NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
The National Parks:
Index 2009–2011
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Wright Brothers National Memorial
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Part 2:
Listing of National Park System Areas by State
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Alabama |
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Horseshoe Bend
National Military Park
11288 Horseshoe Bend Road
Daviston, AL 36256
256-234-7111
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On March 27, 1814, at the “horseshoe bend” on the Tallapoosa
River, Gen. Andrew Jackson’s forces broke the power of the Upper
Creek Indian Confederacy and opened large parts of Alabama and Georgia
to settlement.
Authorized July 25, 1956.
Acreage—2,040, all federal.
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Little River Canyon
National Preserve
2141 Gault Avenue North
Fort Payne, AL 35967-3673
256-845-9605
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The preserve protects the natural, recreational, and cultural resources
of the Little River Canyon of northeast Alabama. A variety of rock
expanses, benches, and bluffs creates a unique environment for several
threatened and endangered species and for recreational pursuits,
including kayaking and rock climbing. Hunting, fishing, and trapping are
permitted.
Authorized Oct. 24, 1992.
Acreage—13,632.96 Federal: 10,338.15 Nonfederal: 3,294.81
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Natchez Trace
National Scenic Trail
(See Mississippi)
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Natchez Trace Parkway
(See Mississippi)
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Russell Cave
National Monument
3729 County Road 98
Bridgeport, AL 35740-9770
205-495-2672
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An almost continuous archeological record of human habitation from at
least 7000 B.C.E. to about 1650 C.E.—Transitional Paleo to
Mississippian cultural periods—is revealed in this cave.
Proclaimed May 11, 1961.
Acreage—310.45, all federal.
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Tuskegee Airmen
National Historic Site
c/o Tuskegee Institute
National Historic Site
P.O. Drawer 10
Tuskegee Institute, AL
36087-0010
334-724-0922
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This site preserves the airfield, historic hangar, and other
buildings at Moton Field, where African American pilots known as the
Tuskegee Airmen received their initial flight training during World War
II.
Acreage—89.69 Federal: 44.71 Nonfederal: 44.98.
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Tuskegee Institute
National Historic Site
PO Drawer 10
Tuskegee Institute, AL
36087-0010
334-727-3200
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Booker T. Washington founded this college for African Americans in
1881. Preserved here are the brick buildings the students constructed
themselves, Washington’s home, and the George Washington Carver
Museum, which serves as the visitor center. The college is still an
active institution that owns most of the property within the national
historic site.
Authorized Oct. 26, 1974.
Acreage—57.92 Federal: 8.92 Nonfederal: 49.
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Alaska |
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Alagnak Wild River
Katmai National Park
and Preserve
PO Box 7
King Salmon, AK 99613-0007
907-246-3305
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The Alagnak River flows from Kukaklek Lake in Katmai National
Preserve and offers 69 miles of outstanding whitewater floating. The
river is also noted for abundant wildlife and sport fishing for five
species of salmon.
Established Dec. 2, 1980. Length: 69 miles.
Acreage—30,655.45 Federal: 26,806 Nonfederal: 3,859.45.
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Aniakchak
National Monument and
Aniakchak
National Preserve
PO Box 7
King Salmon, AK 99613-0007
907-246-3305
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The Aniakchak Caldera, covering some 30 square miles, is one of the
great dry calderas in the world. Located in the volcanically active
Aleutian Mountains, the Aniakchak last erupted in 1931. The crater
includes lava flows, cinder cones, and explosion pits, as well as
Surprise Lake, source of the Aniakchak River, which cascades through a
1,500-foot gash in the crater wall. NO FEDERAL FACILITIES.
Proclaimed Aniakchak National Monument Dec. 1, 1978; established as a national monument and national preserve Dec. 2, 1980.
Acreage—National monument: 137,176, all federal. National preserve: 464,117.93 Federal: 439,863 Nonfederal: 24,254.93
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Bering Land Bridge
National Preserve
PO Box 220
Nome, AK 99762-0220
907-443-2522
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Located on the Seward Peninsula, the preserve is a remnant of the
land bridge that once connected Asia with North America over 13,000
years ago. Paleontological and archeological resources abound; large
populations of migratory birds nest here. Ash explosion craters and lava
flows, rare in the Arctic, are present. LIMITED FEDERAL FACILITIES.
Proclaimed a national monument Dec. 1, 1978; established as a national preserve Dec. 2, 1980.
Acreage—2,697,393.11 Federal: 2,537,672 Nonfederal: 159,721.11.
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Cape Krusenstern
National Monument
PO Box 1029
Kotzebue, AK 99752-0029
907-442-3890
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Archeological sites located along a succession of 114 lateral beach
ridges illustrate Eskimo communities of every known cultural period in
Alaska, dating back some 4,000 years. LIMITED FEDERAL FACILITIES.
Proclaimed Dec. 1, 1978. Boundary change: Dec. 2, 1980.
Acreage—649,085.04 Federal: 588,241.79 Nonfederal: 60,843.25.
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Denali National Park and
Denali National Preserve
PO Box 9
McKinley Park, AK
99755-0009
907-683-2294
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The park contains North America’s highest mountain, 20,320-foot
Mount McKinley. Large glaciers of the Alaska Range, caribou, Dall sheep,
moose, grizzly bears, and timber wolves are highlights of this national
park and preserve.
Established as Mt. McKinley National Park Feb. 26, 1917. Separate Denali National Monument proclaimed Dec. 1, 1978. Both incorporated into and established as Denali National Park and Denali National Preserve Dec. 2, 1980. Wilderness designated Dec. 2, 1980. Other boundary changes: Jan. 30, 1922; March 19, 1932. Designated a Biosphere Reserve 1976.
Acreage—National park: 4,740,911.72 Federal: 4,724,790.51 Nonfederal: 16,121.21. Wilderness area: 1,900,000. National preserve: 1,334,117.87 Federal: 1,303,972 Nonfederal: 30,145.87.
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Gates of the Arctic
National Park and
Gates of the Arctic
National Preserve
201 First Avenue
Doyon Building
Fairbanks, AK 99701-4848
907-457-5752
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Lying north of the Arctic Circle, the park and preserve include part
of the Central Brooks Range, the northernmost extension of the Rocky
Mountains. Often called the greatest wilderness in North America, these
NPS units are characterized by jagged peaks, gentle arctic valleys, wild
rivers, and many lakes. With adjacent Kobuk Valley National Park and
Noatak National Preserve, they form one of the largest park areas in the
world.
Proclaimed Gates of the Arctic National Monument Dec. 1, 1978; established as a national park and national preserve Dec. 2, 1980. Wilderness designated Dec. 2, 1980. Designated a Biosphere Reserve (portion) 1984.
Acreage—National park: 7,523,897.74 Federal: 7,266,102.39 Nonfederal: 257,795.35. Wilderness area: 7,052,000. National preserve: 948,607.96 Federal: 948,200.00 Nonfederal: 407.96.
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Glacier Bay National Park
and Glacier Bay
National Preserve
PO Box 140
Gustavus, AK 99826-0140
907-697-2232
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Great tidewater glaciers, a dramatic range of plant communities from
rocky terrain recently covered by ice to lush temperate rain forest, and
a large variety of animals, including grizzly bears, mountain goats,
whales, seals, and eagles, are found within these parks.
Proclaimed Glacier Bay National Monument Feb. 26, 1925; established as a national park and national preserve Dec. 2, 1980. Boundary changes: April 18, 1939; March 31, 1955; December 1, 1978. Wilderness designated Dec. 2, 1980. Designated a Biosphere Reserve 1986. Designated a World Heritage site Dec, 14, 1992.
Acreage—National park: 3,224,840.31 Federal: 3,223,018.23 Nonfederal: 1,822.08. Wilderness area: 2,770,000. National preserve: 58,406, all federal.
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Katmai National Park and
Katmai National Preserve
PO Box 7
King Salmon, AK 99613-0007
907-246-3305
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Variety marks this vast land: lakes, forests, mountains, and
marshlands abound in wildlife. The Alaska brown bear, the world’s
largest carnivore, thrives here, feeding on red salmon that spawn in the
lakes and streams. Wild rivers and renowned sport fishing add to the
attractions of this subarctic environment. Here, in 1912, Novarupta
Volcano erupted violently, forming the ash-filled “Valley of Ten
Thousand Smokes” where steam rose from countless fumaroles.
Proclaimed Katmai National Monument Sept. 24, 1918; established as national park and national preserve Dec. 2, 1980. Boundary changes: April 24, 1931; Aug. 4, 1942; Jan. 20, 1969; Dec. 1, 1978; Dec. 2, 1980. Wilderness designated Dec. 2, 1980.
Acreage—National park: 3,674,529.68 Federal: 3,611,708.62 Nonfederal: 62,821.06. Wilderness area: 3,473,000. National preserve: 418,699.22 Federal: 405,432 Nonfederal: 13,267.22.
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Kenai Fjords
National Park
PO Box 1727
Seward, AK 99664-1727
907-224-7500
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The park includes one of the four major ice caps in the U.S., the
300-square-mile Harding Icefield, and coastal fjords. Here a rich,
varied rain forest is home to tens of thousands of breeding birds, and
adjoining marine waters support a multitude of sea lions, sea otters,
and seals. The visitor center is in Seward, 10 miles from the park.
Proclaimed a national monument Dec. 1, 1978; established as a national park Dec. 2, 1980.
Acreage—669.982.99 Federal: 601,839.20 Nonfederal: 68,143.79.
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Klondike Gold Rush
National Historical Park
PO Box 517
Skagway, AK 99840-0517
907-983-2921
(See also Washington)
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Historic buildings and exhibits in Skagway and portions of Chilkoot
and White Pass trails, all prominent in the 1898 gold rush, are included
in the park. A visitor center and 13 other restored historic buildings
are in downtown Skagway.
Authorized June 30, 1976.
Acreage—13,191.35 Federal: 2,418.93 Nonfederal: 10,772.42.
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Kobuk Valley
National Park
PO Box 1029
Kotzebue, AK 99752-1029
907-442-3890
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Embracing the central valley of the Kobuk River, the park, located
north of the Arctic Circle, includes a blend of biological, geological,
and cultural resources. Here, in the northernmost extent of the boreal
forest, a rich array of arctic wildlife can be found, including caribou,
grizzly and black bear, wolf, and fox. LIMITED FEDERAL FACILITIES.
Proclaimed a national monument Dec. 1, 1978; established as a national park Dec. 2, 1980. Wilderness designated Dec. 2, 1980.
Acreage—1,750,716.50 Federal: 1,669,912.98 Nonfederal: 80,803.52. Wilderness area: 190,000.
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Lake Clark National Park
and Lake Clark
National Preserve
4230 University Drive
Suite 311
Anchorage, AK 99508-4626
907-271-3751
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Located in the heart of the Chigmit mountains, the park and preserve
contain great geologic diversity, including jagged peaks, granite
spires, and two symmetrical active volcanoes. Over a score of glacially
carved lakes rim the mountain mass. Lake Clark, over 40 miles long, is
the largest lake here and also the headwaters for red salmon
spawning.
Proclaimed Lake Clark National Monument Dec. 1, 1978; established as a national park and national preserve Dec. 2, 1980. Wilderness designated Dec. 2, 1980.
Acreage—National park: 2,619,733.21 Federal: 2,226,807.06 Nonfederal: 392,926.15. Wilderness area: 2,470,000. National preserve: 1,410,291.98 Federal: 1,209,360.25 Nonfederal: 200,931.73.
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Noatak National Preserve
PO Box 1029
Kotzebue, AK 99752-0129
907-442-3890
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The Noatak River basin is the largest mountain-ringed river basin in
the nation still virtually unaffected. The preserve includes landforms
of great scientific interest, including the 65-mile-long Grand Canyon of
the Noatak, a transition zone and migration route for plants and animals
between subarctic and arctic environments. It also has an array of flora
among the most diverse anywhere in the Earth’s northern latitudes.
LIMITED FEDERAL FACILITIES.
Proclaimed a national monument Dec. 1, 1978; established as a national preserve Dec. 2, 1980. Wilderness designated Dec. 2, 1980. Designated a Biosphere Reserve 1976.
Acreage—6,569,904.39 Federal: 6,276,089.98 Nonfederal: 293,814.41. Wilderness area: 5,800,000.
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Sitka
National Historical Park
106 Metlakatla Street
Sitka, AK 99835-7665
907-747-6281
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The site of the 1804 fort and battle that marked the last major
Tlingit Indian resistance to Russian colonization is preserved here.
Tlingit totem poles and crafts are exhibited. The Russian Bishop’s
House, built in 1842, is the oldest intact piece of Russian-American
architecture.
Proclaimed a national monument March 23, 1910; redesignated Oct. 18, 1972. Boundary changes: Feb. 25, 1952; Oct. 18, 1972.
Acreage—112.16 Federal: 111.50 Nonfederal: 0.66.
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Wrangell-St. Elias
National Park and
Wrangell-St. Elias
National Preserve
PO Box 439
Copper Center, AK 99573
907-822-5234
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The Chugach, Wrangell, and St. Elias mountain ranges converge here in
what is often referred to as the “mountain kingdom of North
America.” The national park is the largest unit of the National
Park System. The park and preserve include the continent’s largest
assemblage of glaciers and the greatest collection of peaks above 16,000
feet, including Mount St. Elias. At 18,008 feet it is the second highest
peak in the U.S.
Proclaimed Wrangell-St. Elias National Monument Dec. 1, 1978; established as a national park and national preserve Dec. 2, 1980. Wilderness designated Dec. 2, 1980. Designated a World Heritage Site Oct. 24, 1979.
Acreage—National park: 8,323,147.59 Federal: 7,662,705.29 Nonfederal: 660,442.30. National preserve: 4,852,753.10 Federal: 4,002,707.60 Nonfederal: 850,045.50. Wilderness area: 8,700,000.
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Yukon-Charley Rivers
National Preserve
201 First Avenue
Doyon Building
Fairbanks, AK 99701-4848
907-457-5752
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Located along the Canadian border in central Alaska, the preserve
protects 115 miles of the 1,800-mile Yukon River and the entire Charley
River basin. Old cabins and relics are reminders of the importance of
the Yukon River during the 1898 gold rush. The Charley, an 88-mile wild
river, is considered by many to be the most spectacular river in Alaska.
LIMITED FEDERAL FACILITIES.
Proclaimed Yukon-Charley National Monument Dec. 1, 1978; established as a national preserve Dec. 2, 1980.
Acreage—2,526,512.31 Federal: 2,183,172.98 Nonfederal: 343,339.33.
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World War II
Valor in the Pacific
National Monument
(See Hawaii)
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American Samoa |
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National Park of
American Samoa
Pago Pago
American Samoa 96799-0001
684-633-7082
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Paleotropical rain forests, pristine coral reefs, and white sand
beaches on three volcanic islands in the South Pacific are home to a
variety of tropical animals, including the flying fox fruit bat.
Overnights in villages are encouraged.
Authorized Oct. 31, 1988; 50-year lease signed Sept. 9, 1993.
Acreage—9,000, all nonfederal. Water area: 2,500.
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Canyon de Chelly
National Monument
PO Box 588
Chinle, AZ 86503-0588
928-674-5500
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In canyon wall alcoves and at the base of sheer red cliffs are
remains of American Indian villages built between 350 and 1300. Navajos
live and farm here today.
Authorized Feb. 14, 1931; proclaimed April 1, 1931. Boundary change: March 1, 1933.
Acreage—83,840, all nonfederal.
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Casa Grande Ruins
National Monument
1100 Ruins Drive
Coolidge, AZ 85228-3200
520-723-3172
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This multi-storied, earthen-walled structure surrounded by the
remains of smaller buildings and a compound wall was constructed by the
Hohokam, who farmed the Gila Valley in the early 1200s. Casa Grande was
abandoned by the mid-1400s.
Authorized as Casa Grande Ruin Reservation March 2, 1889; proclaimed June 22, 1892; redesignated Aug. 3, 1918. Boundary changes: Dec. 10, 1909; June 7, 1926.
Acreage—472.50, all federal.
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Chiricahua
National Monument
12856 E. Rhyolite Creek Rd.
Willcox, AZ 85643-9737
520-824-3560
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The rock formations here were created millions of years ago by
volcanic activity, resulting in a landscape of rare beauty. Faraway
Ranch, a cattle ranch/guest ranch, has been restored.
Proclaimed April 18, 1924; transferred from Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Aug. 10, 1933. Boundary changes: June 10, 1938; Nov. 10, 1978; Aug. 28, 1984. Wilderness designated Oct. 20, 1976; Aug. 28, 1984.
Acreage—11,984.73 Federal: 11,982.38 Nonfederal: 2.35. Wilderness area: 10,290.
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Coronado
National Memorial
4101 East Montezuma
Canyon Road
Hereford, AZ 85615-9376
520-366-5515
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In a natural setting on the Mexican border, the memorial commemorates
the first organized expedition into the Southwest led by Francisco
Vasquez de Coronado in 1540 and affirms the ties that bind the United
States to Mexico and Spain.
Authorized as International Memorial Aug. 18, 1941; redesignated July 9, 1952; established Nov. 5, 1952. Boundary changes: Sept. 2, 1960; Nov. 10, 1978.
Acreage—4,750.22 Federal: 4,748.22 Nonfederal: 2.
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Fort Bowie
National Historic Site
3327 S. Old Fort Bowie Road
Bowie, AZ 85605-0158
520-847-2500
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Established in 1862, the fort was the focal point of military
operations against the Chiricahua Apache. The site also preserves part
of the Butterfield Overland Mail Route.
Authorized Aug. 30, 1964; established July 29, 1972.
Acreage—999.45, all federal.
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Glen Canyon
National Recreation Area
(See Utah)
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Grand Canyon
National Park
PO Box 129
Grand Canyon, AZ 86023-0129
928-638-7888
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The park’s famous Grand Canyon of the Colorado River
encompasses 277 miles of the river and adjacent uplands, from the
southern terminus of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area to the eastern
boundary of Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Formations illustrate
periods of geological history.
Proclaimed as Grand Canyon Forest Reserve Feb. 20, 1893; Grand Canyon Game Preserve proclaimed Nov. 28, 1906; Grand Canyon National Monument proclaimed Jan. 11, 1908; national park established Feb. 26, 1919; transferred from Forest Service, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Aug. 15, 1919. Boundary changes: Feb. 25, 1927; March 7, 1928. A separate Grand Canyon National Monument proclaimed Dec. 22, 1932. Boundary change: April 4, 1940. Marble Canyon National Monument proclaimed Jan. 20, 1969. Three units and portions of Glen Canyon and Lake Mead national recreation areas combined with additional lands as a national park Jan. 3, 1975. Designated a World Heritage Site Oct. 26, 1979.
Acreage—1,217,403.32 Federal: 1,180,862.78 Nonfederal: 36,540.54.
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Hohokam Pima
National Monument
c/o Casa Grande Ruins
National Monument
1100 Ruins Drive
Coolidge, AZ 85228-3200
520-723-3172
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Preserved here are the archeological remains of the Hohokam culture.
Hohokam is a Pima Indian word meaning “those who have gone.”
NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Authorized Oct. 21, 1972.
Acreage—1,690, all nonfederal.
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Hubbell Trading Post
National Historic Site
PO Box 150
Ganado, AZ 86505-0150
928-755-3475
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Little changed since its opening in 1878, Hubbell is the oldest
continuously operated trading post on the Navajo Reservation. It has
been a bridge between cultures for generations.
Authorized Aug. 28, 1965.
Acreage—160.09, all federal.
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Lake Mead
National Recreation Area
(See Nevada)
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Montezuma Castle
National Monument
PO Box 219
Camp Verde, AZ 86322-0219
928-567-5276
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Built in the 1100s and 1200s, this five-story, 20-room cliff dwelling
is one of the best preserved in the United States. Included is Montezuma
Well, a collapsed limestone sinkhole that contains invertebrates found
nowhere else in the world.
Proclaimed Dec. 8, 1906. Boundary changes: Feb. 23, 1937; Oct. 19, 1943; April 4, 1947; June 23, 1959; Nov. 10, 1978, Dec. 19, 2003.
Acreage—1214.71 Federal: 1197.88 Nonfederal: 16.83.
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Navajo
National Monument
HC 71, Box 3
Tonalea, AZ 86044-9704
928-672-2700
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Ancient cliff dwellers built three dwellings here: Betatakin, Keet
Seel, and Inscription House (closed to the public due to its
fragility).
Proclaimed March 20, 1909. Boundary change: March 14, 1912. Headquarters is on 244.59 acres of tribal land adjacent to the Betatakin section; used by agreement of May 1962. A right-of-way of 4.59 acres was granted to the National Park Service in 1977.
Acreage—360, all federal.
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Organ Pipe Cactus
National Monument
10 Organ Pipe Drive
Ajo, AZ 85321-9626
520-387-6849
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Sonoran Desert plants and animals found nowhere else in the United
States are protected here, as are traces of the Camino del Diablo
historic trail.
Proclaimed April 13, 1937. Wilderness designated Nov. 10, 1978. Designated a Biosphere Reserve 1976.
Acreage—330,688.86 Federal: 329,365.29 Nonfederal: 1,323.57. Wilderness area: 312,600.
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Petrified Forest
National Park
PO Box 2217
Petrified Forest, AZ 86028
928-524-6228
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Featured are petrified logs composed of multicolored quartz;
shortgrass prairie; part of the Painted Desert; and archeological,
paleontological, historic, and cultural resources.
Proclaimed a national monument Dec. 8, 1906; redesignated Dec. 9, 1962. Boundary changes: July 31, 1911; Nov. 14, 1930; Nov. 30, 1931; Sept. 23, 1932; March 28, 1958, Dec. 3, 2004. Wilderness designated Oct. 23, 1970.
Acreage—93,532.57, all federal. Wilderness area: 50,260.
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Pipe Spring
National Monument
HC 65, Box 5
Fredonia, AZ 86022
928-643-7105
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The springs have sustained hundreds of years of cultural occupation.
The Ancestral Puebloan culture thrived here, followed by the Paiute
people and Mormon pioneers. Historic structures associated with the
1870s pioneer ranching operation remain.
Proclaimed May 31, 1923.
Acreage—40, all federal.
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Saguaro National Park
3693 South Old Spanish Trail
Tucson, AZ 85730-5601
520-733-5100
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Giant saguaro cacti, unique to the Sonoran Desert, cover the valley
floor and rise into the neighboring mountains. Five biotic life zones
are represented, from desert to ponderosa pine forest. There are also
ancient petroglyphs.
Proclaimed a national monument March 1, 1933; transferred from Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Aug. 10, 1933;
redesignated Oct. 4, 1994. Boundary changes: Nov. 15, 1961; Oct. 21, 1976; June 19, 1991; Oct. 4, 1994. Wilderness designated Oct. 20, 1976.
Acreage—91,439.71 Federal: 87,526.07 Nonfederal: 3,913.64. Wilderness area: 70,905.
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Sunset Crater Volcano
National Monument
6400 N. Highway 89
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
928-526-0502
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This volcanic cinder cone with summit crater was formed just before
1100. Its upper part is colored as if by a sunset.
Proclaimed Sunset Crater National Monument May 26, 1930; transferred from Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Aug. 10, 1933; renamed Nov. 16, 1990.
Acreage—3,040, all federal.
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Tonto
National Monument
HC 02, Box 4602
Roosevelt, AZ 85545
928-467-2241
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Between the 1200s and 1300s, the Salado culture farmed the Salt River
Basin, leaving behind these well-preserved cliff dwellings.
Proclaimed Dec. 19, 1907; transferred from Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Aug. 10, 1933. Boundary change: April 1, 1937.
Acreage—1,120, all federal.
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Tumacacori
National Historical Park
PO Box 67
Tumacacori, AZ 85640-0067
520-398-2341
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This historic Spanish Catholic mission building stands near the site
first visited by Jesuit Father Kino in 1691. The park includes two other
separate mission ruins sites, Calabazas and Guevavi, that are not yet
open to the public. The primary site at Tumacacori includes a partially
restored Franciscan church that is still used to celebrate special
events.
Proclaimed a national monument Sept. 15, 1908; redesignated Aug. 6, 1990. Boundary changes: April 28, 1959; Nov. 10, 1978; Aug. 6, 1990, Aug. 21, 2002.
Acreage—360.32 Federal: 357.74 Nonfederal: 2.58.
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Tuzigoot
National Monument
PO Box 219
Camp Verde, AZ 86322-0219
928-567-5276
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Ruins of a large Indian pueblo that flourished in the Verde Valley
between 1100 and 1450 have been excavated here.
Proclaimed July 25, 1939. Boundary changes: Nov. 10, 1978; Sept. 15, 2005.
Acreage—811.89 Federal: 381.53 Nonfederal: 430.36.
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Walnut Canyon
National Monument
6400 N. Highway 89
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
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These cliff dwellings were built in shallow caves under ledges of
limestone by Sinagua People about 800 years ago.
Proclaimed Nov. 30, 1915; transferred from Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Aug. 10, 1933. Boundary changes: Sept. 24, 1938; Nov. 12, 1996.
Acreage—3,579.46 Federal: 3,288.62 Nonfederal: 290.84.
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Wupatki
National Monument
6400 N. Highway 89
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
928-679-2365
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Ruins of red sandstone pueblos built by farming Ancestral Puebloan
people between 1120 and 1250 are preserved here.
Proclaimed Dec. 9, 1924. Boundary changes: July 9, 1937; Jan. 22, 1941; Aug. 10, 1961; Nov. 12, 1996.
Acreage—35,422.13, all federal.
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Arkansas |
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Arkansas Post
National Memorial
1741 Old Post Road
Gillett, AR 72055-9707
870-548-2207
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The park commemorates key events that occurred on site and nearby:
the first semi-permanent European settlement in the Lower Mississippi
Valley (1686); a Revolutionary War skirmish (1783); the first
territorial capital of Arkansas (1819–1821); and the Civil War
Battle of Arkansas Post (1863).
Authorized July 6, 1960. Boundary change: Nov. 14, 1997.
Acreage—757.51 Federal: 649.91 Nonfederal: 107.6.
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Buffalo National River
402 North Walnut
Suite 136
Harrison, AR 72601-1173
870-365-2700
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Offering both swift-running and placid stretches, the Buffalo is one
of the few remaining unpolluted, free-flowing rivers in the lower 48
states. It courses through multicolored bluffs and past numerous springs
along its 135.75-mile length.
Authorized March 1, 1972. Wilderness designated Nov. 10, 1978.
Acreage—94,293.31 Federal: 91,813.09 Nonfederal: 2,480.22. Wilderness Area: 36,000.
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Fort Smith
National Historic Site
PO Box 1406
Fort Smith, AR 72902-1406
479-783-3961
(Also in Oklahoma)
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This was one of the first U.S. military posts in the Louisiana
Territory and served as a base of operations for enforcing federal
Indian policy from 1817 to 1896. The park contains the remains of two
frontier military forts and a federal court.
