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B&O Railroad Museum: Ellicott City Station Ellicott City, Maryland
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The oldest standing railroad station in the United States houses this museum in historic... |
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Babcock Smith House Museum Westerly, Rhode Island
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Since the middle of the eighteenth century the Babcock-Smith House has stood amid an ever... |
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Backstreet Cultural Museum New Orleans, Louisiana
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The Backstreet Cultural Museum contains exhibits, artifacts, memorabilia, films and... |
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Bailey House Museum Wailuku, Hawaii
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The mission home, built on the site of the Royal compound of Kahekili, last ruling chief... |
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Baker Block Museum Baker, Florida
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The Baker Block Museum specializes in local history. It has exhibits on a range of topics... |
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Baltimore Museum Of Art Baltimore, Maryland
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This museum features an eclectic mix of artwork from different cultures, ranging from... |
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Baltimore Museum Of Industry Baltimore, Maryland
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Founded in 1977 and located now in the historic Platt Oyster Cannery building, this... |
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Banneker Douglass Museum Annapolis, Maryland
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The Banneker-Douglass Museum is named for Benjamin Banneker and Frederick Douglass, and... |
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Bannerman Castle Trust Fishkill, New York
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David Bannerman purchased the island from the Taft family in 1900 as a safe storage site... |
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Banning Residence Museum Wilmington, California
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The house is restored with Victorian style furniture to look as it did when the Banning... |
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Barbour County Historical Museum Philippi, West Virginia
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Barnes Foundation Merion Station, Pennsylvania
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This art gallery possesses more than 2500 objects, including 800 paintings estimated to... |
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Barona Museum Lakeside, California
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The museum’s collection represents thousands of years of history—some objects... |
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Bartow History Center Cartersville, Georgia
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The museum documents the history of northwest Georgia's Bartow County, spanning more than... |
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Battle Of Plattsburgh Center And War Of 1812 Museum Plattsburgh, New York
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The Battle of Plattsburgh Association runs the Battle of Plattsburgh Interpretive Center... |
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Battleship North Carolina Wilmington, North Carolina
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Historically, and until most recently, the most capable class of major combatants, or... |
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Baxter County Heritage Museum Gassville, Arkansas
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The collection of the Baxter County Heritage Museum includes the following: Historic... |
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Bayfield Heritage Association Bayfield, Wisconsin
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Archived materials include maps, early city records, photographs, newspapers, brochures,... |
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Beaches Museum And History Center Jacksonville Beach, Florida
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19th-century oil tycoon and transportation pioneer Henry Flagler's era-defining Florida... |
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Bead Museum Glendale, Arizona
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The Bead Museum serves the public through exhibitions and programs designed to heighten... |
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Beauvoir: The Jefferson Davis Home & Presidential Library Biloxi, Mississippi
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The house was built by James Brown, a wealthy plantation owner from Madison County,... |
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Beaver County History Center Freedom, Pennsylvania
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The Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation was incorporated as a... |
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Beck Cultural Exchange Center Knoxville, Tennessee
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The Beck Cultural Exchange Center is an interactive museum that researches and exhibits... |
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Becker County Historical Society Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
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The Becker County Historical Society continues to preserve the history of its people for... |
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Bedford City & County Museum Bedford, Virginia
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This local history museum is housed in a former Masonic Temple dating from 1895. It... |
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Belair Mansion Bowie, Maryland
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This restored plantation home of Samuel Ogle now displays the history of its residents... |
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Bell County Museum Belton, Texas
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The Museum guides visitors through the unique and varied history of Bell County. The... |
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Bellamy Mansion Museum Of History And Design Arts Wilmington, North Carolina
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The Bellamy Mansion is one of North Carolina's most spectacular examples of antebellum... |
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Belleville Area Museum Belleville, Michigan
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The Belleville Area Museum first opened at Old Quirk School in 1989, featuring small-... |
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Bellingham International Maritime Museum Bellingham, Washington
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The museum focuses on the maritime and naval history of the United States. Its collection... |
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Bellport Brookhaven Historical Society & Museum Bellport, New York
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The society pursues its goals through its museum, its historic house with its ancillary... |
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Beloit Historical Society Beloit, Wisconsin
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The Lincoln Center is the home of the Robert and Elizabeth Solem Museum. Located on the... |
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Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum Marion, Kentucky
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From 1920 until his death in 1980, Ben E. Clement accumulated what has become known as... |
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Benjamin Rowe House Gilford, New Hampshire
