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Caesar Ferrit, a Caribbean immigrant who fought at Lexington, Massachusetts alongside Patriot militia on April 19, 1775. Caesar settled in Natick, Ma and was said to have "the blood of four nations," African, Indigenous, French, and Dutch.
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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, Secretary of State in George Washington's cabinet, and the author of the Declaration of Independence. Begun as a New Deal construction project, the Thomas Jefferson Memorial was completed in 1943. The imposing marble structure's columns and Monticello-esque dome bear selections of Jefferson's writings on several themes including religion, education, freedom, and government. Additional exhibits and rest
Boston National Historical Park
Site of the MA Branch Office of the National Woman's Party
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Focused on public protest, the Massachusetts Branch of the National Woman’s Party is most well-known for organizing a demonstration against President Woodrow Wilson during his visit to Boston in February 1919.
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El Programa de Inventario y Monitoreo está dedicado a aportar la información necesaria para que los directores de los parques tomen decisiones acertadas con base científica. Estas decisiones ayudarán a apoyar la misión del National Park Service, que es conservar los recursos de los espacios más especiales y valorados de América para las generaciones futuras.
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Navajo Bridge
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A historic steel-arch bridge and new counterpart spans the Colorado River side-by-side in northern Arizona. On US Highway 89A in Marble Canyon, AZ approx 45 miles north of Highway 89 turnoff. As you approach the driving bridge, slow down to 25mph. You can pull over on either side of the spans. The Navajo Nation side offers arts and jewelry stands. The Glen Canyon NRA side has a visitor center built out of a 1930s rest area. Park, shop, walk, read about the site, view condors.
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JULY 2023 – Saani Borge, a Mosaics in Science intern at San Juan Island National Historical Park, is responsible for a new generation of Very Hungry Caterpillars. Island marble caterpillars, to be precise—an endangered species found only on San Juan Island. As they mature and transform from tiny orange eggs to voracious larvae, scientists working with the captive rearing program coax them gently toward adulthood, and a brighter future for their species.
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Maggie O’Neill speaks with Stephanie Nelson and Leah Edwards at the Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation in Boston, MA. Ms. Nelson and Ms. Edwards discuss their work with the National Park Service’s Cultural Landscapes Program and their past internships at NCPTT.
Grand Canyon National Park
Point Imperial
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The highest point on the rim of Grand Canyon at 8,803 feet (2,683 m), Point Imperial is also the most northern boundary of the park. From here, visitors have views of the Painted Desert and the eastern end of Grand Canyon. It is from this area that the canyon transforms from the narrow walls of Marble Canyon, visible only as a winding gash, to a more open and dramatic "grand" canyon. Layers of red and black Precambrian rocks, not visible at Bright Angel Point, add contrast
Rock Creek Park
Sarah Rittenhouse Armillary Sphere
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The memorial to Sarah Louise Rittenhouse (1845-1943) is an armillary sphere on a marble pedestal. She is considered the founder of Montrose Park in Georgetown and is given credit for saving the park area from a housing development planned in the early 1900's. This memorial was a gift from the Georgetown Garden Club and was dedicated in 1956.InscriptionsIn Tribute toSarah Louisa Rittenhouse1845-1942Through Her VisionAnd Perseverance ThisLand BecameMontrose ParkAn etching on th
Minute Man National Historical Park
Grave of Thaddeus Blood
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Thaddeus Blood took part in the fighting at North Bridge in Concord, MA, on April 19, 1775, as part of Nathan Barret’s Company. Blood is buried in New Hill Burying Ground later a part of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord, Ma.
Flight 93 National Memorial
Memorial Plaza
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The Memorial Plaza is the quarter-mile northern-boundary to the crash site, which is the final resting place of the passengers and crew members. A visit here culminates at the Wall of Names, which features forty white polished marble stones inscribed with the names of the passengers and crew.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Platte Plains Trail - Bass Lake Loop Trailhead
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Platte Plains, the park's most expansive trail system, spans nearly 15 miles total through low dunes with three main loops to explore and a walk-in campground. It's a perfect place to spend the day: pack a picnic, bring your canoe and fishing poles, tie up your hiking shoes, and enjoy the outdoors with family. The trail is surrounded primarily by pine-oak-aspen woods; open fields and lakes are scattered throughout plains. Pets are NOT allowed on trail from Dec 1 to Mar 31.
Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve
Yakutat
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Accessible only by plane or boat, this area encompasses the park's coastal region, with 155 miles of little-known coastline. Here, huge mountains, enormous glaciers, and temperate rainforest meet the ocean. Visitor services are only found in the town of Yakutat, which is a plane or boat ride away from the park. https://www.nps.gov/wrst/planyourvisit/yakutat-and-coast.htm
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Each park-specific page in the NPS Geodiversity Atlas provides basic information on the significant geologic features and processes occurring in the park.
San Juan Island National Historical Park
Outside Science (inside parks): Island Marble Butterfly
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What happens to a rare butterfly when their favorite plants lose habitat? They move to a national park of course! Follow us to San Juan Island National Historic Park where we study the Island Marble butterfly.
San Juan Island National Historical Park
Rearing the Rare Island Marble Butterfly at San Juan Island National Historical Park
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San Juan Island National Historical Park is home to the only remaining population of the federally endangered island marble butterfly (Euchloe ausonides insulanus). This pollinator is one of the rarest butterflies in North America, and appears fuzzy with marbled green, yellow, white, and black wings that have a span smaller than 2 inches.
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A brief of results from 2022 monitoring surveys for Kittlitz's murrelets and marbeled murrelets in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
JFK Birthplace
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On May 29, 1917, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy gave birth to her second son, future president John F. Kennedy, in an upstairs bedroom of her family home at 83 Beals Street, Brookline, MA.
Great Basin National Park
Lehman Caves Geology Reveals New Discoveries
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To this day, park literature and interpretive material consistently claim that the cave and the hillside containing it is a simple block of steeply dipping beds of Pole Canyon Limestone (NPS, 2015). So, one of the most surprising revelations when I started studying the geology of Lehman Caves was the realization that the cave formed entirely in high-grade marble, not limestone.
Joshua Tree National Park
Mi Parque Mi Historia: Xochitl Lopez
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Nos dedicamos a resaltar y compartir el rico trasfondo y las diversas experiencias de algunos de nuestros guardabosques de parques nacionales. Al sumergirnos en sus historias, buscamos proporcionar a nuestra comunidad de visitantes del parque más que solo información; aspiramos a fomentar una comprensión más profunda e inspirar conexiones.