Authorized Sept. 13, 1961. Boundary change: Oct. 21, 1976.
Acreage—75 Federal: 37.96 Nonfederal: 37.04.
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Hot Springs
National Park
101 Reserve Street
Hot Springs, AR 71901-4195
501-623-2824
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The 47 hot springs, numerous hiking trails, and scenic drives are
located in the forested Ouachita Mountains. Eight historically and
architecturally significant bathhouses compose Bathhouse Row, a National
Historic Landmark District. Thermal bathing continues today.
Established as Hot Springs Reservation April 20, 1832; dedicated to public use as a park June 16, 1880; redesignated March 4, 1921. Boundary changes: June 22, 1892; July 14, 1892; Feb. 21, 1903; May 23, 1906; Sept. 18, 1922; June 5, 1924; June 25, 1930; Feb. 14, 1931; June 15, 1936; June 24, 1938; Aug. 10, 1939; Aug. 24, 1954; Aug. 18, 1958; Sept. 21, 1959; Aug. 2, 1993.
Acreage—5,549.75 Federal: 4,932.78 Nonfederal: 616.97.
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Little Rock
Central High School
National Historic Site
2120 Daisy Bates Drive
Little Rock, AR 72202-5212
501-374-1957
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The park commemorates the struggle in 1957 to desegregate Central
High School and the role these events played as a catalyst for the civil
rights movement. The site emphasizes the stories of citizens who
exercised their rights to pursue justice and equal treatment.
Established Nov. 6, 1998.
Acreage—27.28 Federal: 2.22 Nonfederal: 25.06.
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Pea Ridge
National Military Park
PO Box 700
Pea Ridge, AR 72751-0700
501-451-8122
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The victory here on March 7–8, 1862, in one of the major
battles of the Civil War west of the Mississippi, allowed the Union to
maintain control of Missouri, thus assisting the strategic Mississippi
campaign. Among the Confederate troops at Pea Ridge were about 1,000
Cherokee and Choctaw-Chickasaw Indians.
Authorized July 20, 1956.
Acreage—4,300.35 Federal: 4,278.75 Nonfederal: 21.60.
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Cabrillo
National Monument
1800 Cabrillo Memorial Drive
San Diego, CA 92106-3601
619-557-5450
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Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, Iberian explorer who claimed this coast for
Spain in 1542, is memorialized here. Old Point Loma Lighthouse is
restored to its most active period—the 1880s. Remnants of World
War II coastal defense batteries dot the landscape. Gray whales migrate
offshore in winter. Intertidal habitats are among the most sensitive in
the world.
Proclaimed Oct. 14, 1913; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933. Boundary changes: Feb. 2, 1959; Sept. 28, 1974; July 3, 2000.
Acreage—159.94, all federal.
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Channel Islands
National Park
1901 Spinnaker Drive
Ventura, CA 93001-4354
805-658-5730
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The park consists of five islands off southern California: San
Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, and Santa Barbara. Nesting sea
birds, sea lion rookeries, and unique plants inhabit the area. Anacapa,
Santa Rosa, and Santa Barbara are administered by the National Park
Service; Santa Cruz Island is administered by the National Park Service
and The Nature Conservancy; San Miguel, by the National Park Service and
the U.S. Navy.
Proclaimed a national monument April 26, 1938; redesignated March 5, 1980. Boundary changes: June 10, 1949; May 15, 1978; Oct. 25, 1978. Designated a Biosphere Reserve 1976.
Acreage—249,561 Federal: 79,018.62 Nonfederal: 170,542.38.
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Death Valley
National Park
PO Box 579
Death Valley, CA 92328-0579
760-786-3200
(Also in Nevada)
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This large desert, nearly surrounded by high mountains, contains the
lowest point in the Western Hemisphere. The area includes Scotty’s
Castle, the grandiose home of a famous prospector, and other remnants of
gold and borax mining.
Proclaimed a national monument Feb. 11, 1933; redesignated Oct. 31, 1994. Boundary changes: March 26, 1937; Jan. 17, 1952; Oct. 31, 1994. Designated a Biosphere Reserve 1984. Wilderness designated Oct. 31, 1994.
Acreage—3,372,401.96 Federal: 3,323,771.75 Nonfederal: 48,630.21.
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Devils Postpile
National Monument
PO Box 3999
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
760-934-2289
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Hot lava cooled and cracked some 100,000 years ago to form basalt
columns 40 to 60 feet high resembling a giant pipe organ. The John Muir
Trail and Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail traverse the monument.
Proclaimed July 6, 1911; transferred from Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Aug. 10, 1933.
Acreage—798.46, all federal. Wilderness area: 750.
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Eugene O’Neill
National Historic Site
PO Box 280
Danville, CA 94526-0280
925-838-0249
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Tao House was built for playwright Eugene O’Neill, who lived
here from 1937 to 1944. “The Iceman Cometh” and “Long
Day’s Journey Into Night” were written here.
Authorized Oct. 12, 1976.
Acreage—13.19, all federal.
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Fort Point
National Historic Site
Fort Mason, Building 201
San Francisco, CA 94123
415-556-1693
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This classic brick and granite mid-1800s coastal fort is the only one
of its style on the west coast of the United States.
Established Oct. 16, 1970.
Acreage—29, all federal.
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Golden Gate
National Recreation Area
Fort Mason, Building 201
San Francisco, CA 94123
415-561-4700
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The park encompasses shoreline areas of San Francisco, Marin, and San
Mateo counties, including ocean beaches, redwood forest, lagoons,
marshes, military properties, a cultural center at Fort Mason, and
Alcatraz Island.
Established Oct. 27, 1972. Boundary changes: Dec. 26, 1974; Nov. 10, 1978; Sept. 8, 1980; Dec. 28, 1980; June 9, 1992; Oct. 24, 2000; Dec. 20, 2005. Designated a Biosphere Reserve 1988.
Acreage—80,020.26 Federal: 53,213.57 Nonfederal: 26,806.69.
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John Muir
National Historic Site
4202 Alhambra Avenue
Martinez, CA 94553-3883
925-228-8860
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The home of conservationist John Muir, Martinez Adobe, Mt. Wanda, and
his gravesite honor Muir’s contributions.
Authorized Aug. 31, 1964. Boundary changes: Oct. 31, 1988; Oct. 30, 2004.
Acreage—344.73 Federal: 335.99 Nonfederal: 8.74.
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Joshua Tree
National Park
74485 National Park Drive
Twentynine Palms, CA 92277
760-367-5500
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A representative stand of Joshua trees and a great variety of plants
and animals exist in this desert region.
Proclaimed a national monument Aug. 10, 1936; redesignated Oct. 31, 1994. Boundary changes: Sept. 25, 1950; June 30, 1961; Oct. 31, 1994. Wilderness designated Oct. 20, 1976. Designated a Biosphere Reserve 1984.
Acreage—789,745.47 Federal: 769,175.15 Nonfederal: 20,570.32. Wilderness area: 429,690.
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Kings Canyon
National Park
47050 Generals Highway
Three Rivers, CA 93271-9651
559-565-3341
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Two enormous canyons of the Kings River and the summit peaks of the
High Sierra dominate this mountain wilderness.
Established as General Grant National Park Oct. 1, 1890; renamed and enlarged March 4, 1940. Other boundary changes: June 21, 1940; Aug. 14, 1958; Aug. 6, 1965. Wilderness designated Sept. 28, 1984. Designated a Biosphere Reserve 1976.
Acreage—461,901.20 Federal: 461,845.42 Nonfederal: 55.78. Wilderness area: 456,552.
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Lassen Volcanic
National Park
PO Box 100
Mineral, CA 96063-0100
530-595-4444
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Lassen Peak erupted intermittently from 1914 to 1921. Active
volcanism includes boiling springs, steaming fumaroles, mud pots, and
sulfurous vents.
Proclaimed as Lassen Peak and Cinder Cone National Monuments May 6, 1907; made part of Lassen Volcanic National Park when established Aug. 9, 1916. Boundary changes: April 26, 1928; May 21, 1928; Jan. 19, 1929; April 19, 1930; July 3, 1930; Aug. 10, 1961; April 11, 1972. Wilderness designated Oct. 19, 1972.
Acreage—106,372.36 Federal: 106,368.14 Nonfederal: 4.22. Wilderness area: 78,982.
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Lava Beds
National Monument
1 Indian Wells Headquarters
Tulelake, CA 96134-8216
530-667-2282
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Volcanic activity spewed forth molten rock and lava here, creating an
incredibly rugged landscape—a natural fortress used by American
Indians in the Modoc Indian War, 1872–73.
Proclaimed Nov. 21, 1925; transferred from Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Aug. 10, 1933. Boundary changes: April 27, 1951; Oct. 26, 1974. Wilderness designated Oct. 13, 1972.
Acreage—46,559.87, all federal. Wilderness area: 28,460.
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Manzanar
National Historic Site
PO Box 426
Independence, CA 93526-0426
760-878-2932
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Located in the Owens Valley of eastern California, the site protects
and interprets the historical, cultural, and natural resources
associated with the relocation and internment of Japanese Americans
during World War II.
Authorized March 3, 1992.
Acreage—813.81, all federal.
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Mojave National Preserve
2701 Barstow Road
Barstow, CA 92311
760-252-6100
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The preserve protects the fragile habitat of the desert tortoise,
vast open spaces, and historic mining scenes like the Kelso railroad
depot.
Authorized Oct. 31, 1994.
Acreage—1,534,819.31 Federal: 1,462,477.46 Nonfederal: 72,341.85.
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Muir Woods
National Monument
Mill Valley, CA 94941-2696
415-388-2596
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This virgin stand of coastal redwoods was named for John Muir, writer
and conservationist.
Proclaimed Jan. 9, 1908. Boundary changes: Sept. 22, 1921; April 5, 1935; June 26, 1951; Sept. 8, 1959; April 11, 1972.
Acreage—553.55 Federal: 522.98 Nonfederal: 30.57.
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Pinnacles
National Monument
5000 Highway 146
Paicines, CA 95043-9770
831-389-4485
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Spirelike rock formations 500 to 1,200 feet high, with caves and a
variety of volcanic features, rise above the smooth contours of the
surrounding countryside.
Proclaimed Jan. 16, 1908. Boundary changes: May 7, 1923; July 2, 1924; April 13, 1931; July 11, 1933; Dec. 5, 1941; Oct. 20, 1976; Jan. 11, 2000. Wilderness designated Oct. 20, 1976.
Acreage—24,513.64 Federal: 24,502.82 Nonfederal: 10.82. Wilderness area: 16,048.
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Chuckwalla . . . Desert kit fox . . . all residents of Joshua Tree.
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Point Reyes
National Seashore
Point Reyes, CA 94956-9799
415-464-5100
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This peninsula near San Francisco is noted for its long beaches
backed by tall cliffs, lagoons and esteros, forested ridges, and
offshore bird and sea lion colonies. The park contains a historic
ranching area.
Authorized Sept. 13, 1962; established Oct. 20, 1972. Boundary changes: Dec. 26, 1974; Nov. 10, 1978; March 5, 1980. Wilderness designated Oct. 18, 1976. Designated a Biosphere Reserve 1988.
Acreage—71,067.78 Federal: 65,089.97 Nonfederal: 5,977.81. Land area: 53,883.98. Wilderness area: 25,370.
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Redwood National Park
1111 Second Street
Crescent City, CA 95531-4198
707-464-6101
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Coastal redwood forests with virgin groves of ancient trees,
including the world’s tallest, thrive in the foggy and temperate
climate. The park includes 40 miles of scenic Pacific coastline.
Established Oct. 2, 1968. Boundary change: March 27, 1978. Designated a World Heritage Site Sept. 2, 1980. Designated a Biosphere Reserve 1983.
Acreage—112,581.95 Federal: 77,779.92 Nonfederal: 34,802.03.
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Rosie the Riveter/
World War II Home Front
National Historical Park
1401 Marina Way South
Suite C
Richmond, CA 94804
510-232-5050
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Commemorates the contributions of those who supported World War II:
workers, including women and minorities, in the war industries and those
who stayed stateside and recycled and collected and saved and
sacrificed. The shipyards, day care centers, first managed-health-care
hospital, war worker housing, and a liberty ship built in the shipyards
are included in the park. Sites open to the public include the Rosie the
Riveter Memorial and additional memorials along the Bay Trail through
former shipyards. UNDER DEVELOPMENT.
Authorized Oct. 24, 2000.
Acreage—145.19, all nonfederal.
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San Francisco Maritime
National Historical Park
Bldg. E, Fort Mason Center
San Francisco, CA 94123
415-447-5000
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A fleet of historic vessels at Hyde Street Pier commemorating the
achievements of seafaring Americans; small craft collection; research
library, document center, and maritime archives complex; maritime
museum; and the WPA-built Aquatic Park district are highlights of this
waterfront park.
Established June 27, 1988.
Acreage—49.86 Federal: 28.15 Nonfederal: 21.71.
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Santa Monica Mountains
National Recreation Area
401 West Hillcrest Drive
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
805-370-2301
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This recreation area near Los Angeles offers rugged mountains, a
coastline with sandy beaches and rocky shores, canyons covered with
chaparral, and abundant wildlife. The area preserves a Mediterranean
ecosystem, shelters wildlife habitat, and includes historical areas like
Paramount Ranch and Satwiwa American Indian cultural centers.
Established Nov. 10, 1978. Boundary change: Oct. 9, 2002.
Acreage—154,094.78 Federal: 22,891.76 Nonfederal: 131,203.02.
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Sequoia National Park
47050 Generals Highway
Three Rivers, CA 93271
559-565-3341
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Great groves of giant sequoias, the world’s largest living
things, Mineral King Valley, and Mount Whitney, the highest mountain in
the U.S. outside of Alaska, are spectacular attractions here in the High
Sierra.
Established Sept. 25, 1890. Boundary changes: Oct. 1, 1890; July 3, 1926; Dec. 21, 1943; July 21, 1949; Oct. 19, 1951; Aug. 14, 1958; Nov. 10, 1978. Wilderness designated Sept. 28, 1984. Designated a Biosphere Reserve 1976.
Acreage—404,051.17 Federal: 403,875.64 Nonfederal: 175.53. Wilderness area: 280,428.
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Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity
National Recreation Area
PO Box 188
Whiskeytown, CA 96095
530-242-3400
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Whiskeytown Unit, with its mountainous backcountry and large
reservoir, provides a multitude of outdoor recreation opportunities as
well as remains of buildings built during the Gold Rush. Shasta and
Trinity Units are administered by the Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of
Agriculture.
Authorized Nov. 8, 1965; established Oct. 21, 1972.
Acreage—42,503.46 Federal: 42,459.30 Nonfederal: 44.16.
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World War II
Valor in the Pacific
National Monument
(See Hawaii)
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Yosemite National Park
PO Box 577
Yosemite National Park, CA 95389-0577
209-372-0200
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Granite peaks and domes rise high above broad meadows in the heart of
the Sierra Nevada; groves of giant sequoias dwarf other trees and tiny
wildflowers; and mountains, lakes, and waterfalls, including the
nation’s highest, are found here.
Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Big Tree Grove granted to State of California June 30, 1864; established as a national park Oct. 1, 1890; Federal government accepted lands returned by state June 11, 1906. Boundary changes: Feb. 7, 1905; June 11, 1906; Dec. 19, 1913; May 28, 1928; April 14, 1930; Feb. 14, 1931; Aug. 13, 1932; July 9, 1937. El Portal site authorized Sept. 2, 1958. Wilderness designated Sept. 28, 1984. Designated a World Heritage Site Oct. 31, 1984.
Acreage—761,266.19 (does not include 1,397.99 acres composing El Portal administrative site, adjacent to park)
Federal: 759,530.34 Nonfederal: 1,735.85. Wilderness area: 677,600.
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Bent’s Old Fort
National Historic Site
35110 Highway 194 East
La Junta, CO 81050-9523
719-383-5010
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The fort, now completely reconstructed on its original site north of
the Arkansas River, was an important fur trading post between 1833 and
1849, where Indians and trappers exchanged furs for trade goods.
Authorized June 3, 1960. Boundary change: Nov. 10, 1978.
Acreage—798.80 Federal: 735.60 Nonfederal: 63.20.
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Black Canyon of the
Gunnison
National Park
102 Elk Creek
Gunnison, CO 81230
970-641-2337
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The ancient Gunnison River was wedged here by volcanic deposits and
committed to a course from which it could not escape. Monolithic rock
walls rise 2,000 feet above the river.
Proclaimed March 2, 1933; redesignated Oct. 21, 1999. Boundary changes: May 16, 1938; Oct. 28, 1939; April 13, 1960; July 13, 1984; Oct. 21, 1999; Nov. 11, 2003. Wilderness designated Oct. 20, 1976; Oct. 21, 1999.
Acreage—32,950.03 Federal: 30,750.03 Nonfederal: 2,200. Wilderness area: 15,599.
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Colorado
National Monument
Fruita, CO 81521-0001
970-858-3617
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Sheer-walled canyons, towering monoliths, soaring arches, weird
formations, dinosaur fossils, and remains of prehistoric Indian cultures
reflect the environment and history of this colorful sandstone
country.
Proclaimed May 24, 1911. Boundary changes: March 3, 1933; Aug. 7, 1959; Oct. 21, 1976; Nov. 10, 1978.
Acreage—20,533.93, all federal.
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Curecanti
National Recreation Area
102 Elk Creek
Gunnison, CO 81230
970-641-2337
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Three reservoirs—Blue Mesa, Morrow Point, and
Crystal—extend for 40 miles along the Gunnison River and Black
Canyon, with excellent water recreation, hiking, and camping. Blue Mesa
Reservoir is the largest lake in Colorado.
Administered under cooperative agreement with Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Feb. 11, 1965.
Acreage—41,972.42, all federal.
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Dinosaur
National Monument
4545 E. Highway 40
Dinosaur, CO 81610-9724
(Also in Utah)
970-374-3000
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The quarry here is the single most important Jurassic dinosaur
paleontological site found anywhere. The monument also has a nearly
complete stratigraphic geologic record.
Proclaimed Oct. 4, 1915. Boundary changes: July 14, 1938; Sept. 8, 1960; Feb. 21, 1963; Oct. 9, 1964; Nov. 10, 1978.
Acreage—210,277.55 Federal: 205,685.54 Nonfederal: 4,592.01.
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Florissant Fossil Beds
National Monument
PO Box 185
Florissant, CO 80816-0185
719-748-3253
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A wealth of fossil insects, leaves, fish, birds, and small mammals is
preserved here. Few areas in the world yield more fossil species. Here
too are standing petrified sequoia stumps.
Authorized Aug. 20, 1969.
Acreage—5,998.09 Federal: 5,992.32 Nonfederal: 5.77.
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Great Sand Dunes
National Park and
Great Sand Dunes
National Preserve
11500 Highway 150
Mosca, CO 81146-9798
719-378-6300
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The tallest in North America, these dunes developed as southwesterly
winds blew ancient alluvial sediments from the San Luis Valley toward
the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The preserve, containing the entire
surface watershed and primary topographic features interacting with the
Great Sand Dunes, ranges in elevation from 8,000 to over 13,000 feet and
includes life zones from desert to alpine tundra.
Proclaimed March 17, 1932. Boundary changes: March 12, 1946; June 7, 1956; Nov. 10, 1978. Boundary change/redesignation as a national park and national preserve authorized Nov. 22, 2000. Established Sept. 24, 2004. Wilderness designated Oct. 20, 1976; Aug. 13, 1993.
Acreage—National Park: 42,983.74 Federal: 40,430.37 Nonfederal: 2,553.37. National Preserve: 41,686 Federal: 41,676 Nonfederal: 10. Wilderness area: 75,225.
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Hovenweep
National Monument
(See Utah)
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Mesa Verde National Park
PO Box 8
Mesa Verde National
Park, CO 81330-0008
970-529-4465
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These world-famous cliff dwellings and other works of the Ancestral
Puebloan people are the most notable and best preserved in the United
States.
Established June 29, 1906. Boundary changes: June 30, 1913; May 27, 1932; Dec. 23, 1963; Dec. 26, 2007. Wilderness designated Oct. 20, 1976. Designated a World Heritage Site Sept. 6, 1978.
Acreage—52,485.17 Federal: 52,215.63 Nonfederal: 269.54. Wilderness area: 8,100.
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Rocky Mountain
National Park
1000 Highway 36
Estes Park, CO 80517-8397
970-586-1206
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The park’s rich scenery, typifying the massive grandeur of the
Rocky Mountains, is accessible by Trail Ridge Road, which crosses the
Continental Divide. Peaks towering over 14,000 feet shadow wildlife and
wildflowers in these 415 square miles of the Rockies.
Established Jan. 26, 1915. Boundary changes: Feb. 14, 1917; Sept. 18, 1922; June 2, 1924; Feb. 24, 1925; June 9, 1926; July 17, 1930; Jan. 11, 1932; March 5, 1936; Aug. 24, 1949; June 27, 1950; April 21, 1959; Sept. 23, 1960; Oct. 26, 1974; Dec. 22, 1980; Nov. 29, 1989. Wilderness transferred Dec. 22, 1980. Designated a Biosphere Reserve 1976.
Acreage—265,828.41 Federal: 265,461.34 Nonfederal: 367.07. Wilderness area: 2,917.
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Sand Creek Massacre
National Historic Site
PO Box 249
Eads, CO 81036
719-438-5916
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On November 29, 1864, U.S. soldiers attacked a peaceful encampment of
Cheyenne and Arapaho along Sand Creek. Over 150 Indians were killed;
most were women, children, or the elderly. The Sand Creek Massacre
profoundly influenced U.S.-Indian relations and changed Southern
Cheyenne and Southern Arapaho culture. The site preserves the cultural
and natural landscape and enhances public understanding of the
tragedy.
Authorized Nov. 7, 2000; established Apr. 23, 2007.
Acreage—12,583.34 Federal: 2,385.43 Nonfederal: 10,197.91.
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Yucca House
National Monument
c/o Mesa Verde
National Park
PO Box 8
Mesa Verde National
Park, CO 81330-0008
970-529-4465
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Ruins of these large prehistoric Indian pueblos are as yet
unexcavated. NO FEDERAL FACILITIES.
Proclaimed Dec. 19, 1919. Boundary change: Nov. 12, 1996.
Acreage—33.87, all federal.
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Appalachian
National Scenic Trail
(See Maine)
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Weir Farm
National Historic Site
735 Nod Hill Road
Wilton, CT 06897-1309
203-834-1896
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Weir farm was home to three generations of American artists. Julian
Alden Weir, a leader in American art and the development of American
Impressionism, acquired the farm in 1882. Weir’s daughter, painter
Dorothy Weir Young, sculptor Mahonri Young, and New England painters and
preservationists Sperry and Doris Andrews continued the artistic
legacy.
Authorized Oct. 31, 1990. Boundary change: Nov. 10, 1998.
Acreage—74.20 Federal: 68.05 Nonfederal: 6.15.
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National Historic Site
c/o Mary McLeod Bethune
Council House NHS
1318 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20005-3607
202-673-2402
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Dr. Woodson lived in this house at 1538 9th Street, NW, in
Washington, D.C., from 1915 until his death in 1950. He directed
operations of the Association for the Study of African American Life and
History while pursuing his own studies of African American history.
After his death, the home served as the association’s national
headquarters until the early 1970s. NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Authorized Dec. 19, 2003, established Feb. 27, 2006.
Acreage—0.15, all federal.
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Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal
National Historical Park
(See Maryland)
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Constitution Gardens
c/o National Mall and
Memorial Parks
900 Ohio Drive, SW
Washington, DC 20242-0004
202-426-6841
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This 40-acre park was constructed during the American Revolution
Bicentennial in 1976. On an island in a lake is a memorial to the 56
Signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Authorized Aug. 1, 1974; dedicated May 27, 1978.
Acreage—52, all federal.
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Ford’s Theatre
National Historic Site
c/o National Mall and
Memorial Parks
900 Ohio Drive, SW
Washington, DC 20242-0004
202-426-6924
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On April 14, 1865, President Lincoln was shot while attending a play
here at 511 Tenth Street, NW. He was carried across the street to the
Petersen house, where he died the next morning. The museum beneath the
theater contains portions of the Olroyd Collection of Lincolniana.
Act of April 7, 1866, provided for purchase of Ford’s Theatre by federal government; designation changed to Lincoln Museum Feb. 12, 1932; redesignated Ford’s Theatre (Lincoln Museum) April 14, 1965. House Where Lincoln Died authorized June 11, 1896. Both areas transferred from Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital Aug. 10, 1933; combined as Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site June 23, 1970. Boundary change: June 23, 1970.
Acreage—0.29, all federal.
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Franklin Delano
Roosevelt Memorial
c/o National Mall and
Memorial Parks
900 Ohio Drive, SW
Washington, DC 20242-0004
202-426-6841
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Located along the Cherry Tree Walk on the Tidal Basin near the
national mall, this memorial designed by Lawrence Halprin is dedicated
to FDR and his times. Twelve years of American history are traced
through a sequence of four outdoor rooms—each devoted to one of
FDR’s four terms in office. Sculptures inspired by photographs
depict the 32nd president: A 10-foot statue shows him in his wheeled
chair; a bas-relief depicts him riding in a car during his first
inaugural.
Authorized Sept. 5, 1959; dedicated May 2, 1997.
Acreage—7.50, all federal.
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Frederick Douglass
National Historic Site
1411 W Street, SE
Washington, DC 20020-4813
202-426-5961
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From 1877 to 1895 this was the home of the nation’s leading
African American spokesman. Among other achievements, he was U.S.
minister to Haiti in 1889.
Authorized as Frederick Douglass Home Sept. 5, 1962; redesignated Feb. 12, 1988.
Acreage—8.53 Federal: 8.08 Nonfederal: 0.45.
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George Washington
Memorial Parkway
(See Virginia)
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Korean War Veterans
Memorial
c/o National Mall and
Memorial Parks
900 Ohio Drive, SW
Washington, DC 20242-0004
202-426-6841
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Southeast of the Lincoln Memorial on Independence Avenue, a grouping
of 19 statues of infantry soldiers by sculptor Frank Gaylord stand
before a polished granite wall bearing the images of support
personnel.
Authorized October 28, 1986; dedicated July 27, 1995.
Acreage—2.20, all federal.
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Lincoln Memorial
c/o National Mall and
Memorial Parks
900 Ohio Drive, SW
Washington, DC 20242-0004
202-426-6841
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This classical structure of great beauty contains a 19-foot-high
marble statue of the Great Emancipator by sculptor Daniel Chester
French. Architect of the building was Henry Bacon.
Authorized Feb. 9, 1911; dedicated May 30, 1922; transferred from Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital Aug. 10, 1933.
Acreage—107.43, all federal.
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Lyndon Baines Johnson
Memorial Grove on
the Potomac
c/o George Washington
Memorial Parkway
Turkey Run Park
McLean, VA 22101-0001
703-289-2500
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A living memorial to the 36th president, the park overlooks the
Potomac River vista of the Capital. The design features 500 white pines
and inscriptions on Texas granite.
