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Moores Creek National Battlefield

Widow Moores Bridge
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Capitol Reef National Park

Scenic Drive Stop 7
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Summer monsoon season brings heavy rain and flash flooding to Capitol Reef. The torrents of water can be spectacularly beautiful, but also deadly.

Moores Creek National Battlefield

Road to Independence
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Wayside Exhibit focused on the leadup to the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge.

Moores Creek Bridge Monument
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Chesapeake Bay

Susquehanna Museum at the Lock House
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Explore the Lock House Museum, a historic gem on the National Register of Historic Places, where the Susquehanna & Tidewater Canal’s story unfolds. Discover exhibits, including a working lock model and period-furnished rooms that bring 19th-century life to life. Step outside to walk the scenic Joe K Trail or cross the replica swing bridge, connecting you to the beautiful waterfront. Visit today and uncover the rich heritage of the Chesapeake Bay region.

Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River

Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct
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Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River is the home of the oldest existing wire suspension bridge in the United States - the Delaware Aqueduct, or Roebling Bridge as it is now known. Begun in 1847 as one of four suspension aqueducts on the Delaware and Hudson Canal, it was designed by and built under the supervision of John A. Roebling, future engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Spotlight on LeChee Youth Intern
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The LeChee Chapter House hires teens and offers them a variety of placements in the community, such as Glen Canyon, where the youth can gain real world job skills and new experiences. Ketona Reed has been a member of this youth partnership program between Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and the local LeChee Chapter House of the Navajo Nation for three years.

Yellowstone National Park

Fishing Bridge General Store
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Located at Fishing Bridge, this general store has groceries, ice cream, souvenirs, and apparel available for purchase.

Yellowstone National Park

Fishing Bridge Gas and Service Station
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Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park

Historic Turnpike Crossing
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The Valley Turnpike was the main transportation route through the Shenandoah Valley in the early 1800s. During the Civil War both US and Confederate armies used it. The armies contested the crossing at Cedar Creek during the campaigns of 1862 and 1864, with the bridge burned and rebuilt several times.

Yellowstone National Park

Bridge Bay Marina Store
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Located on Yellowstone Lake, this store has supplies for boaters, anglers, campers, and boat tour passengers.

Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River

Skinners Falls River Access
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The Skinners Falls River Access is a public river access for the Delaware River located near Milanville, PA adjacent to the Skinners Falls Bridge. It is owned by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation. This is a canoe/kayak access only. Please note the Skinners Falls Bridge is closed to all traffic at this time.

Manhattan Project National Historical Park

Oak Ridge Wayside: Solway Bridge
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A wayside exhibit in Oak Ridge, Tennessee describing the Solway Bridge, a main artery from Knoxville to the Secret City during the Manhattan Project.

Acadia National Park

Commitment, Continuity, Characterize Carriage Roads Partnership
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For more than three decades, Friends of Acadia and Acadia National Park have deftly blended private-sector philanthropy with Congressional action and park management priorities to protect the 45-mile historic carriage road system, including its masonry bridges. In its latest incarnation, that cooperation achieved the complete restoration of the park’s carriage roads, which began in 1994 and culminated in 2021 with the reconstruction of the six-mile Eagle Lake loop.

Bridging Boundaries to Protect Migratory Birds
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U.S. national parks are part of an international network tracking vulnerable migratory birds. They are also vital training grounds for future bird conservationists.

Battery (Fort) Ricketts
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Battery Ricketts was constructed to protect the Maryland or eastern end of the two bridges crossing the Anacostia (at the Navy Yard and two and a half miles upstream at Benning's Bridge) and to occupy the heights above the Navy Yard and Washington Arsenal.

Valley Forge National Historical Park

Knox Covered Bridge
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The Knox Covered Bridge is a scenic feature for many visitors to Valley Forge National Historical Park. The first covered bridge across Valley Creek was built in 1851; it was rebuilt in 1865 after being washed away in a flood. Measuring 10 feet wide and 65 feet long, the bridge connects Yellow Spring Road and Route 252. This picturesque bridge is owned and maintained by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT).

Key Bridge Boathouse
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Key Bridge Boathouse is managed by Boating in DC and provides visitors the opportunity to rent kayaks, canoes, and stand-up paddleboards.

Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River

Damascus River Access
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The Damascus River Access is a public river access for the Delaware River located in Damascus, PA adjacent to the Cochecton-Damascus Bridge. It is owned by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. This access is open for canoes, kayaks, and other non-motorized boats.

The White House and President's Park

White House Lit Up With Rainbow Colors in 2015
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Rainbow colors lit up the White House on the evening of June 26, 2015, in celebration of the Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision. The decision, which was announced that same day, legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. On December 13, 2022, the White House was lit up in rainbow colors again, this time the south portico to celebrate the Respect for Marriage Act being signed into law by President Biden.