Eight flags have flown over the shores of tiny Amelia Island since the French landed here in 1562. The Amelia Island Museum of History's numerous permanent exhibits and artifacts explore the area's complex history, while walking tours down historic Centre Street and through old cemeteries provide visitors with a vibrant sense of the island's unique history.
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Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia |
Located in Lady Bird Johnson Park on Columbia Island, the Navy-Merchant Marine Memorial |
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Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park Key West, Florida |
Named after 12th president Zachary Taylor, the U. S. |
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Wright’s Chance/Queen Anne’s County Historical Society Centreville, Maryland |
Dating back to the 1700s, Wright's Chance is a Colonial period plantation house. |
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The Powder Magazine Charleston, South Carolina |
Construction began on The Powder Magazine in 1712 and was completed by 1713, making it |
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Del Webb Sun Cities Museum Sun City, Arizona |
The Sun Cities Area Historical Society/Del Webb Sun Cities Museum is dedicated to the p |
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Steamship Historical Society of America East Providence, Rhode Island |
THE STEAMSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA was established in 1935 as a means of bring |
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Tryon Palace New Bern, North Carolina |
Tryon Palace is a modern recreation of the original palace, which served as the royal g |
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Hampton-Preston Mansion & Gardens Columbia, South Carolina |
One of Columbia's oldest remaining historic houses, the Hampton-Preston Mansion was hom |
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Old Sturbridge Village Sturbridge, Massachusetts |
Old Sturbridge Village is the largest living history museum in New England, spanning o |
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Antietam National Battlefield Sharpsburg, Maryland |
It was at this battlefield that the Civil War saw its bloodiest single day battle. |
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St. Joseph's Mission Lapwai, Idaho |
This first mission for the Nez Perce Indians was built in 1874 near Mission Creek on la |
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Old School Meetinghouse Southampton, Pennsylvania |
This meetinghouse preserves three hundred years of church history in Southampton, which |
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Drum Barracks Civil War Museum Wilmington, California |
The Drum Barracks Civil War Museum is housed in the last remaining wooden building of D |
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San Jacinto Battlefield & Monument La Porte, Texas |
On April 21, 1836, Mexican rule over Texas came to a dramatic close. |
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Chickamauga And Chattanooga National Military Park Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia |
In 1863, Union and Confederate forces fought for control of Chattanooga, the gateway to |
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Vicksburg National Military Park Vicksburg, Mississippi |
Patriotism during the Civil War was deep-rooted, and over 6 |
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Fort Vasquez Museum Platteville, Colorado |
This is the site of an 1835 fur-trading fort, following the paths |
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Fort Laramie Fort Laramie, Wyoming |
Indians, trappers, traders, missionaries, emigrants, gold seekers, soldiers, cowboys an |
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Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Philip, South Dakota |
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Historical Museum At Fort Missoula Missoula, Montana |
It is located on 32 acres at the core of historic Fort Missoula (1877-1947), an area in |
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Crown Point State Historic Site Crown Point, New York |
During the French and Indian War, Ft. |
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Dunlawton Sugar Mill Botanical Gardens Port Orange, Florida |
Interpretive signs recount the history of this famous 16th century sugar mill and of th |
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Smith's Fort Plantation Surry, Virginia |
Nestled on the south side of the James River, Smith's Fort Plantation offers a quiet re |
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Mount Harmon Plantation Earleville, Maryland |
The main building itself at this 290-acre site is a three-story, five-bay manor house d |
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Travellers Rest Plantation And Museum Nashville, Tennessee |
For over fifty years, Travellers Rest has been an integral part in the Nashville and mi |
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Archibald Smith Plantation Home Roswell, Georgia |
For over 150 years, the Smith’s Plantation Home has stood the test of time as The Civil |
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Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum Chesapeake Beach, Maryland |
Located in a train station that was in operation from 1900 until the Great Depression, |
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Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Republic, Missouri |
The Wilson's Creek Civil War Museum (formerly the General Sweeny Museum) contains an ou |
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Georgetown Powerplant Museum Seattle, Washington |
Much of the power produced at this plant operated the streetcars. |
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Horseshoe Bend National Military Park Daviston, Alabama |
In the spring of 1814, General Andrew Jackson and an army of 3,300 men attacked 1,000 U |