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Gulf Islands National Seashore Family of four waiting to ride their bikes are in front of a trail to the blue water.
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Gulf Islands National Seashore
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Enjoy the great outdoors and discover that great feeling when you move outside. Join other kids in other national parks who are taking part in the new "Let's Move Outside" program just for you. Ride your bike with your friends; camp with your family; look for wildlife; explore old forts; walk on the beach; look for shells; swim in the Gulf of Mexico; try your luck fishing; take a passenger ferry to West Ship Island; become a Junior Ranger! Gulf Islands National Seashore has plenty of fun activities

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Murray Dorty, an African-American Union Civil War re-enactor, stands at attention inside Fort Massachusetts.

Did You Know?
The 2nd Regiment of Louisiana Native Guards trained on Ship Island and became the first black unit on April 9, 1863 on the Gulf Frontier. They met Confederate forces in battle during a raid on Pascagoula, MS.
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