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Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
William Moultrie
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William Moultrie's 2nd South Carolina Regiment successfully defended Charleston Harbor from the Royal Navy in the Battle of Sullivan's Island on June 28, 1776. This Patriot victory marked the beginning of a meteoric rise for Moultrie as he achieved the rank of general and later served South Carolina as governor.
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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis and 2nd Earl Cornwallis, served as a British general during the American Revolution and notably surrendered his army to General Washington's Continental army and the allied French forces at Yorktown, Virginia in October 1781. This surrender effectively ended hostilities between British and American forces and led to peace negotiations, ending the war and recognizing American independence. Cornwallis later governed in India.
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
Native Speaker Series: Our Voices Remain
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This year, Indigenous perspectives of the Lewis and Clark Expedition were reawakened through Our Voices Remain, a Native speaker series organized in part between Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail and Partnership for National Trails System (PNTS).
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Fort Scott National Historic Site
Dragoon Expeditions in the 1840s
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Fort Scott was established to contain Westward Expansion, yet many actions soldiers took had the opposite effect. From 1843-45, dragoons went out each summer to patrol the Oregon and Santa Fe Trails to make them safe for travel. They met with Native American tribes, had a showdown with Texans, and made it as far west as South Pass in Wyoming where they spent a few tense days near Oregon Territory in the event of a war with Great Britain.
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Charles Bent
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Charles Bent, alongside his partner, Ceran St. Vrain, and younger brother, William Bent, established the Bent, St. Vrain, and Company along the Santa Fe Trail in 1833. This adobe-constructed trading post beside the Arkansas River in southeastern Colorado was the first outpost between St. Louis, MO and Santa Fe, NM in its day. Charles and William's close association with Cheyenne and Arapaho nations enabled the company to prosper as a result of the buffalo robe trade.
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During John Muir’s 1880 expedition in Alaska, a small but determined dog named Stickeen followed him across a treacherous glacier, facing deep crevasses and fierce winds. After a harrowing crossing, Stickeen’s terror turned to pure joy, creating an unforgettable bond between him and Muir.
Boston National Historical Park
Silas Royal (Ryal Varnum)
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Silas Royal enlisted in Dracut, Massachusetts in the company of Capt. Jonas Richardson, in Col. James Frye’s regiment, and was present at the Battle of Bunker Hill in the redoubt.
Yellowstone National Park
Mount Everts Viewpoint
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Mount Everts is a 7,846-foot peak in Yellowstone National Park near Mammoth Hot Springs. The peak was named for Truman C. Everts, a member of the Washburn-Langford-Doane surveying expedition of 1870.
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
Cowlitz River
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Forest that was too thick for expedition members to push through is increasingly threatened by fire, disease, and insects.
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
Lolo Pass
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Glaciers and deep summer snowpack that hampered the expedition’s journey through the Bitterroot Mountains are largely gone due to climate change.
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
Ross’ Hole—Indigenous Nations Address Climate Change in the Intermountain West
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Indigenous nations who helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition succeed are now tackling climate change problems in their homelands.
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
Salmon River, Idaho
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High temperatures and low water flow threaten salmon in the river where the Lewis and Clark Expedition once caught more than 500 fish.
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
Clark’s Lookout
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Since the expedition struggled up the Beaverhead River, water conditions have worsened due to climate change and high demand by water users.
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
Winter Camp at Wood River
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Climate change caused record flooding at the site of the expedition’s first winter camp.
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
Pittsburgh—A Model of Climate Change History
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The city that launched the Lewis and Clark Expedition fights back against climate change.
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Rainstorms and flooding are more likely now at the expedition’s first resupply spot.
Fort Pulaski National Monument
Contraband Camp
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The old Workers' Village used during the construction of Fort Pulaski was turned into a safe haven for freedom seekers.
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
Brunot Island
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The site of the expedition’s first stop became the home of common carbon-releasing technologies.
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Kolb was one of the first to conduct a lengthy recreational trip down the Gunnison River through Black Canyon.