Historic Sites
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Gregg County Historical Museum Longview, Texas
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Permanent exhibits illustrate the development of Gregg County include displays centered... |
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Griffith Quarry Museum Penryn, California
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Complete with some of the original office furniture of the Penryn Granite Works, the... |
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Grinnell Historical Museum Grinnell, Iowa
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Ever since its establishment, the museum has been a collective effort. For women's groups... |
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Grissom Air Museum Peru, Indiana
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The museum has 25 legendary aircraft on outdoor display, spanning from WWII to the Gulf... |
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Groveland Museum Groveland, California
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With displays about Spanish settlement, local agricultural history, historic newspapers,... |
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Guilford Keeping Society Guilford, Connecticut
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Along with the buildings, we maintain an extensive collection of Guilford historic... |
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Gunn Historical Museum Washington, Connecticut
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Visitors can step into the world that was and see it through the eyes, images, artifacts... |
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Gwinnett History Museum Lawrenceville, Georgia
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The actual building was once a Female Seminary, but it now houses the county museum. The... |
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Hackley & Hume Historic Site Muskegon, Michigan
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Haddam Historical Society Haddam, Connecticut
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The society operates the Thankful Arnold House Museum and the Wilhelmina Ann Arnold... |
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Hagley Museum And Library Wilmington, Delaware
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Hagley houses an important collection of manuscripts, photographs, books, and pamphlets... |
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Halifax Historical Museum Daytona Beach, Florida
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Housed in the former 1910 Merchant's Bank building, the museum exhibits the history of... |
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Haller Gibboney Rock House Museum Wytheville, Virginia
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The home of Wytheville's first doctor, this stone house was built in 1823. It is... |
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Hallockville Museum Farm Riverhead, New York
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The 28-acre farm preserves 18 historic houses, barns and outbuildings ranging from the... |
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Hamilton County Historical Museum Hamilton, Texas
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The building that houses the museum served as the Hamilton County Jail from 1935 to 1990... |
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Hampton Historical Society And Museum Hampton, New Hampshire
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Long known locally as the Hampton Historical Society, the society was actually... |
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Hampton History Museum Hampton, Virginia
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This museum features exhibits spanning four centuries, beginning with Native Americans... |
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Hampton Roads Naval Museum Norfolk, Virginia
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This U.S. naval history museum spans from the time of the Revolution onward with a... |
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Hancock Historical Society Hancock, New Hampshire
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The Hancock New Hampshire Historical Society is a non-profit organization incorporated in... |
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Hanford Mills Museum East Meredith, New York
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In 1898, Hanford Mills harnessed the waters of Kortright Creek to provide the town with... |
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Hannah Lindahl Children's Museum Mishawaka, Indiana
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Visitors can get a close look at the wonderful world of nature, a taste of life in Japan... |
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Hannibal Square Heritage Center Winter Park, Florida
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The Hannibal Square Heritage Center pays tribute to the past, present and future... |
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Har Ber Village Grove, Oklahoma
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Built as a gift to the public from Harvey and Bernice Jones, Har-Ber Village is a... |
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Hardesty Higgins House Harrisonburg, Virginia
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The house was home to Harrisonburg's first mayor Isaac Hardesty. He was born in 1795 and... |
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Harn Homestead & 1849ers Museum Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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The History of the Harn Homestead spans over 100 years. Visitors can share in the... |
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Harness Racing Museum & Hall Of Fame Goshen, New York
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It will also continue to augment existing collections and provide extensive research,... |
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Harold Warp Pioneer Village Minden, Nebraska
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The Pioneer Village complex comprises 28 buildings on 20 acres housing over 50,000 items... |
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Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Hartford, Connecticut
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This historic site includes the Visitor Center (1873 Carriage House), the Harriet Beecher... |
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Harriet Beecher Stowe House Cincinnati, Ohio
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This house was the home to Harriet Beecher Stowe prior to her marriage and to her father... |
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Harrison Township Historical Society Mullica Hill, New Jersey
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Since its foundation, the society has established a national reputation for award-winning... |
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Harry P. Leu Gardens Orlando, Florida
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Harry P. Leu Gardens features three miles of paved scenic walkways that take you through... |
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Harry S. Truman Little White House Museum Key West, Florida
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The museum's exhibits range from the microcosmic (the 1948 election) to the macrocosmic (... |
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Harwood Museum Of Art Taos, New Mexico
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Founded in 1923 and operated by the University of New Mexico since 1936, the Harwood is... |
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Hastings Museum Hastings, Nebraska
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The Hastings Museum brings to life the natural and cultural history of Hastings, Adams... |
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Havre De Grace Maritime Museum Havre de Grace, Maryland
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The Havre de Grace Maryland Maritime Musuem offers adult boat building classes, teen boat... |
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Hays House Bel Air, Maryland
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The Hays House, as it is now preserved, is a frame home appearing as it would have during... |
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Hayward Area Historical Society Museum Hayward, California
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The lands that were originally inhabited by Ohlone Indians are now sprawling suburban... |
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Hazlewood Historical House Museum Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Built overlooking the historic Fox River, Hazelwood was originally the home of the Morgan... |
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Headley Whitney Museum Lexington, Kentucky
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George W. Headley spent his career designing jewelry and bibelots. In 1960, Headley... |
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Healy House Museum And Dexter Cabin Leadville, Colorado
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James V. Dexter's surprisingly plush 1879 log cabin was the Leadville residence of the... |
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Hearthstone Historic House Museum Appleton, Wisconsin
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On September 30, 1882 Hearthstone Historic House, built for Appleton businessman Henry J... |
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Heidrick Ag History Center Woodland, California
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This museum explores the marvels of agriculture and commercial trucking through 130,000... |
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Helen Keller Birthplace Tuscumbia, Alabama
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Built in 1820 only one year after Alabama became the 22nd State of the Union, Ivy Green... |
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Hemingway Pfeiffer Museum And Educational Center Piggott, Arkansas
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The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center in Piggott, Arkansas includes a barn... |
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Henderson County Heritage Museum Hendersonville, North Carolina
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The museum is housed in six rooms of the Historic Henderson County Courthouse. “Let... |
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Hennepin History Museum Minneapolis, Minnesota
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The museum offers superb exhibits, an historic mansion setting, and archival collections... |
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Henry A. Deland House Museum Deland, Florida
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The DeLand House Museum was built in 1886 for DeLand's first attorney, Arthur George... |
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Henry B. Plant Museum Tampa, Florida
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A testament to the extravagant tastes that informed Gilded Age architectural style, the... |
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Henry F Hauser Museum Sierra Vista, Arizona
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Anyone planning to tour local Arizona museums might want to check this one out. The... |
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Henry Ford Museum Dearborn, Michigan
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It began as a simple yet bold idea to document the genius of ordinary people by... |
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Henry Morrison Flagler Museum Palm Beach, Florida
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The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum traces Florida's complex 19th-century development... |
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Henry Sheldon Museum Of Vermont History Middlebury, Vermont
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Henry Sheldon devoted thirty years of his life to collecting, documenting, and preserving... |
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Heritage Center Dayton, Virginia
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Visitors can see exhibits pertaining to the art and history of the people of this region... |
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Heritage Centre Salisbury, Maryland
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The Heritage Center in Pemberton Historical Park serves as a museum of the history of... |
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Heritage Farm Museum And Village Huntington, West Virginia
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Tour the entire village to get a glimpse of a craftsman at work in the Blacksmith shop... |
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Heritage Farmstead & Learning Center Statesville, North Carolina
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A variety of living history sites including a log cabin and a blacksmith shop recreate... |
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Heritage House Museum Mount Ida, Arkansas
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The Heritage House Museum is dedicated to preserving the history of Montgomery County and... |
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Heritage House Museum And Santa Manuela Schoolhouse Arroyo Grande, California
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Along with the numerous artifacts in the main house, the South County Historical Society'... |
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Heritage Museum And Cultural Center St. Joseph, Michigan
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The center's collections are developed to reflect the complete human history of St.... |
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Heritage Museum Of Montgomery County Conroe, Texas
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The Museum is composed of three permanent galleries including Glimpses of Montgomery... |
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Heritage Museum Of Northwest Florida Valparaiso, Florida
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The Heritage Museum is located on the original main street of Valparaiso, Florida. The... |
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Heritage Park And Cultural Center Fort Walton Beach, Florida
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Together these three sites form a cultural center which presents the history of the Fort... |
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Heritage Society At Sam Houston Park Houston, Texas
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Nestled in 19 acres of beautiful green parkland in the heart of downtown Houston, The... |
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Heritage Square Museum Los Angeles, California
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The Heritage Square Museum is a living history museum reflecting the settlement and... |
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Heritage Village Largo, Florida
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Heritage Village, Pinellas County's 21-acre living history museum, is located in the... |
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Hermosa Beach Historical Society Hermosa Beach, California
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The Hermosa Beach Historical Society aims to preserve the rich young heritage of Hermosa... |
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Hershey Museum Hershey, Pennsylvania
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The Hershey Story guides visitors on a journey through Milton Hershey's lifetime and... |
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High Point Museum High Point, North Carolina
