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Historic Sites
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Austin Carriage Museum Weirsdale, Florida |
The Florida Carriage Museum & Resort is home to one of the worlds finest collection |
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Bandelier Los Alamos, New Mexico |
Bandelier has a long human history and links to the modern Pueblos. |
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Catoctin Mountain Park Thurmont, Maryland |
President Franklin D. |
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Chesapeake And Ohio Canal National Historic Park Hagerstown, Maryland |
Originally, the C&O Canal was a lifeline for communities and businesses along the P |
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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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Clara Barton National Historic Site Glen Echo, Maryland |
The house of the famed Clara Barton served not only as her |
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Cordell Hull State Park Byrdstown, Tennessee |
The Cordell Hull Birthplace and Museum is a historic site owned by the State of Tenness |
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Cub River/shoshone Indian Trail Preston, Idaho |
Traveling up the Cub River from the Bear River and over into Bear Lake valley you will |
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Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Cumberland Gap, Tennessee |
At Cumberland Gap, the first great gateway to the west, follow the buffalo, the Native |
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Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Kingsport, Tennessee |
The Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail begins at Long Island of the Holston in Kingsport, ne |
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David Crockett Birthplace State Park Limestone, Tennessee |
Davy Crockett's Birthplace has been preserved by the State of Tennessee Department of E |
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David Crockett State Park Lawrenceburg, Tennessee |
David Crockett State Park was dedicated in May of 1959, in honor of one of Tennessee's |
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El Camino Real Heritage Center Magdalena, New Mexico |
The El Camino Heritage Center tells the story of more than three centuries of trade and |
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Fort Granger Franklin, Tennessee |
View the city of Franklin from this historic trail. |
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Fort Washington Fort Washington, Maryland |
At this 180-year-old fort visitors explore the the outer defense for Washington, DC dur |
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Grand Caverns Grottoes, Virginia |
Grand Caverns is a stately and powerful example of Nature's handiwork. |
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Great Falls Park And Patowmack Canal McLean, Virginia |
George Washington dreamed of opening up the undeveloped Ohio territory by making the Po |
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Harry P. Leu Gardens Orlando, Florida |
Harry P. |
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Historic London Town And Gardens Edgewater, Maryland |
Within the boundaries of this park was once the late 17th/early 18th-century town of Lo |
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Independence Rock Muddy Gap, Wyoming |
Independence Rock stands 6,028 feet (1,808.3m) above sea level. |
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Jefferson Patterson Park And Museum St. Leonard, Maryland |
Seventy archaelogical sites have discovered 9,000 years of human habitation of this are |
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Lemhi Pass Tendoy, Idaho |
Many historians consider Lemhi Pass the most important site along the Lewis and Clark |
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Lewis And Clark National Historic Trail Kooskia, Idaho |
The Lewis and Clark Expedition, which occurred from 1804 to 1806, was one of the most d |
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Lewis And Clark National Historical Park Astoria, Oregon |
The Park is made up of 12 park sites located on a 40-mile stretch of the Pacific coast |
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Matheson Museum Gainesville, Florida |
The museum is flanked by three other sites: The Matheson House dates from 1867 and inco |
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Mazamas, The Portland, Oregon |
Responding to an advertisement run in the Morning Oregonian of June 12, 1894: “To Mount |
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Monocacy National Battlefield Frederick, Maryland |
The Visitor Center includes numerous interactive and multimedia exhibits, including ele |
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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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New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route Newport, New Jersey |
This auto-trail stretches nearly 300 miles along New Jersey’s shore and bays. |
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North Point State Park Edgemere, Maryland |
This waterfront park on the Chesapeake Bay was once the site of the Bay Shore Amusement |
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