Historic Sites
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American Jazz Museum Kansas City, Missouri
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Celebrating the artistic, historical, and cultural contributions of jazz, the American... |
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American Presidents Museum Branson, Missouri
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The museum offers a range of exhibits that trace the history of the American presidency.... |
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Andrew County Museum & Historical Society Savannah, Missouri
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Over the past decade, the museum has adopted a strategic plan, guiding the museum in a... |
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Boone County Historical Society Columbia, Missouri
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The Boone County Historical Society was formally organized in 1963 and opened its first... |
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Campbell House Museum St. Louis, Missouri
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After a monumental five-year, $3 million restoration the museum now stands as one of the... |
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Cole County Historical Society & Museum Jefferson City, Missouri
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The Cole County Historical Society was formed on July 24, 1941. The dedication of the... |
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Crane's Museum Williamsburg, Missouri
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The Crane Family moved to the Williamsburg area in 1828 and has only moved about 7 miles... |
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George Washington Carver National Monument Diamond, Missouri
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George Washington Carver's favorite pastime was art. He painted landscapes and flowering... |
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International Bowling Museum And Hall Of Fame St. Louis, Missouri
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More than 95 million people enjoy bowling, in 90 countries spanning 6 continents! Bowling... |
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Iron County Historical Society & Museum Arcadia, Missouri
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On June 26, 1974, a meeting sponsored by the Arcadia Valley Woman´s Study Club was... |
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John Wornall House Museum & Herb Garden Kansas City, Missouri
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Now engulfed by Kansas City's Brookside neighborhood, the John Wornall House originally... |
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Joplin Museum Complex Joplin, Missouri
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The Everett J. Ritchie Tri-State Mineral Museum boasts one of the world's most... |
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Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home And Museum Mansfield, Missouri
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The Museum exhibits include artifacts spanning over a century of the lives of the... |
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Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site Florida, Missouri
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Details of Samuel Langhorne Clemens’ remarkable life are interpreted through... |
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Mark Twain Boyhood Home And Museum Hannibal, Missouri
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Discover how young Samuel Clemens grew up in the small village of Hannibal to become one... |
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Missouri History Museum St. Louis, Missouri
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Today, the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park offers exhibitions and events,... |
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National Frontier Trails Museum Independence, Missouri
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The facility is a museum, interpretive center, and research library dedicated to... |
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National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial Kansas City, Missouri
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Opened on December 2, 2006, the museum contains objects and documents ranging from... |
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Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Kansas City, Missouri
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Since its founding in 1990, the museum has moved twice and finally settled in its current... |
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New Madrid Historical Museum New Madrid, Missouri
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The museum displays artifacts from pre-Colombian culture, The Civil War, and other... |
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Powers Museum Carthage, Missouri
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The museum has fostered the study of Carthage history through use of its archives and... |
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Ralph Foster Museum Point Lookout, Missouri
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The building was once again enlarged in 1977 and with this addition, a large collection... |
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Saint Louis Holocaust Museum And Learning Center St. Louis, Missouri
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From its inception the plans always called for this to be much more than a museum. It... |
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Saint Louis Science Center Saint Louis, Missouri
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The Saint Louis Science Center is a three-building complex (the main building, the... |
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Shoal Creek Living History Museum Kansas City, Missouri
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Covering more than 80 acres of beautiful rolling hills in Kansas City North's Hodge Park... |
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Toy & Miniature Museum Kansas City, Missouri
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An exquisite collection of fine-scale miniatures will transport visitors through history... |
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U.s. Army Military Police Corps Regimental Museum Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
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The mission of the museum is to collect and preserve the material history of the Military... |
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Walt Disney Hometown Museum Marceline, Missouri
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The Walt Disney Hometown museum is the recipient of a unique collection of family effects... |
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Washington Historical Society & Museum Washington, Missouri
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The society purchased the old Presbyterian Church building at Fourth and Market Street in... |
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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.
