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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.
Grand Portage National Monument
Potatoes to Feed the Fur Trade
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Nearly every North West Company post from Grand Portage on Lake Superior to Fort George on the Pacific coast grew potatoes. The potatoes grown at Grand Portage were likely brought from Montreal, Michilimackinac, or possibly England as seed potatoes.
Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail
Lowndes Tent City
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Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Enslaved People of Appomattox County
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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
Bowling Green
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Boston African American National Historic Site
Edmund Jackson
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Boston merchant and abolitionist Edmund Jackson served on the 1850 Boston Vigilance Committee.
Boston African American National Historic Site
Eliphalet W. Jackson
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Clergyman and merchant Eliphalet W. Jackson participated in the abolition and temperance movements and served on the 1850 Boston Vigilance Committee.
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
George Peers
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Resident of Appomattox Court House and Appomattox County Clerk and for nearly 40 years.
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You can be a Heartland Inventory and Monitoring Network Junior Scientist! Explore what it is like to be a scientist that monitors plants, animals, and their habitats national parks. You will explore the 15 parks of the Heartland Network, make observations, identify animals and plants, and learn why scientists use scientific names for organisms. Visit a Heartland Network Park to complete the activities in the booklet or download the booklet here.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Georg & Flora Schmidt Farm
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Boston African American National Historic Site
William H. Jenkins
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An affluent landowner, William Jenkins provided shelter to freedom seekers heading north on the Underground Railroad on his estate north of Boston in Andover, Massachusetts.
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The NPS is seeking an operator that will continue to attract an array of boating and recreation visitors and serve the surrounding community. Potential operators are invited to submit their proposals through September 5, 2023.
Rock Creek Park
Old Stone House
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Georgetown's Old Stone House is the oldest building on its original foundation in the District of Columbia, predating the establishment of the District itself.
Boston African American National Historic Site
“Can This Flesh Belong to Any Man...?”: George and Rebecca Latimer’s Flight to Freedom
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In 1842, freedom seekers George and Rebecca Latimer arrived in Boston after escaping slavery in Virginia. Though Bostonians quickly secured George’s freedom, the Latimer case provided antislavery activists the political capital to usher in a statewide Personal Liberty Law, known as the "Latimer Law." Though largely remembered for the law that bears their name, the Latimers’ story also provides a powerful lesson of family resilience, community protest, and social change.
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Explore the recent publications on NPS.gov from the Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network. The listed items were created by Michaela Compo, NCBN Biological Science Technician, with technical expertise contributed by the whole NCBN team.
Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Manhattan Project Scientists: Louis Alexander Slotin
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Louis Slotin was a Manhattan Project physicist who witnessed both CP-1 and X-10 reach criticality. In May 1946, Slotin received a lethal dose of radiation during a criticality experiment at Los Alamos, dying nine days later. Read more about his life and death at the link.
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Forest regeneration in the National Capital Region continues to slowly improve, especially in parks that manage their deer populations. A look at forest regeneration capacity based on monitoring data from 2024.
Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Mansion
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Originally built in 1805 by Charles Marsh Sr., father of George Perkins Marsh, the federal-style brick house was sold to Frederick Billings in 1869. Billings renovated the home into a Queen Anne style mansion. In 1954, Billings' granddaughter, Mary French Rockefeller, inherited the home and estate with her husband, Laurance Rockefeller. In 1992, the couple donated the property to the National Park Service. Interior tours are available May-October.
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Lou is one of our passionate and knowledgeable volunteers! Learn his story!
Valley Forge National Historical Park
Commander in Chief's Guard Huts
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The Commander in Chief's guard huts are reconstructed log structures representing the quarters where soldiers of General George Washington's guard lived during the Valley Forge encampment.