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About 1838, Gilford farmer Benjamin Rowe decided to try his hand at making bricks. In... |
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Bennington Museum Bennington, Vermont
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The 28,000-square-foot museum, which owns more than 60,000 artifacts from southern... |
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Bent's Old Fort La Junta, Colorado
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William and Charles Bent, along with Ceran St. Vrain, built the original fort on this... |
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Bergen County Historical Society River Edge, New Jersey
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The museum and library collections comprise the greatest survival of significant Bergen... |
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Bergstrom Mahler Museum Neenah, Wisconsin
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Mrs. Evangeline Bergstrom bequeathed 632 pieces in 1958 to become the foundation of a... |
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Berkeley History Center Berkeley, California
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The center contains exhibits about the history of the Berkeley area, both with... |
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Berkshire Museum Pittsfield, Massachusetts
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In 1903, Berkshire Museum founder, Zenas Crane, was inspired by such institutions as the... |
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Berrien County Historical Association & Museum Berrien Springs, Michigan
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Initial efforts aimed at preserving Michigan’s oldest courthouse, built in 1839.... |
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Besser Museum For Northeast Michigan Alpena, Michigan
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Through research, the museum collects, preserves, and interprets artifacts, specimens,... |
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Bethlehem Historic District Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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The Central Bethlehem Historic District is historically important beyond its current... |
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Biblical Resource Center Collierville, Tennessee
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The refurbished historic structure houses a library, theater, Bible lab, museum store,... |
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Big House Foundation Macon, Georgia
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Renovations are underway to develop a unique museum that will draw music fans throughout... |
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Big Stone Gap Museums Big Stone Gap, Virginia
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This complex includes the Harry W. Meador Coal Museum, the John Fox Museum, the June... |
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Biggs Museum Of American Art Dover, Delaware
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Established in 1993, the Sewell C. Biggs Museum of American Art Museum houses one of the... |
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Billy The Kid Museum Fort Sumner, New Mexico
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Other displays include the military cavalry sword of John Chisum, more than 150 firearms... |
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Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Birmingham, Alabama
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The many exhibits on display at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute enlighten visitors... |
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Birmingham Historical Museum Birmingham, Michigan
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The Allen House is on the site of Birmingham's first brick schoolhouse. In fact, some of... |
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Birmingham Jefferson History Museum Birmingham, Alabama
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Jefferson County was founded in 1819. Birmingham, the state's most populous city, founded... |
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Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum Bisbee, Arizona
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Bisbee's storied past is recorded, reflected, and retold in this museum like no other; it... |
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Biscayne National Park Homestead, Florida
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Although Biscayne National Park was established for its natural history, signs of people... |
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Black American West Museum Denver, Colorado
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While famous for telling the story of Black cowboys, we are broader than this with... |
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Black History Museum And Cultural Center Of Virginia Richmond, Virginia
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Visitors are invited to experience the history and culture of Virginia's African-... |
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Blount Bridgers House Tarboro, North Carolina
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The 1808 Blount-Bridgers House, “the Grove,” is a national historic landmark... |
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Blue Earth County Historical Society Mankato, Minnesota
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The Blue Earth County Historical Society employs many tactics in order to keep the... |
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Blue Ridge Institute & Farm Museum Ferrum, Virginia
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Museum of Western Virginia history and German-American farm operated by Ferrum College... |
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Bluegrass Heritage Museum Winchester, Kentucky
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This three-floor museum in the 1894 Guerrant Clinic building focuses on the history of... |
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Blumenschein Home & Museum Taos, New Mexico
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In the early autumn of 1898, a fortuitous accident resulted in Taos becoming a great... |
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Boalsburg Heritage Museum Boalsburg, Pennsylvania
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Historical artifacts unique to the area can be seen on display in the museum. You can... |
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Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum Austin, Texas
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Three floors of exhibits -- three themes as big as Texas history: Land, Identity and... |
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Boca Raton Historical Society Boca Raton, Florida
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For visitors looking for a comprehensive experience of Boca Raton's history, nothing will... |
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Booker T. Washington National Monument Hardy, Virginia
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Author and orator Booker T. Washington was born in this small plantation, where he... |
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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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Boonsborough Museum Of History Boonsboro, Maryland
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The Boonsborough Museum of History houses a varied collection of historical objects... |
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Boot Hill Museum Dodge City, Kansas
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Step back into the 1870's as you walk down the boardwalk of Front Street at Boot Hill... |
