NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
The National Parks:
Index 2009–2011
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Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
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Part 3:
Related Areas
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Roosevelt Campobello International Park
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In the Act of August 18, 1970, the National Park System was defined
in law as “any area of land and water now or hereafter
administered by the Secretary of the Interior through the National Park
Service for park, monument, historic, parkway, recreational or other
purposes.” The same law specifically excludes “miscellaneous
areas administered in connection therewith,” that is, those
properties that are neither federally owned nor directly administered by
the National Park Service but that the National Park Service
assists.
The Affiliated Areas comprise a variety of locations in the United
States and Canada that preserve significant properties outside the
National Park System. Some of these have been recognized by Acts of
Congress, others have been designated national historic sites by the
Secretary of the Interior under authority of the Historic Sites Act of
1935. All draw on technical or financial aid from the National Park
Service.
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Aleutian World War II
National Historic Area
Ounalashka Corporation
PO Box 149
Unalaska, AK 99685
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This area preserves lands owned by the Ounalashka Corporation on the
island of Amaknak. It provides for the interpretation of the unique and
significant circumstances involving the history of the Aleut people and
the role the Aleut people and the Aleutian Islands played in the defense
of the United States in World War II.
Authorized Nov. 12, 1996.
Acreage—81, all nonfederal.
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American Memorial Park
PO Box 5189 CHRB
Saipan, MP 96950
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This site on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands was
created as a living memorial honoring the sacrifices made during the
Marianas Campaign of World War II. Recreational facilities, a World War
II museum, and a flag monument keep alive the memory of over 4,000 U.S.
military personnel and local islanders who died in June 1944.
Authorized Aug. 18, 1978.
Acreage—133, all nonfederal.
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Benjamin Franklin
National Memorial
c/o The Franklin Institute
222 North 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
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In the Rotunda of the Franklin Institute the colossal seated statue
of Franklin, by James Earle Fraser, honors the inventor-statesman.
Designated Oct. 25, 1972. Owned and administered by the Franklin Institute.
Acreage—0.00.
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Chicago Portage
National Historic Site
c/o Cook County Forest
Preserve
Cummings Square
River Forest, IL 60305
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A portion of the portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi,
discovered by French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet, is
preserved here.
Designated Jan. 3, 1952. Administered by Cook County.
Acreage—91.20, all nonfederal.
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Chimney Rock
National Historic Site
PO Box F
Bayard, NE 69334
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Pioneers camped near this landmark, which stands 500 feet above the
Platte River along the Oregon and California trails.
Designated Aug. 2, 1956. Owned by Nebraska; administered by the city of Bayard, the Nebraska State Historical Society, and the National Park Service under a cooperative agreement of June 21, 1956.
Acreage—83.36, all nonfederal.
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Fallen Timbers Battlefield
and Fort Miamis
National Historic Site
c/o Director, MetroParks
of the Toledo Area
5100 West Central Avenue
Toledo, OH 43615-2100
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The sites preserve and interpret U.S. military history and American
Indian culture between 1794 and 1813. In 1794 Gen. Anthony Wayne and
Shawnee Chief Tecumseh defeated a British-supplied federation of seven
tribes along the Maumee River, securing Ohio and the Northwest Territory
for U.S. settlement. Fort Miamis was later the site of a battle in the
War of 1812.
Established December 9, 1999.
Acreage: 185, all nonfederal.
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Father Marquette
National Memorial
Michigan Department of
Natural Resources and
Department of State
Straits State Park
720 Church Street
St. Ignace, MI 49781
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The memorial pays tribute to the life and work of Father Jacques
Marquette, French priest and explorer. It is located in Straits State
Park near St. Ignace, Mich., where Marquette founded a Jesuit mission in
1671 and was buried in 1678.
Authorized Dec. 20, 1975.
Acreage—52, all nonfederal.
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Gloria Dei (Old Swedes’)
Church
National Historic Site
916 South Swanson Street
Columbus Boulevard and
Christian Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
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This second oldest Swedish church in the United States was founded in
1677. The present structure, a splendid example of 1600s Swedish church
architecture, was erected about 1700.
Designated Nov. 17, 1942. Church site owned and administered by Corporation of Gloria Dei (Old Swedes’) Church. Boundary change: Aug. 21, 1958.
Acreage—3.71 Federal: 2.08 Nonfederal: 1.63.
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Green Springs
National Historic
Landmark District
c/o Shenandoah
National Park
3655 US Highway 211 East
Luray, VA 22835-9051
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This portion of Louisa County in Virginia’s Piedmont is noted
for its concentration of fine rural manor houses and related buildings
in an unmarred landscape. In 1974 the district was declared a national
historic landmark by the Secretary of the Interior. NO PUBLIC
FACILITIES.
On December 12, 1977, the Secretary agreed to accept preservation easements for nearly half of the 14,000 acres in the district.
Acreage—14,003.97 Federal (easements): 5,766.04 Nonfederal: 8,237.93.
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Historic Camden
Revolutionary War Site
222 Broad Street
Box 710
Camden, SC 29020
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This early colonial village was established in the mid-1730s and was
known as Fredericksburg Township. In 1768 the village was named Camden
in honor of Charles Pratt, Lord Camden, a British Parliamentary champion
of colonial rights. The site was occupied by the British under Lord
Cornwallis from June 1, 1780, until May 9, 1781. Camden was one of the
few frontier settlements where two Revolutionary War battles were
fought: August 16, 1780, and April 25, 1781.
Authorized May 24, 1982.
Acreage—undetermined.
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Ice Age
National Scientific Reserve
Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources, Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707
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This reserve contains nationally significant examples of landforms
resulting from continental glaciation. Each of the nine units is
state-owned and managed as a park recreational area, natural area, or
wildlife area.
Authorized Oct. 13, 1964.
Acreage—32,500, all nonfederal.
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International Peace Garden
R.R. 1, Box 116
Dunseith, ND 58329
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Peaceful relations between Canada and the United States are
commemorated here. North Dakota holds the 888-acre U.S. portion for
International Peace Garden, Inc., which administers the area for North
Dakota and Manitoba.
Originated by North Dakota in 1931; federal aid authorized in acts of Oct. 25, 1949; June 28, 1954; Aug. 28, 1958; Oct. 26, 1974.
Acreage—2,330.30, all nonfederal.
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Inupiat Heritage Center
PO Box 749
Barrow, AK 99723
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This center is affiliated with New Bedford Whaling National
Historical Park to commemorate over 2,000 whaling trips from New Bedford
to the western Arctic in the 1800s. The center collects, preserves, and
exhibits historical material, art objects, and scientific displays.
Designated Feb. 3, 1999.
Acreage—undetermined.
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Jamestown
National Historic Site
c/o Association for the
Preservation of Virginia
Antiquities
204 West Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23220
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Part of the site of the first permanent English settlement in North
America (1607) is on the upper end of Jamestown Island, scene of the
first representative legislative government on this continent, July 30,
1619.
Designated Dec. 18, 1940. Owned and administered by Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. Adjacent areas of the historic Jamestown site and island are part of Colonial National Historical Park.
Acreage—20.63, all nonfederal.
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Kate Mullany
National Historic Site
c/o American Labor
Studies Center
100 South Swan Street
Albany, NY 12210
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Catherine A. (Kate) Mullany was an Irish immigrant laundry worker who
organized and led Troy’s Collar Laundry Union during the 1860s,
one of the first all-female unions in the United States. She lived in
this house at 350 8th Street, Troy, N.Y., from 1869 to 1875, inherited
the house when her mother died in 1876, moved away, returned in 1903,
and died here in 1906. The house was privately owned until 2003, when it
was purchased by the New York AFL-CIO on behalf of the American Labor
Studies Center.
Authorized Dec. 3, 2004.
Acreage—.06, all nonfederal.
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Lower East Side Tenement
National Historic Site
66 Allen Street
New York, NY 10002
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The heart of the Lower East Side Tenement Museum is its landmark
tenement building, home to over 7,000 people from 20 nations between
1863 and 1935. The museum promotes tolerance and historical perspective
at this gateway to America.
Designated Nov. 12, 1998.
Acreage—undetermined, all nonfederal.
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New Jersey Coastal
Heritage Trail Route
389 Fortescue Road
PO Box 568
Newport, NJ 08345
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From the Raritan Bay near New York City south to the Delaware River
and Bay, this scenic vehicular trail explores the diverse heritage of
the New Jersey coast. Lighthouses, boardwalks, historic communities, and
migratory flyways are part of the trail. There are fees for some
activities sponsored by private and public institutions.
Authorized Oct. 20, 1988.
Acreage—undetermined.
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Oklahoma City
National Memorial
620 N. Harvey Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
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The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on April 19,
1995, killed 168 people and injured over 650. The memorial is owned and
operated by a private foundation. The National Park Service provides
interpretive services on the Outdoor Symbolic Memorial.
Established Oct. 9, 1997; redesignated as affiliated area Jan. 23, 2004.
Acreage—6.24 Federal: 3.12 Nonfederal: 3.12.
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Pinelands
National Reserve
c/o New Jersey Pinelands
Commission
15 Springfield Road
PO Box 7
New Lisbon, NJ 08064
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The Pinelands (Pine Barrens) is a unique ecosystem of historic
villages and berry farms amid vast pine-oak forests, extensive wetlands,
and diverse species of plants and animals. It is protected by state and
federal legislation through management by local, state, and federal
governments and the private sector. Public recreation facilities are
provided within state parks and forests. Pinelands was the
nation’s first designated national reserve.
Authorized Nov. 10, 1978. Designated a Biosphere Reserve 1983.
Acreage—1,164,025 Federal: 90,530 Nonfederal: 1,073,495.
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Port Chicago Naval
Magazine
National Memorial
c/o Eugene O’Neill
National Historic Site
PO Box 280
Danville, CA 94526
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This memorial, located at the Concord Naval Weapons Station near
Concord, Calif., recognizes the critical role Port Chicago played in
World War II by serving as the main facility for the Pacific Theater. It
also commemorates the explosion that occurred at the Port Chicago Naval
Magazine on July 17, 1944, which resulted in the largest domestic loss
of life during World War II. NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Authorized Oct. 28, 1992.
Acreage—undetermined.
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Red Hill Patrick Henry
National Memorial
Patrick Henry Memorial
Foundation
1250 Red Hill Road
Brookneal, VA 24528
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The law office and grave of the fiery Virginia legislator and orator
are preserved at this small plantation along with a reconstruction of
Patrick Henry’s last home, several dependencies, and a museum.
Authorized May 13, 1986.
Acreage—117 acres, all nonfederal.
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Roosevelt Campobello
International Park
c/o Executive Secretary
Roosevelt Campobello
International Park
Commission
PO Box 97
Lubec, ME 04652
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt was stricken by poliomyelitis here at
his summer home in New Brunswick, Canada, at the age of 39.
Established July 7, 1964. Owned and administered by a U.S.-Canadian commission.
Acreage—2,721.50, all nonfederal.
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Sewall-Belmont House
National Historic Site
144 Constitution Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002
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Rebuilt after fire damage from the War of 1812, this red brick house
is one of the oldest on Capitol Hill. It has been the National
Woman’s Party headquarters since 1929 and commemorates the
party’s founder and women’s suffrage leader, Alice Paul, and
associates. OPEN ON A LIMITED BASIS.
Authorized Oct. 26, 1974.
Acreage—0.35, all nonfederal.
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Thomas Cole
National Historic Site
218 Spring Street
Catskill, NY 12414
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This is the Hudson River home of the eminent British-American
landscape painter Thomas Cole (1801–1848). He is recognized as the
founder of the Hudson River School, America’s first indigenous
school of landscape painting. Cole created some of his greatest
paintings, including the “Voyage of Life” series, in the
small studio on the property. He lived in the 1815 Federal-period house.
Owned and operated by the Greene County Historical Society.
Authorized Dec. 9, 1999.
Acreage—3.4, all nonfederal.
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Touro Synagogue
National Historic Site
85 Touro Street
Newport, RI 02840
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One of the finest examples of colonial religious architecture,
designed by Peter Harrison, this synagogue is the present-day place of
worship of Congregation Jeshuat Israel.
Designated March 5, 1946. Owned by Congregation Shearith Israel, New York City.
Acreage—0.23, all nonfederal.
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National Coal Heritage Area
(Library of Congress Collections; Photograph Arthur Rothstein)
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National Heritage Areas expand on traditional approaches to resource
stewardship by supporting large-scale, community centered initiatives
that connect local citizens to the preservation, conservation, and
planning processes. Through the facilitation of a local coordinating
entity, like a private non-profit corporation or a public commission,
residents of a region come together to improve regional quality of life
by protecting their shared cultural and natural resources.
In National Heritage Areas, businesses, governments, non-profit
organizations, and private individuals collaborate to promote
sustainable economic development and community revitalization projects.
