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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Creating Cuyahoga Valley National Park: 50 Moments That Tell the Story
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In honor of our 50th anniversary year in 2025, Cuyahoga Valley National Park is highlighting 50 key events that help define who and what we are. They showcase the many partners that have come together to preserve open space, create opportunities for recreation, clean up pollution, restore habitats, and save historic resources.

Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park

Maria Oakey Dewing
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When playwright Oscar Wilde asked, “Why don’t you go into decoration & wipe them all out?”, she responded by saying, “Because I must paint pictures or die”.

The Mall
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Elliott Roosevelt
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Elliott Bulloch Roosevelt (1860-1894) was a son of Martha Bulloch and Theodore Roosevelt Sr, the only brother of President Theodore Roosevelt. He was the father of Eleanor Roosevelt, and godfather of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Rock Creek Park
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All Souls Church Unitarian
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Listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2020, All Souls Church, Unitarian has a rich architectural and social history. From the Civil War when it sought to define itself by its anti-slavery agenda, to more firmly establishing itself as a church with a social justice agenda during the civil rights era and finally to embracing its role as a “Welcoming Congregation,” All Souls has been in the forefront of the city and nation’s social issues.

Indiana Dunes National Park

Harriet Colfax
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Born along the St. Lawrence River, determined Harriet Colfax found herself far upstream along the treacherous coast of Southern Lake Michigan after moving to a young Michigan City in 1853. For 43 careful years she watched the rough frontier city blossom to a Duneland metropolis; she fearlessly maintained the harbor beacon as lighthouse keeper while enduring the ensuing hardships with her lifelong companion Ann Hartwell.

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site

The Little Rock Nine
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In 1957, nine ordinary teenagers walked out of their homes and stepped up to the front lines in the battle for civil rights for all Americans. The media coined the name “Little Rock Nine" to identify the first African American students to desegregate Little Rock Central High School.

Boston National Historical Park

Building 107
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At the Charlestown Navy Yard, Building 107 served as the workspace for the Public Works Department of the Navy. This building also provides an example of American architecture and engineering for the "New Navy" period.

John and Delores Moaney
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John and Delores Moaney played an indispensable role in the lives of Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower. Explore the story of how the Moaney family became intertwined with the Eisenhowers here.

General Grant National Memorial
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Thomas Jefferson Memorial
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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, Secretary of State in George Washington's cabinet, and the author of the Declaration of Independence. Begun as a New Deal construction project, the Thomas Jefferson Memorial was completed in 1943. The imposing marble structure's columns and Monticello-esque dome bear selections of Jefferson's writings on several themes including religion, education, freedom, and government. Additional exhibits and rest

Manhattan Project National Historical Park

Oak Ridge Wayside: Jefferson Shopping Center
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A wayside exhibit in Oak Ridge, Tennessee describing Jefferson Shopping Center, one of several shopping centers constructed during the Manhattan Project.

Boston City Hall
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City Hall serves as the center of government for the City of Boston. Built in 1968, the design firm Kallmann, McKinnell, and Knowles committed to a brutalist style for the new city administration building.

Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area

Thompson Island
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Just under 4.5 miles away from Long Wharf sits Thompson Island. It is both the closest island to Boston and one of the biggest islands in the harbor at 169.9 upland acres. Today, the island is home to the Outward-Bound Education Center. The island boasts salt marshes, a wetland, and remnants of fruit orchards.

World's End
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One of the five peninsulas that are designated a part of the Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park, the former island called World’s End boasts more than 250 acres, and four drumlins. World’s End is home to one of the highest points in the harbor and offers excellent views of Boston and the south shore.

Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area

The Graves
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The Graves are located in the outer northeast corner of the Boston Harbor at approximately 11 miles away from Boston. Rocky outcroppings surround the island, which are 15 feet above sea level at high tide. The Graves are not open to the public as they are privately owned.

Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area

Spinnaker Island
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A history of Spinnaker Island.

Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area

Outer Brewster Island
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Sometimes referred to as an “outward island,” Outer Brewster sits ten miles from Downtown Boston. Its nearly twenty acres of rocky shoreline have been left relatively untouched due to its distance from the mainland. Similar to the other Brewster Islands, it is characterized by bed rock covered in soil and a barren landscape. Special features on the island include steep cliffs and a rock formation called “pulpit’s rock.”

Lovells Island
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As one of the Boston Harbor Islands, Lovells Island has ties to the 1858 escape of Philip Smith on the Maritime Underground Railroad.