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Fort Ticonderoga Fort Ticonderoga
Ticonderoga, New York

Exhibits at the fort depict the natural and strategic geography of the historic landsca

Fort Worth Stockyards Museum Fort Worth Stockyards Museum
Fort Worth, Texas

Between 1866 and 1890 more than four million head of cattle were trailed through Fort W

Foster Preservation Society Foster Preservation Society
Foster, Rhode Island

The society's office is located in the lower level of the old Town House, built by memb

Fostoria Glass Museum At The Anna B. Smith House Fostoria Glass Museum At The Anna B. Smith House
Moundsville, West Virginia

The Fostoria Glass Company began operations in Fostoria, Ohio, on December 15, 1887.

Fourth Ward School Fourth Ward School
Virginia City, Nevada

On November 28, 1876, the excited residents of Virginia City christened

Fraunces Tavern Museum Fraunces Tavern Museum
New York, New York

Fraunces Tavern Museum is a survivor of the early days of New York City.

Free Quaker Meeting House Free Quaker Meeting House
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

When the call went out for able-bodied men to bear arms in the colonial militia, an unu

French Legation Museum French Legation Museum
Austin, Texas

The French Legation Museum as it exists today represents a conscientious effort to retu

Fresno Flats Museum Fresno Flats Museum
Oakhurst, California

The museum complex is built around two restored and furnished homes dating to the 1870s

Friends Of White Water Shaker Village Friends Of White Water Shaker Village
Cincinnati, Ohio

The nucleus of the White Water settlement formed in 1822 when members of the Union Soci

Frisco Historic Park & Museum Frisco Historic Park & Museum
Frisco, Colorado

In 1983, the Frisco Historical Society and the Town of Frisco officially dedicated the

Frostburg Museum Frostburg Museum
Frostburg, Maryland

Housed in the Hill Street School, built in 1899, the Frostburg Museum displays the loca

Fruitlands Museum Fruitlands Museum
Harvard, Massachusetts

A National Landmark and Historic District, Fruitlands includes the original farmhouse t

Gadsby's Tavern Gadsby's Tavern
Alexandria, Virginia

A historic tavern and museum dating from the years following the American Revolution an

Gaithersburg Community Museum Gaithersburg Community Museum
Gaithersburg, Maryland

The museum features educational exhibits and programs designed to spark visitors' inter

Gamble Plantation Historic State Park Gamble Plantation Historic State Park
Ellenton, Florida

The Gamble Plantation's history stretches from Major Robert Gamble, who presided over a

Gaslamp Quarter/william Heath Davis Historic House Museum Gaslamp Quarter/william Heath Davis Historic House Museum
San Diego, California

In telling the stories of the land, the buildings, and the people, visitors can gain in

Gatekeeper's Museum/Marion Steinbach Indian Basket Museum Gatekeeper's Museum/Marion Steinbach Indian Basket Museum
Tahoe City, California

The Gatekeeper’s Museum is a reconstruction of the original Gatekeeper’s Cabin – home o

General Lew Wallace Study And Museum General Lew Wallace Study And Museum
Crawfordsville, Indiana

General Lew Wallace’s study is a separate standing building that was constructed fifty

Georgetown Powerplant Museum Georgetown Powerplant Museum
Seattle, Washington

Much of the power produced at this plant operated the streetcars.

German American Heritage Museum German American Heritage Museum
Washington DC, District Of Columbia

Opening on March 21, 2010, the German-American Heritage Museum of the USA will tell the

Ghost Town Wild West Museum Ghost Town Wild West Museum
Colorado Springs, Colorado

During the Colorado Gold Rush of the 1860s & 70s, towns sprang up overnight and bla

Gilmore Farm Gilmore Farm
Montpelier Station, Virginia

George and his wife, Polly, leased the land from Dr.

Gilroy Museum Gilroy Museum
Gilroy, California

The Gilroy Museum, housed in the historic 1910 Carnegie Library Building, contiains a c

Gloria Dei Church Gloria Dei Church
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Imagine the transformation - town becomes city - 13 colonies become a nation – Swedish

Golden Fleece Tavern Golden Fleece Tavern
Dover, Delaware

On December 17, 1787, Delaware ratified the Constitution at the Golden Fleece Tavern, t

Gordon House Gordon House
Silverton, Oregon

The Gordon House was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, widely heralded as the greatest ar

Gov. Jonathan Trumbull House Gov. Jonathan Trumbull House
Lebanon, Connecticut

Governor Jonathan Trumbull's house is unusual in having the only central chimney with a

Government House Museum Government House Museum
St. Augustine, Florida

Since the late 16th century, Government House, located at the west end of the Plaza in

Graham County Historical Society And Museum Graham County Historical Society And Museum
Thatcher, Arizona

Some history buffs have called this museum the "finest small-town museum" in Arizona.

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