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Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Mound City Group
- Type: Place
Mound City Group is the smallest of the Hopewell sites in Ross County, but it very well may contain the largest stories of this remarkable culture. The site is home to the park's only visitor center. Grounds are open every day from dawn to dusk while the visitor center building maintains regular hours of operation.
Yellowstone National Park
Mammoth Medical Clinic
- Type: Place
Located at Mammoth Hot Springs, the Mammoth Medical Clinic is open to the public and equipped for most medical emergencies, as well as for routine care.
The White House and President's Park
Zero Milestone
- Type: Place
This four-foot-high shaft of pink granite stands on the north and south meridian of the District of Columbia. It is symbolically the official starting point for measurement of highway distances from Washington, DC. On July 7, 1919, the first transcontinental military motor convoy, destined for San Francisco, California, started from this spot.
Grand Canyon National Park
Canyon Village Market & Deli
- Type: Place
Canyon Village Market & Deli is located in Market Plaza, across the parking lot from Yavapai Lodge and next to the US Post Office. The Market/General Store is open daily from 7 am to 8 pm. The Deli is open daily from 7 am to 6:30 pm. (spring hours) A large selection of groceries and souvenirs are available, along with outdoor gear for campers and backpackers.
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
Mead Museum
- Type: Place
The Mead Cultural Education Center, located in Yankton, South Dakota, was constructed in 1909 by Dr. Leonard C. Mead. Originally serving as part of the women’s ward for the Dakota Hospital for the Insane, the building was in use until the 1980s. Today, however, it houses the Dakota Territorial Museum and is upkept by the Yankton County Historical Society.
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
Lucy Buck
- Type: Person
Lucy Buck (left) and her sister, Nellie (right), witnessed the Battle of Front Royal. Lucy’s wartime diary was later published as Sad Earth, Sweet Heaven.
Presidio of San Francisco
Dr. Margaret "Mom" Chung
- Type: Person
Dr. Margaret “Mom” Chung was the first Chinese American woman to become a physician. She founded one of the first Western medical clinics in San Francisco’s Chinatown in the 1920s. During World War II, she and her widespread network of “adopted sons,” most of them American soldiers, sailors, and airmen who called her “Mom,” became famous. Although she faced prejudice because of her race, gender, and sexuality, Dr. Chung forged a distinctive path throughout her life.
Stonewall National Monument
Stormé DeLarverie
- Type: Person
Stormé DeLarverie was a butch lesbian with zero tolerance for discrimination, or as she called it, “ugliness.” She was born in New Orleans on Christmas Eve to a Black mother and white father. She had a beautiful baritone voice and discovered a love for jazz at a very early age. She started singing in New Orleans clubs at 15, and soon after began touring around Europe, eventually landing in New York City.
- Type: Person
Henry Knox, a key figure in the American Revolutionary War, was known for his military science expertise and crucial roles in battles like the Siege of Boston and the Battle of Yorktown. A close ally of George Washington, he contributed significantly to shaping the young nation's defense system as its first Secretary of War and was instrumental in founding West Point Military Academy.
- Type: Person
Dr. Clyde Wahrhaftig was a geologist, LGBTQ activist, environmentalist, and scientist who studied the geology of Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Yosemite National Park.
The White House and President's Park
Butt-Millet Memorial Fountain
- Type: Place
This fountain memorializes Archibald Butt and Francis Millet, two men who died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Butt and Millet were most likely involved in a romantic relationship, but because of the intense social stigma around homosexuality during their life there is no explicit confirmation of the nature of their relationship. This memorial, planned by their friends and approved by Congress, honors the two of them together, inseparable in memory as in life.
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Marion Dickerman
- Type: Person
Progressive activist, educator and political organizer, Marion Dickerman was an influential member of Eleanor Roosevelt's inner circle during dynamic era in American history.
Boston National Historical Park
Old North Church
- Type: Place
Built in 1723, Christ Church is better known as Old North. Boston’s oldest church building, it remains an active Episcopal Church. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow memorialized Old North’s role at the start of the Revolutionary War in his poem, “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.”On the night of April 18, 1775, sexton Robert Newman hung two lanterns in the steeple to warn Charlestown patriots of advancing British soldiers.
- Type: Person
John and Delores Moaney played an indispensable role in the lives of Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower. Explore the story of how the Moaney family became intertwined with the Eisenhowers here.
Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Oak Ridge Wayside: The Origins of "Robertsville"
- Type: Place
A wayside exhibit in Oak Ridge, Tennessee describing Robertsville School, one of several schools constructed before the Manhattan Project.
- Type: Place
One of five peninsulas in Boston Harbor, Castle Island boasts 22- acres of land, a little more than two miles of walking trails, and the oldest fortified site in what was considered British North America. The former island has been connected to the mainland since 1928.
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
Thomas and Mary Moss
- Type: Person
Thomas Winifred Moss and Mary E. Johnson Ligans were married in 1877 in Winchester, Virginia. Both were previously widowed. The Moss family represents the transition between enslavement and freedom in the Shenandoah Valley before, during, and after the Civil War.
Boston African American National Historic Site
Ellen Craft
- Type: Person
Ellen Craft bravely escaped slavery by disguising herself as a sickly, White gentleman. Once free, Craft shared her story and advocated against slavery throughout New England and in England.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Philip A. Hart Visitor Center
- Type: Place
The Philip A. Hart Visitor Center houses brochures, books, park passes, and all the sound advice you'll need to plan your visit. The visitor center has displays of Sleeping Bear Dune's natural history, fauna and flora, geology, history, and stories about people of the park.
- Type: Article
Have you ever had a moment where everything just clicked—where you knew you were right where you belonged? For Dexter Armstrong, the 2024 featured ranger for the main show of the National Christmas Tree Lighting, that moment came when he discovered the mission of the National Park Service.