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Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Oak Ridge Wayside: Bear Creek Checking Station
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A wayside exhibit in Oak Ridge, Tennessee describing the Bear Creek Checking Station, an armed checking station that guarded access to Y-12.
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Battery Carroll and Fort Greble were two defense sites north of the Potomac that guarded the gateway to Washington during the Civil War. Fort Greble was named in honor of Lt. J.T. Greble who was killed at Big Bethel, Va., July 10, 1861.
Fort Scott National Historic Site
Forgotten Warriors: American Indian Home Guard
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There's no place like home! To Native Americans suffering in barren refugee camps in eastern Kansas during the Civil War, thoughts of home must have crossed their minds as they longed for the warmth and security of a home in Indian Territory (Oklahoma). While some could remember when home was elsewhere, after more than two decades, many had come to regard Indian Territory as home.
War In The Pacific National Historical Park
War Dogs in the Battle of Guam
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The Marines, Army, and Coast Guard weren’t the only branches of the military to serve during the Battle of Guam. Three platoons of war dogs also played a part in liberating Guam!
Gateway National Recreation Area
Eleanor Gould Henfey
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Eleanor Gould Henfey, the daughter of a Western Union Marine Observer and wife of a U.S. Coast Guard Surfman, recounts her experience at Sandy Hook in an oral history.
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Sallie Ann Jarrett, a loyal American Staffordshire Terrier, served as the beloved mascot of the 11th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, marching in parades, braving battles, and even guarding the wounded at Gettysburg. After her death in combat, her regiment honored her memory with a statue on their Gettysburg monument.
Valley Forge National Historical Park
On Guard! An Online Sentry Activity
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A revolution does not always involve fighting, and sometimes the hardest part about a war is what happens in between the battles. In this activity you will take on the role of a sentry during the Valley Forge encampment. You will decide who can enter camp and who cannot.
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A prominent clothing dealer and community activist, John Coburn served as treasurer of the New England Freedom Association and co-founded the Massasoit Guards, a Black military company in 1850s Boston.
Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Oak Ridge Wayside: Turnpike Checking Station
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A wayside exhibit in Oak Ridge, Tennessee describing the Turnpike Gate, an armed checking station that guarded access to K-25.
Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Oak Ridge Wayside: Elza Gate
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A wayside exhibit in Oak Ridge, Tennessee describing the history of the Elza Gate, one of several guard stations throughout the city during and after the Manhattan Project.
Yellowstone National Park
Guardhouse (1891)
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The original guardhouse for Fort Yellowstone, built in 1891.
Yellowstone National Park
Fort Yellowstone National Historic Landmark
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Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Fort Baker
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Fort Baker, the final "Post-to-Park" conversion in the Golden Gate National Parks, is a 335 acre former 1905 US Army post located immediately north of the Golden Gate Bridge. There are more than 30 historic army buildings, many clustered around a main parade ground. Today, these buildings are home to a number of park partners including Cavallo Point Lodge, the US Coast Guard and the Bay Area Discovery Museum.
Cape Cod National Seashore
Little Creek Fee Booth
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Little Creek is a satellite parking area for Coast Guard Beach. All beach entrance fees for Coast Guard Beach are collected at Little Creek.
Point Reyes National Seashore
Point Reyes Lighthouse
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The Point Reyes Headlands jut 10 miles out to sea and pose a threat to ships traveling between San Francisco Bay and locations to the north. The historic Point Reyes Lighthouse was built in 1870 to warn mariners of this navigational hazard and served for 105 years. The Point Reyes Lighthouse was retired from service in 1975 shortly thereafter transferred from the the U.S. Coast Guard to the National Park Service for preservation.
Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail
Fort Spokane Visitor Center and Museum
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Primary visitor center for Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area which also contains exhibits and information regarding Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail.