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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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Greater Loveland Historical Society Museum Loveland, Ohio
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The Greater Loveland Historical Society Museum, founded in 1975, is a non-profit... |
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Greater Southwest Historical Museum Ardmore, Oklahoma
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The centerpiece of the museum is the Sam Noble Hall, containing exhibits that recreate... |
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Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society & Museum Orchard Lake, Michigan
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The Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society began as the Orchard Lake Scenic and... |
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Greece Historical Society & Museum Greece, New York
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Visitors can bridge the years by stepping into the museum wing and wandering through the... |
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Greeley History Museum Greeley, Colorado
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Step inside the historic entrance or new glass atrium doors and begin exploring Greeley's... |
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Greenbank Mill Wilmington, Delaware
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The first mill at Greenbank was reportedly called the Swede's Mill dating from 1677. Not... |
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Greenbelt Museum Greenbelt, Maryland
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This museum includes 2 sites as well as guided tours of the town. The sites are a... |
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Greenbrier Historical Society Lewisburg, West Virginia
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Greenbrier Historical Society is dedicated to community enrichment through the education... |
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Greenfield Village Dearborn, Michigan
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Entering Greenfield Village is like stepping into an 80-acre time machine. It takes you... |
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Greensboro Historical Museum Greensboro, North Carolina
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Visit the museum and view a vintage moving picture in the Crystal Theatre, listen in on a... |
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Gregg County Historical Museum Longview, Texas
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Permanent exhibits illustrate the development of Gregg County include displays centered... |
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Griffith Quarry Museum Penryn, California
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Complete with some of the original office furniture of the Penryn Granite Works, the... |
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Grinnell Historical Museum Grinnell, Iowa
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Ever since its establishment, the museum has been a collective effort. For women's groups... |
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Grinter Place Kansas City, Kansas
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A trip to Grinter Place isn’t just a look inside the oldest home in Wyandotte... |
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Grissom Air Museum Peru, Indiana
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The museum has 25 legendary aircraft on outdoor display, spanning from WWII to the Gulf... |
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Grouseland Vincennes, Indiana
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Harrison was elected ninth President of the United States in 1840, so the home is a... |
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Grove City Area Historical Society Grove City, Pennsylvania
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The society is still relatively new, founded in 1998, but plans special events and... |
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Groveland Museum Groveland, California
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With displays about Spanish settlement, local agricultural history, historic newspapers,... |
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Grumblethorpe Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Built from stone quarried on and oak cut from the Wisters' extensive property, the house... |
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Grundy Museum Bristol, Pennsylvania
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Housed in a mansion overlooking the scenic Delaware River, this museum explores the local... |
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Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Greensboro, North Carolina
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Rangers or volunteers at the information desk are glad to help visitors with answers and... |
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Guilford Keeping Society Guilford, Connecticut
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Along with the buildings, we maintain an extensive collection of Guilford historic... |
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Gunn Historical Museum Washington, Connecticut
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Visitors can step into the world that was and see it through the eyes, images, artifacts... |
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Gunston Hall Plantation Mason Neck, Virginia
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George Mason was instrumental in the framing of the United States government, but he... |
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Gwinnett History Museum Lawrenceville, Georgia
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The actual building was once a Female Seminary, but it now houses the county museum. The... |
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Hacienda Buena Vista Ponce, Puerto Rico
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Hacienda Buena Vista, considered one of Puerto Rico's best remaining examples of a coffee... |
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Hacienda De Los Martinez Taos, New Mexico
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Built in 1804 by Severino Martin (later changed to Martinez), this fortress-like building... |
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Hackley & Hume Historic Site Muskegon, Michigan
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Haddam Historical Society Haddam, Connecticut
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The society operates the Thankful Arnold House Museum and the Wilhelmina Ann Arnold... |
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Hagley Museum And Library Wilmington, Delaware
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Hagley houses an important collection of manuscripts, photographs, books, and pamphlets... |
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Hale Byrnes House Newark, Delaware
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Once the site of a war council that included Washington and Lafayette, this house played... |
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Halifax Historical Museum Daytona Beach, Florida
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Housed in the former 1910 Merchant's Bank building, the museum exhibits the history of... |
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Halissee Hall Miami, Florida
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The Sewell family’s house was one of Miami’s most prominent homes. Halissee... |
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Haller Gibboney Rock House Museum Wytheville, Virginia
