Historic Sites
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Cook Hayman Pharmacy Museum Morgantown, West Virginia
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A museum dedicated to 19th-century medicinal practices, on the University of West... |
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Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard Tuscumbia, Alabama
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Out of one hunter's devotion to his faithful coonhound was born the "Key Underwood... |
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Cooper Regional History Museum Upland, California
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“From General Store to Department Store” represents an old-time General Store... |
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Costa Mesa Historical Society Museum Costa Mesa, California
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Unique exhibits contain natural and man-made objects, photographs and maps, newspapers,... |
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Cottonwood Ranch Hoxie, Kansas
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John Fenton Pratt had no idea when he started building his ranch that it would someday... |
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Cove Fort Between Fillmore and Beaver, Utah
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The construction of the fort was over-seen by Ira Hinckley. The fort provided safety,... |
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Cowboy Hall Of Fame Medora, North Dakota
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Display areas interpret and honor Native Americans, trail drivers, homesteaders, ranchers... |
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Cowgirl Museum And Hall Of Fame Fort Worth, Texas
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Celebrate the Cowgirl Experience – activities and exhibits that capture the... |
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Cragfont Castalian Springs, Tennessee
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Cragfont was the home of General James Winchester, a protagonist of the American... |
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Crow Wing County Historical Society Brainerd, Minnesota
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The Crow Wing County Historical Society has been keeping tabs on Crow Wing County's... |
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Cub River/shoshone Indian Trail Preston, Idaho
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Traveling up the Cub River from the Bear River and over into Bear Lake valley you will... |
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Dakota City Heritage Village Farmington, Minnesota
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With over 20 buildings, including a blacksmith shop, postoffice, and even a jail, this... |
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Dallas Heritage Village Dallas, Texas
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The museum is composed of 38 historic structure and boasts a working Civil War era farm,... |
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Daniel Boone Homestead Birdsboro, Pennsylvania
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The Daniel Boone Homestead, located near Reading, Pennsylvania, is a state historic site... |
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Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Kingsport, Tennessee
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The Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail begins at Long Island of the Holston in Kingsport, near... |
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Daniels County Museum & Pioneer Town Scobey, Montana
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The Daniels County Museum & Pioneer Town is located on 20 acres just west of Scobey,... |
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David Crockett Birthplace State Park Limestone, Tennessee
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Davy Crockett's Birthplace has been preserved by the State of Tennessee Department of... |
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David Crockett State Park Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
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David Crockett State Park was dedicated in May of 1959, in honor of one of Tennessee's... |
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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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De Soto National Memorial Bradenton, Florida
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The Monument marks the supposed spot where Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto landed in... |
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Del Norte County Historical Society Museum Crescent City, California
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The Main Museum has a wealth of interesting displays. One room is devoted to artifacts of... |
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Denver Firefighters Museum Denver, Colorado
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The building served as a working fire station until 1974. Now it offers hands-on... |
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Depot Museum Sonoma, California
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The permanent exhibit depicts the Bear Flag Revolt of June 14, 1846, when a group of... |
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Dublin Heritage Center Dublin, California
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By viewing the Old St. Raymond's Church, the Murray School House, and the Dublin Pioneer... |
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Dudley Farm Historic State Park Newberry, Florida
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The plantation complex consists of eighteen buildings, including the house in which the... |
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Dunedin Historical Society And Museum Dunedin, Florida
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The museum contains approximately 2,000 artifacts, 2,500 photographs and a library... |
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East Hillsborough Historical Society Plant City, Florida
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The offices of the Society are located on the second floor of the 1914 Plant City High... |
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Eastern California Museum Independence, California
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The Museum currently has an exhibit on barbed wire as well as the Inyo Good Roads Club... |
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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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Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve Coupeville, Washington
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Historical features of the reserve appear to today's visitors much as they did a century... |
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Edmond Historical Society Museum Edmond, Oklahoma
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Housed in the former Armory of the 179th Infantry, 45th Division of the Oklahoma National... |
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Edwin Carter Museum Breckenridge, Colorado
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Edwin Carter was a Breckenridge pioneer and famous "log cabin naturalist."... |
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El Dorado County Historical Museum Placerville, California
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At the El Dorado County Historical Museum, visitors can take an informative tour, wander... |
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El Paso Museum Of History El Paso, Texas
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The El Paso Museum of History contains numerous exhibits about various parts of local... |
