Historic Sites
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Bailey House Museum Wailuku, Hawaii
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The mission home, built on the site of the Royal compound of Kahekili, last ruling chief... |
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Hulihe`e Palace Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
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Built in 1838 by Governor John Adams Kuakini (cousin of King Kamehameha), Hulihe`e Palace... |
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Iolani Palace Honolulu, Hawaii
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This was the official residence of the Hawaiian Kingdom's last two monarchs--King... |
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Judiciary History Center Honolulu, Hawaii
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Built by King Kamehameha V in 1874, the Judiciary History Center features exhibits and... |
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Kona Historical Society Museum Kealakekua, Hawaii
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The building was constructed from native stones and lime mortar made from burned coral.... |
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Lyman Museum & Mission House Hilo, Hawaii
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Today, the Mission House has been preserved, and is on both the State and National... |
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Mission Houses Museum Honolulu, Hawaii
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Built between 1821 and 1841, these three missions served as homes and workplaces for the... |
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- National Museum of Civil War Medicine
- National Museum of the U.S. Navy
- Manassas National Battlefield
- Maryland State House
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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.
