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East Tennessee Historical Society Museum East Tennessee Historical Society Museum
Knoxville, Tennessee

The ETHS Museum offers both permanent and changing exhibits that focus on the rich hist

Eastern California Museum Eastern California Museum
Independence, California

The Museum currently has an exhibit on barbed wire as well as the Inyo Good Roads Club

Eastern Oregon Museum Eastern Oregon Museum
Haines, Oregon

School children love to take a seat at one of the antique school desks and imagine a ho

Eastern State Penitentiary Eastern State Penitentiary
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

It is estimated that more than 300 prisons worldwide are based on the Penitentiary's wa

Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Visitors step back in time to discover a living record of the comforts and tastes of th

Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Coupeville, Washington

Historical features of the reserve appear to today's visitors much as they did a centur

Echo Church And Museum Echo Church And Museum
Echo, Utah

This 1876 church is now a museum with a photographs collection and docent-led tours.

Eckley Miner's Village Eckley Miner's Village
Weatherly, Pennsylvania

Eckely was one of hundreds of small company mining towns, or "patches," built in the an

Edenton Edenton
Edenton, North Carolina

Edenton, North Carolina, is a storybook place.

Edgar Allan Poe Cottage Edgar Allan Poe Cottage
Bronx, New York

Edgar Allan Poe spent his final years in the old village of Fordham, living in this tin

Edgar Allan Poe House And Museum Edgar Allan Poe House And Museum
West Baltimore, Maryland

The primary item on display is the house itself, the place in which Poe penned his coll

Edgar Allan Poe Museum Edgar Allan Poe Museum
Richmond, Virginia

The museum features Poe's life and career by documenting his accomplishments with pictu

Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

“For the most wild, yet most homely narrative which I am about to pen,” so begins Poe’s

Edinboro Area Historical Society Edinboro Area Historical Society
Edinboro, Pennsylvania

The property where the house stands was purchased by John B.

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

Edmond Historical Society Museum Edmond Historical Society Museum
Edmond, Oklahoma

Housed in the former Armory of the 179th Infantry, 45th Division of the Oklahoma Nation

Edsel & Eleanor Ford House Edsel & Eleanor Ford House
Grosse Pointe, Michigan

Edsel & Eleanor Ford House tells the story of the home life of a prominent American

Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture
Salisbury, Maryland

The Center is open to all scholars, historians and genealogists of all skill levels wit

Edward Hopper House Art Center Edward Hopper House Art Center
Nyack, New York

The house of Edward Hopper’s youth was built in 1858 by the artist's maternal grandfath

Edwin Carter Museum Edwin Carter Museum
Breckenridge, Colorado

Edwin Carter was a Breckenridge pioneer and famous "log cabin naturalist." Concerned ab

Eisenhower National Historic Site Eisenhower National Historic Site
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Located near Gettysburg Battlefield, this site was the home of the 34th President, Dwig

Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum
Abilene, Kansas

Visitors can tour the nineteenth-century wood-frame house, located on its original site

Eiteljorg Museum Of American Indians And Western Art Eiteljorg Museum Of American Indians And Western Art
Indianapolis, Indiana

Eiteljorg described his collection as a very personal one that grew not only out of his

El Camino Real Heritage Center El Camino Real Heritage Center
Magdalena, New Mexico

The El Camino Heritage Center tells the story of more than three centuries of trade and

El Capitolio De Puerto Rico El Capitolio De Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico

For Puerto Ricans, El Capitolio de Puerto Rico stands as a powerful symbol of self-gove

El Dorado County Historical Museum El Dorado County Historical Museum
Placerville, California

At the El Dorado County Historical Museum, visitors can take an informative tour, wande

El Morro (fort San Felipe Del Morro) 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

El Paso Museum Of History El Paso Museum Of History
El Paso, Texas

The El Paso Museum of History contains numerous exhibits about various parts of local h

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