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Racine Heritage Museum
Heritage Museum in Racine, Wisconsin, United States
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Racine Heritage Museum
The Racine Heritage Museum in Racine, Wisconsin has an extensive range of artifacts, home to over 200,000 and an archival collection documenting the area's economic and cultural history. Exhibits highlight some of the popular inventions produced in southeastern Wisconsin like food mixers, military tanks, floor polish, Horlick's malted milk and more, and you can uncover Racine County’s Underground Railroad: secret hiding places and narrow escapes of abolitionist activity during the years leading to the Civil War. The Racine County Sports Hall of Fame included artifacts, videos and photographic content of the athletic excellence and sportsmanship of the sports hero's from Racine County. The Racine Heritage Museum has a museum shop and gift store, student and adult programs and even has a ca. 300 BCE Egyptian mummy, their oldest artifact, come for a fascinating journey into the stories of the diverse people and their culture from yesteryear.
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