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OH
Akron
John Brown
House
550 Copley Road
Akron
OH
44320
Phone
330 535-1120
Web Site
http://summithistory.org/
Alt Web
http://www.neo.lrun.com/Summit_County_Historical_Society/tour.html
Description
one time abode of abolitionist John Brown
Type of
Resource
House Museum
Primary
Focus
Famous People
Owner/Operator:
Summit County Historical Society
New or
Updated:
8/9/2004
Ohio
Akron
John Brown House
550 Copley Road
Akron OH 44320
Phone 330 535-1120
Web Site
Alt Web http://www.neo.lrun.com/Summit_County_Historical_Society/tour.html
Description
Type of Resource House Museum
Primary Focus: Famous People |
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Ohio
Lancaster
Sherman House
137 East Main Street
Lancaster OH 43130
Phone 740 687-5891
Web Site http://www.shermanhouse.org/
Description birthplace of Civil War General
William T Sherman & his brother John Sherman, Senator & Secretary of Treasury & State - family memorabilia
Type of Resource House Museum
Primary Focus: Famous People
Era 1811
Owner/Operator: Fairfield Heritage Association |
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Ohio
Milan
Thomas Edison Birthplace Museum
9 Edison Drive
Milan OH 44846
Phone 419 499-2135
Web Site www.tomedison.org/
Description
Type of Resource House Museum
Primary Focus: Famous People |
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OH
Norwich
National Road-Zane Grey Museum
8850 East Pike
Norwich
OH 43767
Phone
740 872-3143
Web Site
http://www.ohiohistory.org/places/natlroad/
Toll Free
800 752-2602
Description
celebrates first major east-west road, farmhouse
Western writer, and Ohio at
Type
of Resource
Museum
Primary
Focus
Famous People
Field of
Study/Science Facility
Old West
Collection A-F
Arms
Collection N-Z
Pottery
New or Updated:
3/5/2004
OH
Winona Lake
Billy
Sunday Home & Visitors Center
1101 Park Ave
Winona Lake
OH 46590
Phone
219 268-0660
Web Site
http://members.tripod.com/~kclocke/sunday.html
E-mail
mailto:billysundaymuseum@juno.com
Alt Web
http://www.villageatwinona.com/BSVisitEnter.asp
Description
modest home of well known evangelist prominent in
the enactment of Prohibition
Type
of Resource
House Museum
Primary
Focus
Famous People
New
or Updated: 3/31/2004 |
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Oklahoma
Claremore
Will Rogers Memorial & Birthplace
1720 W Will Rogers Boulevard
PO Box 157
Claremore OK 74017
Phone 918 341-0719
Web Site www.willrogers.org
Description "time Tunnel" for children, hands on exhibits of Will Rogers' career, tomb, saddles, trick rope and other
performance aspects of career
Type of Resource Specialty Museum
Primary Focus: Famous People
Research or Reading Library |
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Oklahoma
Gene Autry
Gene Autry Museum
601 Prairie Street
Gene Autry OK 73436
Phone 580 294-3047
Web Site www.cow-boy.com/museum.htm
Description dedicated to T and movie cowboy
Type of Resource Specialty Museum
Primary Focus: Famous People
Industry Profession Movies |
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OK
Watonga
T B
Ferguson Home
521 North Weigle Avenue
Watonga
OK
73772
Phone
580 623-5069
Web Site
http://www.ok-history.mus.ok.us/mus-sites/masnum29.htm
Alt Web
http://watonga.com/chamber/ferguson.htm
Description
home of publisher & territorial governor, Edna
Ferber wrote Cimarron here
Type
of Resource
House Museum
Primary
Focus
Famous People
Era
1907
New
or Updated:
3/9/2004 OK
Waynoka
Harvey
House/Waynoka History Museum
711 East Broadway Street
PO Box
193
Waynoka
OK
73860
Phone
580 824-1886
Web Site
http://waynoka.org/index.php
Description
one of the noted railroad restaurants also served
role in early commercial
aviation
venture
Type
of Resource
Museum
Primary
Focus
Railroad
Building
Type
Restaurant
Owner/Operator:
Waynoka Historical Society
New
or Updated: 3/10/2004
OK
Yale
Jim
Thorpe House
706 East Boston Avenue
Yale
OK
