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Cottonlandia Museum Greenwood, Mississippi
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The archaeology collection, on loan from the L.B. Jones Trust, is immense, and includes... |
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Cottonwood Ranch Hoxie, Kansas
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John Fenton Pratt had no idea when he started building his ranch that it would someday... |
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Country Doctor Museum Bailey, North Carolina
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The Country Doctor Museum invites people of all ages to visit and learn about the history... |
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Country Music Hall Of Fame And Museum Nashville, Tennessee
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Started in 1961 by the Country Music Association, the Country Music Hall of Fame selected... |
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Courthouse Square Association Charlotte, Michigan
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On the Courthouse Square in beautiful downtown Charlotte, stands the 1885 Eaton County... |
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Cove Fort Between Fillmore and Beaver, Utah
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The construction of the fort was over-seen by Ira Hinckley. The fort provided safety,... |
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Coventry Historical Society Coventry, Connecticut
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As part of the mission, the society provides local schools with materials and resources... |
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Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society Port Washington, New York
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The society maintains the Sands-Willets House, part of which dates from the early 1700s,... |
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Cowboy Hall Of Fame Medora, North Dakota
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Display areas interpret and honor Native Americans, trail drivers, homesteaders, ranchers... |
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Cowgirl Museum And Hall Of Fame Fort Worth, Texas
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Celebrate the Cowgirl Experience – activities and exhibits that capture the... |
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Cowpens National Battlefield Gaffney, South Carolina
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Cowpens National Battlefield is a Revolutionary War battle site that commemorates the... |
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Cragfont Castalian Springs, Tennessee
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Cragfont was the home of General James Winchester, a protagonist of the American... |
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Crailo State Historic Site Renesselaer, New York
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This museum depicts colonial New Netherland history in the upper Hudson Valley.... |
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Cranbury History Center Cranbury, New Jersey
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In 1736, the land now occupied by the Gristmiller's House and the Cranbury Firehouse was... |
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Cranbury Museum Cranbury, New Jersey
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In 1975, the Arthur E. Perrine Memorial Wing was added, a gift to the Museum from his... |
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Crane Phillips House Living Museum Cranford, New Jersey
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The museum offers visitors a rare glimpse of what life was like for a modest family in... |
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Crane's Museum Williamsburg, Missouri
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The Crane Family moved to the Williamsburg area in 1828 and has only moved about 7 miles... |
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Crater Rock Museum Central Point, Oregon
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The Smith's collection and the collections and donations of members and others has... |
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Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation Crazy Horse, South Dakota
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It's been nearly 35 years since the construction of the first wing of the Indian Museum... |
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Crosby Arboretum Picayune, Mississippi
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The Pinecote Pavilion and the many wooden bridges that complement the lake were designed... |
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Cross County Historical Society Wynne, Arkansas
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The extensive archival collection held by this local history organization allows visitors... |
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Crow Canyon Archaeological Center Cortez, New Mexico
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The Archaeological Center is dedicated to preserving the rich history of the ancestral... |
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Crow Wing County Historical Society Brainerd, Minnesota
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The Crow Wing County Historical Society has been keeping tabs on Crow Wing County's... |
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Crown Point State Historic Site Crown Point, New York
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During the French and Indian War, Ft. Fredric served as a critical French Bastion... |
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Crystal River Archaeological State Park Crystal River, Florida
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A focal point of pre-Columbian Native American ceremony and commerce, the Crystal River... |
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Cub River/shoshone Indian Trail Preston, Idaho
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Traveling up the Cub River from the Bear River and over into Bear Lake valley you will... |
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Cumberland County Historical Society Carlisle, Pennsylvania
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The Cumberland County Historical Society has created a new dynamic museum that will... |
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Cumberland County Prehistorical Museum Greenwich, New Jersey
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To visit the museum is to enter the world of the Indians who inhabited the lower Delaware... |
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Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Cumberland Gap, Tennessee
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At Cumberland Gap, the first great gateway to the west, follow the buffalo, the Native... |
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Cumberland Islands National Seashore St. Marys, Georgia
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Preserved and protected for future generations, Cumberland Island National Seashore... |
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Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Chama, New Mexico
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The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad was originally constructed in 1880 as part of... |
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Currier Museum Of Art Manchester, New Hampshire
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The Currier Museum of Art is committed to providing stimulating, diverse, and enjoyable... |
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Custom House Maritime Museum New London, Connecticut
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NLMS was formed in 1983 by a group of concerned citizens looking to save New London's "... |
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Customs House Museum & Cultural Center Clarksville, Tennessee
