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Moores Creek National Battlefield
Commemorating the Battle
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Freedom Riders National Monument
Greyhound Bus Mural
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This mural, titled "Could You Get on the Bus?", commemorates the Freedom Riders attacked in Anniston on May 14, 1961 at the Greyhound Bus Depot. The mural faces the alleyway where the attack began.
Boston National Historical Park
Bunker Hill Commemoration Week 2025
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Join the National Park Service and our partners in commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill in June 2025.
Boston National Historical Park
Paul Revere's Ride to Revolution
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April 18, 2025, marks the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's Ride. Participate in commemorative events across Boston.
Amache National Historic Site
Amache Museum
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The Amache Musuem is located in Granada, CO and operated by the Amache Preservation Society.
Valley Forge National Historical Park
Soldiers of New Jersey Monument
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Monument commemorating the location of the New Jersey soldiers at the Valley Forge encampment.
War In The Pacific National Historical Park
U.S. Landing Monument
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The U.S. Landing Monument commemorates the 1944 American liberation of Guam, one of the most intense and costliest battles of the Pacific. It is located at the spot where the 21st U.S. Marines landed on Assan Beach.
Boston National Historical Park
Boston Tea Party at 250
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On December 17, 2023, join the National Parks of Boston at the Great Hall in Faneuil Hall for compelling reenactments of two historic meetings to commemorate the landmark 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party.
Boston National Historical Park
REVOLUTION 250. Commemorations Bring People Together
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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
Boston National Historical Park
2024 Bunker Hill Commemoration Week
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In 2024, the National Parks of Boston and its partners commemorated the 249th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill with several events throughout June.
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Horatio Gates, a former British army officer, settled in Virginia in the 1770s and volunteered for service with the Continental Army after the American Revolution began. Commissioned a major general, Gates famously commanded the northern army that defeated British General John Burgoyne's army at Saratoga in 1777, a major turning point in the war. Gates, a favorite of Congress, was later assigned to the Southern Department where his military career ended in defeat at Camden.
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On the right side of the memorial core, Eisenhower as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force during World War II is commemorated by a bronze heroic-sized statue with sculptures of his soldiers inspired by the famous photograph with the 101st Airborne Division before their jump into France. Behind the sculptures is a bas relief depicting the Normandy landings on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
Lewis and Clark Trail Partnerships 2024
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We thank all of our partners for their work in 2024 to commemorate and protect the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail.
Antietam National Battlefield
New York State Monument
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One of the tallest monuments on the field at about 58 feet tall, it was dedicated September 17, 1920, on the 58th Anniversary of the Battle of Antietam. The bronze tablets list the generals from New York who were in command and the New York regiments and batteries at Antietam and depict the New York State coat of arms. Almost one-fourth of the Union army at Antietam was from New York. Over 250 Civil War veterans attended the dedication.
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In the early 1930s, the Wakefield National Memorial Association created all the buildings in the Historic Area as part of the nation's commemoration of Washington during the bicentennial of his birth. The Association constructed these buildings to be suggestive of a colonial farm complex, and did not construct them based on historical or archeological evidence of buildings that existed here in the 1700s.
Boston National Historical Park
John Hancock
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Most famous for his elegant signature on the Declaration of Independence, John Hancock lived a life near the political center of Boston. His wealth and popularity led to a highly successful political career and a place as one of the Founders of the United States.
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In 1940 the federal government allocated funds for the improvement of Wright Field and to create the United States Army Air Corps. Wright Field participated in diverse military operations during World War II. Montgomery County residents joined in scrap drives, grew victory gardens, lived with rationing and blackout regulations, and served in civil defense programs. Today the community is home to a number of institutions that commemorate the home front.
Stonewall National Monument
Stonewall National Monument: Rising for Equality
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Stonewall National Monument commemorates an important site and historic event in the the movement for LGBTQ rights. The Stonewall Inn was popular with the African American and Latinx LGBTQ community, and the crowd that gathered to demonstrate in the early hours of June 28, 1969 included many people of color. Today the site is recognized for its connection to LGBTQ history, African American history, and the history of civil rights for all in America.
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Carrie Chapman Catt (1859 -1947) began her career as a national women’s rights activist when she addressed the National American Woman Suffrage Association in 1890 at their national convention in Washington DC. She quickly became a dedicated writer, lecturer, and recruiter for the suffrage movement. She also worked for peace and was a co-founder of the League of Women Voters.
National Mall and Memorial Parks
Dupont Circle
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Located at the intersection of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire Avenues in Northwest Washington, DC, Dupont Circle has served as the anchor of a neighborhood of diplomats, government officials, war commemorations, and the LGB community for over 200 years.