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Air Mobility Command Museum Dover, Delaware
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Exhibits in this museum range in topic from the Berlin Airlift to the Korean War to air... |
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Biggs Museum Of American Art Dover, Delaware
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Established in 1993, the Sewell C. Biggs Museum of American Art Museum houses one of the... |
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Delaware Agricultural Museum & Village Dover, Delaware
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The Delaware Agricultural Museum Association was formed by a group of people dedicated to... |
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Delaware Archaeology Museum Dover, Delaware
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Exhibited artifacts here range from arrowheads, ceramics, and other stone and bone tools... |
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Delaware History Museum Wilmington, Delaware
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In 1998, the Delaware History Museum opened Distinctively Delaware, the first... |
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Delaware State Police Museum Dover, Delaware
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Visitors here can see the historical vehicles, uniforms, and patches of the Delaware... |
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Discover Sea Shipwreck Museum Fenwick Island, Delaware
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Discoveries from the Sea Shipwreck Museum was founded with the goal of recovering and... |
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First State Heritage Park Dover, Delaware
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Established by Governor Ruth Ann Minner in 2004, The First State Heritage Park represents... |
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Friends Of Auburn Heights Preserve Yorklyn, Delaware
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The Friends of Auburn Heights Preserve Inc. and the smaller team of mechanics who operate... |
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Hagley Museum And Library Wilmington, Delaware
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Hagley houses an important collection of manuscripts, photographs, books, and pamphlets... |
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Historical Society Of Delaware Wilmington, Delaware
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The Delaware History Center dominates the 500 block of Market Street Mall in downtown... |
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Indian River Life Saving Station Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
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The station was built in 1876 for use by the United States Lifesaving Service, a... |
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Iron Hill Museum Newark, Delaware
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The Delaware Academy of Science operates this museum of local history housed in a former... |
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Johnson Victrola Musuem Dover, Delaware
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In 1967, a memorial to E.R. Johnson was created by the inventor's family and the State of... |
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Lewes Historical Society Historic Complex Museums Lewes, Delaware
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The Society's museums include 12 historic properties, nine of which are located at the... |
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Milton Historical Society Milton, Delaware
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Discover Milton’s history: explore daily life through four centuries of photos,... |
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Museum Of Small Town Life Dover, Delaware
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The museum's interior represents a late 19th century main street featuring five shops... |
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Nanticoke Indian Museum Millsboro, Delaware
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The museum stores many of the artifacts that give a glimpse into the history of the... |
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New Castle Court House Museum New Castle, Delaware
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The original, central section of the building was constructed in 1732 over the remains of... |
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Nutter D. Marvel Carriage Museum Georgetown, Delaware
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There are many historic buildings on the museum grounds such as the Ellis School, a one... |
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Seaford Museum Seaford, Delaware
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A visit through the Seaford Museum begins with the Nanticoke Indians who used poisoned... |
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Treasures Of The Sea Exhibit Georgetown, Delaware
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On September 6, 1622, two Spanish ships, the galleon Nuestra Senora de Atocha and its... |
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Winterthur Winterthur, Delaware
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In the early 20th century, H. F. du Pont and his father, Henry Algernon du Pont, designed... |
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Zwaanendael Museum Lewes, Delaware
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The Zwaanendael Museum was built in 1931 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the... |
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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.
