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Rock Creek Park
Meridian Hill Park
- Type: Place
Meridian Hill Park, a few blocks north of the White House, features unique statues, concrete aggregate architecture, and the largest cascading fountains in North America.
- Type: Person
Eslanda Cardozo Goode Robeson was an author and anthropologist who wrote about African decolonization, African American civil rights, and international politics.
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Skagway Historic District and White Pass National Historic Landmark
- Type: Place
Skagway Historic District and White Pass is an Alaskan frontier mining town, situated on a prime route to the Upper Yukon Valley and Klondike gold-bearing regions.
Glacier National Park
Avalanche Lake Trail
- Type: Place
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
Valley Forge National Historical Park
Soldiers of New Jersey Monument
- Type: Place
Monument commemorating the location of the New Jersey soldiers at the Valley Forge encampment.
Adams National Historical Park
How the Role of Secretary of State Pushed John Quincy Adams to the Presidency
- Type: Article
John Quincy Adams had an impressive resume even before he became President of the United States. He started as a lawyer and a political commentator and was a diplomat to important European countries such as Russia and Great Britain. He even served as a U.S. Senator from 1803 to 1808. Yet, an important role that Adams held, which pushed him toward the presidency, was serving as Secretary of State in President James Monroe's cabinet.
Boston National Historical Park
REVOLUTION 250. Commemorations Bring People Together
- Type: Article
Faneuil Hall 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts is not the Faneuil Hall of 1767, Nor is Boston for that fact. Today, Faneuil Hall, and the adjacent Quincy Hall Marketplace, is an international destination for shoppers to the historic marketplace in the oldest part of Boston. Faneuil Hall, a gift to the residents of Boston from Peter Faneuil, allowed for a more formal marketplace and meeting hall which became the meeting place in Boston by the 1770’s. As tension grew with the m
Keweenaw National Historical Park
Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw
- Type: Place
The historic Carnegie Museum.
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Dwight Eisenhower returned to Abilene on June 22, 1945 to a parade welcoming him home and honoring his leadership in Europe during World War II. After watching the celebration, his grateful acceptance of the recognition began with the above quote. He went on to say that this parade was not just for him; he was only a "symbol" of the soldiers, sailors and airmen who helped bring Allied victory.
- Type: Place
Grand Canyon National Park
Powell Point Bus Stop - Hermits Rest (Red) Route
- Type: Place
NO BUS SERVICE during December, January and February. While a fine view of Grand Canyon is visible directly after stepping off the shuttle bus, a short, easy walk along the paved path out to the viewpoint is rewarded with even more excellent views and access to the Powell Memorial.
Grand Canyon National Park
Maricopa Point Bus Stop - Hermits Rest (Red) Route
- Type: Place
NO BUS SERVICE during December, January and February. Although there is not a view of Grand Canyon directly from this shuttle stop itself, a short walk from here, through the forest and along the easy, paved path is rewarded with a spectacular, open, panoramic viewpoint which extends far out from the canyon rim. Maricopa Point.
Keweenaw National Historical Park
Calumet & Hecla Round House
- Type: Place
C&H built the Round House to support and maintain the most expansive mining company railroad.
Boston National Historical Park
David Stewart Johnson
- Type: Person
Born March 17, 1921, David Stewart Johnson grew up in Newbury, Massachusetts. While attending Middlebury College, Johnson decided to enlist in the Navy. He trained to become a torpedoman and achieved a rating of torpedoman’s mate 1st class. In 1944 he joined the crew of the USS Cassin Young. On July 30, 1945, Johnson was at his battle station when a kamikaze crashed into the main deck below him. He succumbed to his injuries the following day.
Keweenaw National Historical Park
Delaware Mine
- Type: Place
Keweenaw National Historical Park
Fort Wilkins Historic State Park
- Type: Place
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.
Death Valley National Park
Louise Grantham
- Type: Person
Louise B. Grantham was born in Hillsboro, Ohio in 1900 and spent the first two decades of her life living at home in Ohio before she moved out to California to pursue independence through prospecting in Southern California.
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Mary Dewson
- Type: Person
Suffragist and political activist, Molly Dewson was an influential organizer in the Democratic Party and national politics through her association with Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Alonzo Diller
- Type: Person
Alonzo Diller was the priest at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Johnstown.
Death Valley National Park
Harmony Borax Works
- Type: Place
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)