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The home of Wytheville's first doctor, this stone house was built in 1823. It is... |
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Hallockville Museum Farm Riverhead, New York
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The 28-acre farm preserves 18 historic houses, barns and outbuildings ranging from the... |
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Hamilton County Historical Museum Hamilton, Texas
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The building that houses the museum served as the Hamilton County Jail from 1935 to 1990... |
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Hammerstein Historical House Hollywood, Florida
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The house was designed by prominent Hollywood architect Bayard Lukens in 1935 for Vera... |
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Hammond Harwood House Annapolis, Maryland
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This museum highlights Maryland colonial life during the 1770s. The Hammond-Harwood House... |
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Hampton Historical Society And Museum Hampton, New Hampshire
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Long known locally as the Hampton Historical Society, the society was actually... |
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Hampton History Museum Hampton, Virginia
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This museum features exhibits spanning four centuries, beginning with Native Americans... |
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Hampton National Historic Site Towson, Maryland
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Hampton is the story of people -- enslaved African Americans, indentured servants,... |
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Hampton Roads Naval Museum Norfolk, Virginia
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This U.S. naval history museum spans from the time of the Revolution onward with a... |
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Hampton-Preston Mansion & Gardens Columbia, South Carolina
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One of Columbia's oldest remaining historic houses, the Hampton-Preston Mansion was home... |
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Hancock Historical Society Hancock, New Hampshire
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The Hancock New Hampshire Historical Society is a non-profit organization incorporated in... |
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Hancock Shaker Village Hancock, Massachusetts
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The Shakers trace their beginnings to Manchester, England, in 1747. They called... |
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Hancock's Resolution Pasadena, Maryland
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Built by Stephen Hancock in 1785, this restored farmhouse depicts over 200 years of... |
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Hanford Mills Museum East Meredith, New York
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In 1898, Hanford Mills harnessed the waters of Kortright Creek to provide the town with... |
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Hannah Lindahl Children's Museum Mishawaka, Indiana
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Visitors can get a close look at the wonderful world of nature, a taste of life in Japan... |
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Hannaway Blacksmith Shop Lincoln, Rhode Island
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Adjacent to the Hearthside House property and Chase Farm Park on Great Road is the 1870... |
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Hannibal Square Heritage Center Winter Park, Florida
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The Hannibal Square Heritage Center pays tribute to the past, present and future... |
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Hanover Area Historical Society Hanover, Pennsylvania
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Hanover Area Historical Society, founded in 1965 by local citizens interested in... |
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Har Ber Village Grove, Oklahoma
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Built as a gift to the public from Harvey and Bernice Jones, Har-Ber Village is a... |
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Hardesty Higgins House Harrisonburg, Virginia
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The house was home to Harrisonburg's first mayor Isaac Hardesty. He was born in 1795 and... |
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Harding Tomb Marion, Ohio
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The monument, set in ten acres of landscaped grounds, is similar in appearance to a round... |
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Harn Homestead & 1849ers Museum Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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The History of the Harn Homestead spans over 100 years. Visitors can share in the... |
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Harness Racing Museum & Hall Of Fame Goshen, New York
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It will also continue to augment existing collections and provide extensive research,... |
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Harold Warp Pioneer Village Minden, Nebraska
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The Pioneer Village complex comprises 28 buildings on 20 acres housing over 50,000 items... |
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Harpers Ferry National Historic Park Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
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Stroll the site of John Brown's historic 1859 abolitionist raid, complete with museums... |
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Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Hartford, Connecticut
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This historic site includes the Visitor Center (1873 Carriage House), the Harriet Beecher... |
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Harriet Beecher Stowe House Cincinnati, Ohio
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This house was the home to Harriet Beecher Stowe prior to her marriage and to her father... |
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Harrison Township Historical Society Mullica Hill, New Jersey
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Since its foundation, the society has established a national reputation for award-winning... |
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Harry P. Leu Gardens Orlando, Florida
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Harry P. Leu Gardens features three miles of paved scenic walkways that take you through... |
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Harry S. Truman Little White House Museum Key West, Florida
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The museum's exhibits range from the microcosmic (the 1948 election) to the macrocosmic (... |
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Harry S. Truman National Historic Site Independence, Missouri
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Harry S Truman National Historic Site opened to the public on May 15, 1984. In her will,... |
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Hart Cluett House Troy, New York
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The marble-faced structure known as the Hart-Cluett House is one of the finest intact... |
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Harwood Museum Of Art Taos, New Mexico
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Founded in 1923 and operated by the University of New Mexico since 1936, the Harwood is... |
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Hastings Historical Society Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
