Historic Sites
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Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices State Historic Site Springfield, Illinois
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The Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices are within the only remaining building in which Abraham... |
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Litchfield Historical Society & History Museum Litchfield, Connecticut
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The Litchfield History Museum invites visitors to explore the evolution of a small New... |
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Little Beaver Historical Society Darlington, Pennsylvania
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The Historical Society manages two buildings: The Little Beaver Museum, a two story... |
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Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Big Horn County, Montana
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This area memorializes one of the last armed efforts of the Northern Plains Indians to... |
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Little Compton Historical Society & Wilbor House Little Compton, Rhode Island
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The town of Little Compton, Rhode Island, was founded by a band of explorers from... |
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Little League Baseball Museum Williamsport, Pennsylvania
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Little League Baseball grew from small beginnings in Williamsport in 1939 to being played... |
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Little Red Lighthouse New York, New York
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Illustrated by Lynd Ward, this tale of the friendship between the tiny beacon and the... |
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Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Little Rock, Arkansas
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Broadcast around the world, the events at this high school made Little Rock the site of... |
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Little Thompson Valley Pioneer Museum Berthoud, Colorado
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Once home to the Native American, trapper, cattleman, and homesteader, Little Thompson... |
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Little Traverse Historical Society & Museum Petoskey, Michigan
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The Little Traverse Historical Society was established in 1905. To this end, and with the... |
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Littleton Historical Museum Littleton, Colorado
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Located on 39 acres, the museum consists of two living history farms (one from the 1860... |
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Living History Farms Urbandale, Iowa
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The association is a collection of farm sites in Iowa. These sites include the Ioway... |
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Livingston Depot Center Livingston, Montana
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Its majestic colonnade and ornate architectural detail greeted travelers until 1979, when... |
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Lockwood Mathews Mansion Museum Norwalk, Connecticut
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Lockwood's financial reversals in 1869 and his untimely death in 1872 resulted in the... |
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Locust Grove Louisville, Kentucky
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Today, the site includes the Georgian house, the original smoke house and eight other... |
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Locust Grove, The Samuel Morse Historic Site Poughkeepsie, New York
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The property had acquired the name Locust Grove in 1771, when Henry Livingston Jr.... |
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Log Cabin Village Fort Worth, Texas
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Today, each of the historical structures, furnished with authentic artifacts, provides a... |
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Logan County Historical Society & Museum Bellefontaine, Ohio
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Thousands of hours of volunteer work have made it into an extensive museum with... |
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Lompoc Museum Lompoc, California
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The Museum was established in Lompoc’s former Carnegie Library to display s... |
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Long Camp Historical Site Kamiah, Idaho
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On Highway 12 near Kamiah a sign at milepost 68 notes that the Lewis and Clark expedition... |
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Long Island Maritime Museum West Sayville, New York
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On December 16, 1966 a group of concerned citizens founded the Suffolk Marine Museum... |
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Longboat Key Historical Museum Longboat Key, Florida
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Exhibits at the Longboat Key Historical Museum Gordon Whitney’s Shell Collection; A... |
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Longfellow National Historic Site Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Longfellow National Historic Site preserves the home of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, one... |
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Longmont Museum & Cultural Center Longmont, Colorado
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Two of the four exhibit galleries, the Longmont gallery and the Longs Peak Room, contain... |
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Longue Vue House And Gardens New Orleans, Louisiana
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The home and gardens was born of the dreams of Edgar and Edith Stern, pillars of the New... |
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Lorain County Historical Society & Hickories Museum Elyria, Ohio
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The Lorain County Historical Society was organized on January 26, 1889, at the home of... |
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Lorenzo State Historic Site Cazenovia, New York
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The c.1814 Rippleton Schoolhouse operated as the District No. Seven school in the town of... |
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Los Alamos Historical Museum Los Alamos, New Mexico
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Located at the site of the Manhattan Project laboratory, this museum provides exhibits on... |
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Los Altos History Museum Los Altos, California
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The Museum’s permanent interactive exhibit, "The Crown of the Peninsula,... |
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Lost City Museum Overton, Nevada
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In the early 1930s, Anasazi Indian sites were being threatened by the waters of Lake Mead... |
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Lost River Museum And Craft Cooperative Lost River, West Virginia
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Featuring the artifacts and exhibits of early history of the Lost River Valley, the... |
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Lotz House Franklin, Tennessee
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In 1855, German immigrant Johann Albert Lotz purchased five acres of land from Fountain... |
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Loudoun Museum Leesburg, Virginia
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The Loudoun Museum preserves and interprets the artifacts of Loudoun’s three-... |
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Louis Armstrong House & Archives Corona, New York
