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Moores Creek National Battlefield
Women's Monument Exhibit
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Acadia National Park
Acadia Mountain Trailhead
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This is the trailhead for Acadia Mountain, a 681 ft mountain located on the west side of Mount Desert Island. The trailhead is on Maine Route 102, about 3 miles south of Somesville and just after Ikes Point Boat Launch.
Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site
Ulysses S. Grant's Last Visit to St. Louis
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Ulysses S. Grant visited St. Louis 15 times between the end of the Civil War and his death in 1885. His last visit occurred in 1883, when he addressed business matters and attended a Memorial Day service hosted by the Grand Army of the Republic at Jefferson Barracks on May 30.
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In May 1945, General Dwight D. Eisenhower accepted the surrender of Germany, ending World War II in Europe. Eisenhower chose to remember Victory in Europe by actively commemorating the sacrifices and cooperation that made it possible. For Eisenhower and the Allies, the road to victory was not easy. Eisenhower believed that Victory in Europe Day--VE Day--could and should serve as a reminder of the cost of war for future generations. Explore this story further in this article.
Mount Rainier National Park
Paradise Inn
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If you enjoy historic architecture, a good meal or place to relax than the Paradise Inn is the place for you! Built in 1917, the Paradise Inn is open generally from May through September and features a large dining room and gift shop.
National Mall and Memorial Parks
Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II
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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.
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site
Little Rock Central High School
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Little Rock Central High School, a functioning 9th - 12th grade facility, is a combined Collegiate Gothic and Art Deco style building that covers much of two city blocks and contains over 150,000 square feet. The school is closed to the public.
Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Manhattan Project Scientists: Louis Alexander Slotin
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Louis Slotin was a Manhattan Project physicist who witnessed both CP-1 and X-10 reach criticality. In May 1946, Slotin received a lethal dose of radiation during a criticality experiment at Los Alamos, dying nine days later. Read more about his life and death at the link.
Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Manhattan Project Scientists: Ernest Orlando Lawrence
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Ernest Lawrence was the inventor of the cyclotron, one of the most important contributions to the success of the Manhattan Project. Learn more about this Nobel Prize-winning physicist at the link.
Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Manhattan Project Scientists: Enrico Fermi
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Enrico Fermi, under the direction of Arthur Compton, developed the Chicago Pile (CP-1), the world's first nuclear reactor. Due partly to this success, Fermi was recruited by J. Robert Oppenheimer to be an associate director of the secret laboratory at Los Alamos. Learn more about Fermi at the link.
Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Manhattan Project Leaders: Henry L. Stimson
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Secretary of War during the Manhattan Project, Henry L. Stimson was General Leslie Groves’ immediate supervisor, authorized project sites, and made sure the project was given anything needed to be successful. President Harry Truman once said of Stimson, “I felt how fortunate the country was to have so able and so wise a man in its service.”
Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Manhattan Project Scientists: J. Robert Oppenheimer
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Often referred to as the "father of the atomic bomb", physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer directed atomic bomb development at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project. The top-secret work at Los Alamos culminated in Trinity, the world's first successful nuclear test on July 16, 1945. Learn more about Oppenheimer's role in developing the atomic bomb at the link.
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Located just off of 3-Trails Crossing Memorial Highway in the heart of the historic 3-Trails Corridor, Trailside Center provides resources for trail and civil war aficionados, historians, and the Kansas City community. Few visitors realize that the communities that established in this area in the early 1830s were situated at the western edge of the United States until Kansas Territory was established in 1854.
Nicodemus National Historic Site
St. Francis Hotel
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The St. Francis Hotel has lived many lives: first as a place of business operated by early settlers Zachary and Jenny Fletcher, then as private residence and restaurant of the Switzer family. The original two-story limestone structure was built in 1881 and was a successful hotel in Nicodemus. The Switzer family bought the building in 1921 and built several additions while they lived there.
War In The Pacific National Historical Park
Assan/Asan Beach
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During the Japanese occupation of Guam, CHamoru were forced to build defenses on the beach, including the pillboxes and bunkers that can still be seen today, in preparation for the American invasion. That invasion came on July 21, 1944, W Day for Guam. While a simultaneous attack took place five miles south at Hågat, the Third Marine Division landed on the 2,500-yard Assan Beach, marking the start of the Battle of Guam.
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
Series: The Port Royal Experiment
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In the fall of 1861 after the Battle of Port Royal, the US military came ashore around Beaufort and found thousands of now formerly enslaved people in control of the region. The military had no real plan yet for what to do with these people or even their legal status. Newly freed Black South Carolinians were active participants. They demanded access to programs to support labor reforms, land redistribution, quality education, and military service.
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Orientation Plaza
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Immediately adjacent the visitor parking area are restrooms and an orientation shelter with exhibits and picnic tables. These exhibits set the stage for an exploration of the fort. Just to the east of the shelter is the paved trail to the fort.
Moores Creek National Battlefield
Commemorating the Battle
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Philip A. Hart Visitor Center
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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.