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Showing 30 results for Ian Abernethy ...
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Banastre Tarleton, a British army officer, famously commanded the British Legion, a provincial regiment composed of loyalist infantry and dragoons, in the southern theater under Lord Cornwallis during the Revolution. Feared for his ruthlessness by the patriots, his early successes in the field earned him notoriety. Defeated at the Battle of Cowpens by Brig. Gen. Daniel Morgan, Tarleton's favor with Cornwallis declined. Tarleton was present at the surrender at Yorktown.
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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis and 2nd Earl Cornwallis, served as a British general during the American Revolution and notably surrendered his army to General Washington's Continental army and the allied French forces at Yorktown, Virginia in October 1781. This surrender effectively ended hostilities between British and American forces and led to peace negotiations, ending the war and recognizing American independence. Cornwallis later governed in India.
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Bats are amazing animals and a formidable force against insect pests, but a nasty fungal disease is killing them. A coordinated national response brings hope.
Everglades National Park
Everglades Wilderness Waterway
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The wilderness of Everglades National Park is very different from other places you may have boated, paddled, or camped. It can be confusing and difficult to navigate as the mazes of mangrove–lined creeks and bays all begin to look the same. With proper planning, you can avoid the frustration and hours wasted from getting lost. The 99-mile Wilderness Waterway attracts interest because it connects Flamingo and Ev-erglades City. Most paddlers allow at least eight days to complet
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Nisbet Balfour was a capable British Army officer, who fought throughout the American Revolution and was hated by patriots in South Carolina for his conduct as commandant of Charleston.
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Newsletter highlighting the activities of the Southeast Coast Inventory and Monitoring Network.
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
Abe and Austin: VIP Jeff
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Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
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Explore the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail across five states to see the 1,300-mile route traveled by Mormons who fled Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Great Salt Lake Valley in 1846-1847.The traverses five states: UT, IL, WY, NE, & IA and is administered by the National Trails Office Regions 6|7|8 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Newsletter highlighting the activities of the Southeast Coast Inventory and Monitoring Network
Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Ames, IA
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The Ames Project, located in Ames, Iowa produced purified uranium metal for the Manhattan Project, first on an experimental and then on a mass scale. Learn more about the role Ames played during and after the project.
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Newsletter highlighting the activities of the Southeast Coast Inventory and Monitoring Network.
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Newsletter highlighting the activities of the Southeast Coast Inventory and Monitoring Network
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Iain Nicolson Audubon Center at Rowe Sanctuary focuses on conservation of the Platte River ecosystem and the birds that rely on it. Do you want to get closer to an authentic emigrant trail experience? Visit this trail site to view wildlife and the preserved Platte River ecosystem.
Cumberland Island National Seashore
Sea Camp Dock
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The Sea Camp dock is open to private boats and is closest to the beach. The ranger station is available with maps and information.
Cumberland Island National Seashore
Dungeness Dock
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The Dungeness dock is one of three docks accessible by private boats. This dock is closest to the Dungeness Ruins.
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
Chinook Point
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On November 15, 1805, after a year and a half of traveling west, the Corps finally saw the Pacific Ocean near Chinook Point. Intense thunderstorms finally subsided on the 15th, which allowed them to move four miles west toward Chinook Point. Boards from a temporarily deserted Chinook Indian village nearby were used to erect shelters. For the next 10 days the Corps used Chinook Point as a base camp to explore the surrounding area, and find a site for their winter encampment.
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
Youngs River Falls
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The Youngs River was originally discovered by Lieutenant William Broughton of the Vancouver Expedition in 1792, who named it for Admiral Sir George Young of the Royal Navy. It would be another fourteen years before the spectacular Youngs River Falls would be discovered by Sergeant Patrick Gass, a member of Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery.
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Bhagat Singh Thind was an Indian independence activist, immigrant to the United States, and World War I veteran. His quest for naturalization is a key part of the long struggle to remove racial barriers to U.S. citizenship.
Tule Lake National Monument
Tamio "Tommy" Kono
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Tamio "Tommy" Kono (June 27, 1930 – April 24, 2016) was a Japanese American weightlifter in the 1950s and 1960s. Kono set world records in four different weight classes: lightweight (149 pounds or 67.5 kilograms), middleweight (165 lb or 75 kg), light-heavyweight (182 lb or 82.5 kg) and middle-heavyweight (198 lb or 90 kg).
Cultural Resources Program - Region 11
Black History in the Last Frontier
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We are pleased to share with you 'Black History in the Last Frontier'. Prepared by historian Dr. Ian Hartman, through a partnership with the University of Alaska Anchorage and the National Park Service, Alaska Region, the book relates how African Americans have worked and lived in Alaska for over 150 years – hunting for whales, patrolling the seas, building roads, serving in the military, opening businesses, winning political office, and forging communities.