Shelburne Museum

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Shelburne Museum

museum, Shelburne, Vermont, United States

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Burlington
Shelburne Museum (1947), a 45-acre (18-hectare) reconstruction of early American life that includes numerous historic buildings and a side-wheel steamship, is 7 miles (11 km) south. Burlington was the home (1787–89) of Ethan Allen, the American Revolutionary War hero, and is the site of his…
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Shelburne Museum (1947), a 45-acre (18-hectare) reconstruction of early American life that includes numerous historic buildings and a side-wheel steamship, is 7 miles (11 km) south. Burlington was the home (1787–89) of Ethan Allen, the American Revolutionary War hero, and is the site of his…
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Vermont
Cultural life
The Shelburne Museum is called “The Museum of the American Spirit” because its historic buildings on 45 acres (18 hectares) contain a wealth of early artifacts. The Bennington Museum contains the oldest preserved Stars and Stripes carried in battle, a collection of the primitive-style paintings of…
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The Shelburne Museum is called “The Museum of the American Spirit” because its historic buildings on 45 acres (18 hectares) contain a wealth of early artifacts. The Bennington Museum contains the oldest preserved Stars and Stripes carried in battle, a collection of the primitive-style paintings of…
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