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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Boston Store Trailhead
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The Village of Boston grew up alongside a canal on the east side of the Cuyahoga River and a railroad on the west side of the river. Boston Store Trailhead provides limited mobility parking on the east side. Use it to access the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail and refreshments at Boston Store. This small trailhead does not accommodate over-sized vehicles.

Lowell National Historical Park

Patrick J Mogan Cultural Center
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Greenwich Village Historic District
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Greenwich Village Historic District’s reputation for dynamism can be attributed to its history of emerging artists and writers as well as the political unrest and activism of its inhabitants. With the rise of the counterculture movement during the 1960s, Greenwich Village’s Washington Square Park became a hub for writers and musicians. In 1969, LGB residents of Greenwich Village pushed back against police harassment at the Stonewall Inn.

Using Growth Rings to Determine Ages and Growth Patterns of Trees in Big Cypress
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For the first time at Big Cypress National Preserve, researchers used tree rings (growth rings) to study tree ages and which environmental/climate factors influence tree growth. One finding was that standing water levels—in this landscape shaped by water—are key. Researchers were also reminded that “you can’t always judge a book by its cover,” as some of the smallest trees measured were also the oldest.

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

Glen Echo Park

Dentzel Carousel
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nstalled at Glen Echo Park in 1921, the carousel was made by the Dentzel Carousel Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1960, it was the site of a sit-in protest against segregation. The carousel features a menagerie of animals who gallop to the music of a Wurlitzer band organ.

Montgomery County (Dayton), Ohio
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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.

Frances Perkins
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Frances Perkins was appointed Secretary of the Department of Labor by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. She became the first woman to hold a cabinet position.

LGB Finding Our Place: Epilogue
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LGBTQ heritage stories come from every region and every walk of life. There are shared experiences and there are vast differences, based on many factors including religion, ethnic background, and socio-economics. Issues of safety and acceptance can become further complicated when you are part of an ethnic minority and, like the early days of organizing and activism, shared experiences are still bringing people together.

Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site

Val-Kill
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From a place she called Val-Kill, Eleanor Roosevelt wrote books and newspaper columns, served as the first U.S. delegate to the United Nations, chaired the committee that drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Val-Kill was a center of her development as activist, humanitarian, diplomat, and one of the most consequential leaders of the twentieth century.

Unfit for Service: Physical Fitness and Civic Obligation in World War II
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World War II brought widespread attention to physical fitness and disability across the US. As part of the military’s mobilization, all drafted and enlisted men had to undergo physical and psychiatric examinations to assess their fitness for war. About 19 million American men were drafted, but nearly half of them didn’t make the cut. Explore some of the reasons behind the draft’s rejection rate of over 40% as well as some of the factors that disqualified people from service.

Frances Perkins House
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Frances Perkins was by far one of the most important women of her generation. In 1932, her long and distinguished career as a social worker and New York State Industrial Commissioner took an important turn for American women, and for the country as a whole, when she was appointed U.S. Secretary of Labor, the first woman ever to be included in a president's cabinet.

Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park

Volunteer Spotlight: Mike Redding
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Meet Mike Redding, one of our invaluable interpretive volunteers. A retired engineer and Civil War history buff from North Carolina, Mike lights up our park with his warm smile and fun facts.

Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site

Nancy Cook
  • Type: Person

Designer, suffragist, and political organizer, Nancy Cook was an influential figure in Eleanor Roosevelt's inner circle during a dynamic era in American history.

Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site

Marion Dickerman
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Progressive activist, educator and political organizer, Marion Dickerman was an influential member of Eleanor Roosevelt's inner circle during dynamic era in American history.

Eleanor Roosevelt
  • Type: Person

First Lady, diplomat, and activist, Eleanor Roosevelt dedicated her life in the cause of civil liberties and human rights.

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.

Seth Luther
  • Type: Person

Active early in the United States labor movement, Seth Luther never saw his work towards the ten hour work day come to fruition. Nevertheless, Luther laid important groundwork that still benefits workers today.

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Growing Pains-Kansas in Chaos
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Fort Scott is the only NPS site directly involved in the "Bleeding Kansas” era. The division between pro and anti-slavery forces is reflected by the fact that a former officers' quarters served as the Fort Scott, or "Free State" Hotel while directly across the parade ground an old infantry barracks had become the Western or "Pro Slavery" Hotel.

Independence Hall: World Heritage Site
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For Americans, indeed for people around the world, there is no more potent symbol of individual freedom than Independence Hall. This World Heritage Site is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where the dream of a free country of independent citizens became fact.