This cooperative approach allows National Heritage Areas to achieve both
conservation and economic growth in ways that do not compromise local
land use controls. Participation in projects and programs is always
voluntary, with zoning and land-use decisions remaining under the
jurisdiction of local governments.
National Heritage Areas are designated by Congress. Each National
Heritage Area is governed by separate authorizing legislation and
operates under provisions unique to its resources and desired goals. The
National Park Service provides technical planning and limited financial
assistance. Serving as a partner and advisor, the National Park Service
leaves decision-making authority in the hands of local people and
organizations.
First inaugurated in 1984, National Heritage Areas encompass 40
regions, ranging from factory towns and city neighborhoods to farmland
and battlefields. As part of a living, working, evolving landscape,
National Heritage Areas reflect the diverse and evolving histories and
cultures of the people who call the region home. Visitors who explore
these special places will learn about an innovative approach to resource
protection; they will also gain insight into the physical character and
cultural legacy of the United States.
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Abraham Lincoln
National Heritage Area
1 Old State Capitol Plaza
Springfield, IL 62701
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Here, in this 42-county region of central Illinois, are courthouses,
log cabins, hotels, and homes where Lincoln argued cases and entertained
neighbors and friends for over 30 years.
Authorized May 8, 2009.
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Arabia Mountain
National Heritage Area
3787 Klondike Road
Lithonia, GA 30038-4406
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Located in parts of three counties east of Atlanta, Ga., the region
has active quarries, rolling topography, rural landscapes, and unique
granite outcroppings.
Authorized Oct. 12, 2006.
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Atchafalaya
National Heritage Area
1051 North Third Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-5239
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This treasury of nature, culture, and history in south-central
Louisiana encompasses the nation’s largest river swamp. While the
14 parishes that compose the heritage area are best-known for the Cajun
descendants of French-speaking Acadians, the area’s complex racial
and ethnic mix is reflected in distinctive architecture, music,
language, food, and festivals.
Authorized Oct. 12, 2006.
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Augusta Canal
National Heritage Area
PO Box 2367
Augusta, GA 30903-2367
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This corridor in northeastern Georgia interprets a piece of our
nation’s history that transformed Augusta into an industrial
center on the eve of the Civil War.
Authorized Nov. 12, 1996.
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Automobile
National Heritage Area
200 Renaissance Center
Suite 3148
Detroit, MI 48243
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The area consists of six corridors representing the region that put
the world on wheels. Auto-related museums, historical sites, and
natural, cultural, and recreational resources link, protect, preserve,
and interpret the automobile’s story.
Authorized Nov. 6, 1998.
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Baltimore
National Heritage Area
Maryland
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Authorized March 30, 2009.
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Blue Ridge
National Heritage Area
195 Hemphill Knob Road
Asheville, NC 28803
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The area of 25 counties in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina
contains eastern America’s tallest mountain (Mt. Mitchell) and
deepest gorge (Linville Gorge). The heritage area preserves Cherokee and
Scotch-Irish culture, traditional mountain music, arts and crafts, and
associated historic sites.
Authorized Nov. 10, 2003.
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Cache La Poudre
River Corridor
PO Box 1190
Fort Collins, CO 80525-1190
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The corridor encompasses the river and its flood plain from the
Roosevelt National Forest to its confluence with the South Platte River
in Colorado. This heritage area commemorates the contributions of the
Poudre River to the development of water laws in the western United
States and the evolution of complex water delivery systems.
Authorized Oct. 19, 1996.
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Cane River
National Heritage Area
452 Jefferson St., Suite 150
Natchitoches, LA 71457
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This area in Louisiana is a largely rural landscape known for its
historic plantations, distinctive Creole architecture, and
multi-cultural legacy. It is home to a blend of cultures, including
French, Spanish, African, American Indian, and Creole.
Authorized Nov. 2, 1994.
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Champlain Valley
National Heritage
Partnership
54 West Shore Road
Grand Isle, VT 05458-2005
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Here are the linked navigable waterways and adjacent lands of Lake
Champlain, Lake George, the Champlain Canal, and portions of the Upper
Hudson River in Vermont and New York. This region, homeland of Indian
people of Algonquin and Iroquois descent, played an important role in
the establishment of the United States and Canada.
Authorized Oct. 12, 2006.
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Crossroads of the
American Revolution
National Heritage Area
PO Box 1364
Princeton, NJ 08542-1364
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This area encompasses 213 municipalities and all or parts of 14
counties from Bergen to Gloucester in New Jersey. Gen. George
Washington planned and led some of the most decisive military actions of
the American Revolution across this landscape.
Authorized Oct. 12, 2006.
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Delaware and Lehigh
National Heritage
Corridor
2750 Hugh Moore Park Road
Easton, PA 18042-7120
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This 165-mile region, rich in anthracite coal and other natural
resources, is a transportation crossroads. Canals and railroads in the
Delaware and Lehigh valleys transported lumber, hard coal, slate, iron,
and steel from mountain to market, fueling America’s Industrial
Revolution.
Authorized Nov. 18, 1988.
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Erie Canalway
National Heritage
Corridor
PO Box 219
Waterford, NY 12188
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This heritage corridor commemorates and celebrates the impacts of the
Erie Canal on the creation of the United States. The 524-mile canal
system is an engineering marvel that knitted together New England, New
York, and the West, spreading commerce and ideas.
Authorized Dec. 21, 2000.
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Essex
National Heritage Area
221 Essex Street, Suite 41
Salem, MA 01970
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The area encompasses 500 square miles of eastern Massachusetts. It
includes thousands of historic sites, rivers and marshes, and miles of
unspoiled coastline. The heritage area illuminates almost 400 years of
our nation’s history.
Authorized Nov. 12, 1996.
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Freedom’s Frontier
National Heritage Area
PO Box 526
Lawrence, KS 66044-0526
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This area encompasses counties in eastern Kansas and western
Missouri. Along this border, before and during the Civil War, a conflict
took place between the forces of slavery and freedom. As abolitionists
and others fought to keep Kansas a free state and pro-slavery forces
gathered in Missouri, the Eastern press began calling the region
“Bleeding Kansas.”
Authorized Oct. 12, 2006.
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Freedom’s Way
National Heritage Area
(Massachusetts, New Hampshire)
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Authorized March 30, 2009.
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Great Basin
National Heritage Route
PO Box 78
Baker, NV 89311-0078
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The heritage route incorporates the classic landscape of White Pine
County, Nev., Duckwater Shoshone Reservation, Nev., and Millard County,
Utah. This region of biological diversity and fragile ecological
communities has cultural sites and American Indian heritage. Highlights
include the Nevada Northern Railway Museum and Fillmore Territorial
Statehouse, Nevada, and Topaz Japanese Relocation Camp, Utah.
