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Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
St. Michaels, Maryland

Founded in 1965, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum has expanded from a two acre campus

Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum
Chesapeake Beach, Maryland

Located in a train station that was in operation from 1900 until the Great Depression,

Chippewa Falls Museum Of Industry And Technology Chippewa Falls Museum Of Industry And Technology
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

The museum has a large collection of supercomputers.

Cincinnati Observatory Center Cincinnati Observatory Center
Cincinnati, Ohio

The Cincinnati Observatory was founded by Ormsby McKnight Mitchel, who, as a Professor

Clermont State Historic Site Clermont State Historic Site
Germantown, New York

Clermont became the home of the historic Livingston family in 1728 when Robert Livingst

Community Memorial Museum Community Memorial Museum
Yuba City, California

The museum has a number of permanent exhibits on the Maidu Indians, early Sutter County

Cooper Gristmill Cooper Gristmill
Chester Township, New Jersey

The Cooper Gristmill, located in the Black River Park, reveals the history of the surro

Coplay Cement Company Kilns Coplay Cement Company Kilns
Coplay, Pennsylvania

The kilns were soon superseded by rotary kiln technology that required very little labo

Coppertown Usa Coppertown Usa
Calumet, Michigan

Michigan's Copper Industry began thousands of years ago when ancient miners chipped awa

Cornwall Iron Furnace Cornwall Iron Furnace
Lebanon, Pennsylvania

Cornwall Furnace is indeed a unique survivor of the early American iron industry.

Cotton Museum At The Memphis Cotton Exchange Cotton Museum At The Memphis Cotton Exchange
Memphis, Tennessee

The mission of the Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange is to share the story o

Country Doctor Museum Country Doctor Museum
Bailey, North Carolina

The Country Doctor Museum invites people of all ages to visit and learn about the histo

Crater Rock Museum Crater Rock Museum
Central Point, Oregon

The Smith's collection and the collections and donations of members and others has crea

D.c. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery D.c. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery
Spearfish, South Dakota

The hatchery was constructed to propagate, stock, and establish trout populations in th

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
Dayton, Ohio

Dayton Aviation consists of four units that tell the stories of Wilbur Wright, Orville

Del Webb Sun Cities Museum Del Webb Sun Cities Museum
Sun City, Arizona

The Sun Cities Area Historical Society/Del Webb Sun Cities Museum is dedicated to the p

Delta Cultural Center Delta Cultural Center
Helena, Arkansas

Split into two locations, the first main exhibit at The Depot, A Heritage of Determinat

Denver Firefighters Museum Denver Firefighters Museum
Denver, Colorado

The building served as a working fire station until 1974.

Denver Museum Of Nature & Science Denver Museum Of Nature & Science
Denver, Colorado

In 1868, pioneer and naturalist Edwin Carter arrived in Breckenridge, Colo., and devote

Destroyer Escort Historical Museum: Uss Slater Destroyer Escort Historical Museum: Uss Slater
Albany, New York

Moored on the Hudson River in Albany, New York, the USS Slater has undergone an extensi

Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum Of Dentistry Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum Of Dentistry
Baltimore, Maryland

This museum explores the history of dentistry in the United States and includes many fa

Duke Homestead Duke Homestead
Durham, North Carolina

The patriarch of Duke Homestead was Washington Duke, an Orange County farmer whose chan

Duluth Children's Museum Duluth Children's Museum
Duluth, Minnesota

Exhibits at the Duluth Children's Museum are designed to encourage children to have fun

Edison And Ford Winter Estates Edison And Ford Winter Estates
Fort Myers, Florida

These estates feature changing special exhibits that explain the history and innovation

Edison Museum Edison Museum
Beaumont, Texas

The museum is dedicated to the presentation of Thomas Alva Edison and his inventions an

Edison National Historic Site Edison National Historic Site
West Orange, New Jersey

The Laboratory and home of Thomas Edison, stopped in time, continue to teach a

Equinunk Historical Society Equinunk Historical Society
Equinunk, Pennsylvania

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Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor
Waterford, New York

The corridor stretches 524 miles across the full expanse of upstate New York.

Estrella Warbird Museum Estrella Warbird Museum
Paso Robles, California

From jeeps, side arms, early year aircraft, fighter jets recently retired from active d

Experimental Breeder Reactor #1 Experimental Breeder Reactor #1
Arco, Idaho

On December 20, 1951, EBR-1 (Experimental Breeder Reactor 1) became the first power pla

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