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Louis Armstrong was certainly wealthy enough to live just about anywhere in the world.... |
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Louisiana Military Museum Ruston, Louisiana
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The Louisiana Military Museum is the newest addition to the Secretary of State's museums... |
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Louisiana State Capitol And Gardens St Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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The present state capitol building of Louisiana, a 34-story, 450-foot Alabama limestone-... |
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Louisiana State Cotton Museum Providence, Louisiana
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At this museum, there are currently four exhibits on display: The History of Cotton, The... |
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Louisiana State Museum Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Louisiana State Museum, a complex of national landmarks housing thousands of artifacts... |
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Louisville Historical Museum Louisville, Colorado
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The main building is historically known as the Jacoe Store and features a variety of... |
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Lovell Historical Society Lovell, Maine
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Its collections are available for consultation by its members and other interested... |
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Lovely Lane Museum & Archives Baltimore, Maryland
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Lovely Lane United Methodist Church houses a museum to the history of this denomination... |
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Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Wilmington, North Carolina
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The Lower Cape Fear Historical Society is housed in the Latimer House in the downtown... |
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Luray Caverns Luray, Virginia
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Open daily since 1878, these caverns are the largest in all of the eastern United States... |
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Luther Burbank Home And Gardens Santa Rosa, California
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Luther Burbank was born in Lancaster, Massachusetts, on March 7, 1849. In California, his... |
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Lyman Museum & Mission House Hilo, Hawaii
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Today, the Mission House has been preserved, and is on both the State and National... |
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Lyndhurst Tarrytown, New York
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Overlooking the Hudson River in Tarrytown NY is Lyndhurst, one of America's finest Gothic... |
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Lyndhurst Historical Society Lyndhurst, New Jersey
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The Lyndhurst Historical Society is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to... |
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Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park Johnson City, Texas
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This entire "circle of life" gives the visitor a unique perspective into one of... |
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Lyndon Baines Johnson Library And Museum Austin, Texas
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The library dedicated to the former president comprises the life and public career of... |
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Lynnhaven House Virginia Beach, Virginia
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The 19th century burial ground of the Boush family stands watch to the south of the house... |
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Lyon County Historical Museum Emporia, Kansas
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The Lyon County Museum and Historical Society was founded in 1937. The current Museum... |
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Mabry Hazen House Knoxville, Tennessee
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The Mabry-Hazen House Museum, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is... |
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Macarthur Memorial Norfolk, Virginia
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The museum is housed in Norfolk's nineteenth-century City Hall, which is both a Virginia... |
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Macculloch Hall Historical Museum Morristown, New Jersey
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Macculloch Hall Historical Museum, the cornerstone of Morristown's National Historic... |
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Macon County Historical Museum And Prairie Village Decatur, Illinois
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Abraham Lincoln and his family made Macon County their first home in Illinois after... |
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Madeline Island Museum La Pointe, Wisconsin
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The original museum is four historic log structures that have been relocated and... |
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Madison Historical Society Madison, New Jersey
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The purpose of the Madison Historical Society is to assemble, record and preserve all... |
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Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site Richmond, Virginia
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In spite of humble beginnings in post-Civil War Richmond, Virginia, Maggie Lena Walker... |
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Magnolia Grove Greensboro, Alabama
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Nationally significant as the boyhood home of Spanish-American War hero and U.S.... |
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Magnolia Mound Plantation Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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The plantation house, now surrounded by an urban setting, was once the center of a 900-... |
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Mahoning Valley Historical Society & Museum Youngstown, Ohio
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In the first years of the twentieth century, Olive F. A. Arms planned the home she and... |
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Mahwah Museum Society Mahwah, New Jersey
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The mission of the Mahwah Museum Society is to preserve and present the history of the... |
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Main And Military Plazas Historic District San Antonio, Texas
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The Main and Military Plazas Historic District incorporates two plazas and surrounding... |
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Maine Historical Society Museum Portland, Maine
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The MHS Museum features changing exhibitions and programs spanning more than five... |
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Maine Maritime Museum Bath, Maine
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Maine Maritime Museum celebrates Maine’s maritime heritage and culture in order to... |
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Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad And Museum Portland, Maine
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These 2-foot gauge steam trains connected rural Maine with the rest of the world from... |
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Maine State Museum Augusta, Maine
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Visitors can see the homes, shops and mills where Mainers have lived and worked for... |
