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Waterloo Village Waterloo Village
Stanhope, New Jersey

Waterloo Village is a completely recreated colonial town and an adjoining Indian Villag

Wentworth Coolidge Mansion Historic Site Wentworth Coolidge Mansion Historic Site
Portsmouth, New Hampshire

The Mansion reflects five distinct periods of architecture.

Weston Manor Weston Manor
Hopewell, Virginia

This 18th-century house, built in 1789 in the style of a Tidewater plantation, is furni

William Paca House And Gardens William Paca House And Gardens
Annapolis, Maryland

The Historic Annapolis Foundation rescued this property from demolition in the 1960s.

Wilton House Museum Wilton House Museum
Richmond, Virginia

Visitors can experience 18th century life at Wilton, Richmond's own Georgian plantation

Wright’s Chance/Queen Anne’s County Historical Society 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.

Wyckoff House Wyckoff House
Brooklyn, New York

Its history exemplifies the diversity of Brooklyn’s colonial farms, where Dutch-America

Ximenez-Fatio House Museum Ximenez-Fatio House Museum
St. Augustine, Florida

Welcome to the Ximenez-Fatio House Museum, one of St.

Yorktown Battlefield Yorktown Battlefield
Yorktown, Virginia

At this site in 1781, the British army under Lord Cornwallis surrendered to General Was

Ysleta Mission Ysleta Mission
El Paso, Texas

The church was partially destroyed during a disastrous fire in 1907, but was reconstruc

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