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San Juan National Historic Site San Juan, Puerto Rico
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San Juan National Historic Site includes forts San Cristóbal, San Felipe del Morro... |
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San Luis Obispo County Historical Museum San Luis Obispo, California
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Members of the Society had long dreamed of creating a county historical museum where... |
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San Luis Valley Museum Alamosa, Colorado
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The museum has educational displays featuring artifacts, photographs, antiques and... |
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San Marcos De Apalache Historic State Park St. Marks, Florida
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The many different flags welcoming visitors to the park demonstrate the colorful history... |
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San Mateo County History Museum Redwood City, California
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Interactive exhibits include "Nature's Bounty: The Natural Resources that Built San... |
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San Miguel Mission Santa Fe, New Mexico
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The city of Santa Fe was founded in 1610, and El San Miguel (St. Michael's) Mission... |
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Sanchez Adobe Pacifica, California
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Sanchez raised cattle for the hide-and-tallow trade. When ships came to California,... |
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Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site La Junta, Colorado
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In the 19th century, the United States' movement westward caused many issues with the... |
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Sand Springs Cultural And Historical Museum Sand Springs, Oklahoma
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Sand Springs is Oklahoma’s only planned industrial town, and this museum was built in... |
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Sandwich Historical Society Center Sandwich, New Hampshire
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The mission of the Sandwich Historical Society is to collect and preserve the material... |
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Sandy Spring Museum Sandy Spring, Maryland
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The Sandy Spring Museum's extensive artifact and document collection illuminates the rich... |
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Sanford Museum Sanford, Florida
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In 1870 General Henry Shelton Sanford, former Minister to Belgium, purchased 12,535 acres... |
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Sanford Museum And Planetarium Cherokee, Iowa
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The Sanford Museum offers a variety of educational programs for groups on various... |
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Santa Barbara Historical Museum Santa Barbara, California
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Touring the Historical Museum enables visitors to see a wide array of unique artifacts,... |
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Santa Monica Historical Society Museum Santa Monica, California
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Visitors can go to the museum to discover the colorful history of Santa Monica.... |
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Sarah Orne Jewett House South Berwick, Maine
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Writer Sarah Orne Jewett spent much of her life in this stately Georgian residence, owned... |
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Sarasota County History Center Sarasota, Florida
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The mission of the Sarasota County History Center is to promote an understanding of... |
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Sarasota County History Center Museum Sarasota, Florida
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The History Center maintains a museum at 701 N. Tamiami Trail in Sarasota, sharing the... |
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Saratoga National Historical Park Stillwater, New York
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Here in the autumn of 1777 American forces met, defeated and forced a major British army... |
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Saratoga Spa State Park Saratoga Springs, New York
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Saratoga Spa State Park, distinguished by its classical architecture and listed as a... |
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Saratoga Springs History Museum Saratoga Springs, New York
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The historical Society also fosters public education and chronicles the story of Saratoga... |
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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society & Museum Saugatuck, Michigan
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The Museum Committee managed the Saugatuck-Douglas Museum. The committee mounts yearly... |
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Saugerties Light Saugerties, New York
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Completed in 1869 at the mouth of Esopus Creek, the Coast Guard lighthouse was abandoned... |
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Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site Saugus, Massachusetts
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Three hundred year old artifacts, working waterwheels, and mill machinery help to tell... |
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Saunders County Museum Wahoo, Nebraska
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The historical society was formed as a non-profit corporation in 1963 by 31 charter... |
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Sautee Nacoochee Community Association Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia
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The SNCA maintains the Sautee Nacoochee Center, an environmental studies room, a nature... |
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Savannah History Museum Savannah, Georgia
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Visitors can see exhibits about the Revolutionary War Battle of Savannah, rare dugout... |
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Schooner Sultana Chestertown, Maryland
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The HMS Sultana was a Royal Navy schooner that patrolled the American coast from 1768... |
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Schuyler Colfax Historic House Museum Wayne, New Jersey
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It is one of a few colonial homesteads built before 1700 on the east coast, which was... |
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Schuyler Mansion Albany, New York
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Philip Schuyler and his wife, Catharine Van Rensselaer, descended from affluent and... |
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Schwartz Tavern Blackstone, Virginia
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Schwartz Tavern was once operated by John A. Schwartz. Since Schwartz is German for Black... |
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Science Museum Of Virginia Richmond, Virginia
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Visitors are invited to touch, observe, and explore the impact of science from astonomy... |
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Scopes Trial Museum And Rhea County Courthouse Dayton, Tennessee
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In 1925, the Rhea County Courthouse was the scene of the famous Scopes Evolution Trial,... |