Authorized Dec. 28, 1973; dedicated Sept. 27, 1974.
Acreage—17, all federal.
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Mary McLeod Bethune
Council House
National Historic Site
1318 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20005-3607
202-673-2402
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This was the headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women,
established by Mary McLeod Bethune in 1935. It commemorates
Bethune’s leadership in the black women’s rights movement
from 1943 to 1949.
Designated Oct. 15, 1982; National Park Service administration authorized Dec. 11, 1991.
Acreage—0.07, all federal.
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National Capital Parks
National Capital Region
1100 Ohio Drive, SW
Washington, DC 20242-0001
202-485-9880
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The park system of the Nation’s Capital comprises parks,
parkways, and reservations in the District of Columbia, including such
properties as the Battleground National Cemetery, the President’s
Parks (Lafayette Park north of the White House and the Ellipse south of
the White House), a variety of military fortifications, and green
areas.
Transferred from Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital Aug. 10, 1933.
Acreage—6,631.15 Federal: 6,482.69 Nonfederal: 148.46.
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National Mall
c/o National Mall and
Memorial Parks
900 Ohio Drive, SW
Washington, DC 20242-0004
202-485-9880
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This landscaped park extending from the Capitol to the Washington
Monument was defined as a principal axis in the L’Enfant Plan for
the city of Washington.
Authorized July 16, 1790; transferred from Office of Public Buildings and Parks of the National Capital Aug. 10, 1933.
Acreage—146.35, all federal.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
National Historic Site
c/o National Mall and
Memorial Parks
900 Ohio Drive, SW
Washington, DC 20242-0004
202-426-6841
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Pennsylvania Avenue, linking the Capitol to the White House, serves
as America’s Main Street, providing a setting for parades and
cultural activities. The site encompasses Ford’s Theatre National
Historic Site, several blocks of the Washington commercial
district—including the Old Post Office—and a number of
federal structures.
Designated Sept. 30, 1965.
Acreage—0.00.
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Potomac Heritage
National Scenic Trail
(See Maryland)
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Rock Creek Park
3545 Williamsburg La., NW
Washington, DC 20008-1207
202-895-6004
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One of the largest natural urban parks in the United States, this
wooded preserve also contains a range of historic and recreational
features in the midst of Washington.
Authorized Sept. 27, 1890; transferred from Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital Aug. 10, 1933.
Acreage—1,754.70, all federal.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Island
c/o George Washington
Memorial Parkway
Turkey Run Park
McLean, VA 22101-0001
703-289-2500
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On this wooded island sanctuary in the Potomac River, trails lead to
an imposing statue of Roosevelt, the conservation-minded 26th president,
by Paul Manship. His tenets on nature, manhood, youth, and the state are
inscribed on tablets.
Authorized May 21, 1932; transferred from Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital Aug. 10, 1933; memorial dedicated Oct. 27, 1967.
Acreage—88.50, all federal.
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Thomas Jefferson
Memorial
c/o National Mall and
Memorial Parks
900 Ohio Drive, SW
Washington, DC 20242-0004
202-485-9880
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This circular, colonnaded structure in the classical style introduced
in this country by Jefferson memorializes the author of the Declaration
of Independence and president from 1801 to 1809. The interior walls
present inscriptions from his writings. The heroic statue was sculpted
by Rudolph Evans; architects were John Russell Pope and his associates
Otto Eggers and Daniel Higgins.
Authorized June 26, 1934; dedicated April 13, 1943.
Acreage—18.36, all federal.
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Vietnam Veterans
Memorial
c/o National Mall and
Memorial Parks
900 Ohio Drive, SW
Washington, DC 20242-0004
202-485-9880
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Located near the Lincoln Memorial at the west end of Constitution
Gardens, the polished black granite wall is inscribed with the names of
over 58,000 persons who gave their lives in the Vietnam war or remain
missing. The memorial was designed by Maya Ying Lin. The entrance plaza
includes a flagstaff and a bronze statue of three Vietnam war servicemen
sculpted by Frederick Hart. In 1993 the Vietnam Women’s Memorial,
by Glenna Goodacre, was added to represent the contribution of women
Vietnam veterans.
Authorized July 1, 1980; dedicated Nov. 13, 1982.
Acreage—2, all federal.
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Washington Monument
c/o National Mall and
Memorial Parks
900 Ohio Drive, SW
Washington, DC 20242-0004
202-485-9880
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A dominating feature of the Nation’s Capital, this 555-foot
obelisk honors the country’s first president, George Washington.
The architect-designer was Robert Mills, but Lt. Col. Thomas Casey of
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers redesigned and completed the
monument.
Authorized Jan. 31, 1848; dedicated Feb. 21, 1885; transferred from Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital Aug. 10, 1933.
Acreage—106.01, all federal.
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White House
c/o National Capital Region
1100 Ohio Drive, SW
Washington, DC 20242-0001
202-619-6344
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The White House has been the residence and office of U.S. presidents
since November 1800, and it symbolizes the presidency. The cornerstone
was laid Oct. 13, 1792, on the site selected by George Washington and
included in the L’Enfant Plan; renovations were made
1949–52.
Transferred Aug. 10, 1933, to National Park Service, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, the legal successor of three Federal Commissioners appointed by the president under act of July 16, 1790, who directed initial construction. Their authority developed through acts of May 1, 1802; April 29, 1816; March 3, 1849; March 2, 1867; July 1, 1898; Feb. 26, 1925; March 3, 1933; and Executive Order of June 10, 1933. Under act of Sept. 22, 1961, “the White House...shall be administered pursuant to the act of August 25, 1916” and supplementary and amendatory acts.
Acreage—18.07, all federal.
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World War II Memorial
c/o National Mall and
Memorial Parks
900 Ohio Drive, SW
Washington, DC 20242-0004
202-426-6841
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The memorial honors the 16 million Americans who served during World
War II, along with the millions who supported them on the home front
during a time of unprecedented national unity. A wall contains 4,000
gold stars symbolizing the over 400,000 Americans who died during the
war. Architect Friedrich St. Florian designed the memorial.
Authorized May 25, 1993; dedicated May 29, 2004.
Acreage—7.5, all federal.
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Florida |
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Big Cypress
National Preserve
HCR 61, Box 110
Ochopee, FL 34141
239-695-2000
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This large area protects the watershed for the threatened ecosystem
of South Florida. Subtropical plant and animal life abounds in a park
that is home to endangered species like the Florida panther and the
red-cockaded woodpecker.
Authorized Oct. 11, 1974. Boundary change: April 29, 1988.
Acreage—720,567.25 Federal: 648,190.88 Nonfederal: 72,376.37.
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Biscayne National Park
9700 SW 328 Street
Homestead, FL 33033-5634
305-230-7275
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Subtropical islands form a north-south chain, with Biscayne Bay on
the west and the Atlantic Ocean on the east. The park protects
interrelated marine systems including mangrove shoreline, bay
communities, subtropical keys, and the northernmost coral reef in the
United States.
Authorized as a national monument Oct. 18, 1968; redesignated and enlarged June 28, 1980. Boundary change: Oct. 26, 1974.
Acreage—172,924.07 Federal: 170,955.77 Nonfederal: 1,968.30. Land area: 4,446.23.
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Canaveral
National Seashore
308 Julia Street
Titusville, FL 32796-3521
321-267-1110
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Twenty-five miles of undeveloped barrier island preserve the natural
beach, dune, marsh, and lagoon habitats for many species of birds. The
Kennedy Space Center occupies the southern end of the island and
temporary closures are possible due to launch-related activities.
Established Jan. 3, 1975.
Acreage—57,661.69 Federal: 57,647.69 Nonfederal: 14.
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Castillo de San Marcos
National Monument
1 Castillo Drive South
St. Augustine, FL 32084-3699
904-829-6506
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Construction of this, the oldest masonry fort in the continental
United States, was started in 1672 by the Spanish to protect St.
Augustine, first permanent settlement by Europeans in the continental
United States, 1565. The floor plan is the result of modernization work
done in the 1700s.
Proclaimed Fort Marion National Monument Oct. 15, 1924; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933; renamed June 5, 1942. Boundary changes: June 29, 1936; July 5, 1960; Dec. 23, 2004.
Acreage—20.21 Federal: 20.18 Nonfederal: 0.03.
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De Soto National
Memorial
PO Box 15390
Bradenton, FL 34280-5390
941-792-0458
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The park commemorates the landing of Spanish explorer Hernando de
Soto in Florida in 1539 and the first extensive organized exploration by
Europeans of what is now the southern United States.
Authorized March 11, 1948. Boundary change: Sept. 8, 1960.
Acreage—26.84 Federal: 24.78 Nonfederal: 2.06.
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Dry Tortugas
National Park
c/o Everglades National Park
40001 State Road 9336
Homestead, FL 33034-6733
305-242-7700
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Fort Jefferson was built 1846–66 to help control the Florida
Straits. It is the largest all-masonry fortification in the Western
world. The bird refuge and marine life are notable features.
Proclaimed Fort Jefferson National Monument Jan. 4, 1935; renamed and redesignated Oct. 26, 1992.
Acreage—64,701.22 Federal: 61,481.22 Nonfederal: 3,220.Land area: 39.28.
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Everglades National Park
40001 State Road 9336
Homestead, FL 33034-6733
305-242-7700
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This largest remaining subtropical wilderness in the contiguous
United States has extensive fresh water and salt water areas, open
sawgrass prairies, and mangrove forests. Abundant wildlife includes rare
and colorful birds.
Authorized May 30, 1934; established Dec. 6, 1947. Boundary changes: July 2, 1958; Sept. 14, 1959; Sept. 2, 1960; Sept. 12, 1964; Oct. 17, 1969; Dec. 13, 1989; Dec. 23, 2004. Wilderness designated Nov. 10, 1978. Designated a Biosphere Reserve 1976. Designated a World Heritage Site Oct. 24, 1979.
Acreage—1,508,537.9 Federal: 1,505,975.61 Nonfederal: 2,562.29. Wilderness area: 1,296,500. Water area: 625,000.
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Fort Caroline
National Memorial
12713 Fort Caroline Road
Jacksonville, FL 32225-1240
904-641-7155
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Two centuries of French and Spanish colonial rivalry in North America
began here with the establishment of a French Huguenot settlement,
1564–65.
Authorized Sept. 21, 1950. Boundary changes: April 11, 1972; Nov. 10, 1978; Nov. 19, 1979.
Acreage—138.39 Federal: 133.15 Nonfederal: 5.24.
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Fort Matanzas
National Monument
c/o Castillo de San Marcos
National Monument
1 Castillo Drive South
St. Augustine, FL 32084-3699
904-471-0116
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This Spanish fort was built, 1740–42, to warn St. Augustine of
British or other enemy approach from the south.
Proclaimed Oct. 15, 1924; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933. Boundary changes: Jan. 9, 1935; March 24, 1948.
Acreage—300.11 Federal: 298.51 Nonfederal: 1.60
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Gulf Islands
National Seashore
1801 Gulf Breeze Parkway
Gulf Breeze, FL 32561-5000
850-934-2600
(See also Mississippi)
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Offshore islands have sparkling white sand beaches, historic
fortifications, and nature trails. Mainland features of this unit, which
is located near Pensacola, include the Naval Live Oaks Reservation,
beaches, and military forts. All areas in Florida are accessible by
car.
Authorized Jan. 8, 1971. Boundary change: Nov. 10, 1978.
Acreage—137,990.97 Federal: 99,616.72 Nonfederal: 38,374.25. Land area: 19,445.46. (Acreage figures are for entire park, Florida and Mississippi units.)
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Timucuan Ecological
and Historic Preserve
13165 Mt. Pleasant Road
Jacksonville, FL 32225-1227
904-641-7155
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Named for the American Indians who lived here for over 3,000 years,
the preserve encompasses Atlantic coastal marshes, islands, tidal
creeks, and the estuaries of the St. Johns and Nassau rivers. Besides
traces of Indian life, remains of Spanish, French, and English colonial
ventures can be found, as well as plantation life and military
activities in the 1800s.
Authorized Feb. 16, 1988. Boundary change: Oct. 5, 2004.
Acreage—46,286.91 Federal: 8,941.15 Nonfederal: 37,345.76.
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Georgia |
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Andersonville
National Historic Site
496 Cemetery Road
Andersonville, GA 31711-9707
229-924-0343
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This Civil War prisoner-of-war camp commemorates the sacrifices by
American prisoners in the 1861–65 conflict and in all wars. The
prison site is partially reconstructed. Includes National Prisoner of
War Museum and Andersonville National Cemetery (16,000 interments, 1,004
unidentified).
Authorized Oct. 16, 1970.
Acreage—514.61 Federal: 480.88 Nonfederal: 33.73.
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Appalachian
National Scenic Trail
(See Maine)
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Chattahoochee River
National Recreation Area
1978 Island Ford Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30350-3400
770-399-8070
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A series of sites along a 48-mile stretch of the Chattahoochee River,
north of Atlanta, is preserved so the public can enjoy recreation and
visit historic spots.
Established Aug. 15, 1978. Boundary change: Oct. 30, 1984.
Acreage—9,270.70 Federal: 4,816.75 Nonfederal: 4,453.95.
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Chickamauga and
Chattanooga
National Military Park
PO Box 2128
Fort Oglethorpe, GA
30742-0128
706-866-9241
(Also in Tennessee)
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A major Confederate victory on Chickamauga Creek in Georgia, Sept.
19–20, 1863, was countered by Union victories at Orchard Knob,
Lookout Mountain, and Missionary Ridge in Chattanooga, Tenn., Nov.
23–25, 1863. This was the first national military park.
Established Aug. 19, 1890; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933. Boundary changes: Aug. 9, 1939; March 5, 1942; June 24, 1948; Feb. 24, 2003.
Acreage—9,037.98 Federal: 8,314.35 Nonfederal: 723.63.
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Cumberland Island
National Seashore
PO Box 806
St. Marys, GA 31558-0806
912-882-4335
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Magnificent and unspoiled beaches and dunes, marshes, and freshwater
lakes, along with historic sites, make up the largest of Georgia’s
Golden Isles. Accessible by tour boat only.
Established Oct. 23, 1972. Boundary changes: Nov. 10, 1978; Dec. 8, 2004. Wilderness designated Sept. 8, 1982. Designated a Biosphere Reserve 1986.
Acreage—36,415.13 Federal: 19,472.72 Nonfederal: 16,942.41. Land area: 26,153.10. Wilderness area: 8,840.
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Fort Frederica
National Monument
Route 9, Box 286-C
St. Simons Island, GA 31522-9710
912-638-3639
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Gen. James E. Oglethorpe built this British town and fort in
1736–48 during the Anglo-Spanish struggle for control of what is
now the southeastern United States.
Authorized May 26, 1936. Boundary changes: Sept. 20, 1950; May 16, 1958; July 3, 1984; Nov. 30, 2004.
Acreage—241.42 Federal: 239.19 Nonfederal: 2.23.
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Fort Pulaski
National Monument
PO Box 30757
Savannah, GA 31410-0757
912-786-5787
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Fort Pulaski took 18 years and 25 million bricks to build, but in 30
hours, new, experimental rifled cannon tore great, gaping holes in its
walls, forcing the Confederate garrison to surrender in 1862. The
strategy of warfare and the role of fortifications were changed
forever.
Proclaimed Oct. 15, 1924; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933. Boundary changes: June 26, 1936; May 25, 1959.
Acreage—5,623.10 Federal: 5,365.13 Nonfederal: 257.97.
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Jimmy Carter
National Historic Site
300 N. Bond Street
Plains, GA 31780-0392
229-824-4104
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The rural southern culture of Plains, Ga., had a large influence in
molding the character and in shaping the political policies of the 39th
president of the United States. The site includes President
Carter’s residence and boyhood home. Plains High School serves as
the park visitor center. The railroad depot, which served as campaign
headquarters during the 1976 election, houses additional exhibits. The
area surrounding the residence is under the protection of the Secret
Service, and no attempt should be made to enter.
Authorized Dec. 23, 1987.
Acreage—70.54 Federal: 47.54 Nonfederal: 23.00.
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Kennesaw Mountain
National Battlefield Park
905 Kennesaw Mountain Drive
Kennesaw, GA 30152
770-427-4686
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Eleven miles of Union and Confederate earthworks are preserved within
the park. These earthworks mark the sites of the battles of Kolb’s
Farm, June 22, 1864, and Kennesaw Mountain, June 27, 1864. Gen. William
T. Sherman’s southward advance was temporarily halted here by Gen.
Joseph T. Johnston and the stalwart defense of his Confederates.
Authorized as a national battlefield site Feb. 8, 1917; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933; redesignated June 26, 1935. Boundary change: Aug. 9, 1939.
Acreage—2,884.14 Federal: 2,879.60 Nonfederal: 4.54.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.,
National Historic Site
450 Auburn Avenue, NE
Atlanta, GA 30312-0526
404-331-5190
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The birthplace, church, and grave of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
civil rights leader, compose this park. The park visitor center has
exhibits and films on Dr. King. The surrounding 68.19-acre preservation
district includes Sweet Auburn, the economic and cultural center of
Atlanta’s African American community during most of the 1900s.
Established Oct. 10, 1980. Boundary change: Oct. 5, 2004.
Acreage—38.66 Federal: 13.53 Nonfederal: 25.13.
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Ocmulgee
National Monument
1207 Emery Highway
Macon, GA 31217-4399
478-752-8257
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Traces of 12,000 years of Southeastern culture from Ice Age Indians
to the historic Creek Confederacy are preserved here. The park includes
many artifacts and the massive temple mounds of a Mississippian Indian
ceremonial complex that thrived here between 900 and 1100.
Authorized June 14, 1934. Boundary changes: June 13, 1941; July 9, 1991.
Acreage—701.54, all federal.
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Guam |
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War in the Pacific
National Historical Park
460 N. Marine Dr.
Piti, GU 96915
671-472-7240
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The 1944 recapture of Guam by American forces during World World II
is interpreted at seven units on this island, from the summit of Mt.
Tenjo (1,033 ft.) to the submerged war relics on the offshore coral
reefs (132 feet deep).
Authorized Aug. 18, 1978.
Acreage—2,036,98 Federal: 957.52 Nonfederal: 1,079.46.Water area: 1,002.
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Hawaii |
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Haleakala¯ National Park
PO Box 369
Makawao, Maui, HI 96768-0369
808-572-4400
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A variety of areas, from the summit to the ocean, protect fragile
native Hawaiian ecosystems, rare and endangered species, and cultural
sites.
Established as a part of Hawaii National Park Aug. 1, 1916; renamed Sept. 13, 1960. Boundary changes: Feb. 12, 1927; Jan. 10, 1969; Oct. 21, 1976. Wilderness designated Oct. 20, 1976. Designated a Biosphere Reserve 1980.
Acreage—29,093.67 Federal: 29,093.52 Nonfederal: 0.15. Wilderness area: 19,270.
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Hawai‘i Volcanoes
National Park
PO Box 52
Hawai‘i National Park, HI
96718-0052
808-985-6000
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Erupting volcanoes, rare and endangered plant and animal communities,
and prehistoric sites are special features of the park.
Established as part of Hawaii National Park Aug. 1, 1916; renamed Sept. 22, 1961. Boundary changes: May 1, 1922; April 11, 1928; June 20, 1938; Dec. 3, 1940; July 1, 1961; Nov. 10, 1978; Nov. 12, 1998; July 3, 2003. Wilderness designated Nov. 10, 1978. Designated a Biosphere Reserve 1980. Designated a World Heritage Site Dec. 10, 1987.
Acreage—333,086, all federal. Wilderness area: 130,950.
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Kalaupapa
National Historical Park
PO Box 2222
Kalaupapa, HI 96742-2222
808-567-6802
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This park contains the site of the Moloka‘i Hansen’s
disease (leprosy) settlement (1886–1969), areas relating to early
settlement, and habitats for rare and endangered species.
Authorized Dec. 22, 1980.
Acreage—10,778.88 Federal: 22.88 Nonfederal: 10,756. Water area: 2,000.
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Kaloko-Honoko¯hau
National Historical Park
73-4786 Kanalani Street, #14
Kailua Kona, HI 96740-2608
808-329-6881
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This was the site of important Hawaiian settlements before the
arrival of European explorers. It includes coastal areas, three large
fishponds, a house site, and other archeological remnants. The park
preserves the native culture of Hawaii.
Established Nov. 10, 1978.
Acreage—1,160.91 Federal: 615.90 Nonfederal: 545.01.
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Pu‘uhonua o Ho¯naunau
National Historical Park
PO Box 129
Honaunau, HI 96726-0129
808-328-2326
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Until 1819, vanquished Hawaiian warriors, noncombatants, and kapu
breakers could escape death by reaching this sacred ground. The park
includes ancient house sites, royal fishponds, coconut groves, and
spectacular shore scenery.
Authorized as City of Refuge National Historical Park July 26, 1955; renamed Nov. 10, 1978. Boundary change: Dec. 16, 2002.
Acreage—419.80 Federal: 181.80 Nonfederal: 238.
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Pu‘ukohola¯ Heiau
National Historic Site
PO Box 44340
Kawaihae, HI 96743-4340
808-882-7218
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Ruins of Pu‘ukohola¯ Heiau (“Temple on the Hill of
the Whale”), built by King Kamehameha the Great during his rise to
power, are preserved.
Authorized Aug. 17, 1972.
Acreage—86.24 Federal: 60.95 Nonfederal: 25.29.
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World War II Valor
in the Pacific
National Monument
Pearl Harbor
1 Arizona Memorial Place
Honolulu, HI 96818-3145
808-422-2771
(Also in Alaska and California)
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This monument comprises nine historic sites representing various
aspects of World War II history in the Pacific. Five sites are in the
Pearl Harbor area: the USS Arizona Memorial and visitor center; the USS
Utah Memorial; the USS Oklahoma Memorial; the six chief petty officer
bungalows on Ford Island; and mooring quays F6, F7, and F8, which
constituted part of Battleship Row. Three sites are located in
Alaska’s Aleutian Islands: the crash site of a consolidated B-24D
liberator bomber on Atka Island, the Kiska Island site of Imperial
Japan’s occupation that began in June 1942; and Attu Island, the
site of the only land battle fought in North America during World War
II. The last of the nine designations is the Tule Lake Segregation
Center National Historic Landmark and nearby Camp Tule Lake in
California—both of which housed Japanese Americans relocated from
the west coast of the United States.
Proclaimed Dec. 5, 2008.
Acreage—6,295, all federal.
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Idaho |
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City of Rocks
National Reserve
PO Box 169
Almo, ID 83312-0169
208-824-5519
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Scenic granite spires and sculptured rock formations dominate this
landscape. Remnants of the California Trail are still visible in the
area. Recreational opportunities include rock climbing and camping.
LIMITED FACILITIES.
Authorized Nov. 18, 1988. Administered cooperatively by the National Park Service and the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation.
Acreage—14,107.19 Federal: 9,226.99 Nonfederal: 4,880.20.
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Craters of the Moon
National Monument and
Craters of the Moon
National Preserve
PO Box 29
Arco, ID 83213-0029
208-527-3257
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Twisted, splattered lava, steep-sided cinder cones, tubelike caves,
and lava flows 2,100 years old produce an amazing landscape.
Administered cooperatively by the National Park Service and the Bureau
of Land Management.
Proclaimed May 2, 1924. Boundary changes: July 23, 1928; July 9, 1930; June 5, 1936; July 18, 1941; Nov. 19, 1962; Nov. 9, 2000. Wilderness designated Oct. 23, 1970. Preserve designated Aug. 21, 2002.
Acreage—304,727.05, all federal. Wilderness area: 43,243.
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Hagerman Fossil Beds
National Monument
221 North State Street
PO Box 570
Hagerman, ID 83332-0570
208-837-4793
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Extraordinary fossils from the Pliocene Epoch, 3.5 million years ago,
are covered in sediment from the Snake River Plain. The Hagerman Horse
Quarry, a National Natural Landmark, and over 200 fossilized plant and
animal species are here. LIMITED FEDERAL FACILITIES.
Authorized Nov. 18, 1988.
Acreage—4,351.15 Federal: 4,334.65 Nonfederal: 16.50.
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Minidoka
National Historic Site
221 North State Street
PO Box 570
Hagerman, ID 83332
208-837-4793
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The history and cultural resources associated with the relocation and
internment of Japanese Americans during World War II are interpreted
here. UNDER DEVELOPMENT.
Authorized Jan. 17, 2001; redesignated May 8, 2008.
Acreage—292, all federal.
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Nez Perce
National Historical Park
36063 U.S. Highway 95
Spalding, ID 83540-9715
208-843-7001
(Also in Washington,
Oregon, and Montana)
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The park’s 38 sites, spreading across Idaho, Washington,
Oregon, and Montana, commemorate the Nez Perce. Six sites are owned and
managed by the National Park Service at Spalding, Canoe Camp, Buffalo
Eddy, East Kamiah, White Bird Battlefield, and Big Hole National
Battlefield.
Authorized May 15, 1965. Boundary change: Oct. 30, 1992.
Acreage—2,494.59 Federal: 2,218.69 Nonfederal: 275.90.
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Yellowstone National Park
(See Wyoming)
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Illinois |
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Lincoln Home
National Historic Site
413 S. Eighth Street
Springfield, IL 62701-1905
217-492-4241
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Abraham Lincoln resided in this house for 17 years before he became
president. The surrounding historic district preserves the 1860s
environment in which the Lincoln family lived.
Authorized Aug. 18, 1971.
Acreage—12.24 Federal: 12.03 Nonfederal: 0.21.
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Lincoln in 1860, age 51. (Library of Congress) |
The Lincolns’ home in Springfield, Ill., 1844–1861. (NPS/Richard Schlecht) |
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Indiana |
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George Rogers Clark
National Historical Park
401 S. Second Street
Vincennes, IN 47591-1001
812-882-1776
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A classical memorial building, located near the site of old Fort
Sackville, commemorates the capture of the fort from the British by Lt.
Col. George Rogers Clark, Feb. 25, 1779, and the subsequent settlement
of the region north of the Ohio River. The statue was sculpted by Hermon
MacNeil.
Authorized July 23, 1966.
Acreage—26.17, all federal.
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Indiana Dunes
National Lakeshore
1100 N. Mineral Springs Rd.
Porter, IN 46304-1299
219-395-8585
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Beaches, dunes, bogs, marshes, swamps, and prairie remnants grace the
southern shore of Lake Michigan in this park, which encompasses four
National Natural Landmarks. An 1822 homestead, 1900s family farm, and
houses originally exhibited at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair
accent the historic landscape.
Authorized Nov. 5, 1966. Boundary changes: Oct. 18, 1976; Dec. 28, 1980; Oct. 29, 1986; Oct. 23, 1992.
Acreage—15,096.05 Federal: 10,815.84 Nonfederal: 4,280.21.
