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  2. List of museums in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    1930s Preserving Agriculture Museum: Quincy: Adams: Western: Agriculture: John Deere agriculture machinery that would have been found on a farm in the Midwest during the 1930s, open by appointment [1] [2] A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum: Chicago: Cook: Chicago area: African American: Contributions made by Black Americans to America's ...

  3. Henry Crown Space Center - Wikipedia

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    The museum was established with a donation from philanthropist Henry Crown. Crown was a billionaire who built General Dynamics. General Dynamics also played a role in Aerospace. [5] [6] The space center opened with a visit from James Lovell in 1986. [1] The cost of the Space center was 12 million dollars.

  4. List of open-air and living history museums in the United ...

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    Rileys Farm, Oak Glen, 17th and 18th c. Living History, Revolutionary War, Civil War & Gold Rush [2] Stein Family Farm / National City Living History Farm Preserve, San Diego; Colorado. Littleton Museum – The Farms, Littleton; Old Town Museum, Burlington; Florida. Mission San Luis de Apalachee, Tallahassee; Morningside Nature Center, Gainesville

  5. Air Classics Museum of Aviation - Wikipedia

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    The museum was founded by Rod Kath, Larry Matt, Irvin Lewandowski, Jack Rodgers, Robert Knoll in 1990 after they met at The Landings Airport in Huntley, Illinois. It opened with 17 aircraft three years later at the DuPage Airport in West Chicago, Illinois and began fundraising for a purpose built facility across the airport.

  6. Phillips Park Zoo - Wikipedia

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    Unfortunately, a hailstorm destroyed the original birdhouse in 1933. After the loss of the birdhouse and Brookfield Zoo opening in 1934, the Phillips Park Zoo refocused on displaying native animals. In 1937, mastodon bones and tusks, which were found in the park, were on display at the zoo causing it to also be known as a museum. Only two major ...

  7. William Tanner House Museum - Wikipedia

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    The second floor is exclusively bedrooms. The Tanner family (and their descendants) lived in the house until 1936, when two of the children donated it to the Aurora Historical Society. [1] On August 19, 1976, it was recognized by the National Park Service with a listing on the National Register of Historic Places. It now operates as a museum.

  8. Two Brothers Roundhouse - Wikipedia

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    The roundhouse was designed by Levi Hull Waterhouse, who designed several important structures in the Aurora vicinity. [3] The walls of the structure were constructed with locally quarried limestone from Batavia, Illinois. [3] There were originally twenty-two stalls in the roundhouse, with an additional eight added three years after completion.

  9. Blackberry Farm - Wikipedia

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    Blackberry Farm may refer to: Blackberry Farm (books) , a series of children's books Blackberry Farm (Tennessee) , a farm and resort in Walland, Tennessee, USA