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- Type: Article
Depriving western old-growth forests of fire brought them to the brink. Now the fire they need also threatens them. To fix this, parks are returning to mechanical forestry methods.
National Mall and Memorial Parks
1979 Rally for the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights
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At the end of the National March for Lesbian and Gay Rights, participants gathered near the base of the Washington Monument to listen to speakers proudly claim their queerness and paint a vision of a more inclusive future. One of these speakers was Charles Law, a Black gay activist based in Houston. He argued that the marchers must not fight for assimilate but integration so that all gay and lesbian people may one day enjoy the full benefits of their civil rights.
Boston National Historical Park
Frank Leon Miller
- Type: Person
Miller enlisted in the US Navy in August 1942. On April 12, 1945, a kamikaze struck the mast of Cassin Young and exploded. Miller was wounded in the leg and awarded a purple heart. On July 30, 1945, USS Cassin Young was struck by a kamikaze a second time. WT2c Miller was one of 22 sailors killed, passing later that day.
Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Latinx Experiences at Hanford: Carlos Leon
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Listen to clips from an oral history interview with Carlos Leon. Carlos holds strong roots in multiple communities of Eastern Washington, having been born in Toppenish in the 1950s and living in the Tri-Cities for over fifty years. At the age of twenty-one, Carlos became the first Latino reactor operator to work at Hanford.
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In 1925, Paul Adams became the caretaker of Mount Le Conte, accompanied by his loyal German Shepherd, Smoky Jack. The adventurous duo braved the Smokies together, with Smoky Jack carrying supplies, protecting Paul from danger, and even saving his life multiple times.
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
Ellwood Brooder Barn
- Type: Place
The Ellwood Brooder Barn was built around 1950 for raising chickens. The owner of Ellwood at the time, Leo Jones, had turned Ellwood into a productive livestock farm. Today the main part of the building is used for storage. Public restrooms are located at the side of the building.
American Battlefield Protection Program
The Hard Reality of Fort Pillow: Interpreting the Massacre of US Colored Troops in 1864
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With assistance from the NPS American Battlefield Protection Program’s Battlefield Interpretation Grant, Fort Pillow State Historic Park seeks to enhance battlefield interpretation through an augmented reality (AR) mobile application and interpretive waysides. The project aims to preserve and enhance the historic integrity of the battlefield, while also making it more accessible and engaging to modern audiences.
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
Leon Day
- Type: Person
Leon Day was born on October 30, 1916, in Alexandria, Virginia. He was one of the greatest pitchers in the Negro Leagues between 1934 and 1943. During World War II, he served with the 818th Amphibian Truck Company and was part of the Red Ball Express. He also played for the first integrated U.S. military baseball team, the OISE All-Stars. Day died on March 13, 1995, in Baltimore, Maryland. He was buried at Arbutus Memorial Park in Arbutus, Maryland.
Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park
Temporary Exhibit Featuring Frederick and Julia Billings' Seven Children
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What was it like to be a child growing up in the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Mansion? Our current exhibit “The Billings Family: Youth in the Mansion” curated by former Curatorial Member Leo Walker focuses on just this question. Within the park’s museum collection there are costumes, toys, and more remnants of childhood.
Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park
Le Grand Champ
- Type: Article
The pattern of land usage, settlement, and agriculture that developed in the middle Mississippi River Valley during the 18th century was unique in North America. The system paralleled the communal agriculture of northern France during the period of the high Middle Ages. Read more about life on the commons.
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Between 1938 and 1941 the National Park Service (NPS) Western Museum Laboratories (WML) created many iconic posters. Often described as “the WPA park posters,” they should be called “the WML posters.” Research reveals more designs than previously thought (including several previously unknown ones), reevaluates what is known about the artists, and argues that modern reproductions have made the designs more significant to NPS graphic identity today than they were in the past.
Acadia National Park
Essential Acadia: French
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Bienvenue au Parc National de l'Acadie, le joyau de la couronne de la côte de l'Atlantique Nord. Visitez nps.gov/acadia pour apprendre plus sur le parc et pour planifier votre visite.
Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Manhattan Project Scientists: Leo Szilard
- Type: Person
Physicist Leo Szilard contributed to the "Einstein Letter", warning President Roosevelt of Nazi Germany's attempt to create an atomic weapon. During the Manhattan Project, Szilard became chief physicist at the University of Chicago's Met Lab. Learn more about Leo Szilard, including his aversion to using the atomic bomb, at the link.
Independence National Historical Park
September 7, 1787: Presidential Power
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Having spent three days arguing over how Presidents would be elected, the Convention spent a surprisingly short amount of time of time describing what powers Presidents would have.
Independence National Historical Park
August 20, 1787: Necessary and Proper
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The delegates spent half a day arguing over an almost never used part of the Constitution—the section defining treason—and almost no time debating one of the Constitution’s most controversial and significant sections, which gave Congress the ability “to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested, by this Constitution, in the Government of the United States.”
Independence National Historical Park
August 9, 1787: Immigrants as Senators
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The day's chief argument was over how long immigrants should be US citizens before being eligible to serve as Senators. The debate became personal when delegates drew from their experiences as immigrants to argue for opposing stances on the issue.
Independence National Historical Park
July 7, 1787: Agitation and Discontentment
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Delegates from both large and small states argued that the compromise over representation failed to represent their interests.
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
Leon Henry Zach
- Type: Person
Leon Henry Zach
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Leonardo Maduro-Salvarrey was recruited as an interpretation and education intern at Waco Mammoth National Monument during 2022. Leo helped to coordinate educational outreach to Spanish speaking visitors to the monument interested in learning about the fossils.
Cabrillo National Monument
Mission Trails Regional Park
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