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El Camino Real Heritage Center El Camino Real Heritage Center
Magdalena, New Mexico

The El Camino Heritage Center tells the story of more than three centuries of trade and

El Dorado County Historical Museum El Dorado County Historical Museum
Placerville, California

At the El Dorado County Historical Museum, visitors can take an informative tour, wande

El Paso Museum Of History El Paso Museum Of History
El Paso, Texas

The El Paso Museum of History contains numerous exhibits about various parts of local h

El Pueblo History Museum El Pueblo History Museum
Pueblo, Colorado

The museum building showcases the city's history and the various cultural and ethnic gr

Escondido History Center Escondido History Center
Escondido, California

Heritage Walk Museum includes the city's first library, a turn-of-the-century Victorian

First Indian Presbyterian Church First Indian Presbyterian Church
Kamiah, Idaho
Located on the first Kamiah town site in East Kamiah, the Rev. and Mrs. Henry T.
Five Civilized Tribes Museum Five Civilized Tribes Museum
Muskogee, Oklahoma

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Florissant, Colorado

The fossils, rocks, hills, and valleys that make up Florissant Fossil Beds National Mon

Fort Abercrombie Fort Abercrombie
Abercrombie, North Dakota

It was also the only post in the area to be besieged by Dakota (Sioux) warriors for mor

Fort Benton Historical Complex Fort Benton Historical Complex
Fort Benton, Montana

On the banks of the Missouri River, in the city park, stands a square bastion and fragm

Fort Bowie Fort Bowie
Bowie, Arizona

It provides insight into a "clash of cultures," a young nation in pursuit of "manifest

Fort Buford Fort Buford
Williston, North Dakota

Fort Buford was a United States Army base established in 1866 at the confluence of the

Fort Chokonikla Fort Chokonikla
Bowling Green, Florida

During the 1840s, tensions between the settlers and Seminole Indians prompted authoriti

Fort Clark Trading Post Fort Clark Trading Post
Fort Clark, North Dakota

Fort Clark Trading Post State Historic Site is one of the most important archeological

Fort Cooper State Park Fort Cooper State Park
Inverness, Florida

Located in what is today Fort Cooper State Park, visitors can tour the fort, traverse t

Fort Deseret Fort Deseret
Delta, Utah

The fort was constructed of adobe mud and straw in only 18 days by 98 men.

Fort Fetterman Fort Fetterman
Douglas, Wyoming

As an outpost of civilization on the Western frontier, the fort represented protection

Fort Fred Steele Fort Fred Steele
Rawlins, Wyoming

The construction of the Trans Continental Union Pacific Railroad across southern Wyomin

Fort Garland Museum Fort Garland Museum
Fort Garland, Colorado

Established in 1858 in southern Colorado, Fort Garland, with its garrison of over 100 m

Fort Laramie Fort Laramie
Fort Laramie, Wyoming

Indians, trappers, traders, missionaries, emigrants, gold seekers, soldiers, cowboys an

Fort Michilimackinac Fort Michilimackinac
Mackinaw City, Michigan

Much of this site is geared toward young children.

Fort Morgan Museum Fort Morgan Museum
Fort Morgan, Colorado

The permanent and temporary exhibits at the museum showcase the variety of history and

Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site
Banner, Wyoming

Visitors are invited to explore the grounds of this famous site.

Fort Plain Museum & Historical Park Fort Plain Museum & Historical Park
Fort Plain, New York

A significant fort during the Revolutionary War, Fort Plain in the Mohawk Valley exists

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
Manteo, North Carolina

The stories of Roanoke Island are told by exhibits, artifacts and the 17-minute park vi

Fort Ridgley State Park Fort Ridgley State Park
Fairfax, Minnesota

In the spring of 1853, the steamboat West Newton left Fort Snelling to journey up the M

Fort Smith National Historic Site Fort Smith National Historic Site
Fort Smith, Arkansas

A visit to the Fort Smith National Historic Site begins at the Visitor Center, located

Fort St. Joseph Museum Fort St. Joseph Museum
Niles, Michigan

Featured exhibits portray the history of Fort St.

Fort Totten Fort Totten
Fort Totten, North Dakota

Initially, the fort policed the surrounding reservation.

Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Williston, North Dakota

At this post, the Assiniboine, Crow, Cree, Ojibway, Blackfeet, Hidatsa, and other tribe

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