Historic Sites
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Pawnee Bill Ranch Pawnee, Oklahoma
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Visitors can now tour Pawnee Bill and his wife, May's, 14 room mansion, fully furnished... |
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Pawtuxet Valley Preservation & Historical Society West Warwick, Rhode Island
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When the society decided to rent office space on Weaver Street in Arctic, donations of... |
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Peirce Mill Washington, District Of Columbia
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Peirce Mill became famous as the only 19th century gristmill operating full time in the... |
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Pennsybury Manor Morrisville, Pennsylvania
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The recreated country home of William Penn provides a peaceful contrast to the hurry of... |
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Peoria Arizona Historical Society Peoria, Arizona
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The City of Peoria was established in the 1880’s when William J. Murphy’s... |
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Peter Conser Home Heavener, Oklahoma
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The Lighthorse were the mounted police force of the Five Civilized Tribes—the only... |
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Peterborough Historical Society & Museum Peterborough, New Hampshire
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The Peterborough Historical Society is a community museum and education and research... |
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Pettaquamscutt Historical Society Museum & Library Kingstown, Rhode Island
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That exhibition has delighted youngsters who have enjoyed writing on old slates, sitting... |
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Phillips County Museum Malta, Montana
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The Judith River Dinosaur Institute. was established to aid in the work of the museum and... |
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Phoenix Police Museum Phoenix, Arizona
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The Phoenix Police Department celebrated its 125th anniversary on May 3, 2006. The... |
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Physick House Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Dr. Physick took up residence in the house in 1815 after separating from his wife,... |
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Pine Bluff/ Jefferson County Historical Museum Pine Bluff, Arkansas
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The Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Historical Museum traces the colorful past of Pine Bluff... |
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Pinecrest Historical Village Manitowoc, Wisconsin
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Nestled in the scenic rolling Ice Age Kettle Moraine countryside of Eastern Wisconsin,... |
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Pioneer & Historical Society Zanesville, Ohio
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The Pioneer and Historical Society of Muskingum County was incorporated way back in 1890... |
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Pioneer Square Seattle, Washington
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The Pioneer Square neighborhood was the hub of pioneer Seattle. The first industry,... |
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Plainsman Museum Aurora, Nebraska
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The Plainsman Museum was dedicated July 4, 1976, as part of Hamilton County’s... |
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Playland Amusement Park Rye, New York
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Playland is Metro New York's great family amusement park and entertainment center. ... |
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Plymouth Historical Museum Plymouth, Michigan
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The Plymouth Historical Museum features a late 19th-century Victorian recreation of Main... |
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Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Hall Museum Deerfield, Massachusetts
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Surrounded by gentle meadows and wooded hills, the 300 year old village of Deerfield... |
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Point State Park Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Nicknamed the "Forks of the Ohio," the park is not only the site of a... |
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Polk County Historical Museum Bartow, Florida
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The artifacts on display at the Museum represent individuals, cultural groups, and events... |
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Port Huron Museum Port Huron, Michigan
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The Port Huron Museum is home to over 15,000 objects and archival items relating to the... |
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Port Isabel Lighthouse Port Isabel, Texas
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The 82-foot tower is constructed of brick with a light that can be seen for 15 miles. It... |
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Powel House Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Built in 1765 by merchant and businessman Charles Stedman, this elegant Georgian brick... |
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Powers Museum Carthage, Missouri
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The museum has fostered the study of Carthage history through use of its archives and... |
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President James K Polk State Historic Site Pineville, North Carolina
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The reconstructed house is typical of those during Polk’s childhood. The kitchen... |
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Price Park Pismo Beach, California
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The 7-acre historical park of Price House, located in close proximity to Price's Canyon,... |
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Prince George's County Genealogy Library Bowie, Maryland
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This library holds records of the Prince George's County Genealogical Society. The Prince... |
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Princeton Historical Society At The Bainbridge House Princeton, New Jersey
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Bainbridge House serves as the Historical Society's headquarters, including spaces for... |
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Pruyn House Latham, New York
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The house was built by Casparus F. Pruyn, the business agent of Stephen Van Rensselaer... |
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Public Museum Grand Rapids, Michigan
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The Public Museum accomplishes its goals by collecting and preserving authentic objects... |
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Putnam County Museum Greencastle, Indiana
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A photo exhibit at the museum displays a variety of local churches, both past and present... |
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Queen Anne's County Historical Society Centreville, Maryland
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Wright's Chance, c. 1744 (410) 604-2100 119 South Commerce Street Centreville, MD 21617... | |
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Queens Historical Society & Kingsland Homestead Flushing, New York
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Kingsland Homestead was built circa 1785 for Charles Doughty, the son of Benjamin Doughty... |
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Ralph Foster Museum Point Lookout, Missouri
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The building was once again enlarged in 1977 and with this addition, a large collection... |
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Read House And Gardens New Castle, Delaware
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Built in 1801 by the son of one of Delaware's signers of the Declaration of Independence... |
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Refuge Waterfowl Museum Chincoteague, Virginia
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Some of the priceless treasures for visitors to see include antique boats, guns, traps,... |
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Roaring Twenties Antique Car Museum Hood, Virginia
