Search results for “Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site”
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Park Washita Battlefield National Historic Site Washita Battlefield National Historic Site preserves the site where Lt. Colonel George Custer launched a surprise attack on the Cheyenne tribe of Chief Black Kettle, forcing the Indians to move onto reservations.
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Park Thomas Stone National Historic Site Thomas Stone National Historic Site is the family farm owned by the youngest Marylander to sign the Declaration of Independence.
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Park Saint Croix Island International Historic Site Saint Croix Island International Historic Site preserves the island where 79 French settlers spent a harsh winter in 1604-1605. Thirty-five died and are buried on the island. The survivors settled Port Royal, Nova Scotia.
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Comment Technical Comments Submitted for Marine Monuments and Sanctuaries Reviews In response to a Department of Commerce review of marine monuments and sanctuaries, as directed by Executive Order 13795 Section 4(b), NPCA has submitted technical comments in defense of each site.
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Park Russell Cave National Monument Russell Cave National Monument marks the site of a cave that sheltered native people for 10,000 years. See spear points and pottery excavated from the cave and hike a nature trail up Montague Mountain.
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Park Natchez Trace Parkway The Natchez Trace Parkway is a 444-mile roadway that winds through Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee and tells the stories of Native American Choctaw, and Chickasaw, as well as "Kaintuck"--boatmen who floated merchandise down rivers and spent days walking home after dismantling their boats.
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Blog Post Pride Month Trivia Challenge Interpreting LGBTQ history in the National Park System
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Magazine Article Remember Aunt Harriet She taught them courage and endurance. Now, Harriet Tubman’s descendants can pay their respects at a park honoring the great liberator.
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Magazine Article Battle Lines For decades, advocates have defended Manassas National Battlefield Park from one threat after another. Now with the specter of a massive data center project looming, they may be facing their biggest fight yet.
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Magazine Article On The Brink What happens when erosion, rising seas, a national park and a beach community collide?
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Press Release National Parks Group Applauds President Obama for Enhancing National Park System with Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad, First State, and Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monuments Statement by NPCA President Tom Kiernan
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Magazine Article After the Fire Months after a devastating fire consumed 100,000 acres in and around Los Angeles’ Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, a traveler finds new life and beauty among the ruins.
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Magazine Article Full Circle At Bears Ears National Monument, a crew of young men from the Pueblo of Zuni is caring for the cliff dwellings their ancestors built 800 years ago.
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Blog Post Congress Passes Major Bipartisan National Parks and Public Lands Package Today’s sweeping victory represents significant expansions and enhancements to America’s national parks and public lands.
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Blog Post Journey Through Hallowed Ground Commemorates Our National History The Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area is a 180-mile long, 75-mile wide swath of land stretching from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Magazine Article Offshore Escape The Boston Harbor Islands are a world apart from the city — but just a ferry ride away.
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Magazine Article 'First, Tell the Truth' Once one of the largest slave markets in the South, Forks of the Road is now part of the National Park System. Is Natchez ready to excavate its troubled past?
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Policy Update Position on S. 32, S. 483, S. 569, S. 941, S. 1403, S. 1522, S. 2160, S. 2809, S. 2831, S. 2870, S. 2889, S. 3176 & S. 3287 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the SenateEnergy and Natural Resources Committee ahead of a Business Meeting scheduled for October 2, 2018.
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Magazine Article Park Ink This niche community is obsessed with national parks, and these folks have the stamps to prove it.
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Blog Post Establishing the César E. Chávez National Monument Was Only the First Step There is more work to do to honor one of our country's most important civil rights and labor rights leaders and create a more inclusive park system for all.
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Blog Post What Is an American? National parks may not be America’s “best idea”—but they hold the key to what is great about our nation, and ourselves.
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Policy Update Position on legislation before the House Natural Resources Committee NPCA share the following positions ahead of a legislative hearing held by the U.S. House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands scheduled for July 13th, 2020.
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Magazine Article In The Footsteps of a Dream Relive the history of the civil-rights movement in Alabama and Georgia.
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Blog Post Garden State Trivia Challenge The first U.S. national historical park is in New Jersey. Can you name it?
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Magazine Article Raisin’ Expectations The country’s newest national park in southeast Michigan details a key battle in the War of 1812.
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Blog Post What’s at Stake A look at the 10 national monuments targeted in Ryan Zinke’s leaked memo
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Magazine Article The Ranger Project The stargazers, climbers, paddlers, teachers, naturalists, historians, scientists, rescuers, protectors and dreamers of the National Park Service.
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Magazine Article Following In Their Footsteps Could they ever understand what their ancestors endured? They biked hundreds of miles along the Trail of Tears to find out.
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Magazine Article A Campsite Grows In Brooklyn Snowy egrets, oversize bagels and old-time charm in the city that never sleeps.
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Magazine Article A People’s Historian Talking about the past and the future with the Park Service’s new chief historian.
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Magazine Article Park Palette With 11 residencies under her belt, Heather Heckel is painting and drawing her way through the National Park System.
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Blog Post Why Don’t States Run National Parks? Do we need a National Park Service? Why don't states control national park lands and resources? Here are 5 critical reasons.
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Magazine Article Stewards & Storytellers Essex National Heritage Area in Massachusetts is one of dozens of heritage areas making America’s best idea even better.
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Magazine Article Remembering Rosenwald With Booker T. Washington’s help, Julius Rosenwald built 5,000 schools for Black students across 15 Southern states. Why do so few people know his name?
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Blog Post She Was the First 7 more women who broke barriers at national parks
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Blog Post The Lost History of Los Pobladores We have a new opportunity to preserve the little-known stories of Los Angeles’ Black founders
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Report Growing Visitation in Utah’s National Parks Just over 14.4 million people from around the world visited Utah’s 13 national park units in 2016, a 21% increase from 2015 alone. People flock to these iconic landscapes to hike to breathtaking vistas, contemplate dark, starry night skies, and experience awe-inspiring sunsets over the parks’ famous sandstone spires and arches.
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Resource How to Host a Park Volunteer Event Hosting a park volunteer event is an empowering act that flexes your leadership skills, helps our parks and engages new people. Learn how with this step-by-step guide.
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Report Legal Analysis of the Antiquities Act and Marine Monuments The Antiquities Act of 1906 may be used to protect marine areas.
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Video The Difference We’re Making Our national parks are set aside for all of us — but protecting and defending them, now and for the future, requires all of us to stand up and speak out on their behalf.
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Anna Solberg Anna Solberg received her BS in Environmental Studies and Sustainability from Northern Michigan University in 2015, her MA in Geography from Kent State University in 2017, and her PhD in Geography from Kent State University in 2022.
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Staff Michaela Pavlat Michaela Pavlat is the Indigenous Partnerships Field Representative for the Mid-Atlantic Region. She is a citizen of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians.
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