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Boston African American National Historic Site

Eliphalet W. Jackson
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Clergyman and merchant Eliphalet W. Jackson participated in the abolition and temperance movements and served on the 1850 Boston Vigilance Committee.

National Mall and Memorial Parks

Anna Arnold Hedgeman (1899-1990)
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Anna Arnold Hedgeman participated in and led some of the 20th century’s most important developments, including advances in education, public health, politics, and workplace justice . We honor her as an ancestor for shattering glass ceilings imposed on her by her race and gender.

Boston National Historical Park

Frances Winifred Williams
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Frances Williams worked as a welder in the Charlestown Navy Yard and South Boston Annex during World War II. Her oral history provides a unique perspective as to what it was like working at the Yard during World War II.

Nicodemus National Historic Site

Nicodemus Newsletter January 2024
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This article is for the Nicodemus Newsletter, January of 2024. It is the information provided in the printed copy we have available in the Township Hall.

Timber Rattlesnakes Show Their Tender Side
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Sixty seconds is all it takes to be captivated by this reclusive animal’s motherly instincts.

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
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The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site preserves and interprets Cedar Hill, where Frederick Douglass lived from 1877 until his death in 1895.

Cinema Follies, DC
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Between 1975 and 1977, the building was occupied by the Cinema Follies, an adult film theater that catered to gay men. The Cinema Follies was frequently targeted by the Metropolitan Police Department during this short period. This building was recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey.

Capulin Volcano National Monument

Capulin Volcano National Monument
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Capulin Volcano National Monument provides access to nature’s most awe-inspiring work. Come view a dramatic landscape—a unique place of mountains, plains, and sky—born of fire and forces continually reshaping the earth’s surface.

Frances Benjamin Johnston
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Johnston was the first woman to professionally photograph Mammoth Cave, she went on to photo-document life, blue collar workers and presidents alike.

Wright Brothers National Memorial

12 Seconds that Changed the World
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John and Delores Moaney
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John and Delores Moaney played an indispensable role in the lives of Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower. Explore the story of how the Moaney family became intertwined with the Eisenhowers here.

Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park

Chatham Entrance
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At Chatham Manor, explore the grounds of this Southern plantation and learn about the history of slavery, freedom, ruin, and reconstruction.

Robert John Simmons
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Born in Bermuda, Robert John Simmons volunteered and served bravely in the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, ultimately losing his life from wounds sustained in battle.

Grand Canyon National Park

Kolb Studio
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Kolb Studio hours: 8 am to 6 pm daily. This restored building was a family home, auditorium and photography studio. As you enter the upper level, there is a shop with books, gifts, and souvenirs. Photographers Emery and Ellsworth Kolb helped turn the Grand Canyon into a national icon. Kolb Studio was an early tourist destination. We invite you to attend the Amazing Kolb Bros Exhibit Jan. 23 — Sept. 5, 2025. 17th Grand Canyon Celebration of Art: Sept. 21, 2025 — Jan. 19, 2026.

Petrified Forest National Park

PEFO Audio Tour South Stop 2
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Fort Smith National Historic Site

Fort Smith Goes to the Movies: True Grit (Site Bulletin)
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A fictional account of the federal court set in the late 1870s, True Grit was first serialized in the Saturday Evening Post and almost immediately developed into a film, released July 3, 1969. The film had an immediate effect on the park, boosting visitation that month to over 10,000. Read more in this site bulletin.

Fort Smith National Historic Site

Fort Smith in the Movies (Site Bulletin)
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No diehard movie fan can overlook Fort Smith as a setting for some of the great westerns of the silver screen. Read about some of the ways Fort Smith has been featured on film in the site bulletin.

Fort Smith National Historic Site

Fort Smith Goes to the Movies: Hang 'Em High (Site Bulletin)
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Hang’em High is typical of many films of the western genre in that it took historical truth and exaggerated it to create a captivating movie. Learn more in this site bulletin.

Gazebo
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Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park

George Armstrong Custer
  • Type: Person

George Armstrong Custer rode a meteoric rise to fame during the Civil War. Fighting in many battles, Custer took command of a cavalry division during the 1864 Shenandoah Valley campaign. He attained his highest rank of brevet Major General after the Battle of Cedar Creek. Custer was killed in 1876 at Little Bighorn while attacking a Lakota and Cheyenne village.