Historic Sites
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Longfellow National Historic Site Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Longfellow National Historic Site preserves the home of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, one... |
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Longmont Museum & Cultural Center Longmont, Colorado
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Two of the four exhibit galleries, the Longmont gallery and the Longs Peak Room, contain... |
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Lorain County Historical Society & Hickories Museum Elyria, Ohio
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The Lorain County Historical Society was organized on January 26, 1889, at the home of... |
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Los Alamos Historical Museum Los Alamos, New Mexico
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Located at the site of the Manhattan Project laboratory, this museum provides exhibits on... |
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Los Altos History Museum Los Altos, California
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The Museum’s permanent interactive exhibit, "The Crown of the Peninsula,... |
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Lost River Museum And Craft Cooperative Lost River, West Virginia
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Featuring the artifacts and exhibits of early history of the Lost River Valley, the... |
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Loudoun Museum Leesburg, Virginia
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The Loudoun Museum preserves and interprets the artifacts of Loudoun’s three-... |
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Louisiana Military Museum Ruston, Louisiana
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The Louisiana Military Museum is the newest addition to the Secretary of State's museums... |
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Louisiana State Cotton Museum Providence, Louisiana
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At this museum, there are currently four exhibits on display: The History of Cotton, The... |
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Louisiana State Museum Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Louisiana State Museum, a complex of national landmarks housing thousands of artifacts... |
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Louisville Historical Museum Louisville, Colorado
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The main building is historically known as the Jacoe Store and features a variety of... |
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Lovely Lane Museum & Archives Baltimore, Maryland
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Lovely Lane United Methodist Church houses a museum to the history of this denomination... |
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Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Wilmington, North Carolina
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The Lower Cape Fear Historical Society is housed in the Latimer House in the downtown... |
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Luther Burbank Home And Gardens Santa Rosa, California
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Luther Burbank was born in Lancaster, Massachusetts, on March 7, 1849. In California, his... |
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Lyman Museum & Mission House Hilo, Hawaii
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Today, the Mission House has been preserved, and is on both the State and National... |
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Lyndon Baines Johnson Library And Museum Austin, Texas
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The library dedicated to the former president comprises the life and public career of... |
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Lyon County Historical Museum Emporia, Kansas
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The Lyon County Museum and Historical Society was founded in 1937. The current Museum... |
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Macarthur Memorial Norfolk, Virginia
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The museum is housed in Norfolk's nineteenth-century City Hall, which is both a Virginia... |
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Macon County Historical Museum And Prairie Village Decatur, Illinois
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Abraham Lincoln and his family made Macon County their first home in Illinois after... |
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Madeline Island Museum La Pointe, Wisconsin
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The original museum is four historic log structures that have been relocated and... |
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Mahoning Valley Historical Society & Museum Youngstown, Ohio
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In the first years of the twentieth century, Olive F. A. Arms planned the home she and... |
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Mahwah Museum Society Mahwah, New Jersey
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The mission of the Mahwah Museum Society is to preserve and present the history of the... |
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Maine Historical Society Museum Portland, Maine
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The MHS Museum features changing exhibitions and programs spanning more than five... |
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Maine Maritime Museum Bath, Maine
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Maine Maritime Museum celebrates Maine’s maritime heritage and culture in order to... |
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Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad And Museum Portland, Maine
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These 2-foot gauge steam trains connected rural Maine with the rest of the world from... |
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Maine State Museum Augusta, Maine
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Visitors can see the homes, shops and mills where Mainers have lived and worked for... |
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Maitland Historical Museum & Telephone Museum Maitland, Florida
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The Museum features Maitland on the Move a permanent exhibition tracing Maitland history... |
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Manassas Museum Manassas, Virginia
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Featuring a wide array of artifacts illustrating the area's history, especially the Civil... |
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Manchester Historical Society & Old Manchester Museum Manchester, Connecticut
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The society manages The History Center, 175 Pine Street, site of our administrative... |
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Mandarin Store And Post Office Jacksonville, Florida
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In the 1800s, Mandarin was a small farming village that shipped oranges, grapefruit,... |
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Manitowoc Heritage Center And Library Manitowoc, Wisconsin
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The center contains artifacts from the past of the county, from its settlement to its... |
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Manship House Museum Jackson, Mississippi
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The Manship House was built on a four-acre lot in a sparsely settled area of Jackson when... |
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Manzanar National Historic Site Independence, California
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Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of ten camps where Japanese American citizens and... |
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Marcella Sembrich Opera Museum Bolton Landing, New York
