Har Ber Village
Built as a gift to the public from Harvey and Bernice Jones, Har-Ber Village is a reconstructed turn-of-the century village of over one hundred buildings and collections.
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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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Dublin Heritage Center Dublin, California |
By viewing the Old St. |
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Touro Synagogue National Historic Site Newport, Rhode Island |
The Touro Synagogue was dedicated in |
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Dominican Sisters Of St. Cecilia Nashville, Tennessee |
In her history of St. |
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Fort Barrancas Pensacola, Florida |
The Fort Barrancas Area is on Taylor Road approximately a half mile east from the Museu |
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Harpers Ferry National Historic Park Harpers Ferry, West Virginia |
Stroll the site of John Brown's historic 1859 abolitionist raid, complete with museums |
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El Morro (fort San Felipe Del Morro) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Officially known as Fuerte San Felipe del Morro, this fort sits atop a high promontory |
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Fort Davis Fort Davis, Texas |
From 1854 until 1891, troops stationed at the post protected emigrants, freighters, mai |
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Mount Independence Orwell, Vermont |
During that historic summer, 12,000 soldiers built a massive fort |
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Stones River National Battlefield Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
The landscapes of Stones River National Battlefield have shaped and been shaped by the |
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Kings Mountain National Military Park Blacksburg, South Carolina |
By exploring the Visitor Center, which includes a 26 minute film, exhibit area and 1.5 |
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Cove Fort Between Fillmore and Beaver, Utah |
The construction of the fort was over-seen by Ira Hinckley. |
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Fort Stanton Roswell, New Mexico |
Fort Stanton was established on May 4, 1855 to protect Hispanic settlements along the R |
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Fort Mackinac Mackinac Island, Michigan |
Fort Mackinac was a major military outpost during the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 |
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Jenkins Plantation Museum Lesage, West Virginia |
Jenkins Plantation has survived wars, floods, wind and weather. |
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Tuckahoe Plantation Richmond, Virginia |
A home to the Randolph family and working farm for nearly 300 years, this plantation wa |
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Governor Ross Mansion And Plantation Seaford, Delaware |
This home belonged to William Henry Harrison Ross, who was the Governor of Delaware fro |
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House In The Horseshoe Sanford, North Carolina |
During the American Revolution, groups of citizen-soldiers called Whigs or revolutionis |
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Mount Calvert Historical And Archaeological Park Upper Marlboro, Maryland |
Mount Calvert's rich archaeological and historical resources represent over 8,000 years |
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Mansker's Fort Goodlettsville, Tennessee |
Mansker's Fort is an authentic reconstruction of a 1779 frontier forted station typical |
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West Tennessee Agricultural Museum Milan, Tennessee |
Steeped in the rich history of its region, the West Tennessee Agricultural Museum prese |
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Apple River Fort Elizabeth, Illinois |
The war, which lasted only 16 weeks, ended the threat of Indian attacks in the area and |