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El Pueblo History Museum Pueblo, Colorado
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The museum building showcases the city's history and the various cultural and ethnic... |
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El Rancho De Las Golondrinas Santa Fe, New Mexico
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El Rancho de las Golondrinas is a living history museum located on 200 acres in a rural... |
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Elisabet Ney Museum Austin, Texas
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The Elisabet Ney Museum continues to be a place where people of all ages can renew their... |
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Escondido History Center Escondido, California
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Heritage Walk Museum includes the city's first library, a turn-of-the-century Victorian... |
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Ethan Allen Homestead Museum Burlington, Vermont
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A short drive from downtown Burlington, the Homestead offers hands-on history,... |
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Eureka Schoolhouse Springfield, Vermont
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The careful reconstruction of this historic building was completed in 1968 by the Eureka... |
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Farmers Branch Historical Park Farmers Branch, Texas
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The Gilbert House, built between 1856-1857, is the oldest rock structure in Dallas County... |
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Faulkner County Museum Conway, Arkansas
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Faulkner County's recorded history begins in 1873, but years before parts of the area... |
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First Capitol Belmont, Wisconsin
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The First Capitol site features two buildings used during the 1836 Territorial... |
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First Indian Presbyterian Church Kamiah, Idaho
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Located on the first Kamiah town site in East Kamiah, the Rev. and Mrs. Henry T. Cowley... |
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Five Civilized Tribes Museum Muskogee, Oklahoma
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Located in a historic building that was built in 1875 and is listed on the National... |
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Florida Keys History Of Diving Museum Islamorada, Florida
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The diving equipment, artifacts, and exhibits included at this museum document... |
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Forest Home Farms San Ramon, California
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At Forest Home Farms, San Ramon’s historic park, there will be tours that include... |
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Fort Abercrombie Abercrombie, North Dakota
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It was also the only post in the area to be besieged by Dakota (Sioux) warriors for more... |
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Fort Bedford Museum Bedford, Pennsylvania
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The fort was used as the staging point for a number of successful raids during the war.... |
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Fort Benton Historical Complex Fort Benton, Montana
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On the banks of the Missouri River, in the city park, stands a square bastion and... |
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Fort Bridger Fort Bridger, Wyoming
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It was obtained by the Mormons in the early 1850s, and then became a military outpost in... |
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Fort Buenaventura Ogden, Utah
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One of the most fascinating periods in Western American folklore is the mountain man era... |
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Fort Churchill State Historic Park Silver Springs, Nevada
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Fort Churchill was once an active U.S. Army fort. Built in 1861 to provide protection for... |
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Fort Clark Trading Post Fort Clark, North Dakota
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Fort Clark Trading Post State Historic Site is one of the most important archeological... |
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Fort Cooper State Park Inverness, Florida
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Located in what is today Fort Cooper State Park, visitors can tour the fort, traverse the... |
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Fort Davis Fort Davis, Texas
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From 1854 until 1891, troops stationed at the post protected emigrants, freighters, mail... |
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Fort Deseret Delta, Utah
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The fort was constructed of adobe mud and straw in only 18 days by 98 men. It was 550'... |
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Fort Douglas Fort Douglas, Utah
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The 1862 fort was built to protect telegraph and railroad lines from the Indian... |
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Fort Fetterman Douglas, Wyoming
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As an outpost of civilization on the Western frontier, the fort represented protection... |
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Fort Fred Steele Rawlins, Wyoming
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The construction of the Trans Continental Union Pacific Railroad across southern Wyoming... |
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Fort Garland Museum Fort Garland, Colorado
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Established in 1858 in southern Colorado, Fort Garland, with its garrison of over 100 men... |
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Fort Laramie Fort Laramie, Wyoming
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Indians, trappers, traders, missionaries, emigrants, gold seekers, soldiers, cowboys and... |
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Fort Lauderdale Historical Society Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Located on the New River, the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society tells the story of our... |
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Fort Morgan Museum Fort Morgan, Colorado
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The permanent and temporary exhibits at the museum showcase the variety of history and... |
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Fort Nashborough Nashville, Tennessee
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John Donelson and James Robertson were both leading settlement parties when they... |
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Fort Sill National Historic Landmark And Museum Fort Sill, Oklahoma
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The museum at Fort is the largest in the U.S. Army. Its education programs include... |
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Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site Williston, North Dakota
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At this post, the Assiniboine, Crow, Cree, Ojibway, Blackfeet, Hidatsa, and other tribes... |
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Fort Winnebago Surgeon's Quarters Portage, Wisconsin