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The Museum is filled with memorabilia of an international operatic career spanning over... |
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Marengo County Historical Society Demopolis, Alabama
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This society is housed in the Laird Cottage/Geneva Mercer Museum, which interprets the... |
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Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center Chadron, Nebraska
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The center celebrates the life and literature of Mari Sandoz and the culture of the High... |
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Marietta Museum Of History Marietta, Georgia
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Originally a cotton warehouse built in 1845, the Marietta Museum of History was... |
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Mariners' Museum Newport News, Virginia
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A large and comprehensive maritime history museum, this treasure house contains an... |
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Mariposa Museum Mariposa, California
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The Museum features ofther mining equipment and historical buildings have been brought to... |
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Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum Biloxi, Mississippi
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The museum has brought life to local maritime history and heritage by replicating two 65... |
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Maritime & Yachting Museum Stuart, Florida
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After seven years of planning, the Maritime & Yachting Museum of Florida, Inc. was... |
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Maritime Museum Of San Diego San Diego, California
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The Maritime Museum of San Diego's collection includes educational displays about... |
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Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site Florida, Missouri
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Details of Samuel Langhorne Clemens’ remarkable life are interpreted through... |
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Mark Twain Boyhood Home And Museum Hannibal, Missouri
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Discover how young Samuel Clemens grew up in the small village of Hannibal to become one... |
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Mark Twain House And Museum Hartford, Connecticut
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The Mark Twain House and Museum provides a rich treasury of Twain's triumphs and... |
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Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site Atlanta, Georgia
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Just past noon on January 15, 1929, a son was born to the Reverend and Mrs. Martin Luther... |
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Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library Lancaster, Virginia
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The Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library complex is located in the heart of Lancaster... |
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Maryland Historical Society Baltimore, Maryland
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The Maryland Historical Society houses the most significant collection of Maryland... |
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Maryland Military Historical Society Baltimore, Maryland
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This museum emphasizes the past and present of Maryland military history, including the... |
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Mason Area Historical Society & Museum Mason, Michigan
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The museum, opened in 1998, displays art and historical documents relating to Mason. |
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Massillon Museum Massillon, Ohio
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In 1991, it became evident that more room to house the collections was imperative. The... |
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Matheson Museum Gainesville, Florida
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The museum is flanked by three other sites: The Matheson House dates from 1867 and... |
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Mcallister House Museum Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Built a year and a half after the city was founded, when most houses were of vernacular... |
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Mccomb Railroad Museum McComb, Mississippi
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The goal of the museum is to restore the Depot building, protect existing exhibits,... |
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Mcfaddin Ward House Beaumont, Texas
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Today, visitors to the house receive guided tours of two lavishly furnished floors in the... |
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Mcpherson County Old Mill Museum Lindsborg, Kansas
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The Smoky Valley Roller Mill was built in 1898. Unlike a grist mill which uses... |
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Mcrd San Diego Command Museum And Historical Society San Diego, California
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San Diego’s Recruit Depot is the oldest operating Marine Corps installation on the... |
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Meadow Farm Museum Glen Allen, Virginia
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One of the last remaining 19th century farms in Henrico County , this 1860 farm is now a... |
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Medina Railroad Museum Medina, New York
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The building itself was built in 1905, and is one of the largest and last surviving... |
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Memphis Brooks Museum Of Art Memphis, Tennessee
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Located in the heart of Memphis, the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, is a dynamic cultural... |
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Memucan Hughes Colonial House Cape May, New Jersey
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The mission of the Greater Cape May Historical Society is to collect, preserve, document... |
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Mennonite Heritage Center Harleysville, Pennsylvania
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Its architecture, with lines modeling the simplicity of traditional Pennsylvania... |
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Merced County Courthouse Museum Merced, California
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The museum is located in the county's three-story courthouse built in 1875, one of the... |
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Merrick County Historical Museum Central City, Nebraska
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The Merrick County Historical Museum conducts bi-monthly meetings, conducts tours and... |
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Merrill House Jacksonville, Florida
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In about 1875 James E. Merrill started a small iron works in Jacksonville after learning... |
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Mesa Historical Museum Mesa, Arizona
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The history of Mesa dates back two thousand years to the Hohokam Indians. The Hohokam,... |
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Micanopy Historical Society Museum Micanopy, Florida