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Scotchtown Beaverdam, Virginia
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Charles Chiswell obtained 9,976 acres on what was then the western part of New Kent... |
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Scott Joplin House State Historic Site St. Louis, Missouri
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In a modest walk-up flat, Scott Joplin and his new bride Belle began their life in St.... |
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Scott's Run Museum Osage, West Virginia
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Scottsville Museum Scottsville, Virginia
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The displays at the museum give visitors a glimpse of life from its beginnings as an 18th... |
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Scranton Nature Center Pascagoula, Mississippi
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The nature center is surrounded by a beautiful lake and a two-mile cedar chip walking... |
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Scurry County Museum Snyder, Texas
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The historical gallery of the Scurry County Museum features a chronological look at... |
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Seaford Museum Seaford, Delaware
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A visit through the Seaford Museum begins with the Nanticoke Indians who used poisoned... |
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Second Bank Of The United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Located on Chestnut Street, between 4th and 5th Streets, the newly installed "People... |
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Sedona Historical Society & Heritage Museum Sedona, Arizona
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The main museum building was the farm home of Walter and Ruth Jordan. Its first room... |
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Seguine Mansion Staten Island, New York
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By 1786, James Seguine had purchased a large parcel of land overlooking Prince’s... |
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Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail Hayneville, Alabama
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While at this historic site, there are several activities to participate in. Visitors are... |
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Sequoyah Birthplace Museum Vonore, Tennessee
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The mission of the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, a property of the Eastern Band of Cherokee... |
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Sequoyah's Cabin Hulbert, Oklahoma
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Sequoyah is known for developing a written syllabary for the Cherokee language. In 1828... |
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Settlers Museum Of Southwest Virginia Atkins, Virginia
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A visit to The Settler's Museum of Southwest Virginia is like stepping one hundred years... |
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Sewall Belmont House And Museum Washington, District Of Columbia
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The Sewall-Belmont House and Museum is the headquarters of the historic National Woman's... |
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Shadelands Ranch Museum Walnut Creek, California
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The House provides a rich archive of Contra Costa and Walnut Creek history in its... |
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Shaker Historical Society & Museum Shaker Heights, Ohio
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The society operates a museum with a collection of over 1,700 objects, a library and... |
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Shaker Museum And Library Old Chatham, New York
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The museum celebrates Columbia County's strong heritage of Shakers, an 18th century... |
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Sharlot Hall Museum Prescott, Arizona
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The museum center houses the reception center; the Museum Archives and Library; a lecture... |
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Sharon Historical Society & Museum Sharon, Connecticut
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The Sharon Historical Society has an institutional history similar to many small... |
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Sharpsteen Museum Calistoga, California
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In addition to its many historical exhibits, the Museum uses unique and extraordinarily... |
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Shawnee Indian Mission Fairway, Kansas
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In the 19th century, Americans wanted more land and settlement moved west. For countless... |
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Shawnee Town Museum Shawnee, Kansas
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The area now comprising Shawnee, Kansas is rich with history and examples of... |
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Sheerar Museum Stillwater, Oklahoma
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The museum exhibits document life in Stillwater, highlighting the important historical... |
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Shelburne Museum Shelburne, Vermont
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More than 150,000 works of art are on display on the 45-acre museum campus, spread... |
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Shelton Historical Society Shelton, Connecticut
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The early 19th-century Brownson House is an example of late-Federal/early Greek Revival... |
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Shenandoah Battlefields National Historic District New Market, Virginia
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From soldiers and generals to civilians--Shenandoah Valley Americans experienced the full... |
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Sheridan County Museum Sheridan, Wyoming
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The museum highlights life in Sheridan County with dioramas, photographs and artifacts.... |
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Sherman Historical Society & Museum Sherman, Connecticut
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The house was built in 1829 by David Jr. after selling his mercantile business across the... |
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Sherwin Miller Museum Tulsa, Oklahoma
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The museum's goal is to educate people about the Jewish experience in Oklahoma, the... |
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Sherwood Forest Plantation Charles City, Virginia
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The plantation, first recorded in a 1616 land grant, was originally known as Smith's... |
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Shiloh Museum Of Ozark History Springdale, Arkansas
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The Shiloh Museum tells the story of pioneer men, women and children through a variety of... |
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Shiloh National Military Park Shiloh, Tennessee
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Both the Shiloh Battlefield and the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center have large... |
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Shirley Plantation Charles City, Virginia
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Shirley Plantation is Virginia's first plantation and one of the first economic engines... |