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The building holds surgical equipment of a by-gone day in the Surgeons' Room as well as... |
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Fort Worth Stockyards Museum Fort Worth, Texas
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Between 1866 and 1890 more than four million head of cattle were trailed through Fort... |
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Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park Danbury, Wisconsin
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Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park is located on 80 wooded acres along the Yellow River... |
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Fosterfields Living History Farm Morristown, New Jersey
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Originally owned by General Joseph Revere, grandson of Paul Revere, the property is now... |
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Frank Phillips Home Bartlesville, Oklahoma
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Frank Phillips, an ambitious barber-turned-bond salesman from Iowa, came to Bartlesville... |
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Fred Drummond Home Hominy, Oklahoma
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The Drummond family built one of the most successful trading and ranching operations in... |
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Fremont County Pioneer Museum Lander, Wyoming
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The Fremont County Pioneer Museum tells the story of the first settlers to the Freemont... |
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French Legation Museum Austin, Texas
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The French Legation Museum as it exists today represents a conscientious effort to return... |
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Fresno Flats Museum Oakhurst, California
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The museum complex is built around two restored and furnished homes dating to the 1870s.... |
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Frisco Historic Park & Museum Frisco, Colorado
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In 1983, the Frisco Historical Society and the Town of Frisco officially dedicated the... |
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Frontier Culture Museum Of Virginia Staunton, Virginia
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The Frontier Culture Museum is an outdoor, living-history museum and educational... |
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Galloway House And Village Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
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The Galloway House is a 30-room mid-Victorian mainsion boasting 4 fireplaces, Italianate... |
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Garst Museum Greenville, Ohio
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Run by the Darke County Historical Society, the museum features exhibits on Annie Oakley... |
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Gaslamp Quarter/william Heath Davis Historic House Museum San Diego, California
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In telling the stories of the land, the buildings, and the people, visitors can gain... |
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Gatekeeper's Museum/Marion Steinbach Indian Basket Museum Tahoe City, California
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The Gatekeeper’s Museum is a reconstruction of the original Gatekeeper’s... |
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George M. Murrell Home Tahlequah, Oklahoma
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Born to a prominent family in Lynchburg, Virginia, in 1808, George Michael Murrell... |
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George Ranch Historical Park Richmond, Texas
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Journey to a place and time where cattle and cotton are king and Texas is a country all... |
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Georgetown Loop Historic Mining & Railroad Park® Georgetown, Colorado
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Today the Loop is a popular tourist attraction and an uncommon way to see the Clear Creek... |
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Ghost Town Wild West Museum Colorado Springs, Colorado
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During the Colorado Gold Rush of the 1860s & 70s, towns sprang up overnight and... |
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Gilroy Museum Gilroy, California
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The Gilroy Museum, housed in the historic 1910 Carnegie Library Building, contiains a... |
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Gingras Trading Post Walhalla, North Dakota
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Métis, meaning "mixed blood" or "mixed race," is a term used... |
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Glacier County Museum Cut Bank, Montana
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The Society's "Motto" is a quote by the famous "Sir Winston Churchill;... |
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Gloucester Museum Of History Gloucester, Virginia
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The Gloucester County Museum of History is housed in the historic Botetourt Building, a... |
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Gold Country Museum Auburn, California
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The visitors' tour of the museum begins with an excursion into a replicated hard rock... |
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Gold Hill Wendover, Utah
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The town established in 1892 was named after a gold bearing mountain just east of the... |
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Golden Pioneer Museum Golden, Colorado
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Exhibits in the museum include: Native American artifacts and timelines, pioneer domestic... |
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Governor John Sevier Home Knoxville, Tennessee
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John Sevier (1745-1815), early pioneer, Indian fighter, governor of the failed State of... |
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Grace History Museum Abilene, Texas
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The Grace History Museum features an authentic recreation of a 1940s boot shop, and an... |
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Grace Hudson Museum Ukiah, California
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The Museum's exhibitions and public programs are thematically shaped by, and linked to,... |
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Grand County Historical Association & Museum Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado
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The association has three museum sites: Pioneer Village Museum Complex, Cozens Ranch and... |
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Grand Traverse Heritage Center Traverse City, Michigan
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In 1934, Traverse City Park’s commissioner, Con Foster, had an idea. He wanted to... |
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Granville Historical Society And Museum Granville, Ohio
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The rich archives of the society are a source for the historical documentation of the... |
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Great Stone Face Delta, Utah
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When the Mormon Pioneers traveled hundreds of miles by wagon train and handcarts to... |
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Recently added:
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- 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.
