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Ilanka Cultural Center Ilanka Cultural Center
Cordova, Alaska

Opened in 2004, the Ilanka Cultural Center celebrates the history and culture of Native

Indian Temple Mound Museum Indian Temple Mound Museum
Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Run by the City of Fort Walton Beach, the Indian Temple Mound Museum houses a pre-Colum

Inland Water Route Historical Society & Museum Inland Water Route Historical Society & Museum
Alanson, Michigan

The Inland Route, known to the Indians and fur traders, included Round Lake (near Lake

Institute Of Texan Cultures Institute Of Texan Cultures
San Antonio, Texas

UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures maintains 50,000 square feet of exhibit space.

Iroquois Indian Museum Iroquois Indian Museum
Howes Cave, New York

Located in a building inspired by the traditional longhouse, the museum contains a vast

Jackson Hole Historical Society And Museum Jackson Hole Historical Society And Museum
Jackson, Wyoming

The Jackson Hole Museum began in 1958 as a private history museum to

Jamestown Settlement Jamestown Settlement
Williamsburg, Virginia

This is the re-created Jamestown, which features the fort, three ships, and an Indian v

Jefferson Patterson Park And Museum Jefferson Patterson Park And Museum
St. Leonard, Maryland

Seventy archaelogical sites have discovered 9,000 years of human habitation of this are

Jemez State Monument Heritage Area Jemez State Monument Heritage Area
Jemez Springs, New Mexico

The village of Giusewa was built in the narrow San Diego Canyon by the ancestors of the

Jenks Park And Cogswell Tower Jenks Park And Cogswell Tower
Central Falls, Rhode Island

Originally the site of an Indian observation point used during the l

Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum
Buffalo, Wyoming

Jim Gatchell came to Buffalo in 1900 to establish a drug store on Buffalo’s Main Street

John Wesley Powell Memorial Museum John Wesley Powell Memorial Museum
Page, Arizona

Other exhibits focus on the geology of the canyons cut by the Colorado and the history

Johnson Hall State Historic Site Johnson Hall State Historic Site
Johnstown, New York

Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse And Museum Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse And Museum
Jupiter, Florida

The museum is owned and run by the Loxahatchee River Historical Society, which also man

Kaw Mission Kaw Mission
Council Grove, Kansas

The Kaw Mission is more than just a museum that tells the story of

Keweenaw National Historic Park Keweenaw National Historic Park
Calumet, Michigan

From 7,000 years ago to the 1900s people mined Keweenaw copper.

Kincaid Mounds Kincaid Mounds
Unionville, Illinois

The Kincaid site likely served as a trade link between native settlements in the Cumber

Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Stanton, North Dakota

Knife River is made up of three large villages and is the site of the friendly relation

Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park
Tallahassee, Florida

The Native Americans who resided on the banks of Lake Jackson between 1200 and 1500 A.D

Letchworth Love Mounds State Park Letchworth Love Mounds State Park
Monticello, Florida

The 46 foot tall Letchworth-Love Mound, built between 100 and 900 A.D., is the tallest

Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park
London, Kentucky

This 892-acre park, crossed by 8.5 miles of walking paths, contains a memorial to the O

Lewis And Clark Interpretive Center Lewis And Clark Interpretive Center
Washburn, North Dakota

The displays include Native American artifacts, a buffalo robe visitors will be able to

Lewis And Clark National Historic Trail 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

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Big Horn County, Montana

This area memorializes one of the last armed efforts of the Northern Plains Indians to

Littleton Historical Museum Littleton Historical Museum
Littleton, Colorado

Located on 39 acres, the museum consists of two living history farms (one from the 1860

Lompoc Museum Lompoc Museum
Lompoc, California

The Museum was established in Lompoc’s former Carnegie Library to display s collection

Long Camp Historical Site Long Camp Historical Site
Kamiah, Idaho

On Highway 12 near Kamiah a sign at milepost 68 notes that the Lewis and Clark expediti

Los Alamos Historical Museum Los Alamos Historical Museum
Los Alamos, New Mexico

Located at the site of the Manhattan Project laboratory, this museum provides exhibits

Los Altos History Museum Los Altos History Museum
Los Altos, California

The Museum’s permanent interactive exhibit, "The Crown of the Peninsula," depicts the u

Lost City Museum Lost City Museum
Overton, Nevada

In the early 1930s, Anasazi Indian sites were being threatened by the waters of Lake Me

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