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Capitol Reef National Park
Scenic Drive Stop 9
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Desert bighorn sheep are often spotted in Capitol Gorge along narrow cliff ledges.
Capitol Reef National Park
Scenic Drive Stop 8
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The incredible, edible pinyon pine helps many species survive in a harsh desert environment.
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
Pollinator Garden
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The pollinator garden at Resaca de la Palma Battlefield helps provide plants for use by local wildlife in a landscape where their habitat is highly fragmented.
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Fort Des Moines is a military installation in Des Moines, Iowa. During World War I, the fort served as the first and only training site for African American officers. During World War II, Fort Des Moines was the first training site for the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) and the Women’s Army Corps (WAC), and the only training site for WAC and WAAC officers.
Acadia National Park
Access: Sieur de Monts Parking Area
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An accessible description and transcript of the Sieur de Monts Parking Area in Acadia National Park. (February 2025)
Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Trinity Site, NM
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On July 16, 1945, Manhattan Project scientists detonated the world’s first atomic device, known as “the Gadget,” at 5:29 am Mountain War Time. The US Army conducted the test at the Trinity Site in the Jornada del Muerto desert about 210 miles (337 km) south of Los Alamos, New Mexico. Today the Trinity Site is part of the White Sands Missile Range and can only be visited during a Trinity Site Open House, typically hosted twice a year.
Mojave National Preserve
Bighorn and Big Rail Can Be Friends
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The Brightline West high-speed railway could be bad news for desert bighorn sheep in Mojave National Preserve. We know how to fix that.
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Researchers undertook a major effort to document plant communities in Death Valley National Park, producing its most detailed vegetation map to date. This map enhances understanding of the landscape and aids conservation efforts.
Grand Canyon National Park
Desert View Watchtower
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Desert View Watchtower Retail Store (View Room) is open daily: 8 am to 6 pm. The upper floors of the tower are open, when staffing allows, from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. The last tower access is at 5:00 pm, with the stairs closed for the day at 5:30 pm. A ticket system admits 25 people with a 20-minute time limit. A National Historic Landmark, the Watchtower was constructed in 1932.The design by Mary Colter is based on Ancestral Puebloan architecture found in the southwest.
Grand Canyon National Park
Yaki Point Bus Stop - Kaibab Rim (Orange) Route
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Yaki Point is the only viewpoint on Desert View Drive that is closed to private vehicles. It can only be visited on foot, bicycle, or by taking the free Kaibab Rim (Orange) Route shuttle, departing from the Visitor Center Transit Terminal. Yaki Point is often a relatively quiet place from which to enjoy sunset or sunrise, with expansive views both to the east and west. Vault toilets are located here. Visit the link for the current schedule.
Dry Tortugas National Park
Fort Jefferson
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Fort Jefferson, the largest all-masonry fort in the United States, was built between 1846 and 1875 to protect the nation's gateway to the Gulf of Mexico. During the Civil War, it was used as a Federal prison primarily for Union deserters, though in 1865 three of the Lincoln conspirators were imprisoned within its walls.
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Cuff Whittemore was present at Battle Road in Capt. Benjamin Locke's militia. He later enlisted in Arlington, Massachusetts in Capt. Benjamin Locke’s company, in Col. Thomas Gardner’s regiment, and was present at the Battle of Bunker Hill in the redoubt.
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From July 1775 through April 1776, General George Washington used the abandoned Vassall House in Cambridge as his military headquarters during the Siege of Boston. In order to organize, administer, and command the army, Washington relied on his council of war, comprised of the senior-ranking general officers, and his "military family," comprised of the staff of secretaries and aides de camp at headquarters.
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A lawyer and influential secretary to George Washington, Robert Harrison helped manage the paperwork and communication for Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Despite personal struggles, he left Virginia in the beginning of the war to serve as an aide-de-camp at Washington’s headquarters in Cambridge. Harrison became a trusted and dependable secretary to Washington during the war and went on to become the chief judge of Maryland.
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Edificio Comunidad de Orgullo Gay de Puerto Rico, commonly known as “Casa Orgulllo,” served as the meeting hall for the first official gay/lesbian organization established in Puerto Rico. Founded in 1974, Comunidad de Orgullo Gay was the first organized attempt to confront social, political and legal discrimination against the local LGBTQ community.
Acadia National Park
Oldfarm: Station Eight
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Sieur de Monts National Monument
Acadia National Park
Oldfarm: Station Four
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Early Preservation of Mount Desert Island
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site
Home of Daisy and L.C. Bates
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The Daisy and L.C. Bates Home is nationally significant for its role as the de facto command post during the Central High School desegregation crisis in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
Aliante Parkway Kiosk
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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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John Laurens, born to a wealthy planter family in South Carolina, received a republican education in Switzerland and England. Upon his return to South Carolina to fight in the American Revolution, he radically proposed to recruit slaves as soldiers in return for their freedom. An aide-de-camp to General Washington and later a lieutenant colonel of the Continental Army with a field command, he served bravely in many key battles, only to die in a meaningless skirmish in 1782.