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Capitol Reef National Park
Pioneer Register
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Take a short hike in Capitol Gorge to see the historic Pioneer Register where early explorers and pioneers carved their names into the cliff wall. It is illegal to deface, vandalize, or add your own name to the Register.
Everglades National Park
Sea Level Rise Threatens Cultural Sites in the Everglades
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In Florida’s vast, world-class wetland, climate change puts important archeological and post-colonial features in the path of a rising tide.
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The Accokeek Creek site was excavated in the 1930’s by Alice and Henry Ferguson who purchased land for their home in present-day Piscataway Park in the 1920’s. After excavating tens of thousands of artifacts, the Ferguson’s came to believe that they had rediscovered the site of “Moyaone,” the principal town of the Piscataway chiefdom visited by Captain John Smith in 1608.
Dry Tortugas National Park
Bird Key Wreck
- Type: Place
The Bird Key Wreck, also known as the Brick Wreck.
- Type: Place
In the early 1930s, the Wakefield National Memorial Association created all the buildings in the Historic Area as part of the nation's commemoration of Washington during the bicentennial of his birth. The Association constructed these buildings to be suggestive of a colonial farm complex, and did not construct them based on historical or archeological evidence of buildings that existed here in the 1700s.
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This Pathway, "Everyone Has a History," provides a look at how historians and archeologists investigate the past and what you can do to tell all Americans' stories.
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The NPS preserves a variety of places commemorating America's multi-faceted history. The NPS preserves cultural resources, such as buildings, landscapes, archeological sites, and museum collections. They serve as tangible evidence of our collective past. Explore these parks within the US with LGBTQ Heritage.
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site
Commemorative Garden
- Type: Place
The Commemorative Garden, adjacent to both the visitor center on South Park Street and the north side of Little Rock Central High School, documents a photographic history, inlaid on brick and concrete arches, as a reminder of the bravery of the Little Rock Nine and a legacy of Central High School. Within this space are nine benches and nine trees to provide seating and shade for a visitor to sit and reflect in this tranquil landscape.
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Before the construction of the Georgian mansion that stands at 105 Brattle Street today, this spot on the road to Watertown was the site of an earlier English colonial house. Archeological excavations in 2003 and 2022 uncovered the foundation of the Marrett house in the present forecourt (front yard) of the Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House.
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
Aliante Parkway Kiosk
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This interpretive kiosk is located at N. Aliante Pkwy & W. Moonlight Falls Ave. The kiosk describes the history of scientific research at Tule Springs, safety tips, park regulations, and a map of the monument. This area features relatively flat terrain, creosote desert scrub habitat, and views of the Las Vegas and Sheep ranges.
Fort Stanwix National Monument
Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers of the American Revolution
- Type: Place
The Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War Soldier in Rome, NY was dedicated on July 4, 1976 in honor of the Nation's Bicentennial. The remains of 8 unknown soldiers are interred within it's grounds.
Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park
Texas White House Rehabilitation Updates July - September 2024
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Continuing work at the Texas White House Complex includes archeological testing.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Arch Rock
- Type: Place
A natural rock formation that stretches over a set of winding stone steps along Alum Cave Trail.
Boston National Historical Park
Ropewalk
- Type: Place
In order to produce its own rope, the US Navy constructed the Ropewalk at the Charlestown Navy Yard. Here, at this quarter-mile long building, workers manufactured rope for the entire US Navy for 120 years.
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Defiance House Archeological Site
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Defiance House Archeological Site is a set of Ancestral Puebloan structures, petroglyphs, and pictographs tucked into a corner of Forgotten Canyon on lake Powell. It is only accessible by boat and then a hike. Conditions of the hike are not monitored, so we do not know if it is too muddy to go there today. There are no amenities at the site, take care of your needs before you arrive. Visit with respect.
Petrified Forest National Park
The Flattops
- Type: Place
- Type: Article
In the Jemez Mountains, drought is one key variable causing forest fires that result in a wide range of effects to archeological sites, historic structures, cultural landscapes, and traditional cultural places. This article presents guidelines developed from the ArcBurn project, an interdisciplinary effort to quantify archeological fire effects and the fuels and fire environments that cause them. Intermountain Park Science, 2024
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Beneath the Barracks: Archeology Considerations for Utilities Upgrades
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When Fort Vancouver National Historic Site took over the U.S. Army’s Vancouver Barracks in 2012, many of the utilities systems were decades old – some had not been updated since they were built in the first half of the 20th century. Bringing those systems up to standard was a top priority for creating a sustainable, historic campus for public service.
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The Qitchauvik site, on the shore of Golovin Lagoon. was the location of a men’s house, or qarigi, used between about A.D. 550 and 750. Qarigi are identified in the archeological record by their large size and by the low incidence, traditionally, of tools related to women’s activities such as sewing and cooking. The Golovin Field School excavated the site.
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Building Y
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On December 2, 2024, National Park Service archeologists and their partners began excavating a Colonial-era building located in the Memorial Area of the park. The excavation site will be open to the public through the end of December, weather dependent, providing visitors with a unique opportunity to see the archeological remains of what is known as Building Y.