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Located in the heart of historic downtown Clarksville, Tennessee, the Customs House... |
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D.c. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery Spearfish, South Dakota
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The hatchery was constructed to propagate, stock, and establish trout populations in the... |
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Dacotah Prairie Museum Aberdeen, South Dakota
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The idea for a community museum in Aberdeen dates back almost 70 years. In 1938, John... |
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Dade Battlefield Historic State Park Bushnell, Florida
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One of the bloodiest battles of the Second Seminole War was fought in this location. The... |
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Dakota City Heritage Village Farmington, Minnesota
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With over 20 buildings, including a blacksmith shop, postoffice, and even a jail, this... |
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Dakota Dinosaur Museum Dickinson, North Dakota
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The museum contains 11 full-scale dinosaurs displayed in a Triassic-Cretaceous time... |
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Dakota Discovery Museum Mitchell, South Dakota
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Dakota Discovery Museum is attracting kids and their parents with exhibits and new ways... |
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Dallas Heritage Village Dallas, Texas
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The museum is composed of 38 historic structure and boasts a working Civil War era farm,... |
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Daniel Boone Home Defiance, Missouri
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The adjoining Boonesfield Village is a collection of historic buildings from throughout... |
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Daniel Boone Homestead Birdsboro, Pennsylvania
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The Daniel Boone Homestead, located near Reading, Pennsylvania, is a state historic site... |
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Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Kingsport, Tennessee
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The Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail begins at Long Island of the Holston in Kingsport, near... |
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Daniels County Museum & Pioneer Town Scobey, Montana
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The Daniels County Museum & Pioneer Town is located on 20 acres just west of Scobey,... |
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Danville Museum Of Fine Arts And History Danville, Virginia
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This 1857 Italian Villa house is best known as the Last Capitol of the Confederacy, but... |
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DAR National Headquarters And Museum Washington, District Of Columbia
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Founded in 1890, the DAR National Headquarters boasts one of the nation's largest... |
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Darien Historical Society Darien, Connecticut
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The society operates the Bates-Scofield Homestead, an eighteenth century house-museum... |
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Darnall's Chance House Museum Upper Marlboro, Maryland
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This museum located in a house built for James Wardrop in the early 1740s in the Georgian... |
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Dartford Historical Society And Depot Museum Green Lake, Wisconsin
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Focusing on the last century of development in the Green Lake area, the Historical... |
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Davenport House Museum Savannah, Georgia
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The Davenport House was opened as a museum in 1963 and recently restored to its original... |
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David Berger National Memorial Beachwood, Ohio
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David Mark Berger was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He attended Tulane University from... |
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David Bradford House Washington, Pennsylvania
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Bradford was by all means an upstanding citizen, serving at one point as the Deputy... |
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David Crockett Birthplace State Park Limestone, Tennessee
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Davy Crockett's Birthplace has been preserved by the State of Tennessee Department of... |
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David Crockett State Park Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
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David Crockett State Park was dedicated in May of 1959, in honor of one of Tennessee's... |
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David Wills House Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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The Civil War came to the doorstep of the Wills home in 1863. During the Confederate... |
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Davies Manor Plantation Memphis, Tennessee
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Davies Manor Plantation is a remarkably preserved historic site within an urban area. In... |
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Dawes Arboretum Newark, Ohio
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Beman and Bertie Dawes founded The Arboretum with the dedication to increase the love and... |
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Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Dayton, Ohio
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Dayton Aviation consists of four units that tell the stories of Wilbur Wright, Orville... |
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De Soto National Memorial Bradenton, Florida
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The Monument marks the supposed spot where Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto landed in... |
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Debary Hall Historic Site DeBary, Florida
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Visitors to Debary Hall will learn about the nineteenth-century tourism that overtook... |
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Decatur House Museum Washington, District Of Columbia
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The Decatur House, designed by the father of American architecture, Benjamin Henry... |
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Declaration House Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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The Declaration House, located on the southwest corner of 7th and Market Streets, was... |
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Deerfield Beach Historical Society Deerfield Beach, Florida
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The Deerfield Beach area saw significant development and growth in the wake of World War... |
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Degas House New Orleans, Louisiana
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Built during the original development of the Esplanade Ridge Neighborhood, the Degas... |
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Del Norte County Historical Society Museum Crescent City, California
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The Main Museum has a wealth of interesting displays. One room is devoted to artifacts of... |
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Del Webb Sun Cities Museum Sun City, Arizona
