Transportation and Commerce in Cultural Landscapes

One of the stone bridges in the historic carriage road system at Acadia National Park.

NPS

History in Motion

Resources

• Maritime Heritage Program
• Transportation in the NPS

A network of railroads, parkways, lighthouses, canals, and trails cross and connect the national park cultural landscapes of the United States. They signal broader trends and transformations in industry, recreation, land use, and communication.

These cultural landscape examples illustrate technology and process related to the nation's history of moving goods, materials, information, and people.

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