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Lincoln Boyhood
National Memorial
3027 E. South Street
Lincoln City, IN 47552-1816
812-937-4541
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Abraham Lincoln lived on this southern Indiana farm from 1816 to
1830. During that time, he grew from a 7-year-old boy to a 21-year-old
man. His mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, is buried here.
Authorized Feb. 19, 1962.
Acreage—199.65 Federal: 180.81 Nonfederal: 18.84.
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Iowa |
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Effigy Mounds
National Monument
151 Highway 76
Harpers Ferry, IA 52146-7519
563-873-3491
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The monument preserves 206 American Indian mound sites built along
the Mississippi River between 450 B.C.E. and 1300, including 31 effigy
mounds in the shapes of birds and bears. These mounds are examples of a
significant phase of mound-building culture, commemorating the passing
of loved ones and the sacred beliefs of these ancient peoples.
Proclaimed Oct. 25, 1949. Boundary changes: May 27, 1961; Oct. 31, 1983, Oct. 19, 2000.
Acreage—2,526.39, all federal.
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E.H. Daniels’ panel, Lincoln Boyhood NM, depicts Lincoln in the wilderness, 1816–1830.
(NPS/©Laurence Parent)
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Herbert Hoover
National Historic Site
110 Parkside Drive
West Branch, IA 52358-0607
319-643-2541
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The site commemorates the life of the 31st U.S. president. The site
includes the cottage where Hoover was born, a blacksmith shop, the first
West Branch schoolhouse, the Friends Meetinghouse where the Hoover
family worshipped, the Hoover Presidential Library-Museum, and the
graves of President and Mrs. Hoover.
Authorized Aug. 12, 1965.
Acreage—186.80 Federal: 181.11 Nonfederal: 5.69
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Kansas |
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Brown v. Board of
Education
National Historic Site
1515 SE Monroe Street
Topeka, KS 66612-1143
785-354-4273
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The 1954 landmark Supreme Court decision in Oliver L. Brown, et. al.
v. the Topeka Board of Education, et. al. concluded that “separate
educational facilities are inherently unequal,” effectively ending
legal racial segregation in the public schools of this country. That
decision is commemorated at the former Monroe Elementary School, one of
four segregated schools for African American children in Topeka.
Established Oct. 26, 1992.
Acreage—1.85, all federal.
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Fort Larned
National Historic Site
1767 KS Highway 156
Larned, KS 67550-9321
620-285-6911
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This military outpost was established midway along the Santa Fe Trail
in 1859 to protect the mail and travelers. The fort served as a bureau
for the Indian Agency during much of the 1860s and was a key military
base of operations during the Indian War of 1868–69.
Authorized Aug. 31, 1964.
Acreage—718.39 Federal: 679.66 Nonfederal: 38.73.
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Fort Scott
National Historic Site
PO Box 918
Old Fort Boulevard
Fort Scott, KS 66701-0918
620-223-0310
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Established in 1842 as a base for the U.S. Army’s peacekeeping
efforts along the “permanent Indian frontier,” the fort was
manned by dragoon and infantry soldiers who served in the U.S.-Mexican
War (1846–1848), provided armed escorts for parties on the Santa
Fe and Oregon trails, surveyed unmapped country, and maintained contact
with Plains Indians. The fort was abandoned in 1853 but reactivated
during the Civil War, serving as headquarters for the Post of Southeast
Kansas.
Authorized Oct. 19, 1978.
Acreage—16.69, all federal.
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Nicodemus
National Historic Site
304 Washington Avenue
Nicodemus, KS 67625-9719
785-839-4233
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Nicodemus, Kans., is the only remaining western town established by
African Americans during the reconstruction period following the Civil
War. The town is symbolic of the pioneer spirit of African Americans
seeking personal freedom and the opportunity to develop their talents
and capabilities.
Established Nov. 12, 1996.
Acreage—4.3 Federal: 51 Nonfederal: 3.79.
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Tallgrass Prairie
National Preserve
PO Box 585
226 Broadway
Cottonwood Falls, KS
66845-9728
620-273-6034
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This nationally significant example of the once vast tallgrass
prairie ecosystem includes historic buildings and cultural resources of
the Spring Hill Ranch in the Flint Hills region of Kansas. The federal
government will own up to 180 acres, with The Nature
Conservancy—the purchaser of the property in 2005—retaining
ownership of the rest of the preserve.
Established November 12, 1996.
Acreage—10,894 Federal: 32.26 Nonfederal: 10,861.74.
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Kentucky |
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Abraham Lincoln
Birthplace
National Historical Park
2995 Lincoln Farm Road
Hodgenville, KY 42748-9707
270-358-3137
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A cabin, symbolic of the one in which Lincoln was born, is preserved
in a memorial building at the site of his birth.
Established as Abraham Lincoln National Park July 17, 1916; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933; redesignated Aug. 11, 1939; renamed and redesignated Sept. 8, 1959; redesignated a national historical park March 30, 2009. Boundary changes: May 27, 1949; April 11, 1972; Nov. 6, 1998.
Acreage—344.50, all federal.
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Big South Fork
National River and
Recreation Area
(See Tennessee)
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Cumberland Gap
National Historical Park
PO Box 1848
Middlesboro, KY 40965
606-248-2817
(Also in Virginia and Tennessee)
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This mountain pass on the Wilderness Road, explored by Daniel Boone,
developed into a main artery of the great trans-Allegheny migration for
settlement of the Old West and was an important military objective in
the Civil War.
Authorized June 11, 1940. Boundary changes: July 26, 1961; Oct. 26, 1974; Jan. 23, 2004.
Acreage—20,507.98 Federal: 20,498.22 Nonfederal: 9.76.
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Mammoth Cave
National Park
PO Box 7
Mammoth Cave, KY 42259-0007
270-758-2328
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The park was established to preserve the cave system, including
Mammoth Cave, the scenic river valleys of the Green and Nolin rivers,
and a section of the hilly country of south central Kentucky. This is
the longest recorded cave system in the world, with over 350 miles
explored and mapped.
Authorized May 25, 1926; established July 1, 1941. Boundary changes: May 14, 1934; Aug. 28, 1937; Dec. 3, 1940; June 5, 1942. Designated a World Heritage Site Oct. 27, 1981. Designated a Biosphere Reserve 1990.
Acreage—52,830.19 Federal: 52,003.24 Nonfederal: 826.95.
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Cane River Creole
National Historical Park
400 Rapides Drive
Natchitoches, LA 71457
318-352-0383
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This park is part of the 40,000-acre Cane River National Heritage
Area. It consists of Oakland Plantation and portions of Magnolia
Plantation. Both demonstrate the history of colonization, frontier
influences, French Creole architecture and culture, cotton agriculture,
slavery, and social practices over 200 years.
Authorized Nov. 2, 1994.
Acreage—206.86 Federal: 62.39 Nonfederal: 144.47.
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Jean Lafitte
National Historical Park
and Preserve
419 Decatur Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-589-3882
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The park consists of Barataria, Chalmette Battlefield, the French
Quarter, and the Acadian units. The Acadian Cultural Center in
Lafayette, the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center in Eunice, and the
Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center in Thibodaux interpret Cajun culture
and history. Barataria, south of New Orleans, has trails and canoe tours
through bottomland forests, swamp, and marsh. Chalmette, east of New
Orleans, was the scene of the 1815 Battle of New Orleans. The French
Quarter unit interprets the ethnic population of the Delta.
Chalmette Unit established as Chalmette Monument and Grounds March 4, 1907; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933; reestablished as Chalmette National Historical Park Aug. 10, 1939; incorporation in new park authorized Nov. 10, 1978.
Acreage—20,004.90 Federal: 14,475.26 Nonfederal: 5,529.64.
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New Orleans Jazz
National Historical Park
419 Decatur Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-589-4806
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The park interprets jazz as it evolved in New Orleans and assists
organizations involved with jazz and its history.
Authorized Oct. 31, 1994.
Acreage—5.13, all nonfederal.
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Poverty Point
National Monument
c/o Poverty Point State
Commemorative Area
PO Box 248
Epps, LA 71237
318-926-5492
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This park in northeastern Louisiana commemorates a culture that
thrived from 4,000 to 3,000 years ago. The site, which has some of the
largest prehistoric earthworks in North America, is managed by the state
of Louisiana. State park facilities are open to the public. NO FEDERAL
FACILITIES.
Authorized Oct. 31, 1988.
Acreage—910.85, all nonfederal.
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Vicksburg
National Military Park
(See Mississippi)
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Maine |
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Acadia National Park
PO Box 177
Bar Harbor, ME 04609-0177
207-288-3338
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The sea sets the mood here, uniting the rugged coastal area of Mount
Desert Island, picturesque Schoodic Peninsula on the mainland, and the
spectacular cliffs of Isle au Haut.
Proclaimed Sieur de Monts National Monument July 8, 1916; established as Lafayette National Park Feb. 26, 1919; renamed Acadia National Park Jan. 19, 1929. Boundary changes: Jan. 19, 1929; May 23, 1930; May 29, 1935; Aug. 24, 1935; June 6, 1942; Dec. 22, 1944; July 30, 1947; Sept. 7, 1949; Aug. 1, 1950; July 24, 1956; Oct. 3, 1966; March 4, 1968; March 12, 1968; Oct. 15, 1982. Permanent boundary established Sept. 25, 1986.
Acreage—47,389.67 Federal: 46,299.25 Nonfederal: 1090.42.
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Appalachian
National Scenic Trail
National Park Service
PO Box 50
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425
304-535-6278
For public inquiries:
Appalachian Trail
Conservancy
PO Box 807
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425
304-535-6331
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Approximately 2,150 miles of this scenic trail follow the Appalachian
Mountains from Mt. Katahdin, Maine, through New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina, to
Springer Mountain, Ga. The trail is one of the first two components of
the National Trails System.
Established Oct. 2, 1968. Length: 2,175 miles.
Acreage—227,000.55 Federal: 169,473.59 Nonfederal: 57,526.96.
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Saint Croix Island
International Historic Site
PO Box 247
Calais, ME 04619-0247
207-454-3871
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The attempted French settlement of 1604, which led to the founding of
New France, is commemorated on Saint Croix Island in the Saint Croix
River on the Canadian border. Facilities and an interpretive trail with
exhibits are on the mainland. There is no public access to the
island.
Authorized as a national monument June 8, 1949; redesignated an international historic site Sept. 25, 1984.
Acreage—44.90 Federal: 36.0 Nonfederal: 8.90.
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Antietam
National Battlefield
PO Box 158
Sharpsburg, MD 21782-0158
301-432-5124
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Gen. Robert E. Lee’s first invasion of the North was ended on
this battlefield in 1862. Antietam (Sharpsburg) National
Cemetery—5,032 interments, 1,836 unidentified—adjoins the
park; grave space is not available.
Park: Established as a national battlefield site Aug. 30, 1890; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933; redesignated Nov. 10, 1978. Boundary changes: May 14, 1940; April 22, 1960; May 31, 1962; Nov. 10, 1978.
Cemetery: Probable date of Civil War interments: 1866. Placed under War Dept. July 14, 1870; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933.
Park acreage—3,255.89 Federal: 2725.01 Nonfederal: 530.88. Cemetery acreage: 11.36, all federal.
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Appalachian
National Scenic Trail
(See Maine)
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Assateague Island
National Seashore
7206 National Seashore Lane
Berlin, MD 21811-2540
410-641-1441
(Also in Virginia)
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This 37-mile barrier island, with sandy beaches, migratory waterfowl,
and wild horses, includes the 9,021-acre Chincoteague National Wildlife
Refuge, administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Authorized Sept. 21, 1965. Boundary change: July 10, 1992.
Acreage—39,726.75 Federal: 17,865.50 Nonfederal: 21,861.25. Land area: 15,977.67. Water area: 22,079.
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Catoctin Mountain Park
6602 Foxville Road
Thurmont, MD 21788-0158
301-663-9388
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Part of the forested ridge that forms the eastern rampart of the
Appalachian Mountains in Maryland, this mountain park has sparkling
streams and panoramic vistas of the Monocacy Valley.
Catoctin Recreation Demonstration Area transferred from Resettlement Administration Nov. 14, 1936; renamed July 12, 1954. Boundary change: July 12, 1954.
Acreage—5,809.87 Federal: 5,808.74 Nonfederal: 1.13.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
National Historical Park
1850 Dual Highway, Ste. 100
Hagerstown, MD 21740
301-714-2201
(Also in the District of
Columbia and West Virginia)
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The park follows the route of the 184.5-mile canal along the Potomac
River between Washington, D.C., and Cumberland, Md. The canal was built
between 1828 and 1850.
Placed under National Park Service Sept. 23, 1938; upper canal proclaimed a national monument Jan. 18, 1961; established as a national historical park Jan. 8, 1971. Boundary change: Nov. 10, 1978.
Acreage—19,586.49 Federal: 14,463.77 Nonfederal: 5,122.72
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Clara Barton
National Historic Site
5801 Oxford Road
Glen Echo, MD 20812-1201
301-320-1410
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This 38-room home of the founder of the American Red Cross was
headquarters of that organization for seven years.
Authorized Oct. 26, 1974.
Acreage—8.59, all federal.
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Fort McHenry
National Monument
and Historic Shrine
End of East Fort Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21230-5393
410-962-4290
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Successful defense of this fort in the War of 1812, Sept.
13–14, 1814, inspired Francis Scott Key to write “The Star
Spangled Banner.”
Authorized as a national park March 3, 1925; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933; redesignated Aug. 11, 1939. Boundary change: June 5, 1936.
Acreage—43.26, all federal.
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Fort Washington Park
National Capital Parks, East
1900 Anacostia Drive, SE
Washington, DC 20020-6722
301-763-4600
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This fort across the Potomac River from Mount Vernon was built to
protect Washington, D.C. Construction was begun in 1814 to replace an
1809 fort destroyed during the War of 1812. The park also has
recreational facilities.
Transfer from War Dept. authorized May 29, 1930, effective Aug. 12, 1940.
Acreage—341, all federal.
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George Washington
Memorial Parkway
(See Virginia)
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Great Falls Tavern, mid-1800s . . .
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Greenbelt Park
6565 Greenbelt Road
Greenbelt, MD 20770-3207
301-344-3948
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Just 12 miles from Washington, D.C., this woodland park offers urban
dwellers access to many forms of outdoor recreation, including camping
year-round.
Transferred from Public Housing Authority Aug. 3, 1950.
Acreage—1,175.99 Federal: 1,175.42 Nonfederal: 0.57.
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Hampton
National Historic Site
535 Hampton Lane
Towson, MD 21286-1397
410-823-1309
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This remnant of a vast landholding includes a Georgian mansion,
gardens and grounds, and original stone slave quarters.
Designated June 22, 1948. Boundary changes: Dec. 23, 1953; Nov. 10, 1978.
Acreage—62.04, all federal.
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Harpers Ferry
National Historical Park
(See West Virginia)
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Monocacy
National Battlefield
4801 Urbana Pike
Frederick, MD 21704-7307
301-662-3515
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In a battle here on July 9, 1864, Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early
defeated Union forces commanded by Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace.
Wallace’s troops delayed Early’s advance on Washington,
D.C., however, enabling Union forces to marshal a successful defense of
the capital.
Authorized as Monocacy National Military Park, June 21, 1934. Reauthorized and redesignated Oct. 21, 1976. Boundary change: Nov. 10, 1978.
Acreage—1,647.01 Federal: 1,550.24 Nonfederal: 96.77.
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Piscataway Park
National Capital Parks, East
1900 Anacostia Drive, SE
Washington, DC 20020-6722
301-763-4600
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The tranquil view from Mount Vernon of the Maryland shore of the
Potomac River is preserved by this park, a pilot project in the use of
easements to protect significant places from obtrusive urban
expansion.
Authorized Oct. 4, 1961. Boundary changes: July 19, 1966; Oct. 21, 1976.
Acreage—4,695.18 Federal: 4,580.57 Nonfederal: 114.61.
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Potomac Heritage
National Scenic Trail
National Park Service
PO Box B
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425
304-535-4014
(District of Columbia,
Maryland, Pennsylvania,
and Virginia)
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This scenic trail is a partnership to develop and sustain a system of
locally-managed trails for non-motorized travel between the mouth of the
Potomac River and the Allegheny Highlands. Segments include the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath, Mount Vernon Trail, Potomac Heritage
Trail, Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, and Great Allegheny Passage.
Additional segments are being planned and proposed. The trail is also a
component of the National Trails System.
Established March 28, 1983. Length: 845 miles.
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Thomas Stone
National Historic Site
6655 Rosehill Road
Port Tobacco, MD 20677-3400
301-934-6027
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Haberdeventure, a Georgian mansion built in 1771 near Port Tobacco,
Md., was the home of Thomas Stone (1743–87). A Signer of the
Declaration of Independence, Stone was a delegate to the Continental
Congress, 1775–78 and 1783–84.
Authorized Nov. 10, 1978.
Acreage—328.25 Federal: 321.97 Nonfederal: 6.28.
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Adams National Historical Park
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Adams
National Historical Park
135 Adams Street
Quincy, MA 02169
617-773-1177
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The park includes the home of Presidents John Adams and John Quincy
Adams, of U.S. Minister to Great Britain Charles Francis Adams, and of
the writers and historians Henry Adams and Brooks Adams; and the
birthplaces of both presidents and United First Parish Church, location
of the Adams Crypt. The library contains over 14,000 historic
volumes.
Designated Adams Mansion National Historic Site Dec. 9, 1946; renamed Nov. 26, 1952; redesignated Nov. 2, 1998. Boundary changes: Nov. 26, 1952; April 11, 1972; Nov. 10, 1978; Oct. 10, 1980; Nov. 2, 1998.
Acreage—23.82 Federal: 9.17 Nonfederal: 14.65.
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Appalachian
National Scenic Trail
(See Maine)
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Boston African American
National Historic Site
46 Joy Street
Boston, MA 02114-4025
617-742-5415
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The site contains 15 pre-Civil War African American history
structures, linked by the 1.6-mile Black Heritage Trail. The meeting
house is the oldest standing African American church in the U.S.
Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ memorial to Robert Gould Shaw, the white
officer who first led African American troops during the Civil War,
stands on the trail.
Authorized Oct. 10, 1980.
Acreage—0.59, all nonfederal.
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Boston Harbor Islands
National Recreation Area
Boston Harbor Islands
Partnership
408 Atlantic Avenue, Ste. 228
Boston MA 02110-3349
617-223-8667
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Thirty islands in Boston Harbor make up this treasure of natural and
cultural resources and recreational amenities at the doorstep of a major
Northeast urban area. The park is managed by a partnership of federal,
state, municipal, and non-profit agencies, including the National Park
Service.
Authorized Nov. 12, 1996.
Acreage—1,482.25 Federal: 245.51 Nonfederal: 1,236.74.
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Boston
National Historical Park
Charlestown Navy Yard
Visitor Center
Boston, MA 02129-4543
617-242-5601
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The events and ideas associated with the American Revolution and the
founding and growth of the United States provide the common thread
linking the sites that compose this park, among them Bunker Hill, Old
North Church, Paul Revere House, Faneuil Hall, Old State House, and a
portion of the Charlestown Navy Yard, including USS Constitution.
Authorized Oct. 1, 1974. Boundary changes: Nov. 10, 1978; Sept. 8, 1980.
Acreage—43.42 Federal: 37.46 Nonfederal: 5.96.
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Cape Cod
National Seashore
99 Marconi Site Road
Wellfleet, MA 02667-0250
508-771-2144
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Ocean beaches, dunes, woodlands, freshwater ponds, and marshes make
up this park on outer Cape Cod. It stretches 40 miles from Chatham to
Provincetown. Its many cultural remnants include archeological sites,
lighthouses, a life-saving station, cultural landscapes, and the Marconi
Station Site, where transatlantic wireless communication was achieved in
1903.
Authorized Aug. 7, 1961; established June 1, 1966. Boundary changes: Nov. 10, 1978; Oct. 26, 1998.
Acreage—43,608.48 Federal: 27,482.73 Nonfederal: 16,125.75. Land area: 27,700.
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Frederick Law Olmsted
National Historic Site
99 Warren Street
Brookline, MA 02445-5930
617-566-1689
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This was the first large-scale landscape architecture office in the
United States, founded by Frederick Law Olmsted Sr. and continued by his
sons. The site includes the Olmsted Archives and the Olmsted Center for
Landscape Preservation.
Authorized Oct. 12, 1979. Boundary change: Nov. 12, 1998.
Acreage—7.21, all federal.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
National Historic Site
83 Beals Street
Brookline, MA 02446-6010
617-566-7937
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This is the birthplace and early home of the 35th president. It
represents the social and political beginnings of one of the
world’s most prominent families and contains furnishings and
memorabilia from the president’s childhood.
Authorized May 26, 1967.
Acreage—0.09, all federal.
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Longfellow
National Historic Site
105 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA 02138-3407
617-876-4491
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The Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House, George Washington’s
headquarters during the siege of Boston (1775–1776) was later home
to poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and family (1837–1950).
Longfellow hosted writers, artists, and statesmen who helped kindle the
American Renaissance. There are decorative and fine arts, a library, and
a research archive.
Authorized Oct. 9, 1972.
Acreage—1.98, all federal.
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Lowell
National Historical Park
67 Kirk Street
Lowell, MA 01852-1029
978-970-5000
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The history of America’s Industrial Revolution is commemorated
in downtown Lowell. The Boott Cotton Mills Museum with its weave room of
88 operating looms, “mill girl” boarding houses, the Suffolk
Mill turbine, and guided tours tell the story of the transition from
farm to factory, chronicle immigrant and labor history, and trace
industrial technology.
Authorized June 5, 1978. Boundary changes: June 4, 1980; March 27, 1987; May 8, 2008.
Acreage—141.29 Federal: 31.49 Nonfederal: 109.80.
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Minute Man
National Historical Park
174 Liberty Street
Concord, MA 01742
978-369-6993
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Scene of the “shot heard round the world” that began the
Revolutionary War on April 19, 1775, the park includes restored sections
of Battle Road between Lexington and Concord; North Bridge; Minute Man
Statue; historic monuments and structures; and the Wayside, home of
American authors.
Designated a national historic site April 14, 1959; redesignated Sept. 21, 1959. Boundary change: Oct. 24, 1992.
Acreage—970.83 Federal: 794.37 Nonfederal: 176.46.
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New Bedford Whaling
National Historical Park
33 William Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
508-996-4095
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This is the only National Park Service site to commemorate whaling
and its contribution to American history. The park includes a 34-acre
National Historic Landmark District, the schooner Ernestina, and many
cultural institutions, including the New Bedford Whaling Museum.
Authorized Nov. 12, 1996.
Acreage—34 Federal: .34 Nonfederal: 33.66.
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Salem Maritime
National Historic Site
Custom House
174 Derby Street
Salem, MA 01970-5186
978-740-1660
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Recalling the time when Salem traded in the East Indies and
throughout the world, the site includes wharves from the 1700s and
1800s, the Custom House, the bonded warehouse, the West India Goods
Store, the Narbonne house from the 1600s, and the home of merchant E.H.
Derby of the 1700s.
Designated March 17, 1938. Boundary changes: Dec. 12, 1963; Nov. 10, 1978; June 27, 1988.
Acreage—9.02 Federal: 8.93 Nonfederal: 0.09.
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Saugus Iron Works
National Historic Site
244 Central Street
Saugus, MA 01906-2107
781-233-0050
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The site of the first integrated ironworks in North America
(1646–68) includes the reconstructed blast furnace, forge, and
rolling and slitting mill, and a restored house from the 1600s.
Authorized April 5, 1968.
Acreage—8.51, all federal.
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Springfield Armory
National Historic Site
1 Armory Square
Springfield, MA 01105-1299
413-734-8551
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From 1794 to 1968 Springfield Armory was a center for the manufacture
of U.S. military small arms and the scene of important technological
advances. The Armory Museum protects one of the world’s most
extensive firearms collections.
Authorized Oct. 26, 1974; established March 21, 1978.
Acreage—54.93 Federal: 20.60 Nonfederal: 34.33.
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Michigan |
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Isle Royale National Park
800 East Lakeshore Drive
Houghton, MI 49931-1895
906-482-0984
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This forested island, the largest in Lake Superior, is distinguished
by its wilderness character, timber wolves, moose herd, and
pre-Columbian copper mines.
Authorized March 3, 1931. Boundary changes: May 28, 1934; June 20, 1938; March 6, 1942; Aug. 14, 1958; April 11, 1972; Oct. 20, 1976. Wilderness designated Oct. 20, 1976. Designated a Biosphere Reserve 1980.
Acreage—571,790.11 Federal: 539,281.87 Nonfederal: 32,508.24. Land area: 133,781.87. Wilderness area: 132,018.
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Keweenaw
National Historical Park
25970 Red Jacket Road
Calumet, MI 49913-0471
906-337-3168
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The park preserves and interprets the history of the Keweenaw
Peninsula beginning with prehistoric activity nearly 7,000 years ago
through large-scale industrial mining in the 1800s and 1900s. The
park’s Keweenaw Heritage Sites partners operate most visitor
facilities, providing diverse experiences and views of the industry and
its participants. LIMITED FEDERAL FACILITIES.
Established Oct. 27, 1992.
Acreage— 1,870.32 Federal: 135.35 Nonfederal: 1,734.97.
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Pictured Rocks
National Lakeshore
PO Box 40
Munising, MI 49862-0040
906-387-3700
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Multicolored sandstone cliffs, long beach strands, towering sand
dunes, waterfalls, inland lakes, wetlands, hardwood and coniferous
forests, and a variety of wildlife compose this scenic area on Lake
Superior.
Authorized Oct. 15, 1966; established Oct. 5, 1972. Boundary changes: Nov. 12, 1996; Nov. 25, 2002.
Acreage—73,235.83 Federal: 35,728.86 Nonfederal: 37,506.97. Land area: 63,122.08.
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Sleeping Bear Dunes
National Lakeshore
9922 Front Street
Empire, MI 49630-9797
231-326-5134
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This is a diverse landscape with quiet rivers, sandy beaches,
beech-maple forests, clear lakes, and massive “perched” sand
dunes towering up to 460 feet above Lake Michigan. Two offshore
wilderness islands offer tranquility and seclusion. The many historic
sites include a lighthouse, life-saving service stations, and
agricultural landscapes.
Established Oct. 21, 1970. Boundary change: May 28, 2004.
Acreage—71,291.37 Federal: 57,344.47 Nonfederal: 13,946.90. Land area: 59,471.
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Grand Portage
National Monument
PO Box 426
170 Mile Creek Road
Portage, MN 55605
218-475-0123
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This nine-mile portage was a vital link on one of the principal
routes for Indians, explorers, missionaries, and fur traders heading for
the Northwest. The Grand Portage post of the North West Company has been
reconstructed at the eastern terminus of the Grand Portage on Lake
Superior.
Designated a national historic site Sept. 15, 1951; redesignated Sept. 2, 1958.
