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The Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site is a state historic site in New York in the United States, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The site preserves the birthplace of American poet Walt Whitman.
The museum is located in the town of Huntington, New York on Long Island. It is managed by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation.
The museum offers guided tours, exhibits, an audio-visual show, events, a poet-in-residence program, and an annual poetry contest for local grade school students. The museum has nineteenth century furnishings, 130 Whitman portraits, original manuscripts and letters, artifacts, Whitman's voice on tape, and his schoolmaster's desk.
The museum is open every day except for major holidays. There is a museum shop. Tours for school classes and other large groups should phone ahead of time.
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