indian Living History Village Natural Bridge, Virginia
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Natural Bridge and the Monacan Indian Nation of Virginia have joined together to... |
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Morven Park Leesburg, Virginia
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The mansion, a focal point of the estate, evolved from a fieldstone farmhouse in 1781 to... |
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Pamplin Historical Park Petersburg, Virginia
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Pamplin Historical Park is where Union troops finally broke through Confederate defenses... |
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Petersburg National Battlefield Petersburg, Virginia
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Petersburg National Battlefield is most widely known as the site of the longest siege in... |
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Presidents Park Williamsburg, Virginia
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Only in Virginia’s historic triangle and Presidents Park can visitors receive the... |
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Richmond National Battlefield Park Richmond, Virginia
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This site's numerous battlefields include Beaver Dam Creek, Gaines' Mill, Glendale, and... |
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Yorktown Battlefield Yorktown, Virginia
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At this site in 1781, the British army under Lord Cornwallis surrendered to General... |
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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.