Authorized Oct. 12, 2006.
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Gullah/Geechee
Cultural Heritage Corridor
1214 Middle Street
Sullivans Island, SC 29482-9717
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This area recognizes the important contributions made to American
culture and history by Africans and African Americans known as the
Gullah/Geechee who settled in the coastal counties of South Carolina and
Georgia, the southeast coast of North Carolina, and the northeast coast
of Florida.
Authorized Oct. 12, 2006.
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Hudson River Valley
National Heritage Area
Hudson River Valley
Greenway
Capitol Building, Room 254
Albany, NY 12224
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The heritage area stretches from New York City to Saratoga County,
north of Albany. The area promotes and interprets resources that support
three corridor-wide themes: the interrelationship of nature and culture,
the vital roles of freedom and dignity throughout the valley’s
history, and the historical and contemporary role of commerce.
Authorized Nov. 12, 1996.
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Illinois & Michigan Canal
National Heritage Corridor
200 West 8th Street
Lockport, IL 60441-2878
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The corridor commemorates and interprets the 97-mile canal, completed
in 1848, that connected Lake Michigan to the Illinois River along an
American Indian portage route. By forging the last link in water
transport between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi watershed, the
canal rapidly transformed Chicago from a small settlement to a critical
transportation hub.
Authorized Aug. 24, 1984.
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John H. Chafee
Blackstone River Valley
National Heritage Corridor
1 Depot Square
Woonsocket, RI 02895
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This area is composed of 24 cities and towns on 454 square miles of
land in the watershed of the Blackstone River. Beginning in the 1700s,
the Blackstone Valley provided the setting for a remarkable
transformation from farm to factory, a local story that became the model
for a national phenomenon—the American Industrial Revolution.
Authorized Nov. 10, 1986.
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Journey Through
Hallowed Ground
National Heritage Area
PO Box 77
Waterford, VA 20197-0077
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The area stretches 175 miles along the U.S. Route 15 corridor. The
journey includes Gettysburg, Pa., Frederick and Washington counties,
Md., Harpers Ferry, W.Va., and Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello in
Charlottesville, Va. Its path is a treasure trove of
history—American Indian and African American sites, restored
architectural gems, presidential homes, and the nation’s greatest
concentration of Civil War battle sites.
Authorized May 8, 2008.
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Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm
National Heritage Area
Alaska
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Authorized March 30, 2009.
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Lackawanna Valley
National Heritage Area
538 Spruce Street, Suite 516
Scranton, PA 18503
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This region in northeastern Pennsylvania gives residents and visitors
a chance to understand the people and industries that made the United
States a powerhouse of technology, wealth, and ingenuity. Visitors can
see where anthracite was mined, steel forged, and textiles
woven—and they can learn about the people who did that
back-breaking work.
Authorized Oct. 6, 2000.
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Mississippi Delta
National Heritage Area
Mississippi
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Authorized March 30, 2009.
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Mississippi Gulf Coast
National Heritage Area
Mississippi Department of
Marine Resources
1141 Bayview Ave., Suite 101
Biloxi, MS 39530
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The area encompasses the Mississippi Coastal Plain that borders the
Gulf of Mexico. The landscape has been shaped by the natural coastal and
riverine environment and cultural influences, including early American
Indians and Spanish, French, and English settlers.
Authorized Dec. 8, 2004.
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Mississippi Hills
National Heritage Area
Mississippi
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Authorized March 30, 2009.
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Mormon Pioneer
National Heritage Area
115 West Main Street
Mt. Pleasant, UT 84647
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The region, stretching through six counties along U.S. Highway 89 in
southern Utah, is recognized for its dramatic landscapes. Communities
along the corridor reflect the experience of Mormon colonization.
Authorized Oct. 12, 2006.
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Muscle Shoals
National Heritage Area
Alabama
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Authorized March 30, 2009.
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National Aviation
Heritage Area
PO Box 414
Dayton, Ohio 45409
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This heritage area in southwest Ohio builds on the Wright
brothers’ legacy and the aviation history that followed them in
the Dayton, Ohio, region.
Authorized Dec. 8, 2004.
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National Coal
Heritage Area
104 Wilson Street
PO Box 5176
Beckley, WV 25801
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In no other place has coal mining so dominated an economy and social
structure as the 5,300-square-mile region encompassed by this area in
southern West Virginia. Huge amounts of coal, unsurpassed in quality,
have been exported, leaving a society and landscape rich in history and
culture. Today, the rugged area’s communities retain much of their
original character as “company towns,” reflecting local
traditions, immigrant laborers, and the dominance of the coal
industry.
Authorized Nov. 12, 1996.
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Niagara Falls
National Heritage Area
c/o National Park Service
Fort Stanwix
National Monument
112 East Park Street
Rome, NY 13440
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This area, stretching from the western boundary of Wheatfield, N.Y.,
to the mouth of the Niagara River on Lake Ontario, includes the
communities of Niagara Falls, Youngstown, and Lewiston, N.Y. The region
is home to natural wonders, cultural traditions, and nationally
significant historical sites. It has associations with American Indians,
European exploration, the French and Indian War, the American
Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Underground Railroad.
Authorized May 8, 2008.
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Northern Plains
National Heritage Area
North Dakota
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Authorized March 30, 2009.
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Northern Rio Grande
National Heritage Area
PO Box 610
Espanola, NM 87532-0610
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In northern New Mexico, the area stretches from Santa Fe to Taos and
includes Santa Fe, Rio Arriba, and Taos counties. It encompasses a
mosaic of cultures and history, including eight Pueblos and the
descendants of Spanish ancestors who settled here as early as 1598.
Authorized Oct. 12, 2006.
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Ohio and Erie
National Heritage Canalway
520 S. Main Street
Suite 2452
Akron, OH 44311
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This area of northeast Ohio celebrates the canal that enabled
shipping between Lake Erie and the Ohio River and vaulted Ohio into
commercial prominence in the early 1830s. The canal and Towpath Trail
pass through agricultural lands and rural villages into industrial
communities like Akron, Canton, and Cleveland that trace their
prosperity to the canal.
Authorized Nov. 12, 1996.
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Oil Region
National Heritage Area
PO Box 128
Oil City, PA 16301-0128
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This area in northwestern Pennsylvania tells the story of Col. Edwin
Drake’s drilling of the world’s first successful oil well in
1859. Visitors learn about the legacy of the petroleum industry, which
continues to shape the economy, society, politics, and daily life.
