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Famous People Pennsylvania - Tennessee

  PA
  Pittsburgh
  Stephen Foster Memorial
  4301 Forbes Avenue
  Pittsburgh  PA 15260
  Phone   412 624-4100
  Web Site  http://www.library.pitt.edu/libraries/cam/cam.html
  E-mail  mailto:amerimus@pitt.edu
  Description  in memory of American composer, collection includes popular music from                     1840-1930s
  Type of Resource   Museum
  Primary Focus  Famous People
  Industry /Profession Music
  Research /Reading  Library
  New or Updated:   5/16/2004

  PA
  Point Marion
  Friendship Hill National Historic Site
  223 New Geneva Road
  c/o Fort Necessity NB
  Point Marion  PA   15474  
  Phone   724 725-9190
  Web Site  http://www.nps.gov/frhi/
  Description  home of Albert Gallatin, Sec. Of Treasury for Jefferson & Madison
  Type of Resource   House Museum
  Primary Focus  Famous People
  Owner/Operator:  NPS
  New or Updated:    5/17/2004

Pennsylvania
Saxonburg
Historic Saxonburg
420 West Main Street
Saxonburg PA
Phone 724 352-1400
Web Site http://www.saxonburgpa.com
Description town founded in 1832 by John Augustus Roebling, who later designed the Brooklyn Bridge -- 32 buildings over 100 ears old
Type of Resource Historic District
Primary Focus Famous People
Era 1832
Last changed: 01/07/2003

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  PA
  Schwenksville
  Pennypacker Mills
  5 Haldeman Road
  Schwenksville    PA   19473
  Phone   610 287-9349
  Web Site  http://www.montcopa.org/historicsites/pennypacker%20mills%20narrative.htm
  E-mail  mailto:PennypackerMills@mail.montcopa.org
  Description  home of early 20th century governor, filled with antiques
  Type of Resource   House Museum
  Primary Focus  Famous People
  Nature of Group or Site  Government
  Collection A-F Furniture
  Research /Reading  Library
  Era  1720
  New or Updated:  5/20/2004

  PA

  Springdale

  Rachel Carson Homestead

  613 Marion Avenue

  Springdale  PA  15144    

  Phone  724 274-5459

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

  E-mail  mailto:info@rachelcarsonhomestead.org

  Alt Web www.rachelcarson.org

  Description  Home of the author of Silent Spring, a seminal book in the

                    environmental movement

  Type of Resource  House Museum

  Primary Focus  Famous People

  Field of Study  Ecology

  New or Updated:  2/23/2007

  RI

  Providence

  Governor Henry Lippit House Museum

  199 Hope St, East Side

  Providence  RI   02906    

  Phone   401 453-0688

  E-mail  *****

  Description  home built by 2 term governor who got rich selling textiles to both sdes in the Civil War

  Type of Resource   House Museum

  Primary Focus  Famous People

  Nature of Group or Site  Government

  Industry /Profession Politics

  Era  1863

  New or Updated:  12/5/2005

 

  RI

  Saunderstown

  Gilbert Stuart Birthplace

  815 Gilbert Stuart Road

  Saunderstown  RI            02874    

  Phone   401 294-3001

  Web Site  http://www.gilbertstuartmuseum.com/

  Alt Web  http://www.visitrhodeisland.com/trails/trails_southcounty_01.aspx

  Description  family home of famous portrait painter, with reproduction paintings, and first snuff mill in US

  Type of Resource   House Museum

  Primary Focus  Famous People

  Building Type   Mill

  Industry /Profession Farming

  New or Updated:           11/30/2005

South Dakota
Deadwood
Old Style Saloon #10
657 Main Street
Deadwood SD
Phone 605 578-3346
Web Site www.saloon10.com
Description Death place of Wild Bill Hickock, re-enacted daily
Building Type Tavern
Type of Resource Historic Place
Primary Focus: Famous People
Field of Study Science Facility Old West
 

  SD

  DeSmet

  Ingalls Homestead

  20812 Homestead Road

  DeSmet  SD     57321   

  Web Site  http://www.ingallshomestead.com/

  Toll Free  800 776-3594

  E-mail  mailto:mail@ingallshomestead.com

  Description  home of "Little House on the Prairie" creator, wagon rides, 1880s school, pioneer  activities, animals

  Type of Resource   Historic Place

  Primary Focus  Famous People

  New or Updated:        12/29/2005

  SD
  Faulkton
  Pickler Mansion
  900 8th Avenue South
  PO Box 584
  Faulkton   SD  57438    
  Phone   605 598-4285
  Web Site  *****
  Alt Web  http://jm008.k12.sd.us/pickler_mansion.htm
  Description  home of first SD US Congressman & noted suffragist
  Type of Resource   House Museum
  Primary Focus  Famous People
  Owner/Operator:  Faulk County Historical Society
  New or Updated:   2/23/2004

  TN

  Byrdstown

  Cordell Hull Birthplace &  Museum SP

  1300 Cordell Hull Memorial Drive

  Byrdstown  TN  38549    

  Phone 931 864-3247

  Web Site http://state.tn.us/environment/parks/CordellHull/

  Alt Web http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/imagegallery.php?EntryID=H087

  Description  log cabin birthplace, activities center & museum including statesman's

                    Nobel Peace Prize, all on 20 acre site

  Type of Resource  House Museum

  Primary Focus Famous People

  Industry /Profession Politics

  New or Updated:  7/31/2006

  TN
  Henning
  Alex Haley House Museum
  200 S Church St
  Henning TN  38041    
  Phone   901 738-2240
  Web Site  http://www.state.tn.us/environment/hist/stateown/alexhale.php
  Alt Web  http://tennesseelife.com/henning/
  Description  Dedicated to "Roots" author, as a child, he lived here with his grandparents
  Type of Resource   House Museum
  Primary Focus  Famous People
  Era  1919
  Owner/Operator:  TDEC
  New or Updated:   3/27/2004

  TN
  Jackson
  Casey Jones Village Museum
  30 Casey Jones Ln
  Jackson   TN     38305  
  Phone   731 668-1222
  Web Site  http://www.caseyjones.com/
  Toll Free  800 748-9588
  E-mail  mailto:casey@caseyjonesvillage.com
  Description  entertainment complex centered around home of famous railroad engineer
  Type of Resource   House Museum
  Primary Focus  Famous People
  New or Updated:   4/12/2004

Tennessee
Vonore
Sequoyah Birthplace Museum
Address
Vonore TN
Phone
Web Site www.sequoyahmuseum.org
Description history of the Cherokee in the Appalachian area
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus: Famous People
Group Identity Native American