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The Sun Cities Area Historical Society/Del Webb Sun Cities Museum is dedicated to the... |
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Deland Memorial Hospital Museum Deland, Florida
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Currently a museum housing eight galleries and exhibits, The DeLand Memorial Hospital was... |
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Delaware & Hudson Canal Museum High Falls, New York
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Nearly 4,000 artifacts maps, models, paintings, and documents relating to the canal... |
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Delaware Agricultural Museum & Village Dover, Delaware
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The Delaware Agricultural Museum Association was formed by a group of people dedicated to... |
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Delaware Archaeology Museum Dover, Delaware
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Exhibited artifacts here range from arrowheads, ceramics, and other stone and bone tools... |
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Delaware History Museum Wilmington, Delaware
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In 1998, the Delaware History Museum opened Distinctively Delaware, the first... |
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Delaware Public Archives Dover, Delaware
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The Delaware Public Archives is one of the oldest public archives programs in the country... |
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Delaware State Police Museum Dover, Delaware
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Visitors here can see the historical vehicles, uniforms, and patches of the Delaware... |
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Delaware Water Gap Bushkill, Pennsylvania
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For 40 miles the Middle Delaware River passes between low forested mountains with barely... |
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Delta Cultural Center Helena, Arkansas
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Split into two locations, the first main exhibit at The Depot, A Heritage of... |
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Denison Society & Homestead Museum Mystic, Connecticut
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This historic Denison house, Pequotsepos Manor, was the home for six generations of one... |
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Dennos Museum Center Traverse City, Michigan
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The Museum Center features three changing exhibit galleries and an elegant sculpture... |
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Denver Firefighters Museum Denver, Colorado
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The building served as a working fire station until 1974. Now it offers hands-on... |
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Denver Mint Denver, Colorado
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Since Congress created the United States Mint on April 2, 1792, it has grown tremendously... |
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Denver Museum Of Nature & Science Denver, Colorado
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In 1868, pioneer and naturalist Edwin Carter arrived in Breckenridge, Colo., and devoted... |
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Depot Museum Sonoma, California
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The permanent exhibit depicts the Bear Flag Revolt of June 14, 1846, when a group of... |
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Derby Historical Society & Humphreys House Ansonia, Connecticut
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More than just a wonderful interactive tool for educating the region's children, the... |
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Derry Township Historical Society Hershey, Pennsylvania
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The society runs an oral history program, in which it records testimonies from long time... |
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Destin History And Fishing Museum Destin, Florida
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This community museum invokes Destin's history as a fishing village. It features award... |
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Destrehan Plantation Destrehan, Louisiana
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Erected in 1787 by Charles Paquet, Destrehan Plantation was purchased by indigo planter... |
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Destroyer Escort Historical Museum: Uss Slater Albany, New York
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Moored on the Hudson River in Albany, New York, the USS Slater has undergone an extensive... |
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Detroit Historical Society & Museum Detroit, Michigan
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The Detroit Historical Museum, established in 1928, is one of America’s oldest and... |
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Devils Tower Devils Tower, Wyoming
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Devils Tower rises 1267 feet above the Belle Fourche River. Once hidden, erosion has... |
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Dewint House Tappan, New York
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George Washington was invited to stay at the home by the DeWint family, first during... |
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Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum Williamsburg, Virginia
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The museum journeys through the history of Williamsburg and also connects the city to... |
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Dey Mansion / Washington's Headquarters Wayne, New Jersey
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Constructed between 1740-1750 by Dirck Dey, a Dutch-born planter, the mansion is an... |
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Dillard Mill State Historic Site Davisville, Missouri
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Dillard Mill sits along Huzzah Creek and was the second mill built at that site. The... |
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Dillon House Fremont, Ohio
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The Dillon House represents one of Fremont’s finest Victorian-era homes. It was... |
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Dinosaur Discovery Museum Kenosha, Wisconsin
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The main gallery of the Museum shows the link between birds and meat-eating dinosaurs (... |
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Diocese Of Helena Helena, Montana
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The Vicariate Apostolate of Nebraska was erected for Montana east of the Cascade... |
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Discover Sea Shipwreck Museum Fenwick Island, Delaware
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Discoveries from the Sea Shipwreck Museum was founded with the goal of recovering and... |
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District of Columbia War Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia
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The District of Columbia War Memorial honors the 499 Washington D.C. soldiers who lost... |
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Doak House Museum Greeneville, Tennessee
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The Doak House Museum is a non-profit, educational institution, established as a museum... |
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Dodge County Historical Society Mantorville, Minnesota
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The Dodge County Historical Society serves as a reminder of the history of the county.... |
American Heritage is proud to host the
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.