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An abundance of exhibits reside in the Micanopy Historical Society Museum, which is... |
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Michigan Maritime Museum South Haven, Michigan
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The museum’s ship, The Friends Good Will, is a replica of an 1810 square topsail... |
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Mid America All Indian Center Museum Wichita, Kansas
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Exhibits of traditional artifacts and contemporary art depict the Native American... |
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Mid Continent Railway Museum North Freedom, Wisconsin
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Over the years, the society has added to its collection of rolling stock, laid new track... |
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Middlesex County Historical Society Middletown, Connecticut
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The Historical Society is headquartered at General Mansfield House, one of the few... |
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Midway Village Museum Rockford, Illinois
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The museum depicts American life during the Victorian era through a historic village,... |
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Millicent Rogers Museum Taos, New Mexico
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The Millicent Rogers Museum's setting, with views of the many-hued Sangre de Cristo... |
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Millyard Museum Manchester, New Hampshire
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The Millyard Museum is housed in Mill No. 3 at the corner of Commercial and Pleasant... |
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Milton Historical Society Milton, Delaware
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Discover Milton’s history: explore daily life through four centuries of photos,... |
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Milton House Museum Milton, Wisconsin
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Pioneer, Joseph Goodrich, came to Prairie du Lac, as Milton was called then, in 1838,... |
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Milwaukee Art Museum Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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From its roots in Milwaukee’s first art gallery in 1888, the museum has grown today... |
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Milwaukee County Historical Society Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Founded in 1935, the Milwaukee County Historical Society houses over 50,000 artifacts... |
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Milwaukee County Historical Society Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Home to the Historical Society, this elaborately detailed neoclassical revival structure... |
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Milwaukee Public Museum Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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The museum features a walkable replica of a Milwaukee street around the turn-of-the-... |
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Mineral County Museum Superior, Montana
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The Mineral County Museum, free to all, opened in 1977 in response to the nation's... |
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Minnetrista Muncie, Indiana
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Minnetrista's 40-acre campus includes beautiful gardens, a modern museum facility, an... |
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Mint Hill Historical Society Mint Hill, North Carolina
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A 'For Sale' sign hammered into the front lawn of the old doctor's building was all the... |
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Mission Houses Museum Honolulu, Hawaii
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Built between 1821 and 1841, these three missions served as homes and workplaces for the... |
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Mississippi Armed Forces Museum Camp Shelby, Mississippi
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The Armed Forces Museum Building features over 16,000 square feet in exhibit space, a... |
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Mississippi Sports Hall Of Fame & Museum Jackson, Mississippi
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Today, with enthusiastic statewide support and some 250,000 visitors later, this once... |
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Missouri History Museum St. Louis, Missouri
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Today, the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park offers exhibitions and events,... |
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Model T Automotive Heritage Complex Detroit, Michigan
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The Ford Piquette Avenue plant is well preserved and largely unchanged from its original... |
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Modoc County Historical Museum Alturas, California
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Modoc County Historical Museum houses a large collection of artifacts and firearms... |
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Moffatt Ladd House & Garden Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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The Moffatt-Ladd House and Garden (1763) is a National Historic Landmark open to the... |
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Monacan Ancestral Museum Amherst, Virginia
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The Monacan Indian Nation of Virginia is a small tribe today, composed of about 1,400... |
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Mondak Heritage Center Sidney, Montana
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The Center houses a MonDak Pioneer Town Museum in its lower level with a street scene... |
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Monessen Heritage Museum Monessen, Pennsylvania
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Opening its doors in 2004, this museum, owned and operated by the Greater Monessen... |
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Monmouth County Historical Association Museum And Library Freehold, New Jersey
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The Monmouth County Historical Association (MCHA) collects, preserves, and interprets its... |
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Monroe County Heritage Museum Monroeville, Alabama
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The Old Courthouse Museum houses the headquarters of the Monroe County Heritage Museum, a... |
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Monroe County Historical Museum Monroe, Michigan
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Located in the heart of downtown Monroe, this imposing Georgian style public building was... |
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Monroe County Local Historical Library Sparta, Wisconsin
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The Local History Room is dedicated to documenting Monroe County life in all periods... |
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Monroe Labor History Museum Monroe, Michigan
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The museum chronicles the development of the Michigan labor movement beginning in the... |
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Montana Historical Society Museum St. Helena, Montana
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Montana's Museum collects, preserves, and interprets fine art, historical, archaeological... |
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Montana Military Museum Fort Harrison, Montana
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Spearheading the effort to develop the Montana Military Museum, now five years in the... |
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.
