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Katmai National Park & Preserve
Pelagia Melgenak
- Type: Person
To learn the story of Pelagia (also spelled Palakia) Melgenak is to learn the sanctity of shared traditions, the loving bonds of kinship and the reverence of a spiritual connection to the land around you. Born in the late 1870s in the remote village of Savonoski in Alaska, Pelagia grew up learning about hunting, gathering, navigating and guiding in the area. That all changed in 1912 with the hot ash falling like a blanket covering the region with the eruption of Novarupta.
- Type: Person
Using the Greek word agape, meaning brotherly love, Nash coined the term agapic energy describe this comprehensive phenomenon. This unconditional love for humanity was the driving force behind the movement in the 1960s and can be a driving force among today’s movements, according to Nash. We honor Diane Judith Nash for reminding us of the power of love.
- Type: Person
Aimee Kennedy Semple McPherson was an evangelist, radio broadcaster, and public speaker. She innovated new ways to deliver religious messages through mass media.
War In The Pacific National Historical Park
Fonte Plateau
- Type: Place
Fonte Plateau was a strategic location during the Battle of Guam. Home to a fortified Japanese naval communications base, the battle for control over Fonte Plateau was costly and pivotal. After days of fighting, US troops gained control of the position—forcing the Japanese Army's retreat.
War In The Pacific National Historical Park
Assan/Asan Beach
- Type: Place
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.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Wayside: A Legacy of Recreation and Preservation
- Type: Place
War In The Pacific National Historical Park
Piti
- Type: Place
Above the village of Piti, sit three large Japanese Vickers-type Model 3 140mm coastal defense guns, the remains of hastily constructed fortifications build on the eve of the American invasion of Guam. As the Americans conquered more and more territory in the Pacific, the Japanese forced the CHamoru to build fortifications and install artillery and costal defense guns on Guam under brutal conditions.
Grand Canyon National Park
Bright Angel Lodge
- Type: Place
Opened in 1935, Bright Angel Lodge offers several dining options: Bright Angel Fountain/Coffee and Grab and Go: 5:30 am to 6 pm daily. Fred Harvey Burger: Breakfast: 6:30 am to 10 am, Lunch: 11 am to 4 pm, Dinner: 4 pm to 9 pm daily. Fred Harvey Tavern: 11 am to 10 pm (food until 9 pm) daily. Arizona Steakhouse: . Lunch 11:30 am to 3:30 pm, Dinner 4:30 pm to 9 pm. Bright Angel lodge is located right along the canyon's edge in the Village Historic District.
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Francis Lord Rawdon, later Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Earl of Moira, was an Irish-Anglo army officer and politician, who served the British empire faithfully from service as a young man throughout the American Revolution through the French Revolutionary Wars, capping his career with a decade as Governor-General of India.
Indiana Dunes National Park
Henry Blake Fuller
- Type: Person
Henry Blake Fuller was a key figure in the Chicago Literary Renaissance, renowned for pioneering social realism in American literature. He is noted for being one of the first American novelists to explore homosexual themes. Fuller had a complicated love-hate relationship with Chicago. He frequently found solace at Indiana Dunes, which served as a retreat from urban life and a source for inspiration.
Stonewall National Monument
Stormé DeLarverie
- Type: Person
Stormé DeLarverie was a butch lesbian with zero tolerance for discrimination, or as she called it, “ugliness.” She was born in New Orleans on Christmas Eve to a Black mother and white father. She had a beautiful baritone voice and discovered a love for jazz at a very early age. She started singing in New Orleans clubs at 15, and soon after began touring around Europe, eventually landing in New York City.
- Type: Article
The Stonewall National Monument cultural landscape includes the streets and locations of the Stonewall Uprising, which took place from June 28 and July 3, 1969. While it was not the start or end of the fight for gay rights, the events at the Stonewall Inn and the surrounding streets of Greenwich Village in New York City were a major catalyst in organizing the modern LGBTQ civil rights movement. The streets, parks, and buildings of the landscape help reflect this history.
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The Furies Collective house in Washington, DC is directly connected with the early expression of the character, role, and ideology of the lesbian community as a social and political community in the 1970s. The house was the operational center of the“Furies,” a lesbian feminist separatist collective, which between 1971 and 1973 created and led the debate over lesbians’ place in society.
The White House and President's Park
General Von Steuben Statue
- Type: Place
This statue memorializes Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben as Inspector General of the Continental Army of the United States. The Prussian born general was skilled in the ways of military tactics and standards. While never explicitly stated, it is assumed that Baron von Steuben was gay. This memorial not only honors von Steuben’s military accomplishments, but also his closest intimate relationships.
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World War II brought widespread attention to physical fitness and disability across the US. As part of the military’s mobilization, all drafted and enlisted men had to undergo physical and psychiatric examinations to assess their fitness for war. About 19 million American men were drafted, but nearly half of them didn’t make the cut. Explore some of the reasons behind the draft’s rejection rate of over 40% as well as some of the factors that disqualified people from service.
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In 1918, the United States Army learned that the Presidio of San Francisco was home to men who desired other men. The Men of Baker Street were incarcerated on Alcatraz Island for five months awaiting their courts-martial. These courts-martial found all six soldiers guilty and dishonorably discharged. They forfeited all pay, and five were sentenced to be “confined at hard labor” for sentences ranging from 2-10 years.
Grand Canyon National Park
North Kaibab Trail
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North Kaibab Trail is the least visited and most difficult of the major inner canyon trails. The trail is challenging for day hikers as well as rim-to-rim hikers. As of October 17, 2024, North Kaibab TRAILHEAD water has been shut off for the winter. Always carry a way to filter or treat creek water, in the event the water stations at Manzanita and Cottonwood Campground are not working.
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In 1913, Florence Bayard Hilles heard fellow Delawarean Mabel Vernon speak about voting rights for women. Hilles immediately signed a card stating “I believe in women suffrage” and put all her energy into gaining voting rights. Hilles became a leader in the Delaware Congressional Union for Women Suffrage (later the National Women’s Party), gave speeches, led marches, advocated with elected officials, and was put in prison for picketing at the White House.
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
Aliante Parkway Kiosk
- Type: Place
This interpretive kiosk is located at N. Aliante Pkwy & W. Moonlight Falls Ave. The kiosk describes the history of scientific research at Tule Springs, safety tips, park regulations, and a map of the monument. This area features relatively flat terrain, creosote desert scrub habitat, and views of the Las Vegas and Sheep ranges.
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Sallie Ann Jarrett, a loyal American Staffordshire Terrier, served as the beloved mascot of the 11th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, marching in parades, braving battles, and even guarding the wounded at Gettysburg. After her death in combat, her regiment honored her memory with a statue on their Gettysburg monument.