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San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Kaiulani Logbooks Discovered
- Type: Article
The Kaiulani logbooks offer a glimpse into the daily lives of sailors on their voyage from Aberdeen, WA to Durban, South Africa to Hobart, Tasmania. The logbooks date from 1941-42, and this was the last American crew to sail around Cape Horn in a commercial square-rigged sailing vessel.
Yellowstone National Park
Wapiti Lake Trailhead (4K7)
- Type: Place
This trailhead starts at the Chittenden Bridge Picnic Area. A series of trails can be explored from this trailhead:- Wapiti Lake Trail- Howard Eaton Trail: Fishing Bridge-Canyon- Clear Lake-Ribbon Lake Trail- Sour Creek Trail- Wrangle Lake Trail Wapiti Lake Trail This is a long, 30.6-mile (49.2-km) there-and-back trail that travels through forests and meadows, and past lakes and backcountry thermal basins, to a series of backcountry campsites near Wapiti Lake. Howard Eaton Tr
Yellowstone National Park
Elk in Mammoth Hot Springs
- Type: Place
Yellowstone National Park
Artist Point Trailhead (4K8)
- Type: Place
This trailhead starts at the eastern end of the Artist Point parking area. The trail leads to the popular Artist Point Overlook. East of the overlook where you can embark on the following trails:- Artist Point-Point Sublime Trail- Clear Lake-Ribbon Lake TrailThere is a large parking lot here, though it is often busy during the peak of the summer season. Vault toilets are located at the western end of the parking lot. Artist Point-Point Sublime Trail This 2.6-mile (4.2-km) the
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This is a series of lessons about the World War II home front, focused on the Tri-Cities, Washington as an American World War II Heritage City. Its impacts to home front efforts includes its contributions to The Manhattan Project (the Hanford Site), Naval Air Station Pasco, and Big Pasco. The lessons highlight specific contributions but connect to larger themes and understandings of the U.S. home front during wartime. This series is a part of Teaching with Historic Places.
Oregon National Historic Trail
Auto Tour Route Interpretive Guides: Oregon Trail
- Type: Article
Download one of these booklets and begin your state by state trail adventure! The Auto Tour Route (ATR) guides provide an overview of local trail history while giving driving directions to suggested points of interest along the trail. There are auto tour route guides available for the trail across MO, KS, NE, CO, ID, WY, WA, & OR.
Manhattan Project National Historical Park
The Green Run
- Type: Article
On December 2, 1949, the Atomic Energy Commission and the United States Air Force conducted the “Green Run” experiment at the Hanford Nuclear production complex outside Richland, WA. It was the largest single release of radioactive iodine-131 in Hanford’s history, covering vegetation as far north as Kettle Falls, WA and as far south as Klamath Falls, OR.
San Juan Island National Historical Park
Henry Cayou
- Type: Person
Henry Cayou was a major leader in San Juan County, WA and one of Washington State's first Indigenous elected officials.
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
Battle of Manassas Gap (Wapping Heights)
- Type: Article
After Gettysburg, Lee’s battered but resilient army retreated back into Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley with Meade's army in pursuit. Near Front Royal, Meade saw a chance to cut off Lee’s retreat.
- Type: Place
The Ohanapecosh hot springs were once a health resort. The water temperature is not hot enough to kill bacteria. Bathing is not permitted, and drinking is not advised.
- Type: Place
Called Kewa (Khe-wa) in the native Keresan language of its inhabitants, and previously known as the Pueblo of Santo Domingo, this traditional pueblo is located on the Rio Grande between Albuquerque and Santa Fe.
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At the end of July 2021, the Bear Creek Fire was discovered burning in the Stephen Mather Wilderness of North Cascades National Park, WA. What made this fire different from other fires in 2021, was that it was burning approximately two air miles south of the international border with Canada in an area with no contemporary fire history.
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This outdoor wall mural portrays Sacajawea viewing Mt. Hood in the distance and celebrates the Lewis & Clark Journey through the Columbia River Gorge area. Painted by local artist, Taniya Roberts, as her high school senior project, this is a vibrant contribution to our community and is easily viewed by westbound travelers on WA SR-14.
Bryce Canyon National Park
The Legend People wayside
- Type: Place
A panel along the overlook reads: The Legend People. Before there were any Indians, the legend people, To-when-an-Ung-wa, lived in that place…
Yellowstone National Park
Chittenden Bridge/Wapiti Lake Picnic Area
- Type: Place
Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park
Ho‘onā‘ū - Prolonging an Ancestral Breath: Kū'auhau
- Type: Article
The third article in the Hoʻonāʻū - Prolonging an Ancestral Breath series by Kahakaʻio Ravenscraft is titled "Ku'auhau" and it speaks to the importance of genealogy in Oceanic traditions. The article features excerpts from Kumulipo, a cosmology preserved from ka wā kahiko.
Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park
Ho‘onā‘ū - Prolonging an Ancestral Breath: Moʻoʻōlelo
- Type: Article
The second article in the Hoʻonāʻū - Prolonging an Ancestral Breath series by Kahakaʻio Ravenscraft offers perspective on mo‘o‘ōlelo, the tradition in spoken word and stories of origin. Featuring excerpts from Kumulipo, a cosmology preserved from ka wā kahiko.