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Visitors will find examples of Carter, Star, Stephen, Cleveland, hupmobile, Paige, Nash,... |
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Robert Mills House & Gardens Columbia, South Carolina
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One of only five National Historic Landmarks within Columbia, the capital of South... |
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Rockwood Mansion And Gardens Wilmington, Delaware
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The Mansion, built between 1851-1854, is an excellent example of Rural Gothic Revival... |
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Rocky Mountain National Park Estes Park, Colorado
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This living showcase of the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains, with elevations ranging from... |
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Rogers Historical Museum Rogers, Arkansas
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The Rogers Historical Museum serves a region with a rich natural and cultural heritage... |
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Rome Area History Museum Rome, Georgia
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The exhibits throughout the museum strive to portray the history of Rome and the... |
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Rose Lawn Museum Cartersville, Georgia
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Rose Lawn houses the writings and memorabilia of preacher Sam Jones and his wife, Rebecca... |
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Ross County Historical Society Chillicothe, Ohio
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From the lobby of the new center, visitors may tour exhibits on the Northwest Territory... |
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Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village And Museum New Gloucester, Maine
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The Sabbathday Lake Shaker Community was founded in 1783, in what was then called... |
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Saco Museum Saco, Maine
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The museum's galleries are set up to allow changing exhibitions showcasing the... |
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Sacramento Mountains Historical Museum And Pioneer Village Cloudcroft, New Mexico
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Visit the Sacramento Mountains Museum & Pioneer Village and learn the story of past... |
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Salem Museum Salem, Virginia
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Originally used for the dual purpose of a residence and post office/general store, today... |
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Salisbury University Archives Salisbury, Maryland
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Salisbury University Archives preserves, maintains and provides access to the records of... |
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Salt River Bay National Historical Park And Ecological Preserve Christiansted, Virgin Islands (U.S.)
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Salt River Bay is a living museum on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. It is a dynamic,... |
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Sam Rayburn House Museum Bonham, Texas
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The Sam Rayburn House Museum explores the life and times of influential Congressman Sam... |
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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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Smoky Hill Museum Salina, Kansas
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The Museum’s collection features over 20,000 artifacts from the 1800s to the... |
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Sophienburg Museum New Braunfels, Texas
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The Sophienburg Museum contains artifacts and displays of early life in New Braunfels,... |
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South County Historical Society Arroyo Grande, California
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The South County Historical Society boasts several late 19th century dwellings, a... |
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South County Museum Narragansett, Rhode Island
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SCM is located in a 174-acre town park that was the 19th-century estate of Rhode Island's... |
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South Florida Museum Bradenton, Florida
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Discover Florida's story from the prehistoric to the present with life-sized casts of Ice... |
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South Florida Railroad Museum Deerfield Beach, Florida
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The museum seeks to provide the public with the history of railroading and how it... |
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South Lyon Historical Commission & Witch’s Hat Depot Museum South Lyon, Michigan
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The historical commission also assists and cooperates with other Michigan historical... |
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Southeast Museum Brewster, New York
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Exhibits throughout the museum include the early American Circus, the Harlem Line... |
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Southwest Florida Museum Of History Fort Myers, Florida
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Housed in the former Atlantic Coastline Railroad depot, the Museum is home to the history... |
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Sparta Rock House Sparta, Tennessee
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The small, stone Rock House, originally built to collect tolls on a private road, was... |
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Spring Street Historical Museum Shreveport, Louisiana
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The Spring Street Historical Museum's building was constructed in the 1860s as Tally's... |
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St. Charles County Historical Society St. Charles, Missouri
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During the period of 1821 to 1826, when St. Charles was the site of the Missouri's first... |
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St. Clement's Island Potomac River Museum Colton's Point, Maryland
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This museum overlooks and focuses on the history of St. Clement's Island, Maryland's... |
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Stanly County Museum Albemarle, North Carolina
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Stanly County is a crossroads of history. Its people have helped mold and define the... |
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Star Of The Republic Museum Washington, Texas
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The Star of the Republic Museum is the only museum in the state of Texas created... |
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Star Spangled Banner Flag House Baltimore, Maryland
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Mary and her daughter Caroline moved into the house in 1806, along with Mary’s... |
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Starr Commonwealth Albion, Michigan
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The organization serves more than 4,000 children, families, and professionals through... |
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State Capital Museum and Outreach Center Olympia, Washington
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Located in the historic Lord Mansion, seven blocks south of the capital campus in Olympia... |
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State Museum Of Pennsylvania Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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This museum details all aspects of the history of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.... |
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Statue Of Liberty New York, New York
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The exhibits at the Statue of Liberty are a tribute to the people who created her, to... |
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Steamship Historical Society of America East Providence, Rhode Island
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THE STEAMSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA was established in 1935 as a means of... |
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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.
