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Just a short drive from many Mid-Atlantic cities, the Northern Neck National Heritage Area offers a journey back in time. Whether for a day, weekend, or week, you’ll find endless opportunities to explore history, enjoy coastal charm, and experience natural beauty. From historic sites to scenic byways, there’s always something new to discover in this unique corner of Virginia.
Glacier National Park
Avalanche Lake Trail
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The Avalanche Lake Trail begins in the same place as the Trail of the Cedars and the Avalanche Campground. The trail climbs steadily through an old growth forest to an alpine like with outstanding waterfalls. Avalanche Lake 2.3 mi (3.7 km), one way Elevation gain: 500 ft (152 m) Trailhead: Avalanche Picnic Area
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Information Panel: Retreat From Chinn Ridge
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Colonel Oliver O. Howard's brigade brought up the rear of the Federal flanking column. After crossing Bull Run, the New Englanders hastened toward the sounds of battle. In the mid-afternoon heat, dozens of men straggled on the march or collapsed by the roadside. By the time they reached the front, Union hopes for victory were fading.
Keweenaw National Historical Park
Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw
- Type: Place
The historic Carnegie Museum.
Keweenaw National Historical Park
Calumet & Hecla Round House
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C&H built the Round House to support and maintain the most expansive mining company railroad.
Boston National Historical Park
John James Takacs
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John was one of six children (three boys and three girls) of Stephen and Elizabeth Takacs, who immigrated from Hungary. John grew up in a Bridgeport, Connecticut. In mid-December he arrived in California and on December 31, 1943, he joined the crew of USS Cassin Young (DD-973). Cassin Young was hit by a second kamikaze on July 30, 1945. Forty-five sailors were wounded and 22 were killed. WT2c(T) John Takacs was one of them.
Keweenaw National Historical Park
Delaware Mine
- Type: Place
Keweenaw National Historical Park
Fort Wilkins Historic State Park
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The U.S. Army built Fort Wilkins in 1844 to keep the peace in Michigan’s Copper Country. However, by 1870 the army permanently abandoned the facility. It now serves as an example of mid-19th century army life on the northern frontier. Fort Wilkins Historic State Park is a Keweenaw Heritage Sites partner of Keweenaw National Historical Park.
- Type: Article
The national Historic Landmark nomination for the Henry Gerber House in Chicago, Illinois became official during Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual (LGB) Pride month in 2015. The NHL now stands as an exceptional example of LGB history within the Midwest region.
- Type: Person
By the mid-1880s, Shaw was establishing herself as an advocate for temperance, a cause she took in part because of her time doing medical work in Boston. She first worked as a paid lecturer with the Massachusetts Women Suffrage Association, a position she secured through her connections with the prominent suffragist Lucy Stone. Moving up the ranks, Shaw was subsequently hired to work with the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, or WCTU, a national organization.
Valles Caldera National Preserve
Jessie Fenton Fitzgerald
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In the mid-1900s, at northern New Mexico’s Baca Ranch (which is now part of Valles Caldera National Preserve), owner Franklin Bond sought a ranch foreman to oversee and manage daily operations. According to his daughter, Mary Ann, Mr. Bond hired Richard Fitzgerald as a workaround for what would have been a deviation from gender norms at the time—hiring a woman. The person Mr. Bond really wanted for the job? Richard’s wife, Jessie Fenton Fitzgerald.
Fort Dupont Park
Black Pride
- Type: Place
Since the mid-2000s, Fort Dupont has been a home for DC Black Pride’s, the longest continually running Black Pride in the United States and world. The first DC Black Pride took place across from Howard University at Banneker Field in 1991 on the Memorial Day Sunday, and was attended by over 800 people attended, raising more than $3,000.
Muir Woods National Monument
Elsa Gidlow's "Chains of Fires"
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When Elsa Gidlow first laid eyes on the land above Muir Woods National Monument, she knew it was “the place to realize a dream.” That dream was Druid Heights, her home from the mid-1950s until her death in 1986. As a lesbian writer, poet, and philosopher she refused to conform to mainstream America’s ideas about family, love, and home. Every year she lit a Winter Solstice Fire, a ritual that connected her with women across time.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Dune Climb
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It's the most famous attraction at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and a Midwest rite of summer, loads of fun for the young and young at heart: a 284-foot-high wall of glistening white sand that tourists climb for fun-the Dune Climb. Climbing this dune takes at least 10 minutes and is a strenuous hike that will fill your shoes and pockets with sand, and take your breath away. If you get to the top of the first dune you will have a good view of Little Glen Lake.
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The Oregon Trail Pathway Trailhead is the starting point for a 1/2 mile long trail that leads from the Scotts Bluff National Monument Visitor Center Parking Lot to the site of William Henry Jackson's 1866 campsite. Along the way, visitors can explore replica wagons and learn what life on the Great Platte River Road was like for emigrants traveling to Oregon, California and Utah was like in the mid to late 1800s.
Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park
Oral History Interview with Warren Bielenberg
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Mr. Warren Bielenberg discusses hist time as Chief of Interpretation for the Midwest Region and the work that he did for Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site. He describes the trajectory of his career with the National Park Service, beginning in 1967.
Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park
Oral History Interview with Theora McVay
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Ms. Theora McVay traces the course of her career with the National Park Service beginning in 1975. She explains how cooperative agreements work and what she did as administrator of the Midwest Regional Office’s cooperative agreement with the Brown Foundation.
Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Latinx Experiences at Hanford: Magdaleno Gamboa
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Listen to clips from an oral history interview with Magdaleno Gamboa as he shares memories from his experiences in the Army, where he was stationed in Germany and trained as a mechanic. After serving in the Army, Magdaleno eventually found work at Hanford, doing overhauls on buses, trucks, and large vehicles. Magdaleno spent about twenty years as a mechanic at Hanford from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s.
Death Valley National Park
Harmony Borax Works
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The stories of borax (white gold) and the famous 20-mule teams come to life at this historic borax processing site. Walk: 0.4 mi (0.6km)
California National Historic Trail
Emigrant Trail Park
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Visit Emigrant Trail Park in Lake Point, Utah to view an original mid-1800s California Trail swale. Swales are broad, linear areas of sunken ground. While ruts mark the passage of wheels, swales mark the passage of large numbers of animal pulled vehicles, such as the wagons used on the California Trail. Learn more about the Hasting's Cutoff at this site.