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Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
Forward Let the People Go
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This poem is part of a series by Ellen Murray, a co-founder of the Penn School on St. Helena Island, SC. "Forward Let the People Go" was first published in the Newport Mercury on May 23, 1863.
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
We Forget Them Not
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This poem is part of a series by Ellen Murray, a co-founder of the Penn School on St. Helena Island, SC. "We Forget Them Not" was first published in the Newport Mercury on July 30, 1864.
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
A Cup of Cold Water
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This poem is part of a series by Ellen Murray, a co-founder of the Penn School on St. Helena Island, SC. "A Cup of Cold Water" was first published in Our Daily Fare on June 16, 1864.
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
Dying In The Hospital
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This poem is part of a series by Ellen Murray, a co-founder of the Penn School on St. Helena Island, SC. "Dying in the Hospital" was first published in Our Daily Fare on June 13, 1864.
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
Presentation of the Flag to Second Regiment of S.C. Vols.
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This poem is part of a series by Ellen Murray, a co-founder of the Penn School on St. Helena Island, SC. "Presentation of the Flag to the Second Regiment of S.C. Vols." was first published in the Newport Mercury on August 1, 1863.
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
Lines to E. H. F.
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This poem is part of a series by Ellen Murray, a co-founder of the Penn School on St. Helena Island, SC. "Lines to E.H.F." was first published in the Newport Mercury on June 6, 1863.
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
Neither Thirst Any More
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This poem is part of a series by Ellen Murray, a co-founder of the Penn School on St. Helena Island, SC. "Neither Thirst Any More" was first published in the Newport Mercury on February 14, 1863.
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
Woman's Right
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This poem is part of a series by Ellen Murray, a co-founder of the Penn School on St. Helena Island, SC. "Woman's Right" was first published in the National Anti-Slavery Standard on April 26, 1862.
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
Mene, Mene
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This poem is part of a series by Ellen Murray, a co-founder of the Penn School on St. Helena Island, SC. "Mene, Mene" was first published in the National Anti-Slavery Standard on March 22, 1862.
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
May We Pray?
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This poem is part of a series by Ellen Murray, a co-founder of the Penn School on St. Helena Island, SC. "May We Pray?" was first published in the National Anti-Slavery Standard on January 11, 1862.
Colorado National Monument
No Thoroughfare Canyon Trail (Colorado National Monument)
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No Thoroughfare Canyon Trail in Colorado National Monument travels through the most remote canyon along an unmaintained backcountry trail. Share your hiking plan with a reliable friend who is not going with you. Trail is not maintained between second waterfall (seasonal) and upper trailhead.
Grand Teton National Park
Jenny Lake Plaza
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Dive deeper into the history of Grand Teton National Park. Interpretive signs introduce topics like the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, grizzly bear research, geologic forces and features, glaciers, and the Hayden Survey. A large bronze tactile relief map will help orient you in relation to where you are in the park. Different peaks, canyons, lakes, falls, and other park features are labeled throughout the map.
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There are people who give great speeches, and they there are those who perform them. Hallie Quinn Brown was one of the few who perform speeches. In her era, she was recognized as one of the greatest elocutionists across two continents, Europe and America. Though she rarely appears in history books, Brown’s legacy can be found in today’s speech-language pathologists and spoken word artists. She lectured widely on the cause of temperance, women’s suffrage, and civil rights. We
The White House and President's Park
Zero Milestone
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This four-foot-high shaft of pink granite stands on the north and south meridian of the District of Columbia. It is symbolically the official starting point for measurement of highway distances from Washington, DC. On July 7, 1919, the first transcontinental military motor convoy, destined for San Francisco, California, started from this spot.
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.
Acadia National Park
Oldfarm: Station One
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Welcome to Oldfarm, a historic cultural landscape that encompasses the Dorr Family Estate site, including the remains of the family's main home. This video tour will give you a sense of the life and motivations of George Bucknam Dorr, the founder of Acadia National Park who lived here on the Oldfarm estate until his death in 1944.
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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 Center for Preservation Technology and Training
Podcast 099: Finding and Preserving LGBTQ Southern History with the Invisible Histories Project
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Catherine Cooper speaks with Josh Burford and Maigen Sullivan, the co-founders of the Invisible Histories Project their work finding and preserving queer history in the South.
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When have you needed courage? In this learning activity for fifth grade, students explore questions about when and how to take a stand in their everyday lives. Using photographs of Lucy Burns, co-founder of the National Woman's Party and the woman who spent more time in prison than any other American suffragist, students engage with questions about the courage needed to speak out.
Fort Stanwix National Monument
Henry Bakeman
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Henry Bakeman enlisted in April 1781, after British and Mohawk troops had destroyed his home village of Stone Arabia in October 1780. Involved first in carrying packages from one Patriot fort to another, resulting in “many skirmishes with the Indiana & Tories,” by late 1782 Bakeman found himself involved in what would be the last engagement of the Revolutionary War. Disaster awaited them. Bakeman’s story was well-documented through his pension record in 1834.