Acreage—709.97, all federal.
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Mississippi National River
and Recreation Area
111 E. Kellogg Boulevard
Suite 105
St. Paul, MN 55101-1256
651-290-4160
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Encompassing 72 miles of the Mississippi River corridor through the
Twin Cities metropolitan region, the area features a wealth of
nationally significant natural, cultural, historic, scenic, economic,
and scientific resources, complemented by diverse recreational
activities.
Established Nov. 18, 1988.
Acreage—53,775 Federal: 62.42 Nonfederal: 53,712.58.
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Pipestone
National Monument
36 Reservation Avenue
Pipestone, MN 56164-1269
507-825-5464
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For centuries American Indians have quarried pipestone from these
ancient quarries. Pipes made from this stone are considered sacred and
are important spiritual objects for American Indians. Recognizing this
cultural activity, the monument’s enabling legislation allows
quarrying to continue today.
Established Aug. 25, 1937. Boundary change: June 18, 1956.
Acreage—297.08, all federal.
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Saint Croix
National Scenic Riverway
(See Wisconsin)
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Voyageurs National Park
3131 Highway 53
International Falls, MN
56649-8904
218-283-6600
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This waterway of four large lakes connected by narrows was once the
route of the French-Canadian voyageurs. With over 500 islands, the lakes
surround a peninsula of boreal forest.
Authorized Jan. 8, 1971; established April 8, 1975. Boundary change: Jan. 3, 1983.
Acreage—218,200.17 Federal: 133,121.24 Nonfederal: 85,078.93. Land area: 134,246. Water area: 83,808.
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Mississippi |
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Brices Cross Roads
National Battlefield Site
c/o Natchez Trace Parkway
2680 Natchez Trace Parkway
Tupelo, MS 38804-9718
662-680-4025
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The Confederate army opposed Union forces here on June 10, 1864, to
ultimately secure supply lines between Nashville and Chattanooga,
Tenn.
Established Feb. 21, 1929; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933.
Acreage—1, all federal.
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Gulf Islands
National Seashore
3500 Park Road
Ocean Springs, MS 39564-9709
228-875-9057
(See also Florida)
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Sparkling beaches, historic sites, wildlife sanctuaries, islands
accessible only by boat, bayous, nature trails, picnic areas, and
campgrounds make up this park.
Authorized Jan. 8, 1971. Boundary change: Nov. 10, 1978. Wilderness designated Nov. 10, 1978.
Acreage—137,990.97 Federal: 99,616.72 Nonfederal: 38,374.25. Land area: 19,445.46. Wilderness area: 1,800. (Acreage figures are for entire park, Mississippi and Florida units.)
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Natchez
National Historical Park
PO Box 1208
Natchez, MS 39121-1208
601-446-5790
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Before the Civil War, Natchez became a commercial, cultural, and
social center of the South’s cotton belt. The city today
represents one of the best preserved concentrations of significant
antebellum properties in the United States. Within the park are Melrose,
an excellent example of a planter’s home, and the home of William
Johnson, a prominent free black.
Authorized Oct. 7, 1988.
Acreage—105.31 Federal: 82.36 Nonfederal: 22.95.
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Natchez Trace
National Scenic Trail
c/o Natchez Trace Parkway
2680 Natchez Trace Parkway
Tupelo, MS 38804-9718
662-680-4025
(Also in Alabama and
Tennessee)
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Completed sections of this trail are found alongside the Natchez
Trace Parkway near Rocky Springs, Jackson, and Tupelo, Miss., and
Leipers Fork, Tenn.
Established March 28, 1983. Length: 64 miles.
Acreage—10,995, all nonfederal.
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Natchez Trace Parkway
2680 Natchez Trace Parkway
Tupelo, MS 38804-9718
662-680-4025
(Also in Alabama and
Tennessee)
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The 444-mile parkway generally follows the Old Trace, or trail, used
by American Indians and early settlers between Nashville, Tenn., and
Natchez, Miss., from about 1790 to 1830.
Emergency Appropriation Act of June 19, 1934, allocated initial construction funds; established as parkway under National Park Service by act of May 18, 1938. Ackia Battleground (authorized as a national monument Aug. 27, 1935, and now called Chickasaw Village) and Meriwether Lewis Park (proclaimed as a national monument Feb. 6, 1925, and transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933) were added to the Natchez Trace Parkway by act of Aug. 10, 1961.
Acreage—51,981.57 Federal: 51,680.97 Nonfederal: 300.60.
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Shiloh
National Military Park
(See Tennessee)
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Tupelo
National Battlefield
c/o Natchez Trace Parkway
2680 Natchez Trace Parkway
Tupelo, MS 38804-9718
662-680-4025
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Here, July 13–14, 1864, Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest tried
to cut the railroad supplying the Union’s march on Atlanta.
Established as a national battlefield site Feb. 21, 1929; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933; redesignated and boundary changed Aug. 10, 1961.
Acreage—1, all federal.
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Vicksburg
National Military Park
3201 Clay Street
Vicksburg, MS 39183
601-636-0583
(Also in Louisiana)
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Reconstructed forts and trenches evoke memories of the 47-day siege
that ended in the surrender of the city on July 4, 1863. Victory gave
the North control of the Mississippi River. The Civil War ironclad
gunboat USS Cairo is on display. Vicksburg National
Cemetery—18,244 interments, 12,954 unidentified—is within
the park; grave space is not available.
Park: Established Feb. 21, 1899; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933. Boundary changes: June 4, 1963; Oct. 18, 1990.
Cemetery: Date of Civil War interments, 1866–1874. Transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933. Boundary change: March 2, 1955.
Park acreage—1,795.05 Federal: 1,739.60 Nonfederal: 55.45. Cemetery acreage—116.28, all federal.
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George Washington Carver
National Monument
5646 Carver Road
Diamond, MO 64840
417-325-4151
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Birthplace and childhood home of George Washington Carver, African
American agronomist, educator, and humanitarian. The visitor center has
a museum, interactive exhibits, theater, and store. A 3⁄4-mile
trail passes the birthplace site, Boy Carver statue, restored 1881 Moses
Carver House, and cemetery.
Authorized July 14, 1943.
Acreage—240, all federal.
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Harry S Truman
National Historic Site
223 North Main Street
Independence, MO 64050-2804
816-254-9929
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The site preserves the homes of Harry S Truman, 33rd president. The
Truman Home, his residence from 1919 to 1972, was called the Summer
White House during his administration. The site has four other homes
that were part of the family compound: his Uncle and Aunt Noland’s
home, the Wallace homes owned by Bess Truman’s brothers, and the
Truman Farm Home in Grandview, Mo., at one time a 600-acre farm.
Designated Dec. 8, 1982; National Park Service administration authorized May 23, 1983. Boundary changes: Oct. 2, 1989, Dec. 14, 1993; Oct. 30, 2004.
Acreage—11.63, all federal.
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Jefferson
National Expansion
Memorial
11 North 4th Street
St. Louis, MO 63102-1882
314-655-1600
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Eero Saarinen’s soaring stainless steel Gateway Arch on St.
Louis’ riverfront memorializes the city’s role in westward
expansion. Visitors can ascend the 630-foot arch and see exhibits on
American Indians, Thomas Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, and others in the
underground Museum of Westward Expansion. In the nearby Old Courthouse
enslaved Dred Scott sued for his freedom in 1846.
Designated Dec. 21, 1935; Gateway Arch authorized May 17, 1954. Boundary changes: Aug. 29, 1969; Aug. 26, 1992.
Acreage—192.83 Federal: 90.96 Nonfederal: 101.87.
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Ozark
National Scenic
Riverways
404 Watercress Drive
Van Buren, MO 63965-0490
573-323-4236
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The 134 miles of the Current and Jacks Fork rivers provide canoeing,
tubing, fishing, and swimming opportunities. Over 300 springs pour
thousands of gallons of clear, cold water into the streams. Ozark
culture is preserved throughout the area. This is the first national
scenic river.
Authorized Aug. 27, 1964; established June 10, 1972.
Acreage—80,785.04 Federal: 61,368.42 Nonfederal: 19,416.62.
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Ulysses S. Grant
National Historic Site
7400 Grant Road
St. Louis, MO 63123-1801
314-842-1867
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Ulysses S. Grant’s association with historic White Haven farm
spanned the decades from his graduation from West Point in 1843 to his
death in 1885. Throughout the turbulence of the Civil War and
Grant’s presidency, White Haven was home.
Authorized Oct. 2, 1989.
Acreage—9.60, all federal.
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Wilson’s Creek
National Battlefield
6424 W. Farm Road 182
Republic, MO 65738-9514
417-732-2662
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The battle here on Aug. 10, 1861, was the first major engagement west
of the Mississippi. The Confederate failure here resulted in keeping
Missouri in the Union. Major features include a five-mile automobile
tour loop, the restored 1852 Ray House, and Bloody Hill, the scene of
the major battle.
Authorized as a national battlefield park April 22, 1960; redesignated Dec. 16, 1970. Boundary change: Oct. 30, 2004.
Acreage—1,920, all federal.
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Montana |
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Big Hole
National Battlefield
PO Box 273
Wisdom, MT 59761
406-689-3155
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The site pays tribute to the battle between the Nez Perce Indians and
the 7th U.S. Infantry forces with civilian volunteers on August
9–10, 1877. Ninety Nez Perce men, women, and children and 31
soldiers lost their lives.
Established as a Military Preserve in 1883, designated as a National Monument on June 23, 1910; redesignated a National Battlefield May 17, 1963.
Acreage—1,010.61 Federal: 655.61 Nonfederal: 355.
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Bighorn Canyon
National Recreation Area
PO Box 7458
Fort Smith, MT 59035-7458
406-666-2412
(Also in Wyoming)
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Bighorn Lake extends 71 miles behind Yellowtail Dam on the Bighorn
River. Archeological and historical resources complement the natural
scene. About one third of the area is within the Crow Indian
Reservation.
Established Oct. 15, 1966.
Acreage—120,296.22 Federal: 68,490.87 Nonfederal: 51,805.35.
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Fort Union Trading Post
National Historic Site
(See North Dakota)
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Glacier National Park
PO Box 128
West Glacier, MT 59936-0128
406-888-7800
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Known as the Backbone of the World to the Blackfeet Nation, Glacier
is known for its precipitous, jagged peaks ranging above 10,000 feet.
This ruggedly beautiful land includes 25 remaining glaciers, hundreds of
glacier-fed lakes and streams, an unparalleled variety of wildflowers,
and abundant wildlife including grizzly bears, wolverines, and gray
wolves.
Established May 11, 1910. Boundary changes: Feb. 10, 1912; Feb. 27, 1915; July 31, 1939; Dec. 13, 1944; April 11, 1972; Jan. 26, 1978. Authorized as part of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park May 2, 1932; proclaimed June 30, 1932. Designated a Biosphere Reserve 1976; designated Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park World Heritage Site Dec. 9, 1995.
Acreage—1,013,572.41 Federal: 1,013,154.64 Nonfederal: 417.77.
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Grant-Kohrs Ranch
National Historic Site
266 Warren Lane
Deer Lodge, MT 59722-0790
406-846-2070
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This is the headquarters of a once wide-ranging cattle empire of the
1800s. The site preserves the structures and artifacts associated with
its operation and represents over 125 years of ranching heritage. It is
still a working cattle ranch.
Authorized Aug. 25, 1972. Boundary changes: Aug. 31, 1981; Nov. 10, 1998.
Acreage—1,618.38 Federal: 1,491.46 Nonfederal: 126.92.
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Little Bighorn Battlefield
National Monument
PO Box 39
Crow Agency, MT 59022-0039
406-638-2621
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This area memorializes one of the last armed efforts of the Northern
Plains Indians to preserve their way of life. Here in 1876, 263 soldiers
and attached personnel of the U.S. Army, including Lt. Col. George A.
Custer, met death at the hands of several thousand Lakota, Arapaho, and
Cheyenne warriors.
Established as a national cemetery by the Secretary of War Jan. 29, 1879, to protect graves of 7th Cavalry troopers buried there; proclaimed National Cemetery of Custer’s Battlefield Reservation to include burials of other campaigns and wars Dec. 7, 1886; Reno-Benteen Battlefield added April 14, 1926; transferred from War Dept. July 1, 1940; redesignated Custer Battlefield National Monument March 22, 1946; renamed Dec. 10, 1991.
Acreage—765.34, all federal.
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Nez Perce
National Historical Park
(See Idaho)
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Yellowstone National Park
(See Wyoming)
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Agate Fossil Beds
National Monument
301 River Road
PO Box 27
Harrison, NE 69346-2734
308-668-2211
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This park was originally a working cattle ranch owned by Capt. James
Cook and known as Agate Springs Ranch. The park features renowned
quarries that contain many well-preserved mammal fossils from the
Miocene Epoch; these represent an important chapter in the evolution of
mammals. The park’s museum collection also contains over 500
artifacts from the Cook Collection of Plains Indian artifacts.
Authorized June 5, 1965; established June 14, 1997.
Acreage—3,055.22 Federal: 2,737.52 Nonfederal: 317.70.
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Homestead
National Monument of
America
8523 West State Highway 4
Beatrice, NE 68310
402-223-3514
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This park, which includes the 160-acre claim filed by Daniel Freeman
under The Homestead Act of 1862, is a memorial to the pioneers who
settled the west. Among the features are the National Museum on
Homesteading, historic buildings, hiking trails through 100 acres of
restored tallgrass prairie, and a bur oak forest.
Authorized March 19, 1936. Boundary changes: Sept. 25, 1970; Dec. 16, 2002.
Acreage—211.09 Federal: 205.18 Nonfederal: 5.91.
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Missouri
National Recreational River
508 East Second Street
Yankton, SD 57078
402-336-3970
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Two reaches of the Missouri River are protected here. The portion
originally set aside, from Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, S.D., to
Ponca, Neb., still exhibits the river’s dynamic character in its
islands, bars, chutes, and snags. An upper reach between Lewis and Clark
Lake and Fort Randall Dam has native floodplain forest, tallgrass and
mixed-grass prairies, and habitats for several endangered species.
Authorized Nov. 10, 1978; expanded May 24, 1991. Length: 59 miles (original segment); 67 miles (1991 addition).
Acreage—37,997 Federal: 250 Nonfederal: 37,747.
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Niobrara
National Scenic River
146 S. Hall Street
PO Box 319
Valentine, NE 69201-2104
402-376-1901
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This segment of the Niobrara River preserves a unique mix of boreal,
eastern woodland, and Rocky Mountain forest types, and tallgrass,
Sandhills, and mixed-grass prairie. This Great Plains river is rated as
one of America’s top canoeing adventures. Public and private
facilities are available.
Authorized May 24, 1991. Length: 76 miles.
Acreage—21,035.79 Federal: 790 Nonfederal: 20,245.79.
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Scotts Bluff
National Monument
190276 Old Oregon Trail
PO Box 27
Gering, NE 69341-9700
308-436-4340
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Rising 800 feet above the valley floor, this massive promontory was a
landmark on the Oregon and California trails, associated with overland
migration across the Great Plains between 1843 and 1869.
Proclaimed Dec. 12, 1919. Boundary changes: May 9, 1924; June 1, 1932; March 29, 1940; June 30, 1961.
Acreage—3,003.03 Federal: 2,935.95 Nonfederal: 67.08.
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Nevada |
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Death Valley
National Park
(See California)
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Great Basin
National Park
100 Great Basin
National Park
Baker, NV 89311-9700
775-234-7331
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A remnant icefield on 13,063-foot Wheeler Peak, an ancient
bristlecone pine forest, 75-foot limestone Lexington Arch, and the
tunnels and decorated galleries of Lehman Caves are major features.
Proclaimed as Lehman Caves National Monument Jan. 24, 1922; transferred from the Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Aug. 10, 1933; made part of Great Basin National Park when established Oct. 27, 1986.
Acreage—77,180, all federal.
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Lake Mead
National Recreation Area
601 Nevada Highway
Boulder City, NV 89005-2426
702-293-8920
(Also in Arizona)
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Lake Mead, formed by Hoover Dam, and Lake Mohave, by Davis Dam on the
Colorado River, and over one million acres of surrounding desert and
mountains compose this first national recreation area established by an
act of Congress.
Administered under cooperative agreements with Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Oct. 13, 1936, and July 18, 1947. Name changed from Boulder Dam Recreation Area Aug. 11, 1947. Established Oct. 8, 1964. Boundary change: Jan. 3, 1975.
Acreage—1,495,664 Federal: 1,470,327.84 (of which 4,488.47 are administered by Bureau of Reclamation) Nonfederal: 25,336.16. Land area: 1,314,516.39 Water area: 186,700.
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New Hampshire |
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Appalachian
National Scenic Trail
(See Maine)
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Saint-Gaudens
National Historic Site
139 Saint-Gaudens Road
Cornish, NH 03745-9704
603-675-2175
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The park includes the home, studios, and gardens of Augustus
Saint-Gaudens (1848–1907), America’s foremost sculptor of
the late 1800s and early 1900s. Six historic buildings are open to the
public with over 120 original sculptures on exhibit.
Authorized Aug. 31, 1964; established May 30, 1977. Boundary changes: Oct. 31, 1976, Nov. 9, 2000.
Acreage—148.15, all federal.
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Appalachian
National Scenic Trail
(See Maine)
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Middle Delaware
National Scenic River
(See Pennsylvania)
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Delaware Water Gap
National Recreation Area
(See Pennsylvania)
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Gateway
National Recreation Area
(See New York)
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Great Egg Harbor
Scenic and
Recreational River
c/o National Park Service
Northeast Region
200 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-2818
215-597-1581
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Running through or along the famous Pinelands National Reserve (Pine
Barrens) of southern New Jersey, this river includes many of the Great
Egg Harbor River’s tributaries. The river is the largest canoeing
river in the Pinelands and is near Philadelphia, Trenton, Camden, and
Wilmington.
Authorized Oct. 27, 1992. Length: 129 miles.
Acreage—43,311.42, all nonfederal.
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Morristown
National Historical Park
30 Washington Place
Morristown, NJ 07960-4242
973-539-2016
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Morristown was quarters for the Continental Army during two critical
winters—January 1777 and 1779–80. The park includes the Ford
Mansion, Jockey Hollow, and Fort Nonsense.
Authorized March 2, 1933. Boundary changes: June 6, 1953; Sept. 18, 1964; Oct. 26, 1974; Oct. 21, 1976; Oct. 4, 1991; Nov. 6, 1998.
Acreage—1,710.72 Federal: 1,705.69 Nonfederal: 5.03.
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Thomas Edison
National Historical Park
Main Street and
Lakeside Avenue
West Orange, NJ 07052-5515
973-736-0550
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Thomas Edison’s laboratory and his residence were home to the
inventor from 1887 until 1931. At his Invention Factory he developed the
phonograph and invented the movie camera and nickel-iron-alkaline
storage battery. He was awarded 1,093 patents. The site includes his
chemistry lab, machine shop, library, and the world’s first motion
picture studio.
Designated as Edison Home National Historic Site Dec. 6, 1955; Edison Laboratory National Monument proclaimed July 14, 1956; areas combined as Edison National Historic Site Sept. 5, 1962; renamed and redesignated March 30, 2009. Boundary changes: Sept. 5, 1962; Oct. 21, 1976.
Acreage—21.25, all federal.
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Statue of Liberty
National Monument
(See New York)
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Aztec Ruins
National Monument
84 County Road 2900
Aztec, NM 87410-9715
505-334-6174
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Building remains of this large Pueblo Indian community from the 1100s
have been partially excavated and stabilized.
Proclaimed Aztec Ruin National Monument Jan. 24, 1923; renamed July 2, 1928. Boundary changes: July 2, 1928; Dec. 19, 1930; May 27, 1948; Oct. 28, 1988. Designated a World Heritage Site Dec. 8, 1987.
Acreage—317.80 Federal: 257.33 Nonfederal: 60.47.
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Bandelier
National Monument
HCR 1, Box 1
Suite 15
Los Alamos, NM 87544-9701
505-672-3861
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On the mesa tops and canyon walls of the Pajarito Plateau are the
remains of Pueblo Indians’ cliff houses and villages dating from
the 1200s.
Proclaimed Feb. 11, 1916; transferred from Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Feb. 25, 1932. Boundary changes: Feb. 25, 1932; Jan. 9, 1961; May 27, 1963; Oct. 21, 1976; Feb. 8, 1977; Nov. 18, 1997; Nov. 12, 1998. Wilderness designated Oct. 20, 1976.
Acreage—33,676.67 Federal: 32,831.44 Nonfederal: 845.23. Wilderness area: 23,267.
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Capulin Volcano
National Monument
PO Box 40
Capulin, NM 88414-0040
505-278-2201
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This symmetrical cinder cone is an example of a geologically recent,
inactive volcano.
Proclaimed Capulin Mountain National Monument Aug. 9, 1916; renamed Dec. 31, 1987. Boundary change: Sept. 3, 1962.
Acreage—792.84, all federal.
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Carlsbad Caverns
National Park
3225 National Parks Highway
Carlsbad, NM 88220-5354
505-785-2232
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Proclaimed Carlsbad Cave National Monument Oct. 25, 1923; established
as Carlsbad Caverns National Park May 14, 1930. Boundary changes: Feb.
21, 1933; May 4, 1934; Feb. 3, 1939; Dec. 30, 1963. Wilderness
designated Nov. 10, 1978. Designated a World Heritage Site Dec. 9,
1995.
Acreage—46,766.45 Federal: 46,427.26 Nonfederal: 339.19. Wilderness area: 33,125.
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Chaco Culture
National Historical Park
PO Box 220
Nageezi, NM 87037
505-786-7014
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The canyon contains 13 major prehistoric sites and hundreds of
smaller ones, built by the Ancestral Puebloan people.
Proclaimed Chaco Canyon National Monument March 11, 1907; renamed and redesignated Dec. 19, 1980. Boundary changes: Jan. 10, 1928; Dec. 19, 1980. Designated a World Heritage Site Dec. 8, 1987.
Acreage—33,960.19 Federal: 32,840.14 Nonfederal: 1,120.05.
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El Malpais
National Monument
123 East Roosevelt Avenue
Grants, NM 87020
505-285-4641
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El Malpais is a spectacular volcanic area, featuring cinder cones, a
17-mile-long lava tube system, and ice caves. The area is rich in
ancient Pueblo and Navajo history.
Established Dec. 31, 1987.
Acreage—114,276.95 Federal: 109,611.62 Nonfederal: 4,665.33.
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El Morro
National Monument
Route 2, Box 43
Ramah, NM 87321-9603
505-783-4226
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Inscription Rock is a 200-foot sandstone monolith on which are carved
thousands of inscriptions from early travelers. The monument includes
pre-Columbian petroglyphs and the remains of Pueblo Indian
dwellings.
Proclaimed Dec. 8, 1906. Boundary changes: June 18, 1917; June 14, 1950.
Acreage—1,278.72 Federal: 1,039.92 Nonfederal: 238.80.
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Fort Union
National Monument
PO Box 127
Watrous, NM 87753-0127
505-425-8025
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Remnants of the Southwest’s largest frontier fort, which played
a key role in the Indian Wars and the Confederate defeat at Glorieta
Pass, are preserved here. A large network of Santa Fe Trail ruts is
still visible on the prairie.
Established June 28, 1954.
Acreage—720.60, all federal.
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Gila Cliff Dwellings
National Monument
HC 68, Box 100
Silver City, NM 88061-9352
575-536-9461
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These well-preserved cliff dwellings were inhabited from about 1280
to the early 1300s.
Proclaimed Nov. 16, 1907; transferred from Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Aug. 10, 1933. Boundary change: April 17, 1962.
Acreage—533.13, all federal.
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Pecos
National Historical Park
PO Box 418
Pecos, NM 87552-0418
505-757-7200
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The park preserves 12,000 years of human history, including the
remains of Pecos Pueblo and many other American Indian structures,
Spanish colonial missions, homesteads of the Mexican era, a section of
the Santa Fe Trail, sites related to the Civil War Battle of Glorieta
Pass, and a 1900s ranch.
Authorized as a national monument June 28, 1965; redesignated June 27, 1990. Boundary changes: Oct. 21, 1976; June 27, 1990; Nov. 8, 1990.
Acreage—6,669.59 Federal: 6,355.36 Nonfederal: 314.23.
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Petroglyph
National Monument
6001 Unser Blvd., NW
Albuquerque, NM 87120-2033
505-899-0205
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Over 15,000 prehistoric and historic American Indian and Hispanic
petroglyphs (images carved into rock) stretch 17 miles along
Albuquerque’s West Mesa escarpment.
Authorized June 27, 1990. Owned and managed jointly by the National Park Service, City of Albuquerque, and State of New Mexico.
Acreage—7,231.63 Federal: 2,927.86 Nonfederal: 4,303.77.
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Salinas Pueblo Missions
National Monument
PO Box 517
Mountainair, NM 87036-0496
505-847-2585
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This park preserves and interprets the best examples of Spanish
Franciscan mission churches and conventos of the 1600s remaining in the
United States and three large Pueblo Indian villages.
Proclaimed Gran Quivira National Monument Nov. 1, 1909; renamed Salinas National Monument and area enlarged Dec. 19, 1980; two state monuments absorbed Nov. 2, 1981; renamed Oct. 28, 1988. Boundary changes: Nov. 25, 1919; Dec. 19, 1980.
Acreage—1,071.42 Federal: 985.13 Nonfederal: 86.29.
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White Sands
National Monument
PO Box 1086
Holloman AFB, NM 88330-1086
505-679-2599
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The park contains a significant portion of the world’s largest
gypsum dunefield. Glistening white dunes rise 60 feet and cover 275
square miles. Small animals and plants have adapted to this harsh
environment.
Proclaimed Jan. 18, 1933. Boundary changes: Nov. 28, 1934; Aug. 29, 1938; June 6, 1942; June 24, 1953; Nov. 10, 1978; Sept. 23, 1996.
Acreage—143,733.25, all federal.
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Springwood . . .
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African Burial Ground
National Monument
290 Broadway, First Floor
New York, NY 10007-1823
212-637-2019
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From the 1690s until the 1790s, both free and enslaved Africans were
buried in 6.6 acres in Lower Manhattan. Lost to history due to landfill
and development, the grounds were rediscovered in 1991 because of the
planned construction of a federal office building. An outdoor memorial
in the form of an Ancestral Libation Chamber provides a place to honor
this sacred area.
Proclaimed Feb. 27, 2006.
Acreage—0.34, all federal.
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Appalachian
National Scenic Trail
(See Maine)
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Castle Clinton
National Monument
c/o Federal Hall National
Memorial
26 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005-1907
212-344-7220
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Built 1808–11, this structure served as a defense for New York
harbor, an entertainment center, and an immigration depot through which
over 8 million people entered the United States from 1855 to 1890. It is
located in Battery Park.
Authorized Aug. 12, 1946.
