Spanish settlers called Caparra, the island's first capital, La Ciudad de Puerto Rico (the city of Puerto Rico). Ponce de León, Puerto Rico's first governor, established this first European settlement in 1508. His great ambitions for the settlement collapsed, however, due to the capital's vulnerability to Indian attack. Formal abandonment of Caparra occurred between 1519 and 1521, and the capital was moved to what is now old San Juan.
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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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Augustus Lutheran Church Collegeville, Pennsylvania |
The first church building of Augustus Lutheran Church is still standing and is the olde |
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St. Fidelis Catholic Church Victoria, Kansas |
With a seating capacity of 1,100, St. |
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First Reformed Church Of Fishkill Fishkill, New York |
The church itself is one of the most historic buildings in all of Dutchess County. |
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Fort Mcree Gulf Breeze, Florida |
At the eastern end of Perdido Key is an area once used by the U.S. |
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Fort Monroe Casemate Museum Hampton, Virginia |
Completed in 1834 and named in honor of President Monroe, t |
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Fort McHenry National Monument And Historic Shrine Baltimore, Maryland |
The monument honors the fort which inspired Francis Scott Key to pen the National Anthe |
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Point State Park Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Nicknamed the "Forks of the Ohio," the park is not only the site of a confluence of maj |
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Shiloh National Military Park Shiloh, Tennessee |
Both the Shiloh Battlefield and the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center have large ex |
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Fort Kaskaskia Ellis Grove, Illinois |
Founded in 1703, the town was for more than a century the region’s principal commercial |
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Fort St. Joseph Museum Niles, Michigan |
Featured exhibits portray the history of Fort St. |
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Fort Adams Newport, Rhode Island |
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Governors Island New York, New York |
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Chelsea Plantation West Point, Virginia |
Furnished with period antiques and a large collection of paintings, this 1709 brick hou |
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Museum Of Appalachia Clinton, Tennessee |
With more than 30 historic log buildings gathered onto 63 acres, which date from the 19 |
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Houmas House Darrow, Louisiana |
The Houmas house is significant in the area of architecture as an excellent example of |
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Morven Museum & Garden Princeton, New Jersey |
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Museum Of Scott County Huntsville, Tennessee |
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Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site Mount Vernon, New York |
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Ninety Six National Historic Site Ninety Six, South Carolina |
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