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Jonathan Trumbull Jr. House Museum
Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (1740-1809), son of Connecticut’s Revolutionary War Governor, served as General George Washington’s secretary during the American Revolution and was later governor of Connecticut from 1797-1809. His elegant home with its hand-carved paneling and corner fireplaces is the house where Washington spent the night of March 4, 1781. The house (ca. 1769) is … Continue reading
Northern Drylanders Museum
The Northern Drylanders Museum has been organized to study, record, preserve and make available the history of Northern Weld County, by encouraging historic research, recording historic events and sites, promoting preservation and restoration projects, displaying historic artifacts and literature, We are founded to teach and inspire youth and others about the history and life on … Continue reading
Jack Dempsey Museum and Park
A museum in one person’s honor, dedicated in Manassa in 1966, is housed in the cabin in which Dempsey was born. It contains several artifacts of Dempsey’s career, including the gloves he wore in the New York fight and numerous black-and-white photographs, which line the walls. The people in Manassa still celebrate his greatness, which … Continue reading
Heritage Museum and Visitor Center
Built in 1991, The Heritage Museum exhibits a number of artifacts from the 1860′s to the 1940′s that tell the story of George A. Jackson’s discovery of gold in 1859 and the resulting rush that transformed the valley. In addition to our mining story, the Museum has a collection of Indian artifacts, fire department equipment, … Continue reading
Hamill House Museum
The Hamill House Museum is the centerpiece of Historic Georgetown, Inc.’s comprehensive residential interpretation of the Georgetown-Silver Plume National Historic Landmark District (designated 1966) within the context of the Rocky Mountain Mining West. The Hamill House Museum interprets 19th century residential living in Georgetown, Colorado: including architecture, furnishing, Victorian plants, landscaping, social and cultural lifestyles. … Continue reading
Fort Francisco Museum
Francisco Fort was built in Colorado Territory in 1862 and may well be the only adobe fort left in the state in private ownership today. Interpretive exhibits depict many facets of pioneer life. These include a country store, a ranch/tack room, fashions, housewares, furniture, fauna, musical instruments, military items, photographs and all types of antiques. … Continue reading
Dillon Schoolhouse Museum
Built as a school, this frame building with original belfry and bell has undergone changes in use as well as location. In 1910 it became a church when a new larger school was built in Dillon at its former and third location, now covered by Lake Dillon. The schoolhouse was moved to its present site … Continue reading
Delta County Historical Museum
In 1941, A WDBC radio station building was constructed on Sand Point in Escanaba. The radio station used the building until the mid-1950s when they moved to a new location downtown. The City of Escanaba acquired the vacant building, and in 1956 the City agreed to let the Delta County Historical Society lease it to … Continue reading
Cross Orchards Historic Site
Cross Orchards Historic Site is a living history museum located in Grand Junction, Colorado. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] The Orchards are known for showing how life was on an orchard at the turn of the twentieth century and is considered living history as it is still worked … Continue reading