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Belle Meade Plantation Nashville, Tennessee
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The centerpiece of the property is the Belle Meade mansion built in 1853. This Greek... |
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Belmont Mansion Nashville, Tennessee
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The moving spirit of Belmont Mansion was Adelicia Hayes Franklin Acklen Cheatham. Born on... |
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Carnton Plantation And Battlefield Franklin, Tennessee
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Carnton was built in 1826 by former Nashville mayor Randal McGavock (1768-1843).... |
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Davies Manor Plantation Memphis, Tennessee
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Davies Manor Plantation is a remarkably preserved historic site within an urban area. In... |
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Museum Of Appalachia Clinton, Tennessee
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With more than 30 historic log buildings gathered onto 63 acres, which date from the 19th... |
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Rippavilla Plantation Spring Hill, Tennessee
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The mission of Rippavilla Plantation, Incorporated is to preserve, restore and interpret... |
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Travellers Rest Plantation And Museum Nashville, Tennessee
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For over fifty years, Travellers Rest has been an integral part in the Nashville and... |
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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.