Acreage—1, all federal.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
National Historic Site
4097 Albany Post Road
Hyde Park, NY 12538-1997
845-229-9115
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Eleanor Roosevelt used Val-Kill as a personal retreat from her busy
life. Val-Kill Cottage is the focal point of the historic site. It was
originally built as a factory building for Val-Kill Industries and was
converted to a home in 1937.
Authorized May 26, 1977.
Acreage—180.50, all federal.
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Federal Hall
National Memorial
26 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005-1907
212-825-6888
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This building is on the site of the original Federal Hall where the
1735 trial of John Peter Zenger, involving freedom of the press, was
held. Here the Stamp Act Congress convened, 1765; Congress under the
Articles of Confederation met, 1785–1789; the first U.S. Congress
met, 1789; Washington took the oath as first U.S. president and the Bill
of Rights was adopted, 1789. Present building was completed in 1842.
Designated as Federal Hall Memorial National Historic Site May 26, 1939; redesignated Aug. 11, 1955.
Acreage—0.45, all federal.
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Fire Island
National Seashore
120 Laurel Street
Patchogue, NY 11772-3596
516-289-4810
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Ocean beaches, dunes, Fire Island Light, and the nearby estate of
William Floyd, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, make this
park a blend of recreation, preservation, and conservation.
Authorized Sept. 11, 1964. Boundary changes: Oct. 9, 1965; Nov. 10, 1978. Established Sept. 11, 1984. Wilderness designated Dec. 23, 1980.
Acreage—19,579.47 Federal: 6,241.13 Nonfederal: 13,338.34. Land area: 16,486.43. Wilderness area: 1,363.
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Fort Stanwix
National Monument
112 E. Park Street
Rome, NY 13440-5816
315-338-7730
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The American stand here in August 1777 was a major factor in repulsing the British invasion from Canada. The fort was also the site of the treaties with the Iroquois, Nov. 5, 1768. The current fort is a reconstruction.
Authorized Aug. 21, 1935; acquisition completed 1973.
Acreage—15.52, all federal.
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Gateway
National Recreation Area
Public Affairs Office
210 New York Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10305
718-354-4606
(Also in New Jersey)
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With over 26,000 acres of marshes, wildlife sanctuaries, and
recreational and athletic facilities; miles of sandy beaches; indoor and
outdoor classrooms; picnicking and camping; historic structures, old
military installations, airfields, a lighthouse, and waters around New
York Harbor, this park offers urban residents in two states a wide range
of recreational opportunities and educational perspectives
year-round.
Established Oct. 27, 1972.
Acreage—26,606.63 Federal: 20,444.40 Nonfederal: 6,162.23.
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Lindenwald . . . Sagamore Hill . . . Presidential homes in New York.
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General Grant
National Memorial
122nd Street and
Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10027-3703
212-666-1640
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This memorial to Ulysses S. Grant, the Union commander who brought
the Civil War to an end, includes the tombs of General and Mrs. Grant.
As President of the United States (1869–77), Grant signed the act
establishing the first national park, Yellowstone, March 1, 1872.
Dedicated April 27, 1897. National Park Service administration authorized Aug. 14, 1958.
Acreage—0.76, all federal.
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Governors Island
National Monument
Battery Maritime Building,
Slip 7
10 South Street
New York, NY 10004-1900
212-825-3045
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Governors Island is one-half mile off the southern tip of Manhattan,
between the confluence of the Hudson and East rivers. The national
monument is within a National Historic Landmark District and includes
two early 1800s fortifications—Fort Jay and Castle
Williams—which played strategic roles in defending New York City
and were key parts of a larger harbor defense system. OPEN
SEASONALLY.
Proclaimed Jan. 19, 2001; established Feb. 7, 2003.
Acreage—22.78 Federal: 22.28 Nonfederal: 0.50.
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Hamilton Grange
National Memorial
414 West 141st Street
New York, NY 10031
212-825-6990
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The Grange, named after his grandfather’s estate in Scotland,
was the home of Alexander Hamilton, American statesman and first
Secretary of the Treasury.
Authorized April 27, 1962. Boundary changes: Nov. 9, 2000; moved to St. Nicholas Park June, 7, 2008.
Acreage—.93, all nonfederal.
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Home of Franklin D.
Roosevelt
National Historic Site
4097 Albany Post Road
Hyde Park, NY 12538-1997
845-229-9115
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Springwood was the birthplace and lifetime residence of the 32nd
president. Gravesites of President and Mrs. Roosevelt are in the Rose
Garden.
Designated Jan. 15, 1944. Boundary changes: Oct. 23, 1952; Nov. 2, 1964; Jan. 23, 1974; March 3, 1975; May 31, 1984; March 29, 1989; Nov. 10, 1998.
Acreage—799.98 Federal: 384.27 Nonfederal: 415.71.
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Martin Van Buren
National Historic Site
1013 Old Post Road
Kinderhook, NY 12106-3605
518-758-9689
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Lindenwald was the home and farm of the eighth U.S. president, Martin
Van Buren (1837–1841), from 1841 until his death in 1862. As
president he faced the nation’s worst economic depression to date
(Panic of 1837) and opposed extending slavery into Texas. His bids for
reelection in 1840 and for the presidency in 1848 were unsuccessful. The
grounds and 36-room mansion allow exploration of the nation’s
turbulent antebellum period.
Authorized Oct. 26, 1974.
Acreage—39.55 Federal: 39.31 Nonfederal: 0.24.
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Sagamore Hill
National Historic Site
20 Sagamore Hill Road
Oyster Bay, NY 11771-1899
516-922-4788
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Sagamore Hill was Theodore Roosevelt’s home from 1886 until his
death in 1919. As a boy he spent summers in Oyster Bay with his family.
The shingle-style, Queen Anne home was built in 1885 from a plan he
sketched. Twenty-five rooms are open to the public, and almost all the
furnishings are original. Roosevelt is buried nearby.
Authorized July 25, 1962.
Acreage—83.02, all federal.
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Saint Paul’s Church
National Historic Site
897 South Columbus Avenue
Mount Vernon, NY 10550-5018
914-667-4116
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This 1700s church is one of New York’s oldest parishes
(1665–1980). It was used as a hospital following the Revolutionary
War battle at Pell’s Point in 1776. The church stood at the edge
of the Eastchester village green, the site of the Great Election (1733),
which raised the issues of Freedom of Religion and Press. The adjoining
cemetery contains burials dating from 1665.
Designated July 5, 1943; National Park Service administration authorized Nov. 10, 1978.
Acreage—6.13, all federal.
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Saratoga
National Historical Park
648 Route 32
Stillwater, NY 12170-1604
518-664-9821
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The American victory here over the British in 1777 was a turning
point of the American Revolution and one of the decisive battles in
world history. Maj. Gen. Philip Schuyler’s country home and the
154-foot Saratoga monument are nearby.
Authorized June 1, 1938. Boundary change: Jan. 12, 1983.
Acreage—3,392.42 Federal: 2,884.88 Nonfederal: 507.54.
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Statue of Liberty
National Monument
Liberty Island
New York, NY 10004-1467
212-363-3200
(Also in New Jersey)
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The 152-foot copper statue bearing the torch of freedom was a gift of
the French people in 1886 to commemorate the alliance of the two nations
in the American Revolution. Designed by Frederic Bartholdi, the statue
came to symbolize freedom for immigrants. Nearby Ellis Island, through
which nearly 12 million immigrants passed, was reopened to the public in
1990 as the country’s main museum devoted entirely to
immigration.
Proclaimed Oct. 15, 1924; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933. Boundary change: Sept. 7, 1937. Ellis Island proclaimed May 11, 1965. Designated a World Heritage Site Oct. 31, 1984.
Acreage—58.38, all federal.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Birthplace
National Historic Site
28 E. 20th Street
New York, NY 10003-1399
212-260-1616
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The 26th president was born in a brownstone house here on Oct. 27,
1858. Demolished in 1916, it was reconstructed and rededicated in 1923
and furnished by the president’s widow and sisters.
Authorized July 25, 1962.
Acreage—0.11, all federal.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Inaugural
National Historic Site
641 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14202-1079
716-884-0095
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Theodore Roosevelt took the oath of office as President of the United
States on Sept. 14, 1901, here in the Ansley Wilcox House after the
assassination of President William McKinley.
Authorized Nov. 2, 1966.
Acreage—1.03, all federal.
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Upper Delaware Scenic
and Recreational River
(See Pennsylvania)
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Vanderbilt Mansion
National Historic Site
4097 Albany Post Road
Hyde Park, NY 12538-1997
845-229-9115
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This palatial mansion is a fine example of homes built by
millionaires in the 1800s. It was constructed by Frederick W.
Vanderbilt, a grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Designated Dec. 18, 1940.
Acreage—211.65, all federal.
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Women’s Rights
National Historical Park
136 Fall Street
Seneca Falls, NY 13148-1517
315-568-2991
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Located in Seneca Falls and Waterloo, this park commemorates
women’s struggle for equal rights and includes the Wesleyan
Methodist Chapel, the site of the first Women’s Rights Convention
in 1848; the Elizabeth Cady Stanton home; the M’Clintock House
where the Declaration of Sentiments was written; and other sites related
to notable early women’s rights activists.
Authorized Dec. 28, 1980. Boundary change: Nov. 12, 1996.
Acreage—7.44 Federal: 7.12 Nonfederal: 0.32.
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Appalachian
National Scenic Trail
(See Maine)
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Blue Ridge Parkway
199 Hemphill Knob Road
Asheville, NC 28803
828-271-4779
(Also in Virginia)
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Following the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains, this scenic 470-mile
parkway averages 3,000 feet above sea level and embraces large
recreational and natural history areas and Appalachian cultural
sites.
Initial construction funds allocated under authority of National Industrial Recovery Act June 16, 1933; National Park Service administration authorized June 30, 1936. Boundary changes: June 30, 1961; Oct. 9, 1968.
Acreage—93,390.30 Federal: 83,205.71 Nonfederal: 10,184.59.
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Cape Hatteras
National Seashore
1401 National Park Drive
Manteo, NC 27954-2708
252-473-2111
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Beaches, migratory waterfowl, fishing, and points of historical
interest are features of the first national seashore. Its lands include
5,915-acre Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, administered by the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
Authorized Aug. 17, 1937; established Jan. 12, 1953.
Acreage—30,350.65 Federal: 30,343.41 Nonfederal: 7.24. Land area: 26,326.24.
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Cape Lookout
National Seashore
131 Charles Street
Harkers Island, NC 28531-9702
252-728-2250
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These undeveloped barrier islands extend 56 miles along the lower
Outer Banks embracing beaches, dunes, two historic villages, and Cape
Lookout Lighthouse.
Authorized March 10, 1966. Boundary change: Oct. 26, 1974. Designated a Biosphere Reserve 1986.
Acreage—28,243.36 Federal: 25,173.62 Nonfederal: 3,069.74. Land area: 8,741.
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Carl Sandburg Home
National Historic Site
1928 Little River Road
Flat Rock, NC 28731-9766
828-693-4178
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Connemara was the farm home of the noted poet, Lincoln biographer,
and social advocate for the last 22 years of his life.
Authorized Oct. 17, 1968; established Oct. 27, 1972. Boundary change: May 8, 2008.
Acreage—263.65 Federal: 263.52 Nonfederal: 0.13.
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Fort Raleigh
National Historic Site
c/o Cape Hatteras National
Seashore
1401 National Park Drive
Manteo, NC 27954-2708
252-473-5772
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The first English settlement in North America was attempted here
(1585–87). The fate of Sir Walter Raleigh’s Lost Colony
remains a mystery.
Designated April 5, 1941. Boundary changes: Aug. 17, 1961; Nov. 16, 1990.
Acreage—512.93 Federal: 355.45 Nonfederal: 157.48.
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Great Smoky Mountains
National Park
(See Tennessee)
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Guilford Courthouse
National Military Park
2331 New Garden Road
Greensboro, NC 27410-2355
336-288-1776
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The battle fought here on March 15, 1781, opened the campaign that
led to American victory in the Revolutionary War. The British lost a
substantial number of troops at the battle, a factor in their surrender
at Yorktown seven months later.
Established March 2, 1917; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933.
Acreage—228.59, all federal.
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Moores Creek
National Battlefield
40 Patriots Hall Drive
Currie, NC 28435-0069
910-283-5591
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The battle on Feb. 27, 1776, between North Carolina Patriots and
Loyalists is commemorated here. The patriot victory notably advanced the
revolutionary cause in the South.
Established as a national military park June 2, 1926; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933; redesignated Sept. 8, 1980. Boundary changes: Sept. 27, 1944; Oct. 26, 1974.
Acreage—87.75, all federal.
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Wright Brothers
National Memorial
c/o Cape Hatteras National
Seashore
1401 National Park Drive
Manteo, NC 27954-2708
252-441-7430
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The first sustained flight in a heavier-than-air machine was made
here by Wilbur and Orville Wright on Dec. 17, 1903.
Authorized as Kill Devil Hill Monument March 2, 1927; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933; renamed and redesignated Dec. 4, 1953. Boundary change: June 23, 1959.
Acreage—428.44 Federal: 421.81 Nonfederal: 6.63.
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Fort Union Trading Post
National Historic Site
15550 Highway 1804
Williston, ND 58801-8680
701-572-9083
(Also in Montana)
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The principal fur-trading post of the American Fur Company on the
Upper Missouri River, Fort Union served the Assiniboine, Crow, Cree,
Ojibway, and Blackfeet tribes.
Authorized June 20, 1966. Boundary change: Nov. 10, 1978.
Acreage—443.81 Federal: 417.22 Nonfederal: 26.59.
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Knife River Indian Villages
National Historic Site
PO Box 9
Stanton, ND 58571-0009
701-745-3300
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The park contains archeological and historic remnants of the Plains
Indian culture and agricultural way of life. The site features the
remains of earthlodge villages of the Hidatsa and Mandan.
Authorized Oct. 26, 1974. Boundary change: Oct. 15, 1990.
Acreage—1,758.35 Federal: 1,593.65 Nonfederal: 164.70.
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Theodore Roosevelt
National Park
PO Box 7
Medora, ND 58645-0007
701-623-4466
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The park includes scenic badlands along the Little Missouri River and
part of Theodore Roosevelt’s Elkhorn Ranch.
Established as Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park April 25, 1947; redesignated Nov. 10, 1978. Boundary changes: June 10, 1948; June 12, 1948; March 24, 1956; Nov. 6, 1963; Nov. 10, 1978. Wilderness designated Nov. 10, 1978.
Acreage—70,446.89 Federal: 69,702.12 Nonfederal: 744.77. Wilderness area: 29,920.
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Cuyahoga Valley
National Park
15610 Vaughn Road
Brecksville, OH 44141-3018
216-524-1497
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This area preserves rural landscapes along the Cuyahoga River between
Cleveland and Akron, Ohio. The 20-mile Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail
follows the historic route of the canal. Historic structures and natural
features can be seen as the trail continues along the Ohio & Erie
National Heritage Canalway.
Authorized Dec. 27, 1974; established June 26, 1975; redesignated Oct. 11, 2000. Boundary changes: Oct. 21, 1976; Nov. 10, 1978; Nov. 6, 1986; Jan. 25, 1999.
Acreage—32,855.51 Federal: 19,761.08 Nonfederal: 13,094.43.
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Dayton Aviation Heritage
National Historical Park
PO Box 9280
Wright Brothers Station
Dayton, OH 45409-9280
937-225-7705
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This park preserves sites associated with Wilbur and Orville Wright
and the early development of aviation. It also honors the life and work
of African American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, a business associate and
friend of Orville. The park includes a bicycle and printing shop, the
1905 Wright Flyer, the flying field where the brothers perfected their
airplane, and the Paul Laurence Dunbar State Memorial.
Authorized Oct. 16, 1992.
Acreage—86.46 Federal: 85.10 Nonfederal: 1.36.
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First Ladies
National Historic Site
331 S. Market Avenue
Canton, OH 44702
330-452-0876
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This site, which includes the former home of Ida Saxton McKinley,
preserves and interprets the role, impact, and history of First Ladies
and other notable women in American history. There is an electronic
virtual library and a complete annotated bibliography of First
Ladies—from Martha Washington to Michelle Obama—that is
updated each year. Costumed docents conduct tours. The National First
Ladies’ Library and the National Park Service cooperatively manage
the site.
Established Oct. 11, 2000.
Acreage—0.33, all federal.
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Hopewell Culture
National Historical Park
16062 State Route 104
Chillicothe, OH 45601-8694
740-774-1126
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Finely crafted artifacts of the Hopewell Culture (200 B.C.E. to 500)
show that skilled artisans used an extensive trade network east of the
Rocky Mountains. The 23 burial mounds at Mound City Group and large
geometric earthworks provide an insight into the social, ceremonial,
political, and economic life of the Hopewell people.
Proclaimed Mound City Group National Monument March 2, 1923; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933; renamed and redesignated May 27, 1992. Boundary changes: April 3, 1952; Dec. 28, 1980; June 21, 1983; Jan. 8, 1990; Oct. 31, 1990; May 27, 1992.
Acreage—1,170.30 Federal: 955.22 Nonfederal: 215.08.
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James A. Garfield
National Historic Site
8095 Mentor Avenue
Mentor, OH 44060-5753
440-255-8722
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This site preserves the family home and artifacts of the 20th
president. Exhibits and tours introduce Garfield’s humble
upbringing and family life. Garfield launched his “Front
Porch” campaign after his selection as the 1879 Republican
nominee.
Authorized Dec. 28, 1980; established July 15, 1996.
Acreage—7.82, all federal.
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Perry’s Victory
and International Peace
Memorial
PO Box 549
93 Delaware Avenue
Put-in-Bay, OH 43456-0549
419-285-2184
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Commodore Oliver H. Perry won the greatest naval battle of the War of
1812 on Lake Erie. The memorial—the world’s most massive
Doric column—was built in 1912–15 “to inculcate the
lessons of international peace by arbitration and
disarmament.”
Established as a national monument June 2, 1936; redesignated Oct. 26, 1972. Boundary changes: Oct. 26, 1972; Aug. 16, 1978.
Acreage—25.39 Federal: 24.86 Nonfederal: 0.53.
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William Howard Taft
National Historic Site
2038 Auburn Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45219-3025
513-684-3262
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Taft, the only person to serve as both president (1909–13) and
Chief Justice of the United States (1921–30), was born and raised
in this home. The Taft education center offers an orientation video and
interactive exhibits on the Taft family.
Authorized Dec. 2, 1969. Boundary change: Nov. 10, 1978.
Acreage—3.10 Federal: 1.70 Nonfederal: 1.40.
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Oklahoma |
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Chickasaw
National Recreation Area
1008 West Second Street
Sulphur, OK 73086-0201
580-622-3161
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The park is named to honor the Chickasaw Indian Nation, original
occupants of this land. The partially forested hills of south-central
Oklahoma and its springs, streams, and lakes offer swimming, boating,
fishing, camping, and hiking.
Sulphur Springs Reservation authorized July 1, 1902; renamed and redesignated Platt National Park June 29, 1906; combined with Arbuckle National Recreation Area and additional lands and renamed and redesignated March 17, 1976. Boundary changes: April 21, 1904; June 18, 1940; March 17, 1976; Dec. 9, 1991; Oct. 30, 2004.
Acreage—9,888.83 Federal: 9,884.33 Nonfederal: 4.50. Water area: 2,409.
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Fort Smith
National Historic Site
(See Arkansas)
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Washita Battlefield
National Historic Site
RR1, Box 55A
Cheyenne, OK 73628-9725
580-497-2742
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The park commemorates the November 27, 1868, attack where the 7th
U.S. Cavalry under Lt. Col. George A. Custer destroyed Peace Chief Black
Kettle’s Cheyenne village. Black Kettle and over 100 Cheyenne were
captured or killed. The controversial attack has been described as both
a battle and a massacre.
Authorized Nov. 12, 1996.
Acreage—315.20 Federal: 312.20 Nonfederal: 3.00.
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Oregon |
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Crater Lake
National Park
PO Box 7
Crater Lake, OR 97604-0007
541-594-2211
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Crater Lake lies within the caldera of Mt. Mazama, a volcano of the
Cascade Range that erupted about 7,700 years ago. The mountain
collapsed, forming a caldera. Its greatest depth of 1,932 feet makes it
the deepest lake in the United States.
Established May 22, 1902. Boundary changes: June 7, 1924; May 14, 1932; Dec. 19, 1980; Sept. 8, 1982.
Acreage—183,224.05 Federal: 183,223.77 Nonfederal: 0.28.
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John Day Fossil Beds
National Monument
32651 Highway 19
Kimberly, OR 97848-9701
541-987-2333
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Within the scenic John Day River valley is a well-preserved fossil
record of plants and animals. This remarkably complete record, spanning
over 40 of the 65 million years of the Age of Mammals, is
world-renowned.
Authorized Oct. 26, 1974. Boundary change: Nov. 10, 1978.
Acreage—13,944.42 Federal: 13,454.87 Nonfederal: 489.55.
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Lewis and Clark
National Historical Park
92343 Fort Clatsop Road
Astoria, OR 97103-9803
503-861-2471
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The natural setting of the lower Columbia River, with its cliffs,
evergreens, beaches, and waterways, brings to life the story of the
Lewis and Clark expedition’s western terminus. The park
commemorates the expedition’s arrival at the Pacific Ocean, winter
encampment, exploration of the area, encounters with American Indians,
and preparations for the expedition’s return to the United
States.
Fort Clatsop National Memorial established May 29, 1958;
redesignated Oct. 30, 2004. Boundary changes: Nov. 10, 1978; Aug. 21, 2002.
Acreage—1,414.84 Federal: 157.20 Nonfederal: 1,257.64.
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Nez Perce
National Historical Park
(See Idaho)
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Oregon Caves
National Monument
19000 Caves Highway
Cave Junction, OR 97523-9716
541-592-2100
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Violent geologic events spanning millions of years and the dissolving
action of acidic water created a marble cave nestled within an unusually
diverse array of rock types. The area preserves a remnant of old-growth
Douglas fir forest and Northwest rustic architecture within a National
Historic District.
Proclaimed July 12, 1909; transferred from Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Aug. 10, 1933. Boundary change: Nov. 10, 1978.
Acreage—487.98 Federal: 484.03 Nonfederal: 3.95.
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Pennsylvania |
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Allegheny Portage Railroad
National Historic Site
110 Federal Park Road
Gallitzen, PA 16641
814-886-6100
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Traces of the first railroad crossing of the Allegheny Mountains can
still be seen here. An inclined-plane railroad, built between 1831 and
1834, permitted transportation of passengers and freight over the
mountains, providing a critical link between the Pennsylvania Mainline
Canal system and the west.
Authorized Aug. 31, 1964. Boundary changes: Nov. 10, 1978; Dec. 19, 2002.
Acreage—1,296.27 Federal: 1,267.02 Nonfederal: 29.25.
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Appalachian
National Scenic Trail
(See Maine)
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Delaware Water Gap
National Recreation Area
Bushkill, PA 18324-9410
570-588-2451
(Also in New Jersey)
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This scenic and historic area preserves relatively unspoiled land on
both the New Jersey and Pennsylvania sides of the Middle Delaware River.
The river segment flows through the famous gap in the Appalachian
Mountains.
Authorized Sept. 1, 1965. Boundary changes: Nov. 10, 1978; April 15, 1981; May 15, 1985; July 16, 1987; July 10, 1991.
Acreage—66,740.46 Federal: 56,187.80 Nonfederal: 10,552.66.
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Edgar Allan Poe
National Historic Site
532 North Seventh Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123-3502
215-597-7130
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The life and work of this gifted American author are portrayed in the
three-building complex at North Seventh Street where Poe lived
1843–44.
Authorized Nov. 10, 1978; established Aug. 14, 1980.
Acreage—0.52, all federal.
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Eisenhower
National Historic Site
1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100
Gettysburg, PA 17325-7034
717-338-9114
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This was the only home ever owned by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and
his wife, Mamie. It served as a refuge when he was president and as a
retirement home after he left office.
Designated Nov. 27, 1967; authorized by act of Congress Dec. 2, 1969. Boundary change: Nov. 10, 1978.
Acreage—690.46, all federal.
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Flight 93
National Memorial
109 West Main Street
Suite 104
Somerset, PA 15501
814-443-4557
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On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Flight 93 departed Newark, N.J. for
San Francisco, Calif. At 9:36 am the plane abruptly turned southeast
towards Washington, D.C. It was seen flying low and erratically before
crashing just after 10 am in Somerset County, Pa.—less than 20
minutes from Washington. All 33 passengers, seven crew members, and the
four hijackers were killed. A planned memorial will honor the courageous
actions of passengers and crew to thwart an attack on the nation’s
capital.
Authorized Sept. 24, 2002.
Acreage—2,231.0 Federal: 1,013.0 Nonfederal: 1,218.0
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Fort Necessity
National Battlefield
One Washington Parkway
Farmington, PA 15437-9514
724-329-5512
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Colonial troops commanded by Col. George Washington, then 22 years
old, were defeated here in the opening battle of the French and Indian
War on July 3, 1754.
Established as a national battlefield site March 4, 1931; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933; redesignated Aug. 10, 1961. Boundary change: Oct. 26, 1974.
Acreage—902.80 Federal: 894.47 Nonfederal: 8.33.
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Friendship Hill
National Historic Site
c/o Fort Necessity
National Battlefield
One Washington Parkway
Farmington, PA 15437-9514
724-329-5512
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This home on the Monongahela River near Point Marion, Pa., belonged
to Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury from 1801 to 1813 under
Presidents Jefferson and Madison.
Authorized Nov. 10, 1978.
Acreage—674.56 Federal: 661.44 Nonfederal: 13.12.
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Gettysburg
National Military Park
1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100
Gettysburg, PA 17325-1080
717-334-1124
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The Civil War battle fought here July 1–3, 1863, repulsed the
second Confederate invasion of the North. Soldiers’ National
Cemetery—over 7,000 interments, 1,668 unidentified—adjoins
the park. At the dedication of the cemetery, Nov. 19, 1863, President
Abraham Lincoln delivered his timeless Gettysburg Address.
Park: Established Feb. 11, 1895; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933. Boundary changes: Jan. 31, 1948; July 31, 1953; Cemetery: Beginning of Civil War interments, Oct. 1863. Placed under War Dept. July 14, 1870. Transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933. Boundary changes: June 19, 1948; Aug. 17, 1990.
Park acreage—5,989.09 Federal: 4,179.33 Nonfederal: 1,809.76. Cemetery acreage—20.58, all federal.
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Hopewell Furnace
National Historic Site
2 Mark Bird Lane
Elverson, PA 19520-9505
610-582-8773
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This is one of the finest examples of a rural American iron
plantation of the 1800s. The buildings include a blast furnace, the
ironmaster’s mansion, and auxiliary structures. Hopewell Furnace
was founded in 1771 by Mark Bird, the first ironmaster. The furnace
operated until 1883.
Designated Hopewell Village National Historic Site Aug. 3, 1938; renamed Sept. 19, 1985. Boundary changes: June 6, 1942; July 24, 1946.