Authorized Dec. 8, 2004.
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Path of Progress
National Heritage
Tour Route
115 S. Marian Street, Suite B
Ebensburg, PA 15931-1522
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This route promotes, interprets, and makes accessible the cultural
and industrial heritage of a nine-county region associated with the
industries in western Pennsylvania that were crucial to its
development—iron, steel, coal, and transportation.
Authorized Nov. 19, 1988.
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Quinebaug and Shetucket
Rivers Valley
National Heritage Corridor
111 Main Street
Danielson, CT 06239-0029
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This region in northeast Connecticut and south central Massachusetts
is one of the last undeveloped areas in the northeastern U.S. It
includes archeological sites, excellent water quality, rural landscapes,
architecturally significant mill structures and villages, several
National Historic Landmarks and historic districts, and large parks and
open spaces.
Authorized Nov. 2, 1994.
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Rivers of Steel
National Heritage Area
623 E. Eighth Avenue
Homestead, PA 15120-1985
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The area celebrates the industrial history of Pittsburgh and the
surrounding region, which for over a century was the “Steel Making
Capital of the World.” The area documents and shares the stories
of immigrants who worked in the steel industry.
Authorized Nov. 12, 1996.
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Sangre de Cristo
National Heritage Area
Colorado
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Authorized March 30, 2009.
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Schuylkill River Valley
National Heritage Area
140 College Drive
Pottstown, PA 19464
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For generations, people of southeastern Pennsylvania have viewed the
Schuylkill River as integral to their way of life. They built homes,
raised families, and shaped the course of history along its banks. The
125-mile river is central to the story of colonization and
industrialization of America.
Authorized Oct. 6, 2000.
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Shenandoah Valley
Battlefields National
Historic District
Battlefields Foundation
PO Box 897
New Market, VA 22844-0897
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Here are the stories of the soldiers and civilians who shaped a
critical period in American history. During the American Civil War,
Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley was in the crossfire between the
North and South. This agricultural valley was militarily significant due
to its ability to feed armies and its location close to the capitals of
the opposing sides, Richmond, Va., and Washington, D.C.
Authorized Nov. 12, 1996.
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Silos & Smokestacks
National Heritage Area
604 Lafayette Street, Suite 202
Waterloo, IA 50704
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Discover the story of agriculture, agribusiness, and farm life
through sites, events, and communities. No other region in the United
States shares such a rich agricultural legacy.
Authorized Nov. 12, 1996.
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South Carolina
National Heritage Corridor
1205 Pendleton Street
Columbia, SC 29201
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Bounded at one end by the historic port city of Charleston and at the
other by the Blue Ridge mountains, the corridor has historical,
cultural, and natural resources that tell the vibrant story of South
Carolina’s centuries-old history.
Authorized Nov. 12, 1996.
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South Park
National Heritage Area
Colorado
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Authorized March 30, 2009.
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Tennessee Civil War
National Heritage Area
Center for Historic
Preservation, Middle
Tennessee State University
1421 East Main Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
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A number of sites interpret and preserve the legacies of the Civil
War and Reconstruction in Tennessee. The heritage area provides
technical assistance with historical documentation and interpretation
projects across the state.
Authorized Nov. 12, 1996.
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Upper Housatonic Valley
National Heritage Area
PO Box 493
Salisbury, CT 06068-0493
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This region in northwestern Connecticut and western Massachusetts is
noted for its picturesque landscape, the meandering Housatonic River,
and traditional New England towns. The area’s early history was
marked by the American Revolution, early industrialization, and
deforestation followed by a long history of reclamation and
conservation.
Authorized October 12, 2006.
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Wheeling
National Heritage Area
1400 Main Street
Wheeling, WV 26003
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The area commemorates the 1849 suspension bridge that extended the
National Road (U.S. Route 40) into Ohio. The bridge brought people and
goods to the city and enabled eastern settlers to migrate to the western
frontier. The heritage area preserves and celebrates Wheeling’s
dramatic setting, resources, and history, including its role as
birthplace of the state of West Virginia during the Civil War.
Authorized Oct. 11, 2000.
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Yuma Crossing
National Heritage Area
180 West First Street, Suite E
Yuma, AZ 85364
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This heritage area celebrates the pivotal role Yuma, Ariz., played as
a Colorado River crossing point in the 1800s and the city’s
innovative role in water management in the 1900s.
Authorized Oct. 19, 2000.
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National Wild and Scenic Rivers System |
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Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
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Public Law 90-542, of October 2, 1968, provides for the establishment
of a system of rivers to be preserved as free-flowing streams accessible
for public use and enjoyment. Components of the system, which may
include only a portion of a river, are classified as wild, scenic, or
recreational rivers. They are classified according to the degree of
development on the river, shoreline, and adjacent lands. Thus a wild
river shows little evidence of human activity, the river is free of
dams, and it is generally inaccessible except by trail. A scenic river
is one with relatively primitive shorelines but accessible in places by
road. A recreational river has more development, is accessible, and may
have been dammed or diverted in the past.
Once a river is designated a component of the National Wild and
Scenic Rivers System, the objective of the managing agency is to
preserve or enhance the features that qualified the river for inclusion
within the system; any recreational use must be compatible with
preservation. The rivers listed here are administered by the National
Park Service. Those administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
are components of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Rivers and streams that are in state-protected systems may become
units of the national system if the state’s governor asks for such
inclusion. The Secretary of the Interior may then designate the river,
if it is appropriate, as a unit of the system. Federally managed
components of the system are designated by acts of Congress. Usually
Congress first authorizes a detailed study to determine the
qualification of a river area for the system.
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Alagnak Wild River
Katmai National Park
and Preserve, PO Box 7
King Salmon, AK 99613-0007
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See Alagnak Wild River, Alaska, a unit of the National Park System.
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Alatna Wild River
Gates of the Arctic
National Park and Preserve
201 First Ave., Doyon Bldg.
Fairbanks, AK 99701-4848
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The stream lies wholly within Gates of the Arctic National Park and
Preserve, Alaska, in the Central Brooks Range. Wildlife, scenery, and
interesting geologic features abound in the river corridor.
Authorized Dec. 2, 1980. Length: 83 miles.
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Aniakchak Wild River
Katmai National Park
and Preserve, PO Box 7
King Salmon, AK 99613-0007
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The river, which lies within Aniakchak National Monument and
Preserve, Alaska, flows out of Surprise Lake in the Aniakchak caldera
and plunges spectacularly through The Gates, a great cleft in the
caldera wall.
