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	Famous People Arkansas - California
	Famous People Pages: AK-AL, AR-CA, CO-DC, DE-HI, IA, IL-IN, IN-KY, LA-MA, MA, MA2, MD, ME, MI-MN, MO-MS, MT-NJ, NM-NY, OH-PA, PA-TN, TX, VA -ZZ
	Arkansas Bentonville Wal-Mart Visitor Center 105 North Main Street Bentonville AR 72712 Phone 501 273-1329 Web Site Description story of Sam Walton and the now dominant retailer Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus: Famous People Industry Profession Retailing
powered by FreeFind	Arkansas Brinkley Fargo Agricultural School Museum Route 2 Box 291 Brinkley AR 72021 Phone 870 734-1140 Web Site Description Dr Floyd Brown began school for rural African American Children Building Type Schoolhouse Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus: Famous People Group Identity African American Era 1919-1949
	Arkansas Fargo Fargo Agricultural School Museum Floyd Brown Drive 2 mi north of Brinkley off Hwy 49 Fargo AR 72021 Phone 870 734-1140 Web Site http://www.arkansas.com/history_heritage/afric_amer.asp Description Dr Floyd Brown began school for rural African American Children Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Famous People Building Type Schoolhouse Group Identity African American Era 1919-1949 Last changed: 02/15/2003			Google
	Arkansas Fort Smith Darby Boyhood Home 311 General Darby St Fort Smith AR 72901 Phone 501 782-3388 Web Site *** Alt Web http://www.aristotle.net/~russjohn/warriors/darby.html Description boyhood home of "Darby Rangers" leader from WWII Type of Resource House Museum Primary Focus: Famous People Era** WW II
	AR Piggott Hemingway - Pfeiffer Museum & Educational Center 1021 West Cherry Street Piggott AR 72454 Phone 870 598-3487 Alt Phone 870 598-1639 Web Site http://hemingway.astate.edu/ E-mail mailto:ddismukes@centurytel.net?subject=Hemingway Alt Web http://semo777.serversanddomains.com/ws9/hempfeif/hempfeif.htm Description Home of Ernest Hemingway wife Pauline Pfeiffer, barn was a writer's studio for him in the 1930's Type of Resource House Museum Primary Focus Famous People Era 1930 Owner/Operator: Arkansas State University New or Updated: 11/2/2006
	Arkansas Van Buren Bob Burns Museum 813 Main Street Van Buren AR 72956 Phone 501 474-2761 Toll Free 800 332-5889 Web Site www.vanburen.org Description honors the "Arkansas Traveler", famous radio personality of the 1930's and 40's, Burns' other nickname of Bazooka led to the name of a WW II weapon Building Type Depot Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus: Famous People
	Arizona Page John Wesley Powell Museum 6 N Lake Powell Boulevard Pages AZ 86040 Phone 520 645-9496 Toll Free 888 597-6973 Fax 928 645-3412 Web Site www.powellmuseum.org/ Description Civil War officer who later led exploration of the Grand Canyon Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus: Famous People
	Arizona Scottsdale Taliesin West 12621 North Frank Lloyd Wright Scottsdale AZ 85259 Phone 480 860-8810 Web Site www.arizonaguide.com/taliesinwest/index.html Description Type of Resource House Museum Primary Focus: Famous People Field of Study Science Facility Architecture
	AZ Willcox Chiricahua Regional Museum 127 E Maley Street Willcox AZ 85643 Phone 520 384-3971 Alt Phone 520 384-2272 Web Site *** Alt Web http://cip.lib.az.us/index.cfm?event=ViewRepository&oid=120&cid=0 Description Geronimo, Cochise, Maley Tent City, early settlers, railroads Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Famous People Field of Study/Science Facility Genealogy Group Identity Native American New or Updated: 9/18/2006 Arizona Willcox Rex Allen Museum 150 N Railroad Avenue Willcox AZ 85643 Phone 520 384-4583 Web Site http://www.pinkbanana.com/rex/ Alt Web http://www.arizonan.com/attractions/RexAllen.html Description memorabilia of famous TV and movie cowboy Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Famous People Building Type Adobe Field of Study/Science Facility Old West New or Updated:** 04/04/2003e
	CA Chiriaco Summit General Patton Memorial Museum 2 Chiriaco Road Chiriaco Summit Airport Chiriaco Summit CA 92201 Phone 760 227-3483 Web Site http://www.cityofblythe.com/visitors/general.patton.memorial.chiriaco.html Alt Web http://www.cdva.ca.gov/directory/dirmem.asp Description tribute to famous general located at a WWII Desert Training Center with tanks and museum with memorabilia Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Famous People Era WW II New or Updated: 08/25/2003 CA Danville Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site (Tao House) PO Box 280 Danville CA 94526 Phone 925 838-0249 Web Site www.nps.gov/euon/ Description advanced reservations required home of playwright from 1937 -1944 Type of Resource House Museum Primary Focus Famous People New or Updated: 3/26/2007