Acreage—848.06, all federal.
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Independence
National Historical Park
143 S. Third Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-2778
215-597-8787
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The park includes structures and sites in central Philadelphia
associated with the American Revolution and the founding of the United
States: Independence Hall, Congress Hall, Old City Hall, the Liberty
Bell, the First and Second Banks of the United States, Franklin Court,
and others.
Authorized June 28, 1948; established July 4, 1956. On March 16, 1959, incorporated Old Philadelphia Custom House (Second Bank of the United States), which had been designated a national historic site May 26, 1939. Other boundary changes: Aug. 21, 1958; Aug. 27, 1958; March 7, 1959; June 23, 1959; Sept. 14, 1959; Aug. 21, 1964; Oct. 26, 1974; Nov. 12, 1996. Independence Hall designated a World Heritage Site Oct. 24, 1979.
Acreage—55 Federal: 44.56 Nonfederal: 10.44.
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Johnstown Flood
National Memorial
733 Lake Road
South Fork, PA 15956
814-495-4643
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A total of 2,209 people died in the Johnstown Flood of 1889, caused
by a break in the South Fork Dam. Clara Barton successfully led the Red
Cross in its first disaster relief effort.
Authorized Aug. 31, 1964. Boundary changes: April 11, 1972; Nov. 10, 1978; Oct. 5, 2004.
Acreage—164.12 Federal: 155.37 Nonfederal: 8.75.
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Middle Delaware
National Scenic River
c/o Delaware Water Gap
National Recreation Area
Bushkill, PA 18324-9410
570-588-2435
(Also in New Jersey)
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This river flows 40 miles through the Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area. Swimming, boating, and fishing opportunities are
available.
Established Nov. 10, 1978.
Acreage—1,973.33, all nonfederal.
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Potomac Heritage
National Scenic Trail
(See Maryland)
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Steamtown
National Historic Site
150 South Washington Avenue
Scranton, PA 18503-2018
570-340-5200
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The former Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
yard—including remains of the roundhouse, switchyard, and other
buildings—and a collection of steam locomotives and railroad cars
tell the story of steam railroading in America in the 1900s.
Authorized Oct. 30, 1986.
Acreage—62.48 Federal: 51.29 Nonfederal: 11.19.
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Thaddeus Kosciuszko
National Memorial
c/o Independence
National Historical Park
143 S. Third Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-2818
215-597-7130
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The life and work of this Polish patriot and hero of the American
Revolution are commemorated at 301 Pine Street, Philadelphia.
Authorized Oct. 21, 1972.
Acreage—0.02, all federal.
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Upper Delaware Scenic
and Recreational River
274 River Road
Beach Lake, PA 18405-9737
570-729-8251
(Also in New York)
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This is a 73.4-mile stretch of river between Hancock and Sparrowbush,
N.Y., along the Pennsylvania-New York border. The area includes the
Roebling Bridge, believed to be the oldest existing wire-cable
suspension bridge, and the Zane Grey home.
Authorized Nov. 10, 1978.
Acreage—74,999.56 Federal: 27.80 Nonfederal: 74,971.76.
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Valley Forge
National Historical Park
1400 N. Outer Line Drive
King of Prussia, PA 19406-1009
610-783-1000
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Site of Continental Army winter encampment, 1777–78. The park
preserves historic landscapes, earthworks, archeological sites, historic
structures including Washington’s Headquarters, and a collection
of objects illustrating the life of the continental soldier. Park also
protects significant natural resources.
Authorized July 4, 1976. Boundary change: June 28, 1980.
Acreage—3,465.54 Federal: 3,067.29 Nonfederal: 398.25.
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Puerto Rico |
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San Juan
National Historic Site
Fort San Cristobal
501 Calle Norzagaray
San Juan, PR 00901
787-729-6777
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These massive masonry fortifications, oldest in the territorial
limits of the United States, were begun by Spaniards in the 1500s to
protect a strategic harbor guarding the sea lanes to the Americas.
Designated Feb. 14, 1949. Boundary change: Sept. 29, 1976. Designated a World Heritage Site Dec. 9, 1983.
Acreage—75.13 Federal: 53.20 Nonfederal: 21.93.
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Rhode Island |
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Roger Williams
National Memorial
282 North Main Street
Providence, RI 02903-1240
401-521-7266
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This memorial is a landscaped urban park on the site of the founding
of Providence by Roger Williams in 1636. Williams guaranteed religious
freedom to all faiths.
Authorized Oct. 22, 1965.
Acreage—4.56, all federal.
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South Carolina |
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Charles Pinckney
National Historic Site
c/o Fort Sumter
National Monument
1214 Middle Street
Sullivans Island, SC 29482-9748
843-881-5516
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Charles Pinckney, 1757–1824, fought in the American Revolution
and became one of the principal framers of the Constitution. He served
as governor of South Carolina and as a member of the U.S. Senate and
House of Representatives, and was President Thomas Jefferson’s
minister to Spain. Part of his Snee Farm is preserved here. UNDERGOING
RESTORATION.
Authorized Sept. 8, 1988.
Acreage—28.45, all federal.
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Congaree
National Park
100 National Park Road
Hopkins, SC 29061-9118
803-776-4396
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This park protects the last significant tract of southern bottomland
hardwood forest in the United States. It is home to a rich diversity of
plant and animal species associated with an alluvial floodplain. Several
national and state record trees are in the park.
Authorized Oct. 18, 1976 as Congaree Swamp National Monument; redesignated Nov. 10, 2003. Boundary changes: Oct. 24, 1988; Nov. 10, 2003. Wilderness designated Oct. 24, 1988. Designated a Biosphere Reserve 1983.
Acreage—26,545.86 Federal: 21,768.79 Nonfederal: 4,777.07. Wilderness area: 15,000.
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Cowpens
National Battlefield
PO Box 308
Chesnee, SC 29323-0308
864-461-2828
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Brig. Gen. Daniel Morgan won a decisive Revolutionary War victory
here over British Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton on Jan. 17, 1781.
Established as a national battlefield site March 4, 1929; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933; redesignated April 11, 1972. Boundary changes: July 18, 1958; April 11, 1972.
Acreage—841.56 Federal: 790.90 Nonfederal: 50.66.
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Fort Sumter
National Monument
1214 Middle Street
Sullivans Island, SC 29482-9748
843-883-3123
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The first engagement of the Civil War took place here on April 12,
1861. The park includes Fort Moultrie, scene of the patriot victory of
June 28, 1776—one of the early defeats of the British in the
American Revolution. Together the forts reflect 171 years of seacoast
defense.
Authorized April 28, 1948.
Acreage—199.57, all federal.
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Kings Mountain
National Military Park
2625 Park Road
Blacksburg, SC 29702
864-936-7921
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American frontiersmen defeated the British here on Oct. 7, 1780, at a
critical point during the American Revolution.
Established March 3, 1931; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933. Boundary change: June 23, 1959.
Acreage—3,945.29, all federal.
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Ninety Six
National Historic Site
PO Box 496
Ninety Six, SC 29666-0496
864-543-4068
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This important colonial backcountry trading village was the scene of
Nathanael Greene’s siege in 1781. The site contains earthwork
embankments of a 1781 fortification, remains of two historic villages, a
colonial plantation complex, and many prehistoric sites.
Authorized Aug. 19, 1976.
Acreage—1,021.94 Federal: 989.14 Nonfederal: 32.80.
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South Dakota |
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Badlands National Park
PO Box 6
Interior, SD 57750-0006
605-433-5361
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Carved by erosion, this scenic landscape contains animal fossils from
26 to 37 million years ago. Prairie grasslands support bison, bighorn
sheep, deer, pronghorn antelope, swift fox, and black-footed
ferrets.
Authorized as a national monument March 4, 1929; established Jan. 24, 1939; redesignated Nov. 10, 1978. Boundary changes: June 26, 1936; May 7, 1952; March 22, 1957; Aug. 8, 1968. Wilderness designated Oct. 20, 1976.
Acreage—242,755.94 Federal: 232,822.24 Nonfederal: 9,933.70. Wilderness area: 64,250.
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Jewel Cave
National Monument
R.R. 1, Box 60AA
Custer, SD 57730-9608
605-673-8300
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Limestone caverns consist of a series of chambers connected by narrow
passages, with fine calcite crystal encrustations.
Proclaimed Feb. 7, 1908; transferred from Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Aug. 10, 1933. Boundary change: Oct. 9, 1965.
Acreage—1,273.51, all federal.
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Minuteman Missile
National Historic Site
21280 SD Highway 240
Philip, SD 57567
605-433-5552
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Preserving one of the last remaining Minuteman II intercontinental
ballistic missile systems in the upper Great Plains, the site interprets
the deterrent value of the land-based portion of America’s nuclear
defense during the Cold War era and commemorates the people and events
during this key period of American history. Built in 1963, the launch
facility, Delta 9, displays a Minuteman missile in its underground silo.
Eleven miles away the launch control facility, Delta 1, appears as it
did when President George H. Bush ordered the stand-down of these
nuclear forces following the signing of the Strategic Arms Reduction
Treaty in the fall of 1992.
Authorized Nov. 29, 1999.
Acreage—15.00, all federal.
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Missouri
National Recreational River
(See Nebraska)
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Mount Rushmore
National Memorial
Highway 244
Bldg. 31, Suite 1
Keystone, SD 57751
605-574-2523
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Colossal heads of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson,
Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt were sculpted by Gutzon Borglum
on the face of a granite mountain.
Authorized March 3, 1925; transferred from Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission July 1, 1939. Boundary changes: May 22, 1940; Oct. 6, 1949.
Acreage—1,278.45 Federal: 1,238.45 Nonfederal: 40.
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Wind Cave National Park
R.R. 1, Box 190, Hwy. 385
Hot Springs, SD 57747-9430
605-745-4600
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This limestone cave in the scenic Black Hills is decorated by
beautiful boxwork and calcite crystal formations. The park’s mixed
grass prairie displays an impressive array of wildlife.
Established Jan. 9, 1903. Boundary changes: March 4, 1931; Aug. 9, 1946; Nov. 10, 1978; Sept. 21, 2005. Wind Cave National Game Preserve, established Aug. 10, 1912, added to park June 15, 1935.
Acreage—28,295.03, all federal.
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Tennessee |
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Andrew Johnson
National Historic Site
12 Monument Avenue
Greeneville, TN 37744-1088
423-639-3711
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The site includes two homes, a tailor shop, and the burial place of
the 17th president.
Authorized as a national monument Aug. 29, 1935; redesignated Dec. 11, 1963. Boundary change: Dec. 11, 1963.
Acreage—16.68, all federal.
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Appalachian
National Scenic Trail
(See Maine)
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Big South Fork
National River and
Recreation Area
4564 Leatherwood Road
Oneida, TN 37841-9544
423-569-9778
(Also in Kentucky)
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The free-flowing Big South Fork of the Cumberland River is protected
here. This was the first park designated as both a national river and a
national recreation area, reflecting the decision to preserve the area
and offer recreational opportunities.
Planning and development by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorized May 7, 1974; interim management by National Park Service authorized Oct. 22, 1976; complete transfer of jurisdiction from Secretary of the Army to Secretary of the Interior, including responsibility for completion and planning, acquisition, and development, settled Oct. 1, 1990.
Acreage—125,310.34 Federal: 114,492.13 Nonfederal: 10,818.21.
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Chickamauga and
Chattanooga
National Military Park
(See Georgia)
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Cumberland Gap
National Historical Park
(See Kentucky)
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Fort Donelson
National Battlefield
PO Box 434
Dover, TN 37058-0434
931-232-5706
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General U.S. Grant captured three forts, opened two rivers, and
received national recognition for victories here in February 1862.
Park: Established as a national military park March 26, 1928; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933. Boundary changes: Sept. 8, 1960; Oct. 25, 2004.
Cemetery: Union dead 670, reinterred in 1867; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933.
Park acreage—551.69 Federal: 539.89 Nonfederal: 11.80. Cemetery acreage—15.34, all federal.
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Great Smoky Mountains
National Park
107 Park Headquarters Road
Gatlinburg, TN 37738-4102
865-436-1200
(Also in North Carolina)
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The Smokies preserve exquisite plants and animals and structures
representing southern Appalachian mountain culture.
Authorized May 22, 1926; established for administration and protection only Feb. 6, 1930; established for full development June 15, 1934. Boundary changes: April 19, 1930; July 19, 1932; June 15, 1934; June 11, 1940; Feb. 22, 1944; July 26, 1950; May 16, 1958; Sept. 9, 1963; Aug. 10, 1964; Aug. 9, 1969; Nov. 4, 1969; Nov. 10, 2003; Oct. 18, 2004. Designated a Biosphere Reserve 1976. Designated a World Heritage Site Dec. 6, 1983.
Acreage—521,490.13 Federal: 521,224.47 Nonfederal: 265.66.
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Natchez Trace
National Scenic Trail
(See Mississippi)
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Natchez Trace Parkway
(See Mississippi)
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Obed
Wild and Scenic River
PO Box 429
Wartburg, TN 37887-0429
423-346-6294
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The park preserves and protects 45 miles of free-flowing streams, the
varied wildlife and plant resources, and the rugged character of this
area on the Cumberland Plateau.
Authorized Oct. 12, 1976.
Acreage—5,173.69 Federal: 3,449.83 Nonfederal: 1,723.86.
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Shiloh
National Military Park
1055 Pittsburg Landing Road
Shiloh, TN 38376-9704
731-689-5275
(Also in Mississippi)
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On April 6, 1862, the battle of Shiloh began a six-month struggle for
the key railroad junction at Corinth, Miss. Afterwards, Union forces
marched from Pittsburg Landing to take Corinth in a May siege, then
withstood an October Confederate counter-attack.
Park: Established Dec. 27, 1894; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933. Boundary changes: June 25, 1947; Aug. 22, 1957; May 16, 1958; Dec. 26, 2007.
Cemetery: Union dead—3,584, of whom 2,357 are unknown—reinterred in 1866. Transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933.
Park acreage—6,181.34 Federal: 4,134.41 Nonfederal: 2,046.93. Cemetery acreage—10.05, all federal.
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Stones River
National Battlefield
3501 Old Nashville Highway
Murfreesboro, TN 37129-3095
615-893-9501
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A fierce midwinter battle took place here, Dec. 31, 1862–Jan.
2, 1863. The Confederates withdrew after the battle and allowed the
Union to control middle Tennessee. Stones River National
Cemetery—6,850 interments, 2,562 unidentified—is within the
park; no grave space available.
Park: Established as a national military park March 3, 1927; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933; redesignated April 22, 1960. Boundary changes: April 22, 1960; Dec. 23, 1987; Dec. 11, 1991.
Cemetery: Probable date of Civil War interments, 1865. Transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933.
Park acreage—709.33 Federal: 637.85 Nonfederal: 71.48. Cemetery acreage—20.09, all federal.
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Texas |
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Alibates Flint Quarries
National Monument
c/o Lake Meredith
National Recreation Area
PO Box 1460
Fritch, TX 79036-1460
806-857-3151
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For thousands of years, people came to the red bluffs above the
Canadian River to dig the colorful agatized dolomite from quarries to
make projectile points, knives, and other tools.
Authorized as Alibates Flint Quarries and Texas Panhandle Pueblo Culture National Monument Aug. 21, 1965; renamed Nov. 10, 1978. Boundary change: Nov. 10, 1978.
Acreage—1,370.97 Federal: 1,079.23 Nonfederal: 291.74.
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Amistad
National Recreation Area
HCR-3, Box 5-J
Del Rio, TX 78840-9350
830-775-7491
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Boating, watersports, and camping highlight activities at the Amistad
Reservoir on the Rio Grande.
Administered under cooperative agreement with the International Boundary and Water Commission as Amistad Recreation Area, Nov. 11, 1965; authorized as a national recreation area Nov. 28, 1990.
Acreage—58,500 Federal: 57,292.44 Nonfederal: 1,207.56.
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Big Bend
National Park
PO Box 129
Big Bend National Park, TX
79834-0129
432-477-2251
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Mountains contrast with desert within the great bend of the Rio
Grande, as the river waters rush through deep-cut canyons and the open
desert for 118 miles.
Authorized June 20, 1935; established June 12, 1944. Boundary changes: Aug. 30, 1949; Nov. 5, 1957; May 27, 1989. Designated a Biosphere Reserve 1976.
Acreage—801,163.21 Federal: 775,279.14 Nonfederal: 25,884.07.
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Big Thicket
National Preserve
3785 Milam Street
Beaumont, TX 77701-4724
409-839-2689
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A great variety of plant and animal species coexist in this
biological crossroads of North America.
Authorized Oct. 11, 1974. Designated a Biosphere Reserve 1981. Boundary change: Nov. 12, 1996.
Acreage—97,205.51 Federal: 86,182.32 Nonfederal: 11,023.19.
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Chamizal
National Memorial
800 S. San Marcial Street
El Paso, TX 79905-4123
915-532-7273
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The memorial commemorates the peaceful settlement of a century-old
boundary dispute between the United States and Mexico. This
commemoration and multi-cultural understanding are enhanced through the
arts in the memorial’s 500-seat theater, outdoor stage, and three
art galleries.
Authorized June 30, 1966; established Feb. 4, 1974.
Acreage—54.90, all federal.
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Fort Davis
National Historic Site
PO Box 1379
101 Lt. Henry Flipper Drive
Fort Davis, TX 79734-1456
432-426-3225
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Soldiers from Fort Davis, a key West Texas post, helped open the area
to settlement and protected travelers along the San Antonio-El Paso Road
from 1854 to 1891.
Authorized Sept. 8, 1961; established July 4, 1963. Boundary change: Nov. 6, 1998.
Acreage—473.87, all federal.
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Guadalupe Mountains
National Park
HC 60, Box 400
Salt Flat, TX 79847-9400
915-828-3251
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This lofty mountain mass rising out of the Chihuahuan desert is part
of the world’s most significant Permian limestone fossil reef. The
park includes spectacular canyons and unusual plants and animals.
Authorized Oct. 15, 1966; established Sept. 30, 1972. Wilderness designated Nov. 10, 1978.
Acreage—86,415.97 Federal: 86,189.97 Nonfederal: 226. Wilderness area: 46,850.
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Lake Meredith
National Recreation Area
PO Box 1460
Fritch, TX 79036-1460
806-857-3151
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Lake Meredith, created by Sanford Dam on the Canadian River in the
Texas Panhandle, is the setting for boating, fishing, and watersports.
The area’s canyons, foothills, and meadows provide opportunities
for hiking and other activities.
Administered in cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, March 15, 1965. Name changed from Sanford National Recreation Area to Lake Meredith Recreation Area Oct. 16, 1972; redesignated Nov. 28, 1990.
Acreage—44,977.63, all federal.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
National Historical Park
PO Box 329
Johnson City, TX 78636-0329
830-868-7128
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The park contains the reconstructed birthplace, boyhood home, and
ranch of the 36th president; his grandparents’ log cabin; and the
Johnson family cemetery.
Authorized as a national historic site Dec. 2, 1969; redesignated Dec. 28, 1980.
Acreage—1,570.15 Federal: 674.20 Nonfederal: 895.95.
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Padre Island
National Seashore
PO Box 181300
Corpus Christi, TX
78480-1300
361-949-8173
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Noted for its wide sand beaches, excellent fishing, and abundant bird
and marine life, the park stretches along the Gulf Coast for 70
miles.
Authorized Sept. 28, 1962; established April 6, 1968.
Acreage—130,434.27 Federal: 130,355.46 Nonfederal: 78.81.
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Palo Alto Battlefield
National Historical Park
1623 Central Blvd. #213
Brownsville, TX 78520-8326
956-541-2785
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The park preserves the large battlefield on which the first battle of
the U.S.-Mexican War (1846–48) took place. It portrays the battle
and the war, and its causes and consequences, from the perspectives of
both the U.S. and Mexico.
Authorized Nov. 10, 1978; redesignated a national historical park March 30, 2009. Boundary change: June 23, 1992.
Acreage—3,407.46 Federal: 1,314.77 Nonfederal: 2,092.69.
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Rio Grande
Wild and Scenic River
c/o Big Bend National Park
PO Box 129
Big Bend National Park, TX
79834-0129
432-477-2251
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A 196-mile strip on the American shore of the Rio Grande in the
Chihuahuan Desert protects the river. It begins in Big Bend National
Park and continues downstream to the Terrell-Val Verde county line. NO
FEDERAL FACILITIES outside Big Bend National Park.
Authorized Nov. 10, 1978.
Acreage—9,600, all nonfederal.
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San Antonio Missions
National Historical Park
2202 Roosevelt Avenue
San Antonio, TX 78210-4919
210-534-8833
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Four Spanish frontier missions, part of a colonization system that
stretched across the Spanish Southwest in the 1600s, 1700s, and 1800s,
are preserved here.
Authorized Nov. 10, 1978; established April 1, 1983.
Acreage—825.92 Federal: 460.45 Nonfederal: 365.47.
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Arches National Park
PO Box 907
Moab, UT 84532-0907
435-719-2100
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The park has extraordinary products of erosion in the form of some
2,000 arches, windows, pinnacles, and pedestals.
Proclaimed a national monument April 12, 1929; redesignated Nov. 12, 1971. Boundary changes: Nov. 25, 1938; July 22, 1960; Jan. 20, 1969; Oct. 30, 1998.
Acreage—76,518.98 Federal: 76,353.01 Nonfederal: 165.97.
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Bryce Canyon
National Park
PO Box 170001
Bryce Canyon, UT 84717-0001
435-834-5322
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Highly colored and picturesque pinnacles, walls, and spires stand in
horseshoe-shaped amphitheaters along the edge of the high plateau
country in southern Utah.
Proclaimed a national monument June 8, 1923; renamed and redesignated Utah National Park June 7, 1924; renamed Bryce Canyon National Park Feb. 25, 1928. Boundary changes: May 12, 1928; June 13, 1930; Jan. 5, 1931; Feb. 17, 1931; May 4, 1931; March 7, 1942.
Acreage—35,835.08 Federal: 35,832.58 Nonfederal: 2.50.
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Canyonlands
National Park
2282 S. West Resource Blvd.
Moab, UT 84532
435-719-2100
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In this geological wonderland, rocks, spires, and mesas dominate the
heart of the Colorado Plateau, cut by canyons of the Green and Colorado
rivers. Prehistoric American Indian rock art and structures dot the
redrock landscape.
Established Sept. 12, 1964. Boundary change: Nov. 12, 1971.
Acreage—337,597.83 Federal: 337,570.43 Nonfederal: 27.40.
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Capitol Reef
National Park
HC 70, Box 15
Torrey, UT 84775-9602
435-425-3791
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Capitol Reef preserves the 100-mile-long Waterpocket Fold, an uplift
of sandstone cliffs with highly colored sedimentary layers. Dome-shaped
white-cap rock accounts for the name. Preserved is rock art of the
Fremont Culture and a historic Mormon settlement.
Proclaimed a national monument Aug. 2, 1937; redesignated Dec. 18, 1971. Boundary changes: July 2, 1958; Jan. 20, 1969; Dec. 18, 1971.
Acreage—241,904.26 Federal: 241,234.29 Nonfederal: 669.97.
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Cedar Breaks
National Monument
2390 W. Highway 56 #11
Cedar City, UT 84720-4151
435-586-9451
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Multicolored rock formations fill a vast geologic amphitheater,
creating a spectacular scenic landscape. Situated at over 10,000 feet in
elevation, the park’s rim and backcountry trails offer stunning
views across the Great Basin.
Proclaimed Aug. 22, 1933. Boundary changes: March 7, 1942; June 30, 1961.
Acreage—6,154.60, all federal.
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Dinosaur
National Monument
(See Colorado)
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Glen Canyon
National Recreation Area
PO Box 1507
Page, AZ 86040-1507
928-608-6200
(Also in Arizona)
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The area encompasses over a million acres of the most rugged canyon
country on the Colorado Plateau. Lake Powell stretches 186 miles behind
Glen Canyon Dam; its 1,960 miles of shoreline provide water-recreation
activities.
Administered under cooperative agreements with Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, April 18, 1958, and Sept. 17, 1965. Established Oct. 27, 1972. Boundary changes: Jan. 3, 1975; July 1, 2003.
Acreage—1,254,429.12 Federal: 1,239,953.41 Nonfederal: 14,475.71.
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Golden Spike
National Historic Site
PO Box 897
Brigham City, UT 84302-0897
435-471-2209
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The first transcontinental railroad in the United States was
completed here on May 10, 1869, after the Central Pacific and Union
Pacific railroads built 1,776 miles of hand-made line.
Designated April 2, 1957; National Park Service administration authorized July 30, 1965. Boundary changes: July 30, 1965; Sept. 8, 1980.
Acreage—2,735.28 Federal: 2,203.20 Nonfederal: 532.08.
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Hovenweep
National Monument
McElmo Route
Cortez, CO 81321-8901
970-562-4282
(Also in Colorado)
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The park protects Ancestral Puebloan towers, pueblos, and cliff
dwellings spread over 26 miles on the Utah-Colorado border.
Proclaimed March 2, 1923. Boundary changes: April 26, 1951; Nov. 20, 1952; April 6, 1956.
Acreage—784.93, all federal.
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Natural Bridges
National Monument
HC 60, PO Box 1
Lake Powell, UT 84533-0101
435-692-1234
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Three natural bridges carved out of sandstone, including the second
and third largest in the world, are protected here. Also present are
Ancestral Puebloan rock art and remains of ancient structures.
Proclaimed April 16, 1908. Boundary changes: April 16, 1908; Sept. 25, 1909; Feb. 11, 1916; Aug. 14, 1962.
Acreage—7,636.49, all federal.
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Rainbow Bridge
National Monument
c/o Glen Canyon
National Recreation Area
PO Box 1507
Page, AZ 86040-1507
928-608-6200
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Greatest of the world’s known natural bridges, this
symmetrical, salmon-pink sandstone span rises 290 feet above the floor
of Bridge Canyon, accessible by boat from Lake Powell. Rainbow Bridge is
a sacred site for American Indians.
Proclaimed May 30, 1910.
Acreage—160, all federal.
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Timpanogos Cave
National Monument
R.R. 3, Box 200
American Fork, UT 84003
801-756-5239
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Three limestone caves are noted for colorful formations, fault-formed
caves, and helictites—water-created formations that grow in all
directions and shapes, regardless of gravity.
Proclaimed Oct. 14, 1922; transferred from Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Aug. 10, 1933. Authorized joint visitor center with U.S. Forest Service Dec. 6, 2002.
Acreage—250, all federal.
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Zion National Park
Springdale, UT 84767-1099
435-772-3256
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Colorful canyon and mesa scenery includes erosion and rock-fault
patterns that create phenomenal shapes and landscapes. The elevation
differences at Zion provide habitat for extremely diverse plant
communities.
