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Chesapeake Bay
Essex County Museum & Historical Society
- Type: Place
The Essex County Museum tells the story of the Rappahannock River and Essex County’s rich history. Explore exhibits on early American exploration, the Revolutionary War, local river traditions, and the Pirates of the Chesapeake. See a scale model of Fort Lowry, boat models, and a 16-foot pictorial map of the river. Visitors can also enjoy the charming courtyard with a NASA Moon Tree and find unique artifacts from the steamboat era.
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
- Type: Place
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.
Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail
Berry's Ferry
- Type: Place
This is a crossing used by thousands of Cherokee to cross the Ohio River. While others crossed or the bitterly cold weather did not permit, they waited at Mantle Rock.
Fort Stanwix National Monument
Sgt. William Jones
- Type: Person
William Jones joined the Continental Army at the outset of the American Revolution. He was stationed at the American Fort Schuyler/Stanwix during the Siege of 1777 and saw combat at the 1779 Battle of New Town. Despite having served well for three years, Jones eventually left the new United States for Canada, never returning to the original nation he sided with.
Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail
Lowndesboro Schoolhouse
- Type: Place
Grand Portage National Monument
Historic Garden at Grand Portage
- Type: Place
The Grand Portage historic kitchen garden is located inside the palisade behind the kitchen. The North West Company operated its post here from 1778 to 1803. Many vegetable varieties grown in the garden now date back to the 1700s and early 1800s. Vegetable varieties from 200 years ago and earlier are still available today because Native American and early settler families saved seeds from their harvests to plant in the following year. The seeds saved were handed down.
Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail
Lowndes Tent City
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- Type: Article
Less than 4% of the tallgrass prairie that once covered 170 million acres of North America remains today. Park managers use fire and grazing treatments to maintain tallgrass prairie ecosystems at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. The Heartland Inventory and Monitoring Network monitors these park prairies to evaluate the effectiveness of management treatments and help parks protect these vanishing ecosystems.
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Charles Diuguid
- Type: Person
Charles Diuguid was African American, one of about one hundred “Free Blacks” in Appomattox County at the time of the Civil War.
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Enslaved People of Appomattox County
- Type: Person
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.
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Three national parks in Hawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes, Haleakalā, and Kalaupapa. are utilizing GAOA funding to rehabilitate approximately 64 miles of perimeter exclusionary fencing - an essential tool for protecting native ecosystems and watersheds from the destructive impact of non-native animals.
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
A.G. Gaston Motel
- Type: Place
Headquarters to the 1963 desegregation campaign in Birmingham, The A.G. Gaston Motel stands today as a testament to the determination of African Americans in building a better future for themselves in the Jim Crow South.
Boston National Historical Park
USS HARTFORD (1858)
- Type: Article
USS HARTFORD, a sloop-of-war ship, most notably served as Admiral Farragut's flagship during the American Civil War.
Sitka National Historical Park
The Places of Russian America Exhibit
- Type: Place
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 9 pm. The Deli is open daily from 7 am to 6:30 pm. A large selection of groceries and souvenirs are available, along with outdoor gear for campers and backpackers.
Grand Canyon National Park
Camper Services — Laundry and Showers
- Type: Place
Camper Services (Laundry and Showers) is located near the entrance to Mather Campground. Hours of Operation: 7 am to 10 pm daily. Last laundry load: 9 pm — Last shower: 9:45 pm. The Camper Store is closed at this time. Adjacent to Camper Services is a free dump station and potable water filling station for RVs. Several picnic tables are located outside the building.
Grand Canyon National Park
Backcountry Information Center
- Type: Place
The Backcountry Info Center is open daily from 8 am–noon; and 1 pm–5 pm, and provides information, permits, and trip planning assistance about day and overnight hikes into the canyon. The building is located in the village by Parking Lot D, and across the railroad tracks from Maswik Lodge. Park in Lot D, then take the free, early morning Hikers' Express bus from Backcountry Info Center to South Kaibab Trailhead.
Salem Maritime National Historic Site
Custom House
- Type: Place
Since 1649, there has been a Custom House in Salem, Massachusetts collecting taxes on imported cargos first for the British Government during the Colonial period, then for the American Government after the establishment of the U. S. Customs Service in 1789.
California National Historic Trail
Jim Beckwourth Cabin Museum
- Type: Place
Jim Beckwourth, the African-American mountain man, scion of British nobility, great medicine and warrior chief in the Crow Indian Nation, US Army scout and courier, and discoverer of Beckwourth Pass and trail, settled here on his road for 7 years. He created several things we still have: Beckwourth Pass and Trail, located by Trails West markers, this cabin, and a national best seller biography, The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth, 1856.
National Mall and Memorial Parks
Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II
- Type: Place
Honoring Japanese Americans who were sent to incarceration camps during World War II, the memorial features a zen garden-like design and a powerful sculpture of cranes entangled in barbed wire.