74085
Phone 918 387-2815
Web Site
*****
Alt Web
http://www.yalechamberofcommerce.org/chamber_change_003.htm
Description
home of famous athlete
Type
of Resource House Museum
Primary
Focus
Famous People
Group
Identity
Native American
New
or Updated:
7/29/2006 |
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Pennsylvania
Audubon
Mill Grove Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary
Audubon PA 19047
Phone 610 666-5593
Web Site www.montcopa/org
Description first American home of artist John James Audubon, features all major work he published
Type of Resource House Museum
Primary Focus: Famous People
Nature of Group or Site Nature Center
Collection N-Z Prints
Era 1762 |
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Pennsylvania
Hershey
Hershey Museum
170 West Hershey Park Drive
Hershey IN 17033
Phone 717 534-3439
Web Site www.hershey-museum.microserve.net
Description museum of famous chocolate maker, with collections he assembled
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus: Famous People
Group Identity Native American |
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Pennsylvania
Indiana
James Stewart Museum
845 Philadelphia Street
Indiana PA 15701
Phone 724 349-6112
Web Site www.jimmy.org/
E-mail curator@jimmy.org
Description honors famous actor, located in city library, includes 1930's theatre for screening
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus: Famous People
Industry Profession Movies |
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Pennsylvania
Lackawaxen
Zane Grey Museum
RR 2 Box 2428
Lackawaxen PA 18405
Phone 570 685-4871
Web Site http://www.nps.gov/upde/zgmuseum.htm
Description home of prolific Western author from 1914-1918 and
his final resting place, located in the Upper Delaware Scenic River area
Type of Resource House Museum
Primary Focus: Famous People
Field of Study Science Facility Old West PA
Morrisville
Summerseat
Legion Hillcrest Ave
Morrisville PA 19067
Phone
215 295-1498
Web Site
http://mv.org/historic/historic.htm
Description
home to 2 signers of Declaration of Independence
and the US Constitution
Type
of Resource
House Museum
Primary
Focus
Famous People
Owner/Operator:
Historic Morrisville Society
New
or Updated:
4/25/2004
PA
Paoli
Waynesborough Historic House
2049 Waynesborough Road
Paoli
PA
19301
Phone
610 647-1779
Web Site
http://www.philalandmarks.org/page_houses/waynesborough/home/index.html
Description
estate of Revolutionary War hero General Anthony
Wayne
Type
of Resource
House Museum
Primary
Focus
Famous People
Owner/Operator:
Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of
Landmarks
New
or Updated:
4/27/2004 |
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PA
Philadelphia
Betsy Ross
House
239 Arch Street
Philadelphia
PA
19106
Phone
215 686-1252
Web Site
http://www.betsyrosshouse.org/
Description
home of the maker of the first American flag with
the stars and stripes
as we know
it
Type of
Resource
House Museum
Primary
Focus
Famous People
Era
1740
New or
Updated:
9/15/2006
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Clivenden
6401 Germantown Av
Philadelphia PA 19144
Phone 215 848-1777
Fax fax 215 438-2892
Web Site www.nthp.org
Alt Web http://cliveden.org
Description
Type of Resource House Museum
Primary Focus: Famous People
Era Revolutionary War |
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
Philadelphia PA
Phone
Web Site www.nps.gov/edal
Description
Type of Resource House Museum
Primary Focus: Famous People |
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Rodin Museum
22nd
Philadelphia PA 19103
Phone
Web Site www.rodinmuseum.org
Description constructed to display the works of August Rodin, featuring "The Thinker"
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus: Famous People
Collection N-Z Sculpture |
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01/12/2008 |
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