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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Charles Robinson
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Charles Robinson was the third Keeper stationed at the Sleeping Bear Point Life-Saving Station. He had ancestral ties to the Odawa people, as his grandparents were of Odawa heritage.

Chesapeake Bay

Piney Point Lighthouse Museum and Historic Park
  • Type: Place

Explore the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum, the first built on the Potomac River. Discover captivating exhibits on local maritime history, WWII naval presence, and the iconic lighthouse itself. Climb to the top for breathtaking views of the Potomac and its rich ecosystem. Immerse yourself in the beauty and heritage of the Chesapeake Bay watershed while uncovering the stories that shaped this remarkable area.

Baltimore Area National Parks Dynamic Duo
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Volunteer Charles and maintenance team member Bud work together each week to keep the parks’ engines humming, to ensure the historic landscapes are beautiful and inviting to visitors, and habitats preserved for the animals that call its meadows and trees home.

Big Thicket National Preserve

Beaver Slide Trail
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1 mile roundtrip | The Beaver Slide Trail is a hidden gem. This short hike leads hikers past several scenic ponds and sloughs. Keep an eye out for beaver dams along the way!

Early Detection Is the Best Protection for Old-Growth Forests
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Despite dire evidence of rising tree death, researchers found resilience and hope deep inside western Washington's forests. But it will take 21st-century monitoring methods to keep that hope alive.

The Bull Moose in Winter: Theodore Roosevelt and World War I
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Roosevelt believed America should prepare for war. President Wilson wanted to keep America out of it.

Blue Ridge Parkway

Humpback Rocks Trailhead
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The short, strenuous climb to enjoy the view from the Humpback Rocks has drawn hikers for hundreds of years, across all seasons. There is much to see and do in the area beyond the hike to ‘the Rocks’ including access to the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Glass Hollow Overlook, Old Howardsville Turnpike, Jack Albright Loop over Dobie Mountain, and true summit of Humpback Mountain. Along the way keep a sharp eye out for cultural resources and wildlife.

Keweenaw National Historical Park

Fort Wilkins Historic State Park
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The U.S. Army built Fort Wilkins in 1844 to keep the peace in Michigan’s Copper Country. However, by 1870 the army permanently abandoned the facility. It now serves as an example of mid-19th century army life on the northern frontier. Fort Wilkins Historic State Park is a Keweenaw Heritage Sites partner of Keweenaw National Historical Park.

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Waiting for the Ball to Drop
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The items in San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park's collections offer a variety of stories of American maritime history. One of these items is the time ball, a visual time signal for ships in the harbor. This time ball was dropped from the top of the signal-pole located on Telegraph Hill to help sailors throughout the San Francisco Bay keep track of the day.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Maritime Museum
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The National Lakeshore's Maritime Museum is housed in the Sleeping Bear Point U.S. Life-Saving Service Station. Walk through the boathouse next to the museum and see the life-saving equipment used during the early 1900's.

Indiana Dunes National Park

Harriet Colfax
  • Type: Person

Born along the St. Lawrence River, determined Harriet Colfax found herself far upstream along the treacherous coast of Southern Lake Michigan after moving to a young Michigan City in 1853. For 43 careful years she watched the rough frontier city blossom to a Duneland metropolis; she fearlessly maintained the harbor beacon as lighthouse keeper while enduring the ensuing hardships with her lifelong companion Ann Hartwell.

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Permanent Indian Frontier
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Fort Scott was established to keep settlers in Missouri out of Indian Territory and to keep Native Americans out of Missouri. Soldiers acted as a border patrol to keep the two groups separated. Initially, the soldiers' job was to enforce the promise of a "permanent" Indian territory.

Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park

Volunteer Spotlight: Peter Hedrich and Mike Hendrick Keep Trails Alive
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Meet Peter and Mike, trail workers and members of our PATC volunteer crew who help keep our trails in shape for everyone who visits the park.

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site

Philander Smith College and the 1957 Crisis
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In 1957, Little Rock’s Philander Smith College, an historically black college, opened its doors to the “Little Rock Nine” to help them prepare for their first days as students at Central High School. Barred from entering the all-white high school by order of the governor, the students struggled to keep from falling behind in their coursework, aided by Philander Smith College faculty members.

Reconstruction Era National Historical Park

Louden Langley
  • Type: Person

Louden S Langley served in the 54th Massachusetts and 1st South Carolina Volunteers. After the Civil War, he became one of the Black political leaders in Reconstruction era South Carolina, and in 1880 served as the Assistant Lighthouse Keeper for the iconic lighthouse in Beaufort County, SC.

Boston National Historical Park

Elizabeth Dugan
  • Type: Person

Elizabeth Dugan worked as a tool keeper in the Charlestown Navy Yard at the height of World War II, from the summer of 1942 to January 1946.

Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park

Thomas Sumter
  • Type: Person

Thomas Sumter, the Carolina Gamecock, led South Carolina militia in resistance to British rule from 1780 through 1781, keeping the Patriot cause alive.

Fort Stanwix National Monument

Lady Mary Watts Johnson
  • Type: Person

Born into a life of prosperity, comfort and high society, Mary (who was nicknamed “Polly”) had no way of knowing as she grew into a young woman, how quickly her life would change forever. Civil wars like the American Revolution can divide families in ways none of them would ever imagine, and lead those who would not normally be considered soldiers to fight battles not for grand causes, but simply to keep their families together. Such is Mary Watts Johnson’s story.

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Adolescence-Soldiers on the Frontier
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Have you ever had your job description change? Soldiers at Fort Scott were sent here to serve as a "border patrol" to keep Missouri settlers and Native American tribes separated. However, many of the events in which they became involved in the 1840s had the opposite effect. Instead of containing westward expansion, soldiers at Fort Scott became agents of the largest expansion of territory in US history.

Series: I Didn't Know That! Leave No Trace
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You've probably heard the term "Leave No Trace" before, but do you really know what it means? In this I Didn't Know That! mini-series, the National Park Service teams up with the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics to explore Leave No Trace and the 7 guiding Principles that help keep our outdoor spaces enjoyable for generations to come.