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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Katie Shepard Hotel

Type: Place

This large, one-and-a-half-story, shingle-style house was constructed in 1895 or 1896 for Mrs. William Shepard and her daughter Katherine, who was popularly known on the island as "Miss Katie." The house was allegedly designed in the style of the Shepards' residence in New Orleans. A detached kitchen and dining room was located behind the house. After the Cottage Row dining room closed around 1900, Katie Shepard converted her cottage into a summer hotel.

Blue Ridge Parkway

Stanley Abbott

Type: Person

Stanley Abbott was the lead designer of the Blue Ridge Parkway. His vision of an environmentally sensitive design plan that preserved the cultural history of the route, guided the creation of a parkway that remains one of the most significant examples of landscape architecture in the country.

Jimmy Carter National Historical Park

Burial Site of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter

Type: Place

The Burial Site of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter at Jimmy Carter National Historical Park is a place of reflection and remembrance, honoring the legacy of the 39th President of the United States and the former First Lady.

Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument

How “Hot” Radioactive Fossils Tested One Park’s Safety Tech

Type: Article

Some fossil bones emit huge amounts of radon, a cancer-causing gas, so staying safe when storing or studying them is a real challenge. Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument found ways to overcome the problem through upgraded safety technology, but its story is a cautionary one.

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Alfred Waud

Type: Person

Alfred R. Waud was an accomplished artist during the Civil War and in the post-war years. Waud served as an artist correspondent, first for the "New York Illustrated News" and later for "Harper's Weekly," following largely the Army of the Potomac. His sketches are some of the best examples of battlefield documentation of the American Civil War.

Grand Canyon National Park

Trailview Overlook Bus Stop - Hermits Rest (Red) Route

Type: Place

NO BUS SERVICE during December, January and February. A short walk down the stairs from the parking/shuttle stop is the best location for aerial views of the sinuous switchbacks on Bright Angel Trail. From the viewpoint you can see everything from where the trail starts just west of the historic village down, and down, and down to Havasupai Gardens, until the trail finally disappears into the depths of the inner gorge.

Francis Rawdon

Type: Person

Francis Lord Rawdon, later Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Earl of Moira, was an Irish-Anglo army officer and politician, who served the British empire faithfully from service as a young man throughout the American Revolution through the French Revolutionary Wars, capping his career with a decade as Governor-General of India.

Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens

Information Panel: Original Hothouses

Type: Place

Joshua Tree National Park

Cholla Cactus Garden

Type: Place

Enjoy scenic views of mountains and a large number of cholla growing along Pinto Basin Road.

Montgomery County (Dayton), Ohio

Type: Place

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.

Indiana Dunes National Park

Henry Blake Fuller

Type: Person

Henry Blake Fuller was a key figure in the Chicago Literary Renaissance, renowned for pioneering social realism in American literature. He is noted for being one of the first American novelists to explore homosexual themes. Fuller had a complicated love-hate relationship with Chicago. He frequently found solace at Indiana Dunes, which served as a retreat from urban life and a source for inspiration.

Rachel Carson

Type: Person

Rachel Louise Carson was a biologist, writer, and environmental activist. Most of Carson's writing expressed her love of nature and concern for future generations. With language that was both poetic and compelling, she inspired people to become interested in the natural world.

Historic Sotterley

Type: Place

Historic Sotterley, a National Historic Landmark and UNESCO Site of Memory, preserves over 300 years of history, offering powerful stories of the past alongside scenic trails, gardens, and views of the Patuxent River.

Victory Gardens on the World War II Home Front

Type: Article

Faced with having to feed an expanded military and a hungry population, the US government reintroduced the idea of War Gardens from World War I. They rebranded them as Victory Gardens for World War II. World War II Victory Gardens were grown on farms, in backyards, on city rooftops, in window-boxes, on public lands, and in vacant lots.

Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site

Val-Kill

Type: Place

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.

Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park

Volunteer Spotlight: Tom Jacobs

Type: Article

We’re beyond lucky to have Tom Jacobs leading our Ellwood Volunteer Ground Force! Starting nearly 10 years ago as a volunteer, Tom's unwavering dedication has left a lasting impact on our park. From managing seasonal garden care to leading massive projects, Tom’s hard work and dedication have made a lasting impact on Ellwood.

Frances Benjamin Johnston

Type: Person

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

Acadia National Park

Oldfarm: Station Nine

Type: Place

Passion for Gardening

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site

Commemorative Garden

Type: Place

The Commemorative Garden, adjacent to both the visitor center on South Park Street and the north side of Little Rock Central High School, documents a photographic history, inlaid on brick and concrete arches, as a reminder of the bravery of the Little Rock Nine and a legacy of Central High School. Within this space are nine benches and nine trees to provide seating and shade for a visitor to sit and reflect in this tranquil landscape.