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Art & History Museums, Maitland

With unique architecture, beautiful gardens, quality exhibits and programming, and with two sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Art and History Museums, Maitland (A&H) formed in May 2010 with the merger of the Maitland Art Center ...

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Appleton Museum of Art of College of Central Florida

The Appleton Museum of Art specializes in 19th century painting, sculpture and decorative arts with collections spanning pre-Columbian, African and Asian artworks as well as Mediterranean antiquities.

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Ernie’s Record Mart

Much of Ernie’s Record Mart’s success is owed to support from Nashville’s local WLAC radio broadcast. Beginning in the late 1940s, WLAC's strong signal helped its disc jockeys gather a following among rhythm-and-blues fans throughout the country. These fans listened ...

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Jimmy Carter National Historic Site

“The early years of my life on the farm were full and enjoyable, isolated but not lonely. We always had enough to eat, no economic hardship, but no money to waste. We felt close to nature, close to members ...

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Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Headquarters and Visitor Center

The Lewis and Clark expedition succeeded because of the collaborative efforts of many. Consisting of military men, scientists, a slave, and a French-speaking translator and his wife, the expedition encompassed a diverse group of explorers. In 1803, many of these ...

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Chester A. Arthur House

In the early morning hours of September 20, 1881, Vice President Chester A. Arthur took the oath of office as the 21st president of the United States in a private ceremony at his New York City home.  The assassin’s ...

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Martin Van Buren National Historic Site

Failing re-election in 1840, Martin Van Buren returned to his recently purchased estate only two miles from the small New York village of Kinderhook where he was born and raised. He immediately began planning his return to the White ...

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Amana Arts Guild Center

Once the High Amana church, this building now serves as the Amana Arts Guild featuring arts and crafts from all seven Amana Colonies. Except for their size, Inspirationist churches were largely indistinguishable from residences, although unlike homes, they were ...

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Hahn’s Hearth Oven Bakery

Hahn's Hearth Oven Bakery continues a tradition of baking breads and pastries in the original wood-fired stone hearth that has been in the building since it was built in 1864. Each village in the Colonies had bakeries to supply ...

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John Brown's Headquarters

This building, also known as the Kennedy Farmhouse, was the headquarters from which John Brown (1800-1859) planned and executed his raid on the Federal armory at Harpers Ferry in October 1859. Along with a small band of followers, he ...

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