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Shoal Creek Living History Museum Kansas City, Missouri
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Covering more than 80 acres of beautiful rolling hills in Kansas City North's Hodge Park... |
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Shofuso Japanese House And Garden Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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The Japanese House, as it is informally known to Philadelphians, is in a style which... |
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Show Low Historical Society Museum Show Low, Arizona
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Show Low had its beginning as a ranch claimed by Marion Clark and Corydon Cooley. A creek... |
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Shy's Hill Nashville, Tennessee
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Today the hill sits in residential suburban Nashville, marked with a state historical... |
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Sidney Lanier Cottage Macon, Georgia
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Sidney Lanier was born here at his grandparents' home on February 3, 1842, and tragically... |
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Siege Museum Petersburg, Virginia
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The Siege Museum interprets civilian life in Petersburg before, during, and immediately... |
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Sierra Nevada Logging Museum Arnold, California
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Interior displays include working models of sawmills and logging camps, historic logging... |
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Silent Wings Museum Lubbock, Texas
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Visitors can transport themselves into the era of swing music and patriotism and... |
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Siloam Springs Museum Siloam Springs, Arkansas
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Explore the past through permanent and rotating exhibits highlighting Indian culture,... |
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Silver Terrace Cemeteries Virginia City, Nevada
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Beginning in the 1860s, a wide variety of fraternal, civic and religious groups... |
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Simpson Springs Faust, Utah
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Indians used it and early travelers and explorers counted on finding water here. It bears... |
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Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home Sauk Centre, Minnesota
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The Sauk Center home provided part of the inspiration for Sinclair's novel Main Street. |
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Siskiyou County Museum Yreka, California
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The Native American Gallery features one of the most comprehensive portrayals of Native... |
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Sisson Museum Mt. Shasta, California
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With exhibits like a model railroad depicting the town of Dunsmuir in it's heyday as a... |
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Sitka National Historical Park Sitka,
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All that remains of this last major conflict between Europeans and Alaska Natives is the... |
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Sixth Floor Museum At Dealey Plaza Dallas, Texas
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On November 22, 1963, the Texas School Book Depository building was the focus of world... |
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Skene Manor Whitehall, New York
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In 1874 New York Supreme Court Judge Joseph Potter built the three-story Victorian gothic... |
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Skenesborough Museum Whitehall, New York
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The Skenesborough Museum concentrates on the history of the area, along with a focus the... |
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Skyline Farm North Yarmouth, Maine
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A group of preservation minded residents are aggressively pursuing a $1.2 million... |
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Slate Run Park & Historical Farm Canal Winchester, Ohio
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Slate Run features a variety of habitats ranging from the open areas of grasslands,... |
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Slater Memorial Museum Norwich, Connecticut
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Dedicated in 1888 and housed in a stunning Romanesque Revival building, the Slater's... |
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Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Tarrytown, New York
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Founded in 1849 as the Tarrytown Cemetery, the town posthumously honored Washington... |
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Sleepy Hollow Trail Sleepy Hollow, New York
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If you don't mind a little walking, you can easily trace Ichabod Crane's famous ride up... |
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Sloss Furnaces Birmingham, Alabama
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In 1881 and 1882, North Alabama planter and investor James Withers Sloss built the... |
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Smith County Heritage Museum Carthage, Tennessee
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In 2001 an alliance between the Smith County Historical and Genealogical Society... |
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Smith Mcdowell House Museum Asheville, North Carolina
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The 4-story mansion was built on a plantation south of Asheville approximately... |
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Smith's Castle North Kingstown, Rhode Island
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During the 18th century, large plantations dotted the Narragansett shoreline from... |
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Smith's Fort Plantation Surry, Virginia
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Nestled on the south side of the James River, Smith's Fort Plantation offers a quiet... |
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, District Of Columbia
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The Smithsonian American Art Museum, the nation's first collection of American art, is an... |
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Smithsonian Institution Washington, District Of Columbia
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Completed in 1855, the original Smithsonian Institution Building was designed by... |
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Smithsonian Lemelson Center Washington DC, District Of Columbia
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The Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation was... |
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Smithsonian National Museum Of American History Washington, District Of Columbia
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The National Museum of American History offers a collection of Americana as rich and... |
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Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Washington, District Of Columbia
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Generations of remarkable Americans are kept in the company of their fellow citizens at... | |
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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.