Authorized Dec. 2, 1980. Length: 63 miles.
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Bluestone
National Scenic River
c/o New River Gorge
National River, PO Box 246
Glen Jean, WV 25846-0246
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See Bluestone National Scenic River, West Virginia, a unit of the
National Park System.
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Charley Wild River
Yukon-Charley Rivers
National Preserve
201 First Ave., Doyon Bldg.
Fairbanks, AK 99701-4848
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Lying within Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, Alaska, this
stream is known for the exceptional clarity of its water. For the
experienced canoeist or kayaker, it offers many miles of whitewater
challenges.
Authorized Dec. 2, 1980. Length: 208 miles.
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Chilikadrotna Wild River
Lake Clark National Park
and Preserve
4230 University Drive, Suite 311
Anchorage, AK 99508-4626
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The river lies within Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska.
Long stretches of swift water and outstanding fishing are exceptional
features.
Authorized Dec. 2, 1980. Length: 11 miles.
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Eightmile National Wild
and Scenic River
c/o National Park Service
Northeast Region
National Wild and Scenic
Rivers Division
200 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-2818
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This is a 62-square-mile watershed of rolling forested landscape with
over 150 miles of pristine rivers and streams and a variety of historic
features.
Authorized: May 8, 2008. Length: 25.3 miles.
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Farmington National
Wild and Scenic River
c/o National Park Service
Northeast Region
National Wild and Scenic
Rivers Division
200 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-2818
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The West Branch of the Farmington River is recognized as one of the
most valuable trout fisheries in Connecticut and the northeast region.
It is also essential to Atlantic salmon recovery plans for the
Connecticut River, and supports outstanding canoeing, kayaking, and
tubing.
Authorized Aug. 1994. Length: 14 miles.
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Flathead River
Flathead National Forest
1935 3rd Avenue E.
Kalispell, MT 59901
Glacier National Park
PO Box 128
West Glacier, MT 59936-0128
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Coursing the western boundary of Glacier National Park, Montana, this
is a noted spawning stream.
Authorized Oct. 12, 1976. Length: 77.6 miles.
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Great Egg Harbor Scenic
and Recreational River
c/o National Park Service
Northeast Region
National Wild and Scenic
Rivers Division
200 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-2818
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See Great Egg Harbor Scenic and Recreational River, New Jersey, a
unit of the National Park System.
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John Wild River
Gates of the Arctic
National Park and Preserve
201 First Ave., Doyon Bldg.
Fairbanks, AK 99701-4848
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The river flows south through the Anaktuvuk Pass of Alaska’s
Brooks Range, and its valley is an important migration route for the
Arctic caribou herd. Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
contains the wild river.
Authorized Dec. 2, 1980. Length: 52 miles.
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Kern River
Sequoia National Park
47050 Generals Highway
Three Rivers, CA 93271-9651
Sequoia National Forest
900 West Grand Avenue
Porterville, CA 93257
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This river includes both the North and South forks of the Kern. The
South Fork is totally free-flowing. It descends through deep gorges with
large granite outcroppings and domes interspersed with open meadows. The
upper 47.5 miles of the North Fork flow through Sequoia National Park
and Golden Trout Wilderness.
Authorized Nov. 24, 1987. Length: 151 miles.
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Kings River
Kings Canyon National Park
47050 Generals Highway
Three Rivers, CA 93271-9651
Sequoia National Forest
900 West Grand Avenue
Porterville, CA 93257
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This river includes the entire Middle and South forks, which are
largely in Kings Canyon National Park. Beginning in glacial lakes above
treeline, the rivers flow through deep, steepsided canyons, over falls
and cataracts, eventually becoming an outstanding whitewater rafting
river in its lower reaches in Sequoia National Forest. Geology, scenery,
recreation, fish, wildlife, and history are significant aspects.
Authorized Nov. 3, 1987. Length: 55.5 miles.
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Kobuk Wild River
Gates of the Arctic
National Park and Preserve
201 First Ave., Doyon Bldg.
Fairbanks, AK 99701-4848
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Kobuk Wild River is contained within Gates of the Arctic National
Park and Preserve, Alaska. From its headwaters in the Endicott
Mountains, the stream courses south through a wide valley and passes
through two scenic canyons.
Authorized Dec. 2, 1980. Length: 110 miles.
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Lamprey
Wild and Scenic River
c/o National Park Service
Northeast Region
National Wild and Scenic
Rivers Division
200 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-2818
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The Lamprey River in southeastern New Hampshire is the largest
tributary of the Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. The
largely undisturbed river corridor supports excellent recreation
opportunities and diverse wildlife. Many important historical and
archeological sites have also been preserved by the lack of modern
development.
Authorized May 2000. Length: 23.5 miles.
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Lower Delaware
Wild and Scenic River
c/o National Park Service
Northeast Region
National Wild and Scenic
Rivers Division
200 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-2818
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Recreational opportunities combine with a wealth of natural,
cultural, and historic features within the river valley. The corridor
contains the site of George Washington’s famous crossing of the
Delaware River. Sheer cliffs that rise 400 feet above the river are home
to rare plants in this region, including prickly pear cactus.
Authorized Nov. 1, 2000. Length: 67 miles.
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Maurice Scenic and
Recreational River
c/o National Park Service
Northeast Region
National Wild and Scenic
Rivers Division
200 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-2818
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Portions of the Maurice River and three of its main tributaries, the
Manumuskin River and Menantico and Muskee creeks, were designated to
protect critical habitat on the Atlantic Flyway. The river flows through
southern New Jersey to the Delaware Bay.
Authorized Dec. 1, 1993. Length: 35.4 miles.
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Merced River
Yosemite National Park
PO Box 577
Yosemite National Park, CA
95389-0577
Sierra National Forest
1130 O Street
Fresno, CA 93721
Bureau of Land Management
2800 Cottage Way
Sacramento, CA 95825
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Including the South Fork, this segment of the Merced flows through
superlative scenery—glaciated peaks, lakes, alpine and subalpine
meadows—in alternating pools and cascades. The South Fork
possesses one of the few remaining pristine Sierra fisheries with
self-sustaining populations of rainbow, eastern brook, and brown
trout.
Authorized Nov. 2, 1987. Length: 81 miles.
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Middle Delaware River
c/o Delaware Water Gap
National Recreation Area
Bushkill, PA 18324-9410
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See Middle Delaware National Scenic River, Pennsylvania, a unit of
the National Park System.
