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This page is part of a six-part series exploring DC current events through Fugazi concerts. Each article shares audio clips of banter in between songs at Fugazi shows, where band members and local activists weigh in on current events in DC & national politics. In this article, they discuss DC finances, welfare policy, and the fort reno park concert series.
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Leonard Bleeker was commissioned an officer in the Continental Army in 1775. He served through the entirety of the American Revolution. As the new nation began, he worked in finance, laying the groundwork for the modern stock exchange.
Boston African American National Historic Site
Site of Francis Jackson's Home
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Abolitionist Francis Jackson served as Treasurer of the final Boston Vigilance Committee, and he opened his home on Hollis Street to freedom seekers.
Boston African American National Historic Site
Henry Ingersoll Bowditch
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A renowned physician and humanitarian, Dr. Henry Ingersoll Bowditch dedicated much of his life to the cause of abolition, public health, and social reform. He also played a pivotal role in providing protection and assistance to freedom seekers escaping slavery through Boston.
River Raisin National Battlefield Park
Hull's Trace
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In 2014 the River Raisin National Battlefield Park established the Hull’s Trace Unit as a satellite park. It is located at 36495 W. Jefferson Ave., Brownstown Charter Township, Michigan. In June of 1812, General Hull ordered a road to connect Fort Detroit with rest of the United States. A part of this corduroy road remains 200 years later near the mouth of the Huron River and is the only known log remnant of the first U.S. military federal road.
Yellowstone National Park
Mary Mountain East Trailhead (4N1)
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From this trailhead you can embark on the following trail:- Mary Mountain-Nez Perce TrailParking is limited Mary Mountain-Nez Perce Trail This 20.2-mile (32.5-km) one-way trail travels through the center of the park where there are chances to see many of the park's large mammal species. Mary Lake and several backcountry thermal areas and found near the midpoint of the trail. CAUTION: Grizzly bears and bison frequent this area. Backcountry RegulationsPermit required for fis
Yellowstone National Park
Heart Lake Trailhead (8N1)
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This is a popular backcountry trailhead, from which you can adventure along one trail:- Heart Lake Trail Heart Lake Trail A moderate 17.4-mile (28-km) one-way trail that leads past thermal areas and to Heart Lake. Heart Lake is about 7.2 miles along the trail from the north end of the trail and 10.2 miles from the junction with the South Boundary Trail. NOTE: Due to bear activity, this trail is closed from April 1 through June 30. Backcountry RegulationsPermit required for fi
Lowell National Historical Park
St. Anne's Episcopal Church
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Grand Canyon National Park
North Rim General Store
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CLOSED: 2024 SEASON OVER. At the entrance to the campground, the store offers coffee and quick breakfast items in the morning. It also has basic grocery items. Snacks, trail mixes, hiking accessories, soft and hard beverages, and souvenirs. There is a microwave to warm your food. This is the only building on Grand Canyon's North Rim that offers free Wi-Fi with just enough connectivity to check email. Open for the season between May 15 and October 15, 2025, Hours: 7 am to 9 pm
Arches National Park
Tower Arch Trail
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This trail climbs up a rock wall, cuts across a valley, and then meanders through sandstone fins and sand dunes. Reaching this trailhead requires driving 8 mi (14 km) on unpaved roads, which wash out quickly in rainstorms. Roundtrip Distance: 2.6 mi (4.2 km) Time: 2-3 hours Elevation Change: 290 ft (89 m)
Arches National Park
Broken Arch Trail
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From the trailhead at the Sand Dune Arch parking area, the trail crosses a large meadow to Broken Arch. You can return from there or continue through the arch to the campground, then circle back through fins with sand dunes and some moderate scrambling. Roundtrip Distance: 1.2 mi (1.9 km) Time: 30-60 minutes Elevation Change: 59 ft (18 m)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Sutro Baths
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Along the shoreline of Lands End are the ruins of the once mighty Sutro Baths, the public ocean water bathhouse envisioned and financed by Adolph Sutro in the late 1800s. Right on the beach, the ruins are an interesting place to wander about as the tide rolls in and out.
Indiana Dunes National Park
Jens Jensen
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Danish immigrant who settled in Chicago and revolutionized landscape architecture with his "Prairie Style" designs and use of native plants. He was a major influence on the conservation of native landscapes around the Midwest though his work with various organizations.
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
Information Panel: Welcome to Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
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Reginald Fessenden, considered the “Father of Voice Radio”, was a Canadian-born inventor who performed pioneering radio experiments and applied them in ways that are still in use today. In pursuit of a successful system to transmit and receive the human voice using continuous radio waves, Fessenden experimented on Roanoke Island and the surrounding area for eighteen months from 1901-1902.
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Death Valley National Park
Albert Mussey Johnson
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Albert Mussey Johnson was born May 31, 1872, into a wealthy Quaker family in Oberlin, Ohio. Albert H. Johnson, Albert's father, was a wealthy banker and financier with investments in railroads and quarries.
Oregon National Historic Trail
Rhododendron Tollgate
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Financed by businessman Philip Foster, Sam Barlow hired a road crew to improve his trail, which opened as a one-way toll road in 1846. The fifth and final tollgate on the turnpike operated here from 1883 to 1915. Interpretive signs tell the story. Nearby, a replica gate stands between two maple trees, which are believed to have been planted by one of the last tollgate keepers.
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Massachusetts Governor John Albion Andrew championed the anti-slavery cause through his legal and political career. During the Civil War, Andrew also led efforts to enlist African American men as soldiers and organized the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment.