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Valles Caldera National Preserve

Otero Cabin

Type: Place

The Otero (Cupit) Cabin is the oldest standing log structure in the park, built back in 1915. The Oteros, who owned the land from 1899 to 1918, grazed sheep on the mountains and cattle and horses in the valleys. Frederico Otero lived there until 1917, but later occupants included staff working seasonally on the ranch. Names carved over the door frame include Danny, Shawn, and Nathan Cupit and are dated 1967 and 1977.

Valles Caldera National Preserve

Ranch Foreman's Cabin

Type: Place

Known as the "Little House," this cabin housed the ranch manager. Like the Bond Cabin, cooking was primarily done outdoors until the Dunigan family remodeled in the 1980s. In both cabins, the additions can be easily recognized because they used vertical board/batten framing instead of horizontal logs. This cabin had continual ranch management use from 1918 up until the early 2000s. It was featured in the show Longmire.

Yellowstone National Park

Old Faithful General Store - Upper

Type: Place

Dating back to the roaring '20s, this store's grand National Park architecture is front and center, framed by huge log beams and a magnificent fireplace. Groceries, ice cream, souvenirs, and apparel are available for purchase here.

Pecos National Historical Park

Glorieta Battlefield-Middle Path

Type: Place

Manhattan Project National Historical Park

Trinity Site, NM

Type: Place

On July 16, 1945, Manhattan Project scientists detonated the world’s first atomic device, known as “the Gadget,” at 5:29 am Mountain War Time. The US Army conducted the test at the Trinity Site in the Jornada del Muerto desert about 210 miles (337 km) south of Los Alamos, New Mexico. Today the Trinity Site is part of the White Sands Missile Range and can only be visited during a Trinity Site Open House, typically hosted twice a year.

Manhattan Project National Historical Park

Accessibility at Los Alamos

Type: Place

Manhattan Project National Historical Park is committed to ensuring that people with disabilities have equal opportunity to benefit from our facilities, programs, services, and activities whether they are indoors or outdoors. Learn more about accessible features available at Los Alamos.

The Log House

Type: Place

The Wakefield National Memorial Association planned for the Log House to be a place for refreshments and overnight accommodations. Unfortunately, the group did not have as much success as hoped for and the Log House was closed. Today, the Log House is used as a meeting and conference space.

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

The Logger's Transport Wayside

Type: Place

Manhattan Project National Historical Park

Manhattan Project Scientists: Harry Daghlian

Type: Article

Harry Daghlian was among the promising young scientists who came to work at Los Alamos as part of the Manhattan Project. Harotune Krikor Daghlian Jr. (1921-1945), known as Harry, was raised in Illinois, attended MIT, and had graduated from Purdue University. He had not yet earned his doctorate in physics when he joined Project Y. Daghlian was assigned to work with Otto Frisch’s Criticality Assembly Group. He helped transport the plutonium core to the Trinity Site.

Mount Rainier National Park

South Mowich Trail Shelter

Type: Place

South Mowich Trail Shelter is a log trail shelter along the Wonderland Trail.

Dr. Clyde Wahrhaftig

Type: Person

Dr. Clyde Wahrhaftig was a geologist, LGBTQ activist, environmentalist, and scientist who studied the geology of Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Yosemite National Park.

Valley Forge National Historical Park

Muhlenberg's Brigade

Type: Place

Muhlenberg's Brigade is the site of the encampment of troops led by Brigadier General Peter Muhlenberg during the winter of 1777-78. Today the area consists of nine reconstructed log soldiers' huts facing a gravel company street.

Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail

Historic Long House

Type: Place

The Long House was constructed in 1833 by Phillip Long and Isabella (Murphy) Long. It was originally built of log construction, and additions were later added. On the lawn there is a granite pyramid identifying the first industry in Farmington, a tannery, owned by Phillip Graham Long. The house is typically open for tours during the first weekend of June and select dates during the holiday season.

Everglades National Park

Wildland Fire: Everglades NP Collaborates with Los Petenes Biosphere Reserve

Type: Article

Everglades National Park fire and resource management staff attended the 2nd International Congress for Coastal Protected Areas with Tree Island Ecosystems in Campeche, Mexico, in September 2014. The conference, held at Los Petenes Biosphere Reserve, focused on fire-prone, wetland ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico. This international collaboration reflects NPS interest in maintaining and restoring resilient landscapes.

Manhattan Project National Historical Park

109 East Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM

Type: Article

On March 26, 1943, Dorothy McKibbin reported to work at 109 East Palace in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and learned that their employer was the secret Los Alamos Laboratory in the nearby mountains, part of the covert Manhattan Project. From her modest office, Dorothy became “gatekeeper” to Los Alamos since all civilian employees and many of the military personnel checked in through her office.

River Raisin National Battlefield Park

Hull's Trace

Type: Place

In 2014 the River Raisin National Battlefield Park established the Hull’s Trace Unit as a satellite park. It is located at 36495 W. Jefferson Ave., Brownstown Charter Township, Michigan. In June of 1812, General Hull ordered a road to connect Fort Detroit with rest of the United States. A part of this corduroy road remains 200 years later near the mouth of the Huron River and is the only known log remnant of the first U.S. military federal road.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Ken-Tuck-U-Inn

Type: Place

As logging in the area faded, many local entrepreneurs looked for other ways to earn a living. Bertie Bancroft, who grew up in Aral, saw the growing tourist trade and built the Ken-Tuck-U-Inn. Bertie and his wife Donna operated the inn. Other farm inns were developing as the local economy was turning to serve the growing tourist industry. Produce grown on the farm was used to make meals for the guests, which was more valuable than selling it wholesale to local markets.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park