Living History Museums in USA

editor — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 22:48:00 +0000

Many early American villages and communities across the U.S. have been preserved or reconstructed. Some offer reenactments of life as it existed when the communities were active. Living history farms demonstrate agricultural practices dating from colonial times to the early 20th century. They typically offer demonstrations and many offer interaction with farm animals. Privately owned Colonial Williamsburg (www.history.org) was an early innovator with the concept of giving visitors the experience of a historic scene, not merely an observation of it. Rivaling Orlando as a tourist mecca, a tourist business community has developed around Colonial Williamsburg, although on a slightly smaller

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Historic House Museums in USA

editor — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 00:36:00 +0000

The following are among the most prominent historic house museums in the United States that are open to the public: Arlington House (McLean, VA; www.nps.gov/arho/index.htm) • Arlington House was the home of the Robert E. Lee family for nearly thirty years prior to the Civil War. Located in Arlington National Cemetery and now known as the Robert E. Lee Memorial, Arlington House sits in the middle of what was once a 1,100-acre plantation owned by George Washington Parke Custis. His only surviving child, Mary Anna Randolph Custis, married Robert E. Lee in 1831. • Number of annual visitors: 800,000 to

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Living History Museums in USA

Historic House Museums in USA