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George Washington Birthplace National Monument
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Self-Guided Nature Trail booklet
Please remember to keep group size to 10 or less to follow Leave No Trace guidelines. Dogs, horses and bicycles are not allowed on the nature trail.

 

Birds of George Washington Birthplace National Monument 
Checklist of bird species that have been sighted in the park.

Descriptions of Birds of George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Descriptions and photographs of bird species that have been sighted in the park.

 
A detail from sculpted Shaw Memorial, showing a man on horseback and soldiers marching alongside. NPS Photo.  

Did You Know?
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP offers the system's first Civil War Home Front tour. 11 African-American veterans of the 54th Massachusetts are buried adjacent to the park. The Shaw Memorial, immortalizing the 54th, can be seen at Saint Gaudens NHS and Boston African-American NHS.

Last Updated: March 26, 2009 at 09:28 EST