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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.
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Cape Cod is a large glacial moraine peninsula that extends 96.5 km into the Atlantic Ocean from the coast of Massachusetts. Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO) is located on the outer portion of Cape Cod. Almost all the estuarine habitat at CACO is associated with two large coastal lagoon systems, Pleasant Bay (PB) and Nauset Harbor/Marsh (NH). Due to restricted flushing with the ocean and residential development pressures outside the seashore boundary...
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At night, birds use the stars to find their way. But bright lights from buildings can confuse them. That's why national parks are so important - they're like bird hotels! They give birds safe places to rest and eat, especially after flying across the ocean.
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.
Lava Beds National Monument
Captain Jacks Stronghold, Tulelake, Ca
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There are people who give great speeches, and they there are those who perform them. Hallie Quinn Brown was one of the few who perform speeches. In her era, she was recognized as one of the greatest elocutionists across two continents, Europe and America. Though she rarely appears in history books, Brown’s legacy can be found in today’s speech-language pathologists and spoken word artists. She lectured widely on the cause of temperance, women’s suffrage, and civil rights. We
Boston African American National Historic Site
Timothy W. Hoxie
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Boston businessman Timothy W. Hoxie served on the 1850 Boston Vigilance Committee.
Boston African American National Historic Site
David Howland
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Boston merchant David Howland served on the 1850 Boston Vigilance Committee.
Boston African American National Historic Site
Ebenezer Hunt
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Doctor and abolitionist Ebenezer Hunt likely served on the 1850 Boston Vigilance Committee.
Boston African American National Historic Site
Charles F. Hovey
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Boston merchant and abolitionist Charles F. Hovey served in both the 1846 and 1850 Boston Vigilance Committees.
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West-central California has been home to Native populations for many thousands of years. Two of these, the Miwok and the Ohlone were the primary inhabitants of San Francisco Bay's northern and southern peninsulas. Research indicates that both of these tribes recognized gender identities beyond they typical Western conception of male/female.
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San Francisco's Castro neighborhood is known as the oldest LGB enclave in the country. It began to take shape at the end of World War II when United States detention policies had displaced thousands of Japanese Americans, families were flocking to live in suburban developments, and San Francisco's urban neighborhoods were particularly affordable.
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The National AIDS Memorial Grove began as a community effort to recognize the devastating loss of life from the AIDS epidemic, and an effort to create space for remembrance and grieving.
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By the mid-1880s, Shaw was establishing herself as an advocate for temperance, a cause she took in part because of her time doing medical work in Boston. She first worked as a paid lecturer with the Massachusetts Women Suffrage Association, a position she secured through her connections with the prominent suffragist Lucy Stone. Moving up the ranks, Shaw was subsequently hired to work with the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, or WCTU, a national organization.
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The opening lines of “America the Beautiful” first struck Katharine Lee Bates atop Pikes Peak in the Rocky Mountains. During the summer of 1893, she embarked on a journey across the United States. Originally written as a poem, many of the lines in Bates’ ode to the American landscape refer to geographical features she encountered during her travels.
Boston National Historical Park
James Huzzey (Huzza/Hussey)
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James Huzzey enlisted in New Marlborough, Massachusetts into the company of Capt. Moses Harvey’s company, in Col. Jonathan Brewer’s regiment, and was present at the Battle of Bunker Hill at the diagonal.
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While fleeing slavery, Shadrach Minkins sought refuge at this home.
Boston African American National Historic Site
Henry Ingersoll Bowditch
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A renowned physician and humanitarian, Dr. Henry Ingersoll Bowditch dedicated much of his life to the cause of abolition, public health, and social reform. He also played a pivotal role in providing protection and assistance to freedom seekers escaping slavery through Boston.
Boston African American National Historic Site
Samuel Downer Jr.
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Boston manufacturer Samuel Downer, Jr. participated in the antislavery movement as a member of the Free Soil party and the 1850 Boston Vigilance Committee.
Boston African American National Historic Site
Joshua Giddings Dodge
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An abolitionist and businessman, Joshua Giddings Dodge served on the Boston Vigilance Committee.