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Missouri
National Recreational River
508 East Second Street
Yankton, SD 57078
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See Missouri National Recreational River, Nebraska, a unit of the
National Park System.
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Mulchatna Wild River
Lake Clark National Park
and Preserve
4230 University Drive
Suite 311
Anchorage, AK 99508-4626
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Mulchatna Wild River, which lies within Lake Clark National Park and
Preserve, Alaska, is exceptionally scenic as it flows out of Turquoise
Lake with the glacier-clad Chigmit Mountains to the east. Moose and
caribou inhabit the area.
Authorized Dec. 2, 1980. Length: 24 miles.
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Musconetcong National
Wild and Scenic River
c/o National Park Service
Northeast Region
National Wild and Scenic
Rivers Division
200 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-2818
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Scenic farms, secluded natural areas, villages, and hamlets make the
Musconetcong River valley one of the most scenic river valleys in New
Jersey.
Authorized: December 22, 2006. Length: 24.2 miles.
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Niobrara
National Scenic River
146 S. Hall Street
PO Box 319
Valentine, NE 69201-2104
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See Niobrara National Scenic Riverway, Nebraska, a unit of the
National Park System.
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Noatak Wild River
PO Box 1029
Kotzebue, AK 99752-1029
c/o Gates of the Arctic
National Park and Preserve
201 First Ave., Doyon Bldg.
Fairbanks, AK 99701-4848
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Noatak Wild River is situated in Gates of the Arctic National Park
and Preserve and Noatak National Preserve in Alaska. The Noatak drains
the largest mountain-ringed river basin in America that is still
virtually unaffected by human activities.
Authorized Dec. 2, 1980. Length: 330 miles.
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North Fork of the Koyukuk
Wild River
Gates of the Arctic
National Park and Preserve
201 First Ave., Doyon Bldg.
Fairbanks, AK 99701-4848
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The river flows from the south flank of the Arctic Divide through
broad, glacially-carved valleys beside the rugged Endicott Mountains in
Alaska’s Central Brooks Range.
Authorized Dec. 2, 1980. Length: 102 miles.
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Obed
Wild and Scenic River
PO Box 429
Wartburg, TN 37887-0429
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See Obed Wild and Scenic River, Tennessee, a unit of the National
Park System.
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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
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See Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River, Texas, a unit of the National
Park System.
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Saint Croix
National Scenic Riverway
401 N. Hamilton Street
St. Croix Falls, WI 54024-0708
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See Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, Wisconsin, a unit of the
National Park System.
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Salmon Wild River
Kobuk Valley National Park
PO Box 1029
Kotzebue, AK 99752-1029
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Salmon Wild River, located within Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska,
is small but exceptionally beautiful, with deep, blue-green pools and
many rock outcroppings.
Authorized Dec. 2, 1980. Length: 70 miles.
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Snake River Headwaters
Wild and Scenic River
Wyoming
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Authorized March 30, 2009.
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Sudbury, Assabet and
Concord National Wild
and Scenic River
c/o National Park Service
Northeast Region
National Wild and Scenic
Rivers Division
200 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-2818
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The Sudbury and Assabet Rivers join in Concord, Mass., to form the
Concord River. The Concord flows through both Great Meadows National
Wildlife Refuge and Minute Man National Historical Park. The river
played a significant role in early American history and in the writings
of Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and others.
Authorized April 1999. Length: 29 miles.
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Taunton River
Wild and Scenic River
Massachusetts
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Authorized March 30, 2009.
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Tinayguk Wild River
Gates of the Arctic
National Park
201 First Ave., Doyon Bldg.
Fairbanks, AK 99701-4848
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Alaska’s Tinayguk River is the largest tributary of the North
Fork of the Koyukuk. Both lie entirely within the pristine environment
of Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve.
Authorized Dec. 2, 1980. Length: 44 miles.
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Tlikakila Wild River
Lake Clark National Park
and Preserve
4230 University Drive
Suite 311
Anchorage, AK 99508-4626
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Located about 100 air miles west of Anchorage in Lake Clark National
Park, Alaska, Tlikakila Wild River is closely flanked by glaciers;
10,000-foot-high, rock-and-snow-capped mountains; and perpendicular
cliffs.
Authorized Dec. 2, 1980. Length: 51 miles.
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Tuolumne River
Stanislaus National Forest
19777 Greenley Road
Sonora, CA 95370
Yosemite National Park
PO Box 577
Yosemite National Park, CA
95389-0577
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The Tuolumne originates from snowmelt off mounts Dana and Lyell in
Yosemite National Park and courses 54 miles before crossing into
Stanislaus National Forest. The national forest segment contains some of
the most noted whitewater in the High Sierra and is an extremely popular
rafting stream.
Authorized Sept. 28, 1984. Length: 54 miles.
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Upper Delaware Scenic
and Recreational River
274 River Road
Beach Lake, PA 18405-9737
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See Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, Pennsylvania, a
unit of the National Park System.
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White Clay Creek
Wild and Scenic River
c/o National Park Service
Northeast Region
National Wild and Scenic
Rivers Division
200 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-2818
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White Clay Creek flows through southwestern Chester County, Pa., and
northwestern New Castle County, Del. The White Clay Creek watershed is
renowned for its scenery, opportunities for birding and trout fishing,
and for its historic resources. The watershed is also an important
source of drinking water for residents of Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Authorized Oct. 24, 2000. Length: 190 miles.
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Appalachian National Scenic Trail
(Appalachian Trail Conservancy/Michael Scott Petty)
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The National Trails System Act of 1968, as amended, calls for
establishing trails in both urban and rural settings for people of all
ages, interests, skills, and physical abilities. The act promotes the
enjoyment and appreciation of trails while encouraging greater public
access. It establishes four classes of trails: national scenic trails,
national historic trails, national recreation trails, and side and
connecting trails.
National scenic trails are to be continuous, extended routes of
outdoor recreation within protected corridors. The first two established
under the National Trails System Act were the Appalachian and Pacific
Crest trails. They wind through some of the nation’s most striking
natural beauty. National historic trails recognize past routes of
exploration, migration, and military action.
The term national recreation trail is given to an existing local or
regional trail when recognized by the federal government, with the
consent of any federal, state, or political entity having jurisdiction
over these lands. Today over 1,050 of these trails have been designated
throughout the country. They are located in 50 states, the District of
Columbia, and Puerto Rico, totaling over 19,000 miles.
Side and connecting trails provide additional access to and between
components of the National Trails System. To date, two have been
designated.
