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Keweenaw National Historical Park
Hanka Homestead Museum
- Type: Place
The Hanka Homestead was occupied by members of the Hanka family, Finnish immigrants, from 1896 until 1966. Herman Hanka settled here with his family after he was injured in a copper mining accident. The farm was originally homesteaded at a time of mass immigration from Finland to the United States. The homestead is relatively intact and unaltered from its appearance in the 1920s. This museum is an official partner of Keweenaw National Historical Park.
Mammoth Cave National Park
The Church
- Type: Place
Church services once held in the cave led to the name for this cave room.
- Type: Person
Aimee Kennedy Semple McPherson was an evangelist, radio broadcaster, and public speaker. She innovated new ways to deliver religious messages through mass media.
Pecos National Historical Park
Pecos Mission Church
- Type: Place
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
The Legacy of the Port Royal Experiment
- Type: Article
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.”
- Type: Article
Two-year summary of findings from amphibian monitoring in Naval Live Oaks Area of Gulf Islands National Seashore, near Pensacola, Florida. Treefrogs and other amphibians are monitored at two sites near freshwater ponds using PVC pipes and plywood coverboards. Amphibian community composition and changes in the relative abundance of common species are tracked over time as indicators of park ecological health.
War In The Pacific National Historical Park
Piti
- Type: Place
Above the village of Piti, sit three large Japanese Vickers-type Model 3 140mm coastal defense guns, the remains of hastily constructed fortifications build on the eve of the American invasion of Guam. As the Americans conquered more and more territory in the Pacific, the Japanese forced the CHamoru to build fortifications and install artillery and costal defense guns on Guam under brutal conditions.
- 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.
Grand Canyon National Park
Yaki Point Bus Stop - Kaibab Rim (Orange) Route
- Type: Place
Yaki Point is the only viewpoint on Desert View Drive that is closed to private vehicles. It can only be visited on foot, bicycle, or by taking the free Kaibab Rim (Orange) Route shuttle, departing from the Visitor Center Transit Terminal. Yaki Point is often a relatively quiet place from which to enjoy sunset or sunrise, with expansive views both to the east and west. Vault toilets are located here. Visit the link for the current schedule.
Grand Canyon National Park
Shrine of the Ages Eastbound - Bus Stop - Village (Blue) Route
- Type: Place
The bus stop for the eastbound leg of the Village (Blue) Route is across the street from Parking Lot A and Shrine of the Ages Auditorium. From here, the bus continues to Mather Campground, Trailer Village, Market Plaza, and finally, Grand Canyon Visitor Center before turning around and returning west to the Village Historic District. Visit the link for the current schedule.
Grand Canyon National Park
Shrine of the Ages - Westbound Bus Stop - Village (Blue) Route
- Type: Place
If you park in lot "A" by Shrine of the Ages, boarding the bus at this stop, will take you to the Village Historic District. Shrine of the Ages is a community auditorium used for religious services, ranger programs, and special events. At the opposite end of Lot A from this bus stop is Park Headquarters. At this time, Park Headquarters is closed to the public, however, trip planning information is displayed on signs in front of the building. Visit link for the schedule.
Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
Cuba Vassall
- Type: Person
Cuba Vassall was the matriarch of a family that included abolitionists and community builders. As she navigated slavery and freedom in Massachusetts, Cuba advocated for her own and her family’s interests. In comparison with many formerly enslaved women of her era, Cuba Vassall’s life is relatively well documented.
Big Thicket National Preserve
Black History at Big Thicket: Relying on the Landscape After Emancipation
- Type: Article
Following emancipation, formerly enslaved Blacks built communities in Big Thicket and southeast Texas. They lived off the land by homesteading, hunting, and foraging.
Boston African American National Historic Site
Fannie Barrier Williams
- Type: Person
As a member of the National League of Colored Women, Illinois Woman’s Alliance, Women’s Christian Temperance Union, and other women-led organizations, Fannie Barrier Williams laid the groundwork for women’s civic participation in the late 1800s. She used her talents of speaking and writing to pursue activism for the Black women’s rights movement of her time.
Boston National Historical Park
Site of the Boston Equal Suffrage Association for Good Government (BESAGG) Office
- Type: Place
While originally a civic organization dedicated to social reform, the 1901 Boston Equal Suffrage Association for Good Government eventually shifted its primary goals to focus on women’s full enfranchisement and civic education. As a younger organization, it targeted a broader population for support.
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From July 1775 through April 1776, General George Washington used the abandoned Vassall House in Cambridge as his military headquarters during the Siege of Boston. In order to organize, administer, and command the army, Washington relied on his council of war, comprised of the senior-ranking general officers, and his "military family," comprised of the staff of secretaries and aides de camp at headquarters.
Boston African American National Historic Site
Maria W. Stewart
- Type: Person
Abolitionist and women’s rights advocate Maria W. Stewart was one of the first women of any race to speak in public in the United States. She was also the first Black American woman to write and publish a political manifesto. Her calls for Black people to resist slavery, oppression, and exploitation were radical and influential.
- Type: Person
Artemas Ward was the first Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. His military service began during the French and Indian. Following this, he was elected to the Massachusetts Legislature. During the early period of the Revolutionary War, Ward commanded the entire Continental Army. Even after he resigned this position to George Washington, he continued to serve as an officer in the Revolutionary War. Ward later served in the Continental Congress and the US Congress.
- Type: Person
Seth Pomeroy, born in 1706 into a family with a strong military background, distinguished himself as a skilled gunsmith and a brave soldier in various conflicts, including King George’s War and the French and Indian War. Pomeroy also played a significant role in the early stages of the American Revolution, particularly in the Battle of Bunker Hill, before his death in 1777.
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In 1924 Henry Gerber founded the Society for Human Rights, the first gay rights organization in the United States. While he was in the Army, Gerber was stationed in Coblenz, Germany. While there, he experienced a more open homosexual community than in America. After his return to the U.S. in 1923, Gerber distanced himself from what he saw as a disorganized, politically unaware gay subculture, choosing instead to live in relative anonymity in a boarding house in Chicago, Ill.