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From the National Park Service in the Northeast

Mary A. Bomar
Regional Director

  

 

Northeast Regional Winners
Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia

Visit the Northeast Region: www.nps.gov/nero

 

1st Place Winner

Photo: Laurel Hill Cemetery

Laurel Hill Cemetery
This photograph shows the monuments of Laurel Hill set before a dramatic sunset.


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photographed by Ross Mitchell

Founded in 1836, Laurel Hill if one of the first rural garden cemeteries in the nation. The cemetery was designed by noted Philadelphia architect John Notman in 1835-36. beyond its purpose as a place of internment, laurel Hill was designed to be a place where mourners and tourists alike could enjoy relief from the city amid the landscaped grounds. Laurel Hill was cited by A.J. Downing as a model for subsequent large, urban parks. Laurel Hill is open to the public

 

 

2nd Place Winner

Photo: Princeton Battlefield

Princeton Battlefield
On this foggy morning, the ghost-like appearance of the trees in the heavy atmosphere emphasized the stark emptiness of the battlefield.

Princeton, New Jersey
Photographed by Jonathan Carlucci

Princeton Battlefield is the site where, on January 3, 1777, General George Washington gained his first field victory over British troops in a fierce battle. Today, this New Jersey State Park preserves the open fields of the battlefield, the Thomas Clarke House and the common grave of British and American dead.

For Information on visiting Princeton Battlefield, visit the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Parks and Forestry webpage


3rd Place Winner

Photo: Fulton Opera House

Fulton Opera House
A view from the balcony of the historic Fulton Opera House stage.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Photographed by Steve Cicero

Built in 1852, the Fulton Opera House was named in honor of Lancaster native and steamboat engineer, Robert Fulton. The Opera House was remodeled in the Italianate style in 1873 and continues in operation today.

For more information on the Fulton Opera House, visit the Fulton Opera House Foundation website.

 

Honorable Mention

Photo: Victory Chimes

Victory Chimes
The three-masted sailing schooner out for a cruise.


Rockland Harbor, Maine
Photographed by Fred LeBlanc

Victory Chimes was first launched in 1900 in Bethel, Delaware as the Edwin and Maud, the two children of its first captain. Since then, the schooner has been renamed and remains the only surviving example of a "Chesapeake ram," a shallow-draft schooner designed to pass through narrow canal locks. At 132 feet in length, Victory Chimes is the largest member of Maine's windjammer fleet that still carries passengers along the coast today.

Click here for more information: http://www.victorychimes.com/

 

Last Updated:
9/1/2005