This is a small site, but it has pioneer cabins, a museum and a locomotive engine on site. They host pioneer days at this park occasionally and have a working sugar press and kettle for processing sugar cane. There is camping available at this park, and there is near-by access to the river for fossil hunters.
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This was an amazing site to visit. They had members of the Wampanoag tribe in traditional garb who told about their people and how they would have lived. We thoroughly enjoyed visiting with the tribe members and learning more about their culture.
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This is a great site for anyone wanting to get a feel for how the early European settlers in North America lived. They have recreated a village similar to what the Plymouth Colony would have looked like. They also have living history participants on site to talk about how people would have lived in the colony. We visited here in 2015.
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We had the opportunity to take a tour on the inside of Bok Tower. You can see a lot of interesting cabinetry, tile and iron work inside the tower.
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We visited the Florida Keys for the first time, several years ago, around 2012. One of the places we came upon was a Bass Pro Shop in the Village of Islamorada.
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This was a physician’s kit at Old Fr. Jackson in Savannah, GA. It was on display when we visited in 2018. This set included things like an early stethoscope, body hook, marrow chisel and leech box.
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