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Osceola County Historical Society Kissimmee, Florida
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Explore the historic Ross Lanier House (1889), sit in a one-room Schoolhouse, examine the... |
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Pioneer Square Seattle, Washington
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The Pioneer Square neighborhood was the hub of pioneer Seattle. The first industry,... |
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Plaza Pública Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
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The Emperor of Spain, Phillip II, decreed in 1576 that plazas in the "New World... |
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Price Park Pismo Beach, California
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The 7-acre historical park of Price House, located in close proximity to Price's Canyon,... |
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Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission Providence, Rhode Island
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The commission operates a statewide historical preservation program that identifies and... |
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Shawnee Town Museum Shawnee, Kansas
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The area now comprising Shawnee, Kansas is rich with history and examples of... |
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Sherman Historical Society & Museum Sherman, Connecticut
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The house was built in 1829 by David Jr. after selling his mercantile business across the... |
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South Pass City South Pass City, Wyoming
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William Bright, a saloon keeper and mine owner, represented South Pass City during... |
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St. Michaels Museum St. Michaels, Maryland
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This local history museum highlights a crucial War of 1812 battle as well as the life... |
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Taos Downtown Historic District Taos, New Mexico
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Originally constructed as a Spanish fortified plaza ringed by low adobe buildings, the... |
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The Henry Ford Dearborn, Michigan
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The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan is a national historic landmark site and a multi-day... |
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Upper Bay Museum North East, Maryland
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The Upper Bay Museum in historic North East, Md., houses displays of hunting, boating and... |
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Virginia City And Nevada City Virginia City, Montana
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Virginia City is a living town of 150 year round residents who host the West's best... |
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Webb Deane Stevens Museum Wethersfield, Connecticut
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The Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum, owned and managed by the National Society of the Colonial... |
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Westmoreland County Historical Society Greensburg, Pennsylvania
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Westmoreland County gets its nickname because for many years it was considered the... |
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Willingtown Square Wilmington, Delaware
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In 1976 these buildings were moved to the 500 block of Market Street from various sites... |
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Ybor City Museum State Park Tampa, Florida
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Late 19th-century Tampa was the site of buzzing economic and social activity, and this... |
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Yellow Springs Chester Springs, Pennsylvania
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Historic Yellow Springs is a collection of 13 structures, 142 acres, and a collection of... |
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Yesteryear Village West Palm Beach, Florida
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Fifty years of Florida's rich history are featured in West Palm Beach's Yesteryear... |
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.