Mukuntuweap National Monument proclaimed July 31, 1909, incorporated in Zion National Monument by proclamation March 18, 1918. Established as a national park Nov. 19, 1919. Separate Zion National Monument proclaimed Jan. 22, 1937, incorporated in park July 11, 1956. Other boundary changes: June 13, 1930; June 3, 1941; Feb. 20, 1960; Oct. 21, 1976; Nov. 12, 1996.
Acreage—146,597.60 Federal: 143,073.36 Nonfederal: 3,524.24.
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Appalachian
National Scenic Trail
(See Maine)
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Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller
National Historical Park
54 Elm Street
Woodstock, VT 05091
802-457-3368
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Home to pioneer conservationist George Perkins Marsh, the park
includes a model farm and forest developed by Frederick Billings and
continued by granddaughter Mary French Rockefeller and her husband,
Laurance S. Rockefeller. In partnership with the Billings Farm and
Museum, the park focuses on conservation themes and the stewardship of working
landscapes and agricultural countryside. The park is headquarters for
the Conservation Study Institute designed to enhance leadership in the
field of conservation.
Established as Marsh-Billings National Historical Park Aug. 26, 1992; renamed Oct. 21, 1998.
Acreage—643.07 Federal: 555.07 Nonfederal: 88.
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Appalachian
National Scenic Trail
(See Maine)
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Appomattox Court House
National Historical Park
PO Box 218
Appomattox, VA 24522-0218
434-352-8987
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Here on April 9, 1865, Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered the
Confederacy’s Army of Northern Virginia to Lt. Gen. Ulysses S.
Grant, leading to the end of the American Civil War.
Authorized as Appomattox Battlefield Site June 18, 1930; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933; authorized as a national historical monument Aug. 13, 1935; redesignated April 15, 1954. Boundary changes: Feb. 23, 1939; Oct. 21, 1976; Dec. 3, 1980; Oct. 27, 1992.
Acreage—1,774.11 Federal: 1,694.98 Nonfederal: 79.13.
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Arlington House,
The Robert E. Lee
Memorial
c/o George Washington
Memorial Parkway
Turkey Run Park
McLean, VA 22101-0001
703-235-1530
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This antebellum home of the Custis and Lee families overlooks the
Potomac River and Washington, D.C.
Lee Mansion restoration authorized March 4, 1925; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933; designated Custis-Lee Mansion by Congress June 29, 1955; renamed June 30, 1972. Boundary change: Nov. 3, 1959.
Acreage—28.08, all federal.
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Assateague Island
National Seashore
(See Maryland)
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Blue Ridge Parkway
(See North Carolina)
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Booker T. Washington
National Monument
12130 B.T. Washington Hwy.
Hardy, VA 24101-9688
540-721-2094
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On April 5, 1856, Booker T. Washington was born enslaved on this
1800s plantation. When he returned to visit in 1908, he was a noted
educator and orator. He founded Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in
1881.
Authorized April 2, 1956. Boundary change: Aug. 21, 2002.
Acreage—239.01, all federal.
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Cedar Creek and
Belle Grove
National Historical Park
7718½ Main Street
PO Box 700
Middletown, VA 22645
540-868-9176
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Site of the Battle of Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864, this park
contains Belle Grove Plantation, home of an early Shenandoah Valley
settler. Shenandoah Valley is famous for historical landscapes and views
of Massanutten Mountain and the Blue Ridge and Allegheny ranges. The
park is in development, although many sites are operated by park
partners. The park will be managed by the National Park Service, in
partnership with several nonprofit and municipal entities. The park is
within the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historical District.
NO FEDERAL FACILITIES.
Authorized Dec. 19, 2002.
Acreage—3,713.28 Federal: 8 Nonfederal: 3705.28.
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Colonial
National Historical Park
PO Box 210
Yorktown, VA 23690-0210
757-898-3400
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This park includes Jamestown, site of America’s first permanent
English settlement; Yorktown, scene of the culminating battle of the
American Revolution in 1781; the 23-mile Colonial Parkway; and Cape
Henry Memorial, which marks the approximate site of the first landing of
Jamestown’s colonists in 1607. Yorktown National Cemetery,
containing Civil War gravesites—2,183 interments, 1,434
unidentified—adjoins the park; grave space is not available.
Park: Colonial National Monument authorized July 3, 1930; established Dec. 30, 1930; redesignated June 5, 1936. Boundary changes: Aug. 22, 1933; June 5, 1936; June 15, 1938; Dec. 24, 1942; April 22, 1944; Dec. 23, 1944; May 12, 1948; Sept. 23, 1950; May 13, 1953; March 29, 1956; Aug. 29, 1967; Nov. 12, 1996.
Cemetery: probable date of Civil War interments, 1866. Transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933.
Park acreage—8,676.91 Federal: 8,609.22 Nonfederal: 67.69. Cemetery acreage—2.91, all federal.
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Cumberland Gap
National Historical Park
(See Kentucky)
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Fredericksburg
and Spotsylvania County
Battlefields Memorial
National Military Park
120 Chatham Lane
Fredericksburg, VA 22405-2508
540-373-6122
or 540-786-2880
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This park encompasses four major Civil War battlefields—
Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court
House—and four historic buildings associated with
them—Chatham, Salem Church, Ellwood, and the house where Stonewall
Jackson died.
Park: Established Feb. 14, 1927; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933. Boundary changes: Dec. 11, 1989; Oct. 27, 1992; Dec. 9, 1999.
Cemetery: Probable date of unidentified Civil War interments, 1867. Transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933.
Park acreage—8,373.90 Federal: 7,272.89 Nonfederal: 1,101.01. Cemetery acreage—12, all federal.
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George Washington
Birthplace
National Monument
1732 Popes Creek Road
Washington’s Birthplace, VA
22443-9688
804-224-1732
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Birthplace of the preeminent leader of the American Revolutionary War
era and the first U.S. president. The park includes the foundation of
the house where Washington was born, the archeological remains of
outbuildings, a commemorative colonial revival plantation, and the
family burial ground.
Established Jan. 23, 1930. Boundary changes: March 30, 1931; April 11, 1972; Nov. 10, 1978; May 3, 1993; Dec. 17, 2002.
Acreage—661.73 Federal: 550.23 Nonfederal: 111.50.
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George Washington
Memorial Parkway
Turkey Run Park
McLean, VA 22101-0001
703-289-2500
(Also in Maryland and the
District of Columbia)
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The parkway, developed as a memorial to the first U.S. president,
preserves the natural scenery along the Potomac River. It connects
historic sites from Mount Vernon, where George Washington lived, past
the Nation’s Capital, which he founded, to the Great Falls of the
Potomac, where he demonstrated his skill as an engineer.
Authorized May 29, 1930; transferred from Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital Aug. 10, 1933. On Nov. 28, 1989, the road in Maryland was renamed the Clara Barton Parkway. Boundary changes: May 13, 1947; Oct. 10, 1965; Oct. 21, 1976.
Acreage—7,192.73 Federal: 7,174.06 Nonfederal: 18.67.
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Harpers Ferry
National Historical Park
(See West Virginia)
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Maggie L. Walker
National Historic Site
c/o Richmond National
Battlefield Park
3215 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23223-7517
804-771-2017
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This house at 110½ E. Leigh Street, Richmond, Va., was the
home of Maggie L. Walker, a leader in the national African American
community in the early 1900s and the first woman to charter and be
president of a bank.
Authorized Nov. 10, 1978.
Acreage—1.29 Federal: 0.36 Nonfederal: 0.93.
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Manassas
National Battlefield Park
12521 Lee Highway
Manassas, VA 20109-2005
703-754-1861
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The First and Second Battles of Manassas were fought here July 21,
1861, and Aug. 28–30, 1862. Here Confederate Brig. Gen. Thomas J.
Jackson acquired his nickname “Stonewall.”
Designated May 10, 1940. Boundary changes: April 17, 1954; Oct. 30, 1980; Nov. 10, 1988.
Acreage—5,073.17 Federal: 4,412.14 Nonfederal: 661.03.
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Petersburg
National Battlefield
1539 Hickory Hill Road
Petersburg, VA 23803-4721
804-732-3531
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The Union Army waged a 10-month campaign here 1864–65 to seize
Petersburg. The park includes Grant’s Headquarters at City Point
in Hopewell, Va. The Five Forks Battlefield, in Dinwiddie County, is
where the Confederate collapse led to the fall of the city and
ultimately of Richmond. Poplar Grove (Petersburg) National
Cemetery—6,315 interments, 4,110 unidentified—is near the
park; grave space is not available.
Park: Established as a national military park July 3, 1926; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933; redesignated Aug. 24, 1962. Boundary changes: June 5, 1942; Sept. 7, 1949; Aug. 24, 1962; April 11, 1972; Nov. 10, 1978; December 26, 1990.
Cemetery: Probable date of Civil War interments 1866. Transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933.
Park acreage—2,738.68 Federal: 2,656.39 Nonfederal: 82.29. Cemetery acreage—8.72, all federal.
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Potomac Heritage
National Scenic Trail
(See Maryland)
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Prince William Forest
Park
18100 Park Headquarters Rd.
Triangle, VA 22172-1644
703-221-7181
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The Piedmont forests of the Quantico Creek watershed shelter hiking
trails and five camps built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) for
group and family camping. The camps were built primarily during the
1930s.
Chopawamsic Recreation Demonstration Area transferred from Resettlement Administration Nov. 14, 1936; renamed June 22, 1948.
Acreage—19,376.73 Federal: 17,886.11 Nonfederal: 1,490.62.
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Richmond
National Battlefield Park
3215 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23223-7517
804-226-1981
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The park commemorates major Civil War battles around Richmond,
including Cold Harbor, Beaver Dam Creek, Totopotomoy Creek, Glendale,
Fort Harrison, Drewry’s Bluff, Malvern Hill, and Gaines’
Mill, where 15,000 soldiers fell— killed, wounded, missing, or
captured—in one day.
Authorized March 2, 1936. Boundary changes: March 3, 1956; Nov. 13, 2000.
Acreage—7,307 Federal: 1,991.43 Nonfederal: 5,315.57.
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Shenandoah
National Park
3655 US Highway 211 East
Luray, VA 22835-9051
540-999-3500
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Skyline Drive winds along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains for
105 miles. The park, which includes 300 square miles of the southern
Appalachians, offers the area’s most famous scenic roadway and
hiking trails (including the Appalachian Trail), wildlife viewing
points, and an ever-changing hardwood forest.
Authorized May 22, 1926; fully established Dec. 26, 1935; dedicated July 3, 1936. Boundary changes: Feb. 16, 1928; Feb. 4, 1932; June 13, 1939; June 6, 1942; Sept. 13, 1960; June 30, 1961. Wilderness designated Oct. 20, 1976, and Sept. 1, 1978.
Acreage—199,045.23 Federal: 198,250.40 Nonfederal: 794.83. Wilderness area: 79,579.
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Wolf Trap National Park
for the Performing Arts
1551 Trap Road
Vienna, VA 22182-1643
703-255-1800
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The Filene Center, an open-air performing arts pavilion, can
accommodate an audience of 7,000, including 3,000 on the sloping lawn in
a setting of rolling hills and woods.
Authorized Oct. 15, 1966; redesignated Aug. 21, 2002.
Acreage—130.28, all federal.
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Buck Island Reef
National Monument
Danish Customs House
Kings Wharf
2100 Church Street, #100
Christiansted, VI 00820-4611
340-773-1460
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The park, featuring the finest coral reef gardens in the Caribbean,
includes coral grottoes, sea fans, and tropical fish. Its interpretive
snorkel trail provides a wonderful opportunity to discover the
underwater world. The island’s beaches and tropical forests are
nesting areas for brown pelicans and endangered sea turtles.
Proclaimed Dec. 28, 1961. Boundary change: Feb. 1, 1975.
Acreage—19,015.47, all federal. Land area: 143.
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Christiansted
National Historic Site
Danish Customs House
Kings Wharf
2100 Church Street, #100
Christiansted, VI 00820-4611
340-773-1460
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Urban colonial development of the Virgin Islands is commemorated by
structures from the 1700s and 1800s in the heart of the capital of the
former Danish West Indies on St. Croix Island.
Designated Virgin Islands National Historic Site March 4, 1952; renamed Jan. 16, 1961. Boundary change: June 27, 1962.
Acreage—27.15 Federal: 26.24 Nonfederal: 0.91.
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Salt River Bay
National Historical Park
and Ecological Preserve
Danish Customs House
Kings Wharf
2100 Church Street, #100
Christiansted, VI 00820-4611
340-773-1460
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The park contains the only known site where members of the Columbus
expedition set foot on what is now U.S. territory. It preserves upland
watersheds, mangrove forests, and estuarine and marine environments. The
site is marked by Fort Sale, a remaining earthworks fortification from
the period of Dutch occupation.
Authorized Feb. 24, 1992.
Acreage—978.07 Federal: 217.62 Nonfederal: 760.45.
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Virgin Islands Coral Reef
National Monument
PO Box 710
Cruz Bay, St. John, VI 00831
340-776-6201
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The park is next to submerged lands that are part of Virgin Islands
National Park. This tropical marine ecosystem includes mangroves, sea
grass beds, coral reefs, octocoral hardbottom, sand communities, and
algal plains. These extraordinary blue-green waters and submerged lands
are habitat for threatened and endangered species like humpback whales,
pilot whales, dolphins, green and leatherback sea turtles, reef fish,
and 25 species of sea birds.
Authorized Jan. 17, 2001.
Acreage—13,892.78, all nonfederal.
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Virgin Islands
National Park
PO Box 710
Cruz Bay, St. John, VI 00831
340-776-6201
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The park covers much of the island of St. John. Features include
coral reefs, quiet coves, blue-green waters, and white sandy beaches
fringed by green hills. There are also early Indian sites and the
remains of Danish colonial sugar plantations.
Authorized Aug. 2, 1956. Boundary changes: June 29, 1960; Oct. 5, 1962; Aug. 18, 1978. Designated a Biosphere Reserve 1976.
Acreage—14,688.87 Federal: 12,916.86 Nonfederal: 1,772.01. Water area: 5,650.
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Ebey’s Landing
National Historical Reserve
PO Box 774
Coupeville, WA 98239-0774
360-678-6084
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This rural historic district preserves and protects an unbroken
historical record of Puget Sound exploration and settlement from the
1800s to the present. Historic farms, still under cultivation on the
prairies of Whidbey Island, reveal land-use patterns unchanged since
settlers claimed the land in the 1850s under the Donation Land Claim
Act. The Victorian seaport community of Coupeville is also in the
Reserve. This partnership park is managed by a local Trust Board.
LIMITED FEDERAL FACILITIES.
Authorized Nov. 10, 1978.
Acreage—19,323.99 Federal: 2,708.73 Nonfederal: 16,615.26.
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Fort Vancouver
National Historic Site
612 E. Reserve Street
Vancouver, WA 98661-3811
360-816-6230
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From 1825 to 1849, Fort Vancouver was the western headquarters of the
Hudson’s Bay Company’s fur trading operations. Led by John
McLoughlin, the fort became the center of political, cultural,
commercial, and manufacturing activities in the Pacific Northwest.
McLoughlin’s home in nearby Oregon City, Ore., is part of the
park.
Authorized as a national monument June 19, 1948; redesignated June 30, 1961. Boundary changes: Jan. 15, 1958; June 30, 1961; April 4, 1972; July 29, 2003.
Acreage—209.52 Federal: 202.36 Nonfederal: 7.16.
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Klondike Gold Rush
National Historical Park
319 Second Avenue S.
Seattle, WA 98104
206-553-7220
(See also Alaska)
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News of the gold strike in Canada’s Yukon Territory spread from
Seattle across the country; from here most prospectors left for the gold
fields. The park’s visitor center is in the Pioneer Square
Historic District, the center of Gold Rush activity.
Authorized June 30, 1976.
Acreage—13,191.35 Federal: 2,418.93 Nonfederal: 10,772.42.
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Lake Chelan
National Recreation Area
810 State Route 20
Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284
360-856-5700
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Here the beautiful Stehekin Valley, with a portion of fjordlike Lake
Chelan, adjoins North Cascades National Park.
Established Oct. 2, 1968.
Acreage—61,946.72 Federal: 59,342.51 Nonfederal: 2,604.21.
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Lake Roosevelt
National Recreation Area
1008 Crest Drive
Coulee Dam, WA 99116-0037
509-633-9441
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Formed by Grand Coulee Dam (part of the Columbia River Basin
project), 130-mile-long Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake and historic sites
are the principal features here.
Coulee Dam Recreation Area administered under cooperative agreement between Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Dec. 18, 1946; agreement revised and renegotiated among Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of Indian Affairs, National Park Service, Colville Confederated Tribes, and the Spokane Tribe of Indians April 20, 1990; area renamed Jan. 1, 1997.
Acreage—100,390.31, all federal.
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Lewis and Clark
National Historical Park
(See Oregon)
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Mount Rainier
National Park
Tahoma Woods, Star Route
Ashford, WA 98304-9751
360-569-2211
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This greatest single-peak glacial system in the United States
radiates from the summit and slopes of an ancient volcano, with dense
forests and subalpine flowered meadows below.
Established March 2, 1899. Boundary changes: May 28, 1926; Jan. 31, 1931; June 27, 1960; Nov. 16, 1988; Oct. 5, 2004. Wilderness designated Nov. 16, 1988.
Acreage—235,625, all federal. Wilderness area: 228,480.
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Nez Perce
National Historical Park
(See Idaho)
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North Cascades
National Park
810 State Route 20
Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284
360-856-5700
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In this wilderness park, high jagged peaks intercept moisture-laden
winds, producing glaciers, waterfalls, rivers, lakes, lush forests, and
a great diversity of plants and animals.
Established Oct. 2, 1968. Wilderness designated Nov. 16, 1988. The Stephen Mather Wilderness Area extends into Lake Chelan National Recreation Area and Ross Lake National Recreation Area.
Acreage—504,780.94 Federal: 504,633.52 Nonfederal: 147.42. Wilderness area: 634,614.
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Olympic National Park
600 East Park Avenue
Port Angeles, WA 98362-6757
360-565-3000
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This park is a large wilderness area featuring glacier-capped
mountains, deep valleys, meadows, lakes, giant trees, 57 miles of
unspoiled beaches, wildlife like Roosevelt elk and Olympic marmot, and a
spectacular temperate rain forest.
Proclaimed Mount Olympus National Monument March 2, 1909; transferred from Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Aug. 10, 1933; renamed and redesignated June 29, 1938. Boundary changes: Jan. 2, 1940; May 29, 1943; Jan. 6, 1953; Oct. 21, 1976; Oct. 10, 1986; Nov. 16, 1988. Wilderness designated Nov. 16, 1988. Designated a Biosphere Reserve 1976. Designated a World Heritage Site Oct. 27, 1981.
Acreage—922,650.86 Federal: 913,530.97 Nonfederal: 9,119.89. Wilderness area: 876,669.
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Ross Lake
National Recreation Area
810 State Route 20
Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284
360-856-5700
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Ringed by mountains, this national recreation area offers outdoor
activities along the upper Skagit River, between the north and south
units of North Cascades National Park.
Established Oct. 2, 1968.
Acreage—117,574.59 Federal: 115,959.59 Nonfederal: 1,615.
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San Juan Island
National Historical Park
PO Box 429
Friday Harbor, WA 98250-0429
360-378-2240
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With over six miles of shoreline, trails, prairies, and military
camps, this park commemorates the peaceful settlement of the San Juan
Boundary Dispute between Great Britain and the United States from 1853
to 1872, including the Pig War crisis of 1854.
Authorized Sept. 9, 1966.
Acreage—1,751.99 Federal: 1,725.45 Nonfederal: 26.54.
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Whitman Mission
National Historic Site
328 Whitman Mission Road
Walla Walla, WA 99362
509-522-6360
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The mission of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman at Waiilatpu was an
important way station on the Oregon Trail. The Whitmans labored to bring
Christianity to the Cayuse Indians, but cultural differences and a
measles epidemic led to violence in which the Cayuse killed the Whitmans
and 11 others.
Authorized as Whitman National Monument June 29, 1936; renamed and redesignated Jan. 1, 1963. Boundary changes: Feb. 7, 1961; Feb. 8, 1963.
Acreage—138.53, all federal.
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Appalachian
National Scenic Trail
(See Maine)
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Bluestone
National Scenic River
c/o New River Gorge
National River
PO Box 246
Glen Jean, WV 25846-0246
304-465-0508
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This river in southwest West Virginia contains natural and historic
features of the Appalachian plateau. In its 10.5 miles the lower
Bluestone River offers fishing, hiking, boating, and scenery. Pipestem
and Bluestone state parks and Bluestone Wildlife Management Area are
located along this segment of the river. NO FEDERAL FACILITIES.
Authorized Oct. 26, 1988. Boundary change: Nov. 12, 1996.
Acreage—4,309.51 Federal: 3,032 Nonfederal: 1,277.51.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
National Historical Park
(See Maryland)
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Gauley River
National Recreation Area
c/o New River Gorge
National River
PO Box 246
Glen Jean, WV 25846-0246
304-465-0508
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The 25.5 miles of the Gauley River and the 5.5 miles of the Meadow
River pass through scenic gorges and valleys containing a wide variety
of natural and cultural features. The Gauley River contains several
Class V+ rapids, making it one of the most adventurous whitewater
boating rivers in the East. Both rivers also provide excellent fishing
opportunities. LIMITED FEDERAL FACILITIES.
Authorized Oct. 26, 1988.
Acreage—11,506.95 Federal: 4,283.12 Nonfederal: 7,223.83.
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Harpers Ferry
National Historical Park
PO Box 65
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425-0065
304-535-6029
(Also in Maryland and
Virginia)
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The town witnessed the arrival of the first successful American
railroad, the first successful application of interchangeable parts,
John Brown’s attack on slavery, the largest surrender of federal
troops during the Civil War, education of former slaves, and the
beginning of the modern civil rights movement.
Authorized as a national monument June 30, 1944; redesignated May 29, 1963. Boundary changes: July 14, 1960; Oct. 24, 1974; March 5, 1980; Sept. 24, 2004.
Acreage—2,503.64 Federal: 2,407.87 Nonfederal: 95.77.
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New River Gorge
National River
PO Box 246
Glen Jean, WV 25846-0246
304-465-0508
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A rugged, whitewater river flowing northward through deep canyons,
the New is among the oldest rivers on the continent. The free-flowing,
53-mile section from Hinton to Hawks Nest State Park is abundant in
natural, scenic, historic, and recreational features.
Authorized Nov. 10, 1978. Boundary changes: Oct. 26, 1988; Nov. 12, 1996; Dec. 17, 2002.
Acreage—72,189.49 Federal: 52,197.16 Nonfederal: 19,992.33.
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Apostle Islands
National Lakeshore
415 Washington Avenue
Bayfield, WI 54814-4809
715-779-3397
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Twenty-one picturesque islands and a 12-mile strip of mainland
shoreline along the south shore of Lake Superior feature sandstone
cliffs, sea caves, pristine beaches, old-growth forest, commercial fish
camps, and six historic light stations.
Established Sept. 26, 1970. Boundary change: Oct. 17, 1986. Wilderness designated Dec. 8, 2004.
Acreage—69,371.89 Federal: 42,160.65 Nonfederal: 27,211.24. Land area: 42,265.13. Wilderness area: 33,500.
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Saint Croix
National Scenic Riverway
401 N. Hamilton Street
St. Croix Falls, WI 54024-0708
715-483-2274
(Also in Minnesota)
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For 252 miles, the St. Croix and Namekagon rivers flow through some
of the most undeveloped country in the upper midwest. Visitors canoe,
boat, camp, fish, hike, and view wildlife in the area, renowned for
spectacular scenery. The states of Minnesota and Wisconsin manage the
lower 25 miles of the St. Croix River to its confluence with the
Mississippi River.
Authorized Oct. 2, 1968. Boundary changes: Oct. 25, 1972; Dec. 23, 1980.
Acreage—92,749.14 Federal: 40,486.89 Nonfederal: 52,262.25.
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Bighorn Canyon
National Recreation Area
(See Montana)
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Devils Tower
National Monument
PO Box 10
Devils Tower, WY 82714
307-467-5283
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Devils Tower, the nation’s first national monument, is a high,
isolated monolith of igneous rock, set upon a pine-clad pedestal within
a bend of the Belle Fourche River.
Proclaimed Sept. 24, 1906. Boundary change: Aug. 9, 1955.
Acreage—1,346.91, all federal.
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Fort Laramie
National Historic Site
965 Gray Rocks Road
Fort Laramie, WY 82212-0086
307-837-2221
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Fort Laramie, on the eastern Wyoming prairie, was a fur trading post
from 1834 to 1849 and a major military post from 1849 to 1890. It
figured prominently in the covered wagon migrations to Oregon and
California.
Proclaimed a national monument July 16, 1938; redesignated April 29, 1960. Boundary changes: April 29, 1960; Nov. 10, 1978.
Acreage—832.85 Federal: 831.52 Nonfederal: 1.33.
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Fossil Butte
National Monument
PO Box 592
Kemmerer, WY 83101-0592
307-877-4455
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The monument is noted for its well-preserved Eocene fish. Fossil
insects, snails, turtles, birds, bats, and plant remains are also found
in the 50-million-year-old rock layers.
Established Oct. 23, 1972.
Acreage—8,198, all federal.
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Grand Teton
National Park
P.O. Drawer 170
Moose, WY 83012-0170
307-739-3300
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Grand Teton features a rugged, awe-inspiring mountain range with
numerous piedmont lakes nestled along its flanks, and the wide,
sagebrush-covered valley of Jackson Hole.
Established Feb. 26, 1929. Boundary change: Sept. 14, 1950—incorporation of part of former Jackson Hole National Monument proclaimed March 15, 1943. Portions of the monument were absorbed by National Elk Refuge, administered by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Teton National Forest, administered by Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.
Acreage—310,044.36 Federal: 307,744.73 Nonfederal: 2,299.63.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Memorial Parkway
c/o Grand Teton National
Park, P.O. Drawer 170
Moose, WY 83012-0170
307-739-3300
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Linking Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, this scenic
82-mile corridor commemorates Rockefeller’s role in aiding the
establishment of many parks, including Grand Teton.
Authorized Aug. 25, 1972.
Acreage—23,777.22, all federal.
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Yellowstone National Park
PO Box 168
Yellowstone National Park,
WY 82190-0168
307-344-7381
(Also in Montana and Idaho)
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Old Faithful and some 10,000 other thermal features make this the
Earth’s greatest geyser area. Here, too, are lakes, waterfalls,
high mountain meadows, wildlife, and the Grand Canyon of the
Yellowstone—all set apart in 1872 as the world’s first
national park.
Established March 1, 1872. Boundary changes: May 26, 1926; March 1, 1929; April 19, 1930; Oct. 20, 1932. Designated a Biosphere Reserve 1976. Designated a World Heritage Site Sept. 6, 1978.
Acreage—2,219,790.71 Federal: 2,219,789.13 Nonfederal: 1.58.
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