	California Hollywood Frederick's of Hollywood Lingerie Museum 6608 Hollywood Boulevard Hollywood CA 90028 Phone 323 466-8506 Web Site *** Alt Web http://www.frommers.com/destinations/moreattract.cfm?a_id=25043 Description unmentionables from the famed purveyor of exotic underthings, and collection of the same from celebrities Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Famous People Collection A-F Costume Owner/Operator: Fredericks of Hollywood New or Updated:** 04/15/2003
	California Indio General Patton Memorial Association 62510 Chiriaco Road Indio CA 92201 Phone 760 227-3483 Web Site Description tribute to famous general located at a WWII Desert Training Center with tanks and museum with memorabilia Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus: Famous People Era WW II
	California Los Angeles Freeman House 1962 Glencoe Way Los Angeles CA 90068 Phone 323 851-0671 Web Site www.usc.edu/dept/architecture/slide/Freeman/ Description concrete house by Frank Lloyd Wright Type of Resource House Museum Primary Focus: Famous People Era 1924 Friends of Hollyhock House 4808 Hollywood Boulevard Los Angeles CA 90027 Phone 323 661-2364 Web Site www.fohh.org/ Alt Web www.galinsky.com/buildings/hollyhock/ Description located in Barnsdall Art Park. Park and house both CLOSED Type of Resource House Museum Primary Focus: Famous People California Los Angeles L Ron Hubbard Life Exhibition 6331 Hollywood Boulevard Los Angeles CA Phone 323 960-3511 Web Site http://www.lronhubbardprofile.org/exhib.htm Description dedicated to multi-faceted man who is best known today for his science fiction and Scientology Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Famous People New or Updated: 04/28/2003


	California Pacific Palisades Friends of Villa Aurora 520 Paseo Miramar Pacific Palisades CA 90272 Phone 310 454-4231 Web Site http://www.villa-aurora.org/institution.about.english.html E-mail mailto:infola@villa-aurora.org Alt Web http://www.usc.edu/isd/locations/ssh/special/fml/Villa_Aurora.html Description artist in residence program in one time home of writer Lion Feuchtwanger Type of Resource Historic Place Primary Focus Famous People Field of Study/Science Facility Architecture Group Identity German New or Updated: 05/14/2003 California Salinas National Steinbeck Center One Main Street Salinas CA 93901 Phone 831 796-3833 Fax 831 796-3828 Web Site http://www.steinbeck.org/MainFrame.html E-mail mailto:info@steinbeck.org Description dedicated to author John Steinbeck and the people and places he immortalized, features multimedia exhibits and activities Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus: Famous People
	California San Simeon Hearst Castle 750 Hearst Castle Road San Simeon CA 93452 Phone 805 927-2035 Toll Free 800 445-4445 Web Site www.hearstcastle.org Description 165 room house, publisher Hearst was the model for "Citizen Kane" Type of Resource House Museum Primary Focus: Famous People
	California Santa Rosa Church of One Tree/Robert Ripley Museum 492 Sonoma Avenue Santa Rosa CA 95401 Phone Web Site http://www.sfnet.net/kp/ripley Description church built from lumber from one giant redwood holds story of "Believe It Or Not" creator Ripley Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus: Famous People
	California Solvang Hans Christian Andersen Museum 1680 Mission Drive Solvang CA 93463 Phone 805 688-2052 Web Site http://www.solvangca.com/museum/h1.htm Description tours and lectures on noted children's author - books, paper cutouts, memorabilia Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Famous People Collection A-F Books Owner/Operator: Santa Ynez Valley Historical Society New or Updated: 06/07/2003
	California Victorville Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Museum 15650 Seneca Road Victorville CA 92392 Phone 760 243-4547 Web Site www.royrogers.com Description memorabilia of movie and TV cowboy husband and wife, best known for stuffed horse, Trigger Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus: Famous People Field of Study Science Facility Old West Industry Profession Movies
	California West Hollywood Schindler House 835 North Kings Rd West Hollywood CA 90069 Phone Web Site http://www.fosh.org/RMSchindler.html Description home of well known Austrian architect Type of Resource House Museum Primary Focus Famous People Owner/Operator: Friends of the Schindler House New or Updated: 06/16/2003
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