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Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park

Discover BLISS Meadows, a 10-acre urban farm and land reclamation project in Northeast Baltimore. This unique space offers walking trails, farm animal interactions, and hands-on gardening workshops. Learn about sustainability, food justice, and the contributions of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities while enjoying fresh produce, honey, and community events. Experience nature, education, and social change in the heart of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Chesapeake Bay

Essex County Museum & Historical Society

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The Essex County Museum tells the story of the Rappahannock River and Essex County’s rich history. Explore exhibits on early American exploration, the Revolutionary War, local river traditions, and the Pirates of the Chesapeake. See a scale model of Fort Lowry, boat models, and a 16-foot pictorial map of the river. Visitors can also enjoy the charming courtyard with a NASA Moon Tree and find unique artifacts from the steamboat era.

Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine

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The Battle of Baltimore, fought September 12-14, 1814, was the defining moment in the War of 1812. Following the burning of Washington D.C., British forces came to Baltimore, the third largest city in the United States. American forces, fighting against the great military force in the world at the time, held their ground. The epic event inspired Francis Scott Key to write the words that would become the U.S. national anthem.

Chesapeake Bay

Sail Selina II

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Sail aboard a restored 1926 catboat and explore the Chesapeake Bay’s rich maritime heritage. Discover local wildlife, hands-on sailing, and stories of St. Michaels’ past while learning about the Bay’s ecology and conservation.

Death Valley National Park

Stovepipe Wells Village

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An authorized concessionaire with the NPS, offering restaurant and bar, lodging, camping, gas, and convenience store.

Fort Stanwix National Monument

Sgt. William Jones

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William Jones joined the Continental Army at the outset of the American Revolution. He was stationed at the American Fort Schuyler/Stanwix during the Siege of 1777 and saw combat at the 1779 Battle of New Town. Despite having served well for three years, Jones eventually left the new United States for Canada, never returning to the original nation he sided with.

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

Bullfrog North Launch Ramp

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Bullfrog North launch ramp, located north of the Boat Rentals dock at Bullfrog, is open to launch your boat. This ramp is available to small vessels with the use of boilerplate extensions, and the left lane is operable to large vessels, including houseboats, down to 3529 ft.

Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail

Lowndesboro Schoolhouse

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Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail

Elmore Bolling Marker

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Grand Portage National Monument

Historic Garden at Grand Portage

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The Grand Portage historic kitchen garden is located inside the palisade behind the kitchen. The North West Company operated its post here from 1778 to 1803. Many vegetable varieties grown in the garden now date back to the 1700s and early 1800s. Vegetable varieties from 200 years ago and earlier are still available today because Native American and early settler families saved seeds from their harvests to plant in the following year. The seeds saved were handed down.

Prairie Plant Community Monitoring at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: 2002–2023

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Less than 4% of the tallgrass prairie that once covered 170 million acres of North America remains today. Park managers use fire and grazing treatments to maintain tallgrass prairie ecosystems at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. The Heartland Inventory and Monitoring Network monitors these park prairies to evaluate the effectiveness of management treatments and help parks protect these vanishing ecosystems.

World War II Memorial

Rome

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World War II Memorial

Anzio

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Tunisia

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Appomattox Court House National Historical Park

Charles Diuguid

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Charles Diuguid was African American, one of about one hundred “Free Blacks” in Appomattox County at the time of the Civil War.

Appomattox Court House National Historical Park

Enslaved People of Appomattox County

Type: Person

In early 1865, over 4,600 African Americans were enslaved in Appomattox County. On April 9, 1865, after four years of war, Federal victory brough the promise of President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation to Appomattox Court House and made emancipation a reality for all enslaved people in this region, including half of Appomattox County’s population. Learn some of their stories.

Federal Hall National Memorial