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The Museum is operated by the High Point Historical Society, a private, non-profit... |
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Highland County Museum And Heritage Center McDowell, Virginia
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First built as a residence in 1851, it served as a stagecoach stop, a hotel, and a Civil... |
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Hill Aerospace Museum Hill Air Force Base, Utah
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Hill Aerospace Museum is located on approximately 30 acres on the northwest corner of... |
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Hill Hold Museum Campbell Hall, New York
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This museum depicts what life was like on a Hudson Valley farm in the 1830's. Hill-Hold... |
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Hinsdale County Historical Society & Museum Lake City, Colorado
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The society's major function is to discover and collect material which may help to... |
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Historic Arkansas Museum Little Rock, Arkansas
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The Historic Arkansas Museum is a historic-site museum of Arkansas’ frontier days.... |
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Historic Belknap Mill Laconia, New Hampshire
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Located along the Winnipesaukee River in the Lakes Region of central New Hampshire, the... |
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Historic Brattonsville McConnells, South Carolina
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Historic Brattonsville is a 775-acre historic site that includes a Revolutionary War... |
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Historic Capitol Tallahassee, Florida
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Residing in its current location since 1845, the Historic Capitol today houses a museum... |
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Historic Columbia Foundation Columbia, South Carolina
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Historic Columbia Foundation serves as the steward of seven historic sites within the... |
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Historic Crab Orchard Museum And Pioneer Park Tazewell, Virginia
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This elegant historic house (Higginbotham House Museum) contains colonial furnishings. (... |
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Historic Deerfield Deerfield, Massachusetts
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Step into early America as and tour Historic Deerfield’s eleven house museums.... |
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Historic New Orleans Collection New Orleans, Louisiana
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The Historic New Orleans Collection is a museum, research center, and publisher dedicated... |
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Historic Pensacola Village Pensacola, Florida
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Managed by West Florida Historic Preservation Inc., the Historic Pensacola Village... |
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Historic Railpark & Train Museum Bowling Green, Kentucky
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This three-acre Bowling Green depot, which was restored in 1925, served as a train... |
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Historic Rittenhousetown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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At the heart of the thriving early industrial community known as RittenhouseTown, the... |
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Historic Shepherdstown Museum Shepherdstown, West Virginia
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The historic Shepherdstown Museum was founded in 1983 to make preserve artifacts that may... |
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Historic Spanish Point Osprey, Florida
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Sitting upon 30 acres, this museum features a number of regional history exhibits.... |
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Historic Stagville Foundation Durham, North Carolina
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The Bennehan and Cameron families left immense collections of personal and business... |
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Historic Village And Deale Area Museum Tracys Landing, Maryland
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This site commemorates the first town established on Herring Bay. Find out about... |
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Historical Electronics Museum Linthicum, Maryland
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This museum showcases significant artifacts and literature throughout the history of the... |
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Historical Museum At Fort Missoula Missoula, Montana
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It is located on 32 acres at the core of historic Fort Missoula (1877-1947), an area... |
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Historical Museum Of Southern Florida Miami, Florida
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An expansive museum examining the history of southern Florida from the arrival of the... |
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Historical Society Of Cecil County Elkton, Maryland
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The Historical Society of Cecil County offers to visitors a research library, gallery... |
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Historical Society Of Cheshire County Keene, New Hampshire
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The Historical Society of Cheshire County offers a wide variety of activities for all... |
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Historical Society Of Delaware Wilmington, Delaware
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The Delaware History Center dominates the 500 block of Market Street Mall in downtown... |
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Historical Society Of Frederick County Frederick, Maryland
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Located in the "Crossroads of American History," the Museum of Frederick County... |
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Historical Society Of Long Beach Museum & Research Center Long Beach, California
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The historical society's main offices provide rotating exhibits and archives to promote... |
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Historical Society Of Old Newbury Newburyport, Massachusetts
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The Caleb Cushing House Museum houses the collection of the Historical Society of Old... |
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Historical Society Of Old Randolph Randolph, New Jersey
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Along with the township’s Landmarks Committee, the HSOR oversees the Randolph... |
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Historical Society Of Palm Beach County West Palm Beach, Florida
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Housed in the historic 1916 Courthouse, the Historical Society of Palm Beach County... |
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Historical Society Of Rockland County New City, New York
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Comprised of four structures, a 7,200-square-foot museum of Rockland history and three... |
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Historical Society Of Saginaw County & The Castle Museum Saginaw, Michigan
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The remarkable "Castle" Federal building in downtown Saginaw had been slated... |
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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.
