Search results for “Andersonville National Historic Site”
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Park Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site The Vanderbilt Mansion is a American expression and celebration of the era of the English country house estate. These grand estates thrived in the United States after post-Civil War industrialization, in the early 1900s through the 1930s. As a visitor you can tour the historic home or explore the estate grounds, open from dawn through dusk.
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Park Shiloh National Military Park Shiloh National Military Site is a stark reminder of the terrible cost of war. A total of 23,746 men were wounded, captured, or killed during the two-day Civil War battle of Shiloh in April 1862—more than were lost during the Revolutionary War, The War of 1812, and the Mexican-American war combined. At the time, it was the worst battle in U.S. history. Yet eight costlier battles were yet to come in the war. The park encompasses the 5,000-acre battlefield, as well as 21 acres surrounding a railroad junction in Corinth, Mississippi, the site of a later siege. A 12.9-mile driving tour highlights 20 key sites; visitors can also watch films about the conflicts and explore exhibits about the implements of war.
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Park Vicksburg National Military Park More than 100,000 troops waged battle on this Civil War site from March 29 until July 4, 1863 in a campaign that proved crucial to the Union victory. High atop the Mississippi River, Jefferson Davis referred to Vicksburg as “the nail head that held the South’s two halves together.” After a 41-day siege and Confederate surrender at Vicksburg, the town would not celebrate the Fourth of July for 81 years. Today, the park includes a 16-mile auto tour around the battlefield, the restored ironclad ship USS Cairo, and Vicksburg National Cemetery, the final resting place of 17,000 Civil War soldiers.
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Park Tule Lake National Monument Tule Lake is one of four incarceration camps in the National Park System that the federal government used during World War II to imprison people in the name of military defense. The military overwhelmingly used this power against Japanese and Japanese Americans for having what it called “foreign enemy ancestry.”
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Blog Post The 17 Parks Where Entrance Fees Could Skyrocket — and What You Can Do A new Trump administration proposal could put popular national park vacations out of financial reach for some families. You can speak out against this plan.
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Blog Post Enjoy Seeing America? Innovative Campaign Needs More Artists and Art Lovers Three-year anniversary of crowdsourced poster project by NPCA and Creative Action Network provides even more opportunities for New Deal-inspired national park art
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 857, H.R. 3186 & H.R. 3916 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a markup scheduled for May 16, 2018.
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Blog Post Top 10 Reasons We Oppose Scott Pruitt as EPA Administrator Someone with a track record of undermining national parks should not lead this key environmental agency
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Press Release Summit Sets Course for Protecting America's National Parks, Connecting to People Historic gathering of leading national park champions shapes outline for supporting National Park Service's mission for 2016 centennial and the century to follow
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Press Release Already Short-Staffed Park Service Asked to Support Border Patrol Security This decision could have serious consequences for national parks already struggling with a reduction in staff.
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Blog Post Meet the Three People Least Impressed with the Grand Canyon Not everyone is amazed by the grandeur of the Grand Canyon—but these three unimpressed girls made one NPCA staffer love the park even more.
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Blog Post 9 Romantic Park Trips for You and Your Valentine Whether you want to live it up near the city lights or get away from it all under the starlight, national parks provide a wealth of amorous adventures for you and your Valentine.
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Magazine Article Reporting for Duty The Park Service shuttered its Morning Report in 2015 after a 30-year run, but the longtime editor has a few more things to say.
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Press Release EPA Urged to Protect Parks from Coal Plant Haze Groups Urge Agency to Finalize Rule that Protects Southwest National Parks and Wilderness Areas from Preventable Coal Plant Haze
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Blog Post A Sad Anniversary for the California Desert A year of irresponsible Interior actions undermines decades of progress for our national parks, wildlife and sacred spaces.
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Press Release Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Off-road Vehicle Plan Ignores Threats to Park Resources The National Park Service’s proposed special regulations for off-road vehicle management at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area misses the mark, ignores park impacts.
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Policy Update Position on H.R. 835 & H.R. 4895 NPCA submitted the following positions to the House Natural Resources Committee ahead of a markup scheduled for February 14, 2018.
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Press Release Time is Now to Link President's Energy Strategy with Strong Protections for National Parks Administration's Proposals on Right Track, But Need to Finalize Necessary Protections
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Press Release Obama's Sandy Recovery Bill Requests Needed Funding Relief for Storm-Ravaged National Parks Statement by National Parks Conservation Association President Tom Kiernan
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Press Release House Passes Funding Package that Threatens Parks’ Environment Bill filled with damaging proposals that weaken air, water and wildlife protections
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Magazine Article In the Balance In his 1968 book about Arches, "Desert Solitaire," Edward Abbey warned that tourists and cars would destroy the park he loved. Was he right?
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Blog Post 9 Civil War Battlefields You Helped Save 150 years ago this month, General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, leading to the end of the Civil War. The conflict cost more than 600,000 American lives and nearly split our nation in two.
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Press Release Celebrating our Veterans on Flag Day at Gateway National Recreation Area National Find Your Voice Initiative Hosts Paddling Event to Honor Veterans and their Families at Jamaica Bay
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Blog Post The National Park with the Most Lighthouses There are nearly 50 lighthouses preserved in the National Park System, and one park accounts for the most by far, with nine.
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Press Release National Parks Group Supports Environmental Impact Study to Identify Harmful Impacts Caused by Hydraulic Fracturing We must ensure natural gas development does not come at the expense of our national parks and the health of park visitors
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Press Release Forgotten Founders: The Hidden African Ancestry of Los Angeles During African American History Month, NPCA is co-sponsoring a new art exhibit, showcasing the diverse and multi-cultural founders of Los Angeles.
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Blog Post From Montana to Qinghai In July 2011, I received an unexpected email from someone named Lisong Ni. I’m glad I did.
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Press Release Defending the Air at Theodore Roosevelt National Park “National Parks Conservation Association refuses to stand by and allow Meridian Energy Group to pollute the air within and surrounding Theodore Roosevelt National Park with its proposed oil refinery.”
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Magazine Article The Lost Village The Japanese invaded this Alaskan island during WWII and sent the residents to Japan. Half died there; none ever returned home.
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Magazine Article Surround Sound The Acoustic Atlas’ trove of recordings includes grizzly cubs purring, ice freezing and thousands of other elusive sounds.
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Magazine Article Lest We Forget One man's 30-year mission to honor the lives of more than 260 Park Service employees and volunteers who died while working in the parks.
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Blog Post NPCA Urges Congress to Avoid Across-the-Board Budget Cuts to National Parks NPCA and other public interest groups concerned about the impact of looming budget cuts to federal programs delivered a letter to Congress and the Obama administration last week urging decision-makers to avert sequestration—the steep mandatory budget cuts that will go into effect this January if lawmakers do not act to prevent them.
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Press Release Victory! State Reaches Deal to Remove Industrial Hog Farm from Buffalo National River Watershed Now this treasured landscape will be properly protected for future generations to safely experience and enjoy.
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Blog Post An Important Step for Wildlife at Isle Royale The wolf population at this remote Michigan park has been dwindling for years. A new plan, supported by the island’s eminent researcher, will benefit the animals and the ecology of the island.
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