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Bosque Museum Clifton, Texas
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Significant displays at the Bosque museum include an exhibit about the Paleo-Americans... |
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Bosque Redondo Memorial Fort Sumner, New Mexico
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The center of a million-acre reservation known as the Bosque Redondo, this site... |
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Boston African American National Historic Site Boston, Massachusetts
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It has roughly two dozen sites on the north face of Beacon Hill. These historic buildings... |
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Boulder City (hoover Dam) Museum Boulder City, Nevada
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Located in the Historic Boulder Dam Hotel, the museum focuses on the lives of those who... |
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Boulder History Museum Boulder, Colorado
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The museum exhibits artifacts from its collection of over 35,000 objects of historical... |
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Bowne House Historical Society Flushing, New York
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It was built by John Bowne, who emigrated from England to Boston in 1649 and settled in... |
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Boyd Tavern Boydton, Virginia
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The original Boyd Tavern was constructed in 1790, consisting of a small one-story... |
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Boykins Tavern Museum Windsor, Virginia
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Boykin inherited this land in 1780, as well as the house that had stood there since 1762... |
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Brandywine Battlefield Park Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
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On September 11, 1777, the Patriot army under George Washington came face to face with... |
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Brecksville Historical Association Brecksville, Ohio
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The Brecksville Historical Association maintains the Squire Rich House Museum, barn, and... |
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Brennan House & Medical Office Museum Louisville, Kentucky
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The three story, red brick Italianate-style home is furnished in a Victorian interior,... |
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Brevard Museum Of History And Natural Science Cocoa, Florida
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Colorful dioramas depicting the area from the days of woolly mammoths and saber tooth... |
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Brick Store Museum Kennebunk, Maine
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The Brick Store Museum houses the largest collection of World War I and II posters in all... |
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Brimstone Museum Sulphur, Louisiana
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Built in 1915, the Southern Pacific Railway Depot was used extensively to ferry... |
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Brooke County Museum Wellsburg, West Virginia
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The Museum is housed in the original 1794 Miller's Tavern and Inn located next to old... |
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Brookfield Museum & Historical Society Brookfield, Connecticut
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In May 1788, by resolution of the Connecticut General Assembly, the Parish of Newbury was... |
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Brookside Museum & Saratoga County Historical Society Ballston Spa, New York
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The museum contributes to the cultural life and prosperity of the county by preserving... |
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Brown V. Board Of Education National Historic Site Topeka, Kansas
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The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) is one of the most... |
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Brunswick Railroad Museum Brunswick, Maryland
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The town in which this museum is located was known during the Civil War as Berlin, and... |
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Buckeye Valley Museum Buckeye, Arizona
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In 1877, the founder of the settlement that was to become the Town of Buckeye led a party... |
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Buckhorn Saloon & Museum San Antonio, Texas
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Winner of the 2002 "Best Attraction" award from the Downtown Alliance, the... |
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Buena Vista Heritage Buena Vista, Colorado
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Located in the 1882 Old Chaffee County Courthouse, the Buena Vista Heritage Museum... |
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Buffalo Bill Historical Center Cody, Wyoming
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Today's Center encompasses five museums, a research library, a professionally developed... |
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Buffalo Bill Museum Le Claire, Iowa
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Other exhibits feature riverboat pilots, the Sauk and Fox Indian tribes, pioneers of... |
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Buffalo Bill Museum And Grave Golden, Colorado
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See Sitting Bull's bow and arrows, Buffalo Bill's show outfits, Frederick Remington's... |
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Bull Shoals Historical Society & Museum Bull Shoals, Arkansas
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This museum interprets the history of Bull Shoals, Ark., "The Best Little Town by a... |
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Burden Ironworks Museum Troy, New York
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An exhibit on Greater Troy's industrial history is housed in the former office of the... |
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Burt County Museum Tekamah, Nebraska
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The E.C. Houston House is the home of the Burt County Museum. Listed on the National and... |
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Burton Cotton Gin And Museum Burton, Texas
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The Museum provides one of the best remaining examples of an early, automated systems gin... |
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Byers Evans House Museum Denver, Colorado
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Enjoy this distinctive house museum, which includes guided tours as well as a short film... |
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C.m. Russell Museum Great Falls, Montana
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The C.M. Russell Museum features five galleries dedicated to the life and art of Charles... |
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Cabrillo National Monument San Diego, California
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As the park’s namesake, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo led the first European expedition... |
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Cades Cove Thompson Brown House Museum Maryville, Tennessee
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Thompson-Brown House, included in the National Register of Historic Places and located at... |
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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.
