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Some places are just hard to put in a category -- so we created one for buildings which at one time or another served some public purpose. They may or may may not have the same use now, but the public is still welcome. As always, we would appreciate it if you let us know of places we might have missed.

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MN
Winona
Winona County Historical Museum
160 Johnson Street
Winona                 MN    55987
Phone   507 454-2723
Web Site http://www.winona.msus.edu/historicalsociety/
Description located in former National Guard armory, includes time line and hands-on                     children's "Walking Through Time"
Type of Resource   Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type   Civic
Industry /Profession Logging
Group Identity   Native Americans
Research /Reading Archives
Owner/Operator: Winona County Historical Society
New or Updated:   12/8/2003

Fort Benton

Lewis and Clark Memorial

River Front Park

PO Box 12

Fort Benton MT 59442

Phone 406 622-3864

Web Site http://russell.visitmt.com/listings/312.htm

Description large statue of the explorers, guide Sacajawea & her infant

Type of Resource History Related Organization

Building Type Civic

Collection N-Z Sculpture

New or Updated: 12/21/2005

Helena

Guardian of the Gulch

225 Cruse, Suite B

Helena MT 59601

Phone 406 442-4120

Web Site *****

Alt Web http://travel.state.mt.us/categories/moreinfo.asp?IDRRecordId=11404&SiteI

Description wooden tower built to spot fires after most of downtown was burned in

Type of Resource Historic Place

Primary Focus Building

Building Type Civic

New or Updated: 4/12/2007

MT
Miles City
Custer County Art Center
Water Plant Road
PO Box 1284
Miles City MT 59301
Phone 406 232-0635
Web Site http://www.ccac.milescity.org/
E-mail mailto:ccartc@midrivers.com
Description features 20th century works in converted water plant
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Arts
Building Type Civic
Collection N-Z Photography
New or Updated: 11/16/2003

High Point

Springfield Museum of Old Domestic Life

555 East Springfield Road

High Point NC 27263

Phone 336 882-3054

Web Site *****

Alt Web http://blue.dcr.state.nc.us/servlet/ascwg/search?ss=no&qry=county&tm1=Guilford

Description located in old Meeting House, depicts life in early Quaker homesteads, by appt. only

Type of Resource Museum

Primary Focus Local History

Building Type Civic

Group Identity Quakers

Era 1858

New or Updated: 3/19/2005

Rodanthe
Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station
23645 State Highway 12
Rodanthe     NC   27968
Phone   252 987-1552
Web Site http://www.chicamacomico.org/
Alt Web http://www.hatteras-nc.com/chicamacomico/
Description story of those who risked their lives to save other at the station where they
Type of Resource   Historic Place
Primary Focus Maritime
Building Type   Civic
Industry /Profession Lifesaving
Era 1874
Owner/Operator: Chicamacomico Historical Assoc
New or Updated:  12/16/2003

2552 Lodgings in 268 North Carolina Cities

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Canaan

Canaan Historic District Meeting House

Canaan Street

RR 1 Box 70

Canaan NH

Phone 603 523-4809

Web Site *****

Alt Web http://www.visitnh.gov/historicsites.html?start=1

Description being restored -- by appointment only

Type of Resource Historic Place

Building Type Civic

Era 1793

New or Updated: 9/16/2004

940 Lodgings in 124 New Hampshire Cities

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NM
Carrizozo
Carrizozo Heritage Museum
11th
PO Box 579
Carrizozo                 NM     88301
Phone       505 648-2443
Web Site      http://www.lchs-nm.com/main.htm
Description      located in former Masonic Building
Type of Resource       Museum
Primary Focus    Local History
Building Type    Civic
Research /Reading     Archives
Owner/Operator:     Lincoln County Historical Soc
New or Updated:              11/24/2003

New Mexico
Santa Fe
Bataan Memorial Military Museum and Library
1050 Old Pecos Trail
Santa Fe NM 87501
Phone 505 474-1670
Web Site http://members.aol.com/bcmfofnm/militarymuseum.html
Description museum begun by National Guard members with focus on 200th Coast Artillery Regiment captured in 1942
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Military
Building Type Civic
Group Identity Japanese
Research /Reading Library
Era WW II
New or Updated: 04/24/2003

923 Lodgings in 68 New Mexico Cities

Kinderhook

Columbia County Historical Society

5 Albany Avenue

MAIL PO Box 311

Kinderhook NY 12106

Phone 518 758-9265

Web Site http://www.cchsny.org/

Description main museum is1916 Masonic Temple, operates three other museums

Type of Resource Museum

Primary Focus Local History

Building Type Civic

Field of Study/Science Facility Genealogy

Research /Reading Library

New or Updated: 10/11/2005

New York
New York City
Federal Hall National Memorial
26 Wall Street
New York NY 10005
Phone 212 825-6888
Web Site www.nps.gov/feha/index.html
E-mail mailto:MASI_Superintendent@nps.gov
Description location of first US capital, where Washington was sworn in, current building is 1842 Customs House
Type of Resource Historic Place
Primary Focus President
Building Type Civic
Nature of Group or Site Government
Industry/Profession Politics
Era 1798
New or Updated: 06/07/2003

Saratoga Springs

New York State Military Museum

61 Lake Avenue

Saratoga Springs NY 12866

Phone 518 581-5100

Web Site http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/about.htm

E-mail mailto:int-historians@ng.army.mil

Description collection begun in 1863 includes extensive Civil War holdings, flags, records &

equipment from New York units, housed in former armory

Type of Resource Specialty Museum

Primary Focus Military

Building Type Civic