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The society is staffed and run by volunteers. They maintain an award-winning archive,... |
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Hastings Museum Hastings, Nebraska
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The Hastings Museum brings to life the natural and cultural history of Hastings, Adams... |
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Havre De Grace Maritime Museum Havre de Grace, Maryland
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The Havre de Grace Maryland Maritime Musuem offers adult boat building classes, teen boat... |
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Hay House Macon, Georgia
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Visitors can learn about the home's nationally significant architecture, technological... |
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Hays House Bel Air, Maryland
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The Hays House, as it is now preserved, is a frame home appearing as it would have during... |
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Hayward Area Historical Society Museum Hayward, California
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The lands that were originally inhabited by Ohlone Indians are now sprawling suburban... |
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Haywood Hall Raleigh, North Carolina
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This historic home was built at the turn of the nineteenth century by John Haywood, a... |
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Hazlewood Historical House Museum Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Built overlooking the historic Fox River, Hazelwood was originally the home of the Morgan... |
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Headley Whitney Museum Lexington, Kentucky
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George W. Headley spent his career designing jewelry and bibelots. In 1960, Headley... |
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Healy House Museum And Dexter Cabin Leadville, Colorado
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James V. Dexter's surprisingly plush 1879 log cabin was the Leadville residence of the... |
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Heard Craig House McKinney, Texas
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The 7,000 sq. ft. Heard-Craig House is a masterpiece that was painstakingly restored in... |
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Hearthstone Historic House Museum Appleton, Wisconsin
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On September 30, 1882 Hearthstone Historic House, built for Appleton businessman Henry J... |
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Heidelberg Hotel Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Construction on the Heidelberg Hotel began in 1927, with just a sketch on a napkin.... |
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Heidrick Ag History Center Woodland, California
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This museum explores the marvels of agriculture and commercial trucking through 130,000... |
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Helen Keller Birthplace Tuscumbia, Alabama
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Built in 1820 only one year after Alabama became the 22nd State of the Union, Ivy Green... |
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Hemingway Pfeiffer Museum And Educational Center Piggott, Arkansas
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The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center in Piggott, Arkansas includes a barn... |
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Henderson County Heritage Museum Hendersonville, North Carolina
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The museum is housed in six rooms of the Historic Henderson County Courthouse. “Let... |
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Hendrick I. Lott House Brooklyn, New York
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The Lott House, as it is presently configured, was constructed in 1800 by Hendrick I.... |
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Hendrickson House Museum Wilmington, Delaware
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Hendrickson House, built in 1690 near Crum Creek in Pennsylvania and was moved to its... |
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Hennepin History Museum Minneapolis, Minnesota
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The museum offers superb exhibits, an historic mansion setting, and archival collections... |
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Henricus Historical Park Chester, Virginia
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Henricus was an early settlement established on Indian land by Sir Thomas Dale in 1611 as... |
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Henry A. Deland House Museum Deland, Florida
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The DeLand House Museum was built in 1886 for DeLand's first attorney, Arthur George... |
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Henry Antes House Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania
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This pre-1760s massive stone home is a classic example of early Germanic settlement in... |
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Henry B. Plant Museum Tampa, Florida
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A testament to the extravagant tastes that informed Gilded Age architectural style, the... |
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Henry County Historical Society Napoleon, Ohio
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A group of twenty-two interested individuals met at the Henry County Courthouse on... |
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Henry F Hauser Museum Sierra Vista, Arizona
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Anyone planning to tour local Arizona museums might want to check this one out. The... |
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Henry Ford Estate Dearborn, Michigan
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A stately self-contained enclave of privacy and natural beauty, tucked away on 1300 acres... |
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Henry Ford Museum Dearborn, Michigan
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It began as a simple yet bold idea to document the genius of ordinary people by... |
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Henry Morrison Flagler Museum Palm Beach, Florida
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The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum traces Florida's complex 19th-century development... |
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Henry Sheldon Museum Of Vermont History Middlebury, Vermont
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Henry Sheldon devoted thirty years of his life to collecting, documenting, and preserving... |
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Hensley's Settlement Cumberland Gap, Virginia
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Part of Cumberland Gap National Park, this rural Appalachian area on top of Brush... |
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Herbert Hoover National Historic Site West Branch, Iowa
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Start at the Visitor Center to get your map and plan your day. See a 12-minute film and... |
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Heritage Center Dayton, Virginia
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Visitors can see exhibits pertaining to the art and history of the people of this region... |
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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.
