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Chesapeake Bay
Woodend Nature Sanctuary
- Type: Place
Woodend Nature Sanctuary offers 40 acres of restored forests, meadows, and streams in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it features nature trails, interactive exhibits, a nature playground and an historic mansion. Visitors can explore diverse habitats, learn about conservation efforts, and experience the connections between people and nature. Engaging signage and hands-on programs make it a welcoming destination for all ages.
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Creating Cuyahoga Valley National Park: 50 Moments That Tell the Story
- Type: Article
In honor of our 50th anniversary year in 2025, Cuyahoga Valley National Park is highlighting 50 key events that help define who and what we are. They showcase the many partners that have come together to preserve open space, create opportunities for recreation, clean up pollution, restore habitats, and save historic resources.
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
When Was That? Key Dates in Making Cuyahoga Valley National Park
- Type: Article
In honor of our 50th anniversary year in 2025, Cuyahoga Valley National Park is compiling this list of key dates in our history.
Blue Ridge Parkway
Moses Cone
- Type: Person
The son of an immigrant, Moses Cone worked his way up from a traveling peddler to one of the nation's leading industrialists.
Lowell National Historical Park
Patrick J Mogan Cultural Center
- Type: Place
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
Thoburn's Redoubt
- Type: Place
The Confederate surprise attack in the pre-dawn fog of October 19, 1864 struck here against the 8th Corps first, then drove the rest of the Federal troops from their camps around Belle Grove Plantation.
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
Miller's Mill
- Type: Place
The brick house at Miller's Mill marks the farthest advance of the Confederate army. Early formed his line along Miller Lane, modern Cougill Road.
Glacier National Park
Avalanche Lake Trail
- Type: Place
The Avalanche Lake Trail begins in the same place as the Trail of the Cedars and the Avalanche Campground. The trail climbs steadily through an old growth forest to an alpine like with outstanding waterfalls. Avalanche Lake 2.3 mi (3.7 km), one way Elevation gain: 500 ft (152 m) Trailhead: Avalanche Picnic Area
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Auto Tour Stop #5: Sudley
- Type: Place
Throughout August 29, 1862, Federal troops repeatedly attacked Jackson's left flank - Gen. Maxcy Gregg's South Carolina Brigade - on a knoll just west of here.
- Type: Person
Reformer and writer Julia Ward Howe is most famous for writing the words to the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" during the American Civil War and the "Mother's Day Proclamation" (1870). She advocated for the abolition of slavery, women's suffrage, and peace.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
Martha "Mittie" Bulloch Roosevelt
- Type: Person
Meet the mother of the future 26th United States President!
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.
Interpretation and Education
Telling All Americans' Stories: Introduction to Women's History
- Type: Article
From the lives of young, immigrant women who worked the textile mills at Lowell National Historic Park to those of the female shipyard workers who were essential to the home front during World War II at Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historic Park, women’s history can be found at every park. If you want to understand our nation’s history, explore the remarkable legacies of American women.
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Hettie Ogle
- Type: Person
Hettie Ogle was the manager of the Western Union Office in Johnstown.
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Frazee House Panel
- Type: Place
Explore the architecture of the Frazee House. The Frazees were a Western Reserve pioneer family who became successful during the canal era.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Windows into the Past
- Type: Article
For thousands of years, there has been a human footprint on the Smokies landscape. Traces of these stories can still be found in the routes of trails first created by Cherokee people and the many historic homes, schools, churches, and mills maintained by the park’s Forever Places preservation crew.
- Type: Person
Active early in the United States labor movement, Seth Luther never saw his work towards the ten hour work day come to fruition. Nevertheless, Luther laid important groundwork that still benefits workers today.
Saratoga National Historical Park
Schuyler Estate
- Type: Place
The country plantation of Philip Schuyler: surveyor, businessman, Revolutionary War general, and supporter of America's canals.
Death Valley National Park
Harmony Borax Works
- Type: Place
The stories of borax (white gold) and the famous 20-mule teams come to life at this historic borax processing site. Walk: 0.4 mi (0.6km)
Blue Ridge Parkway
Mabry Mill
- Type: Place
The sights and sounds of rural Appalachia fill the air at Mabry Mill during summer and fall. Watch the picturesque mill's slowly turning wooden wheel as water splashes over it, down into the mill pond. Listen for the ringing of a hammer on an anvil to guide you to the smith at work in the blacksmith's shed. On Sundays, bring a lawn chair and sit a spell to tap your toes to traditional mountain music.