Since 1968, 43 long-distance trails have been studied for inclusion
in the system, and 26 have been designated. The National Park Service,
U.S. Department of the Interior, administers 19; the Bureau of Land
Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, administers one; and the
National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management jointly administer
two. The Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, administers
four.
The National Park Service encourages all public and private agencies
to develop, maintain, and protect trails. With the cooperation and
support of a nationwide trails community, the vision of an
interconnected, cross-country trail system will become a reality. For
information about the National Trails System Act visit:
www.nps.gov/nts.
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Ala Kahakai
National Historic Trail
National Park Service
c/o Kaloko-Honoko¯hau
National Historical Park
73-4786 Kanalani Street, #14
Kailua Kona, HI 96740-2608
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Ala Kahakai, “trail by the sea,” connects shoreline
trails associated with Polynesian settlement, illustrating how Hawaiians
flourished as a civilization. Events commemorated along the trail
include Captain Cook’s historic landing, the rise of Kamehameha I,
and changes leading to Hawaii’s unique blend of cultures. The
trail runs along beaches, passes ancient sites, and goes through
natural, urban, and wilderness areas.
Established Jan. 24, 2000. Length: 175 miles.
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Appalachian
National Scenic Trail
National Park Service
PO Box 50
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425
For public inquiries:
Appalachian Trail
Conservancy
PO Box 807
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425
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About 2,150 miles of this scenic trail follow the Appalachian
Mountains from 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 two initial components of
the National Trails System. It is also a unit of the National Park
System.
Established Oct. 2, 1968. Length: 2,175 miles.
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Arizona
National Scenic Trail
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Authorized March 30, 2009.
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California
National Historic Trail
National Park Service
324 South State St., Suite 200
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
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The California Trail is a system of overland routes, starting at five
points along the Missouri River and ending at many locations in
California and Oregon. Over these trails, from 1841 to 1869, passed one
of America’s great mass migrations, seeking the promise of gold
and a new life in California.
Established Aug. 3, 1992. Length: 5,600 miles.
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Captain John Smith
Chesapeake National
Historic Trail
410 Severn Avenue
Annapolis, MD 21403
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This historic trail consists of water routes in the Chesapeake Bay
and its tributaries. It commemorates the exploratory voyages of Captain
Smith in 1607–1608 and the American Indian cultures that he
encountered. It also interprets the historic and contemporary natural
history of the bay, connecting dozens of gateway communities.
Established: December 19, 2006. Length: 3,000 miles.
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Chesapeake Bay
Gateways and Watertrails
Network
410 Severn Avenue
Annapolis, MD 21403
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The network connects visitors with the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers
through a partnership of 161 parks, wildlife refuges, museums, sailing
ships, historic communities, and trails. Here people can experience the
authentic Chesapeake—its spectacular natural areas, its
contributions to America’s history, and its maritime heritage. The
experience will hopefully inspire a commitment to conserve and restore
the Chesapeake.
Established: December 2, 2002. Chesapeake Bay watershed: 64,000 square miles.
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Continental Divide
National Scenic Trail
Forest Service, USDA
Rocky Mountain Region
740 Simms Street
Golden, CO 80225
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Running the length of the Rocky Mountains near the Continental
Divide, this trail extends from Canada’s Waterton Lake into
Montana, along the Idaho border, and on to Wyoming, Colorado, and New
Mexico, ending at the U.S.-Mexican border.
Established Nov. 10, 1978. Length: 3,200 miles.
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El Camino Real de los Tejas
National Historic Trail
National Park Service
National Trails System Office
PO Box 728
Santa Fe, NM 87504-0728
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Established in the late 1600s as a route connecting missions across
the plains of Texas, the route played key roles in securing the Spanish
frontier with France, in holding Mexico’s northern frontier after
independence in 1821, and as the gateway for American settlement of
Texas after the Republic period. The route was known as the “Old
San Antonio Road.”
Established Oct. 18, 2004. Length: multiple routes totaling about 2,600 miles.
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El Camino Real
de Tierra Adentro
National Historic Trail
National Park Service
National Trails System Office
PO Box 728
Santa Fe, NM 87504-0728
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From 1598 to 1882, the 1,600-mile Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
joined Mexico City and Santa Fe. It aided exploration, colonization,
economic development, and subsequent cultural interactions among
Spanish, Anglo, and native peoples. Only the 404 miles in the United
States are designated as a National Historic Trail. Co-administered with
the Bureau of Land Management.
Established Oct. 13, 2000. Length: 404 miles.
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Florida
National Scenic Trail
Forest Service, USDA
325 John Knox Road, F-100
Tallahassee, FL 32303
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The trail runs north from Big Cypress National Preserve and the
Kissimee Prairie through various national and state forests to Gulf
Islands National Seashore. Over 800 miles have been developed for public
use.
Administered by Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Established March 28, 1983. Length: 1,300 miles.
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Ice Age
National Scenic Trail
National Park Service
700 Rayovac Drive
Suite 100
Madison, WI 53711
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Winding over Wisconsin’s glacial moraines, the trail links six
of the nine units of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve. It
traverses significant features of Wisconsin’s glacial heritage.
About 600 miles are open to public use; additional miles are being
developed.
Established Oct. 3, 1980. Length: 1,000 miles.
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Iditarod
National Historic Trail
Bureau of Land Management
6881 Elmore Road
Anchorage, AK 99507
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One of Alaska’s preeminent Gold Rush trails, the Iditarod
extends from Seward to Nome and is composed of a network of trails and
side trails developed in the early 1900s. An annual dog-sled race from
Anchorage to Nome brings this trail international attention.
Established Nov. 10, 1978. Length: 2,350 miles.
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Juan Bautista de Anza
National Historic Trail
National Park Service
1111 Jackson Street, Suite 700
Oakland, CA 94607
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This trail commemorates the 1776 establishment of an overland route
used by Spanish soldiers and their families as they emigrated from
northern Mexico to establish a foothold on the edge of Alta California
at San Francisco Bay.
Established Aug. 15, 1990. Length in U.S.: 1,200 miles.
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Lewis and Clark
National Historic Trail
National Park Service
601 Riverfront Drive
Omaha, NE 68102
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The route of the 1804–06 Lewis and Clark Expedition extends
from the Mississippi River in Illinois to the Pacific Ocean at the mouth
of the Columbia River in Oregon. Water routes, hiking trails, and marked
highways follow the explorers’ outbound and return routes. Public
and private recreational and historic sites in 11 states along the trail
provide for public use and interpretation of the expedition.
Established Nov. 10, 1978. Length: 3,700 miles.
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Mormon Pioