This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Freedom Train Exhibition Moves Through Tempe
A moving walk tour through 200 years of American history showcases fragile documents and iconic artifacts. Exhibits include Ben Franklin drafts, the Declaration, George Washington’s Constitution copy, Lincoln’s Emancipation draft, Paine’s Common Sense, and personal items from famous figures. Admission runs 1 to 2 dollars, and the train tours Arizona State University area before departing.
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New England
Ben Franklin
Paul Revere
Boston
Old North
Tempe
Arizona State University
Smithsonian
National Archives
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Ford
Thomas Paine
United States
Julia Ward Howe
Willie Mays
Rudolph Valentino
Judy Garland
Dorothy
Billie Jean King
Archibald M. Willard
Will Rogers
Franklin Roosevelt
Jack Benny
American Freedom Train Foundation
Bailey’s Crossroads