Historic Sites
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Champoeg State Heritage Area St. Paul, Oregon
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Visitors can camp overnight, picnic, play disc golf, ride a bicycle on a four-mile paved... |
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Columbia River Maritime Museum Astoria, Oregon
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The Columbia River Maritime Museum was founded in 1962 when Rolf Klep, a native of... |
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Crater Rock Museum Central Point, Oregon
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The Smith's collection and the collections and donations of members and others has... |
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Eastern Oregon Museum Haines, Oregon
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School children love to take a seat at one of the antique school desks and imagine a... |
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Gordon House Silverton, Oregon
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The Gordon House was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, widely heralded as the greatest... |
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Independence Heritage Museum Independence, Oregon
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Independence and the surrounding area were originally occupied by the Kalapuyan Indians.... |
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National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center Baker City, Oregon
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The Center offers living history demonstrations, interpretive programs, exhibits, multi-... |
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Oregon Military Museum Clackamas, Oregon
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As stated in 1976, the purpose of the Oregon Military Museum is to stimulate scientific,... |
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Oregon Sports Hall Of Fame Portland, Oregon
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The Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and Museum’s educational mission is to recognize and... |
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Oregon Trail Regional Museum Baker City, Oregon
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Among the pioneer memorabilia visitors may find a large collection of authentic... |
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Tamastslikt Cultural Institute Pendleton, Oregon
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Visitors can immerse themselves in the history, culture and hospitality of the people who... |
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Tillamook County Pioneer Museum Tillamook, Oregon
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The history of Tillamook County serves as a reminder of the diverse people who have... |
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Wallowa County Museum Joseph, Oregon
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The purpose of the museum is to preserve, protect and present Wallowa County History,... |
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Washington County Historical Society And Museum Portland, Oregon
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Washington County Historical Society has been the dedicated guardian of the county's... |
American Heritage is proud to host the
National Portal to
Historic Collections
Recently added:
- American Revolution Center
- National Museum of Civil War Medicine
- National Museum of the U.S. Navy
- Manassas National Battlefield
- Maryland State House
In association with the
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.
