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Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Manhattan Project Scientists: Enrico Fermi
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Enrico Fermi, under the direction of Arthur Compton, developed the Chicago Pile (CP-1), the world's first nuclear reactor. Due partly to this success, Fermi was recruited by J. Robert Oppenheimer to be an associate director of the secret laboratory at Los Alamos. Learn more about Fermi at the link.
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
The Legacy of the Port Royal Experiment
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The Port Royal Experiment was not intended to be a re-envisioning of America, but it evolved as a model for how to transition away from slavery during Reconstruction. Historian Willie Lee Rose termed it a “Rehearsal for Reconstruction.”
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Nisbet Balfour was a capable British Army officer, who fought throughout the American Revolution and was hated by patriots in South Carolina for his conduct as commandant of Charleston.
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Every summer, the NPS Structural Fire Program recruits and places fire protection engineering, fire protection administration, and fire investigation students in NPS sites across the country to assist parks with meeting their structural fire management responsibilities. These interns bring their knowledge of fire protection systems and prevention strategies to the parks; in turn, parks offer vital work experience that the interns can take into future careers.
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Carrie Chapman Catt (1859 -1947) began her career as a national women’s rights activist when she addressed the National American Woman Suffrage Association in 1890 at their national convention in Washington DC. She quickly became a dedicated writer, lecturer, and recruiter for the suffrage movement. She also worked for peace and was a co-founder of the League of Women Voters.
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How can popular culture be used to advocate for change? In this learning activity for sixth-eighth grade, students examine a suffrage illustration modeled on a popular cartoon circulated during Teddy Roosevelt's re-election campaign. They will analyze the use of cultural touchstones to change public perception about an issue and evaluate when they have been influenced by popular culture.
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John Laurens, born to a wealthy planter family in South Carolina, received a republican education in Switzerland and England. Upon his return to South Carolina to fight in the American Revolution, he radically proposed to recruit slaves as soldiers in return for their freedom. An aide-de-camp to General Washington and later a lieutenant colonel of the Continental Army with a field command, he served bravely in many key battles, only to die in a meaningless skirmish in 1782.
Rocky Mountain National Park
Students, Alpine Hotshots Form Bond through Rocky Mountain Fire Training Program
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The “Fire!” program links students from Eagle Rock School with Alpine Interagency Hotshot Crew members and ecologists from Rocky Mountain National Park and the NPS Continental Divide Research Learning Center. The course is based on experiential learning through a hands-on approach, including physical training standards. Students learn about succession and fire’s effects on ecosystems and work out scenarios to apply what they learned about fire suppression.
Boston African American National Historic Site
John Sweat Rock
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As a doctor, lecturer, military recruiter, and lawyer, John S. Rock served Boston's Black community and was the first Black man admitted to the Supreme Court Bar.
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Born into slavery in 1859, Cooper would become a distinguished author, activist, educator, and scholar. She lived a life that redefined society’s limitations and opportunities for Black women. Despite her enduring legacy, she has yet to become a household name. We honor Dr. Anna Julia Cooper as an ancestor for her tireless work to re-center and uplift the voices of Black women in a pursuit of a more just society for everyone.
Fort Pulaski National Monument
Contraband Camp
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The old Workers' Village used during the construction of Fort Pulaski was turned into a safe haven for freedom seekers.
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
Lewis’s Departure from Pittsburgh
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Meriwether Lewis started his journey in Pittsburgh: he ordered a keelboat be made, recruited several men, and purchased and organized supplies for the long journey ahead.
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In July 2024, fire ecologists re-visited a study area an in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve that burned twice in rapid series. The 2009 Chakina Fire burned ~ 56,000 acres in the Chitina River Valley. A mere seven years later, a third of the Chakina fire area reburned in the 2016 Steamboat Fire.
Saratoga National Historical Park
Jacob Flanders
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Jacob Flanders (born 1758) of South Hampton, New Hampshire, had his whole life ahead of him. So committed to liberty’s cause was he that the 18-year-old enlisted for the war’s duration in the 2nd New Hampshire Regiment. Jacob’s captain, John Drew, was so impressed with his recruit that the teen was promoted to corporal.
Grand Portage National Monument
Anishinaabe Oodena (Ojibwe Village) Re-creation
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Fur traders constructed their posts near Native villages for survival and convenience. This re-creation of a small village at the NWCo Depot exemplifies the economic partnership between the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) and the Northwest Company.
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The human-caused Geology fire started on June 10, 2023, along the Berdoo Canyon Road, one of Joshua Tree National Park’s designated backcountry routes. The Burned Area Recovery plan promotes recovery of native vegetation, establishing restoration islands within the burned area to promote re-establishment of native perennial vegetation, including Joshua trees.
Lowell National Historical Park
Lyddie: Voices from the Field - Chapter 08 Boardinghouse Keepers
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Local women were recruited for work as boardinghouse keepers in the houses constructed by the corporation for the workers. Often thought of as a kind, matronly figure, the keeper cared for her boardinghouse as she would her own home, thinking of the mill girls as daughters. But she was also a businesswoman, responsible for keeping accurate business records, along with the more traditional duties of cooking and cleaning.
Saratoga National Historical Park
Isaac Sherwood
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Isaac Sherwood (born 1759) of North Tarrytown, New York, lived at home with his parents, loads of siblings, and one John Peterson. John, who was “brought up in the family,” was a self-described laborer and “man of colour.” In November 1776, Isaac was commissioned as the 1st Lieutenant of Captain Pell’s company in the 2nd New York Regiment commanded by Colonel Philip Van Cortlandt. As an officer, he had the task of recruiting men for the company.
Saratoga National Historical Park
Cyrus Hardy
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Cyrus Hardy (born 1752) was born in Massachusetts, but moved to Pelham, New Hampshire, shortly before the Revolutionary War broke out. It was in Pelham that he met his future wife, Olive, and the couple married in April 1774. With the Continental Army desperate for recruits, governments offered sweet incentives in the form of bounty money for those who joined. Cyrus enlisted as a private soldier in Captain Bell’s company of Colonel Nathan Hale’s 2nd New Hampshire Regiment.
Saratoga National Historical Park
Charles Lynde
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Charles Lynde (born 1758) of Claremont, New Hampshire, was one of seven surviving children born to parents David and Jerusha Lynde (or Lind). Charles heeded the patriotic call of enlistment when New Hampshire’s three new Continental regiments were being recruited to strength in early 1777. In January, the 18-year-old teenager volunteered as a private soldier in Captain Farwell’s company of Colonel Joseph Cilley’s 1st New Hampshire Regiment for a three-year term.