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Maitland Historical Museum & Telephone Museum Maitland, Florida
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The Museum features Maitland on the Move a permanent exhibition tracing Maitland history... |
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Malabar Farm Lucas, Ohio
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Inspired by his love of the land, Bromfield restored the rich fertility of the farmlands... |
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Mammoth Cave National Park Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
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In the late 18th century, white settlers discovered an abundance of saltpeter, an... |
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Manassas Museum Manassas, Virginia
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Featuring a wide array of artifacts illustrating the area's history, especially the Civil... |
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Manassas National Battlefield Park Manassas, Virginia
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In the summer of 1861, enthusiastic volunteers in colorful uniforms gathered to fight the... |
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Manatee County Emerson Point Mound Palmetto, Florida
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The largest remaining Indian mound in the Tampa Bay Region, Manatee County Emerson Point... |
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Manatee County Historical Commission Bradenton, Florida
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The commission's responsibilities include: maintaining restored buildings and grounds... |
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Manatee Village Historical Park Bradenton, Florida
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The Manatee Village Historical Park features a number of original buildings, including a... |
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Manchester Historical Society & Old Manchester Museum Manchester, Connecticut
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The society manages The History Center, 175 Pine Street, site of our administrative... |
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Mandarin Store And Post Office Jacksonville, Florida
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In the 1800s, Mandarin was a small farming village that shipped oranges, grapefruit,... |
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Manheim Historical Society Manheim, Pennsylvania
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This society, founded in 1964, has concentrated on collecting local artifacts and... |
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Manitoga & The Russel Wright Design Center Garrison, New York
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In the 1930s, 40s and 50s, the signature on a set of dinnerware or piece of furniture... |
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Manitowoc Heritage Center And Library Manitowoc, Wisconsin
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The center contains artifacts from the past of the county, from its settlement to its... |
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Mann-Simons Cottage Columbia, South Carolina
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Although only one house stands today, the Mann-Simons site historically was a collection... |
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Manoa Heritage Center Honolulu, Hawaii
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The historic site consists of Kūka‘ō‘ō Heiau, a Native... |
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Manship House Museum Jackson, Mississippi
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The Manship House was built on a four-acre lot in a sparsely settled area of Jackson when... |
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Mansker's Fort Goodlettsville, Tennessee
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Mansker's Fort is an authentic reconstruction of a 1779 frontier forted station typical... |
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Manzanar National Historic Site Independence, California
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Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of ten camps where Japanese American citizens and... |
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Marcella Sembrich Opera Museum Bolton Landing, New York
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The Museum is filled with memorabilia of an international operatic career spanning over... |
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Marengo County Historical Society Demopolis, Alabama
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This society is housed in the Laird Cottage/Geneva Mercer Museum, which interprets the... |
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Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center Chadron, Nebraska
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The center celebrates the life and literature of Mari Sandoz and the culture of the High... |
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Mariah Brown House Miami, Florida
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This one-and-one-half story Frame Vernacular house was constructed by one of Coconut... |
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Mariemont Preservation Foundation Cincinnati, Ohio
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The original Board of Trustees consisted of Clarence Erickson (the mayor at that time),... |
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Marietta House Glenn Dale, Maryland
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This house was was home to Judge Duvall during the early part of the 19th century and... |
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Marietta Museum Of History Marietta, Georgia
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Originally a cotton warehouse built in 1845, the Marietta Museum of History was... |
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Mariners' Museum Newport News, Virginia
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A large and comprehensive maritime history museum, this treasure house contains an... |
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Marion County Historical Society Marion, Ohio
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The Marion County Historical Society was founded in 1969 to maintain the existing... |
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Mariposa Museum Mariposa, California
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The Museum features ofther mining equipment and historical buildings have been brought to... |
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Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum Biloxi, Mississippi
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The museum has brought life to local maritime history and heritage by replicating two 65... |
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Maritime & Yachting Museum Stuart, Florida
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After seven years of planning, the Maritime & Yachting Museum of Florida, Inc. was... |
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Maritime Center At The Historic Coast Guard Station St. Simons Island, Georgia
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The museum went under complete renovation in 2005 and has been converted into a center... |
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Maritime Museum Of San Diego San Diego, California
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The Maritime Museum of San Diego's collection includes educational displays about... |
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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings House And Farm Yard Hawthorne, Florida
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This site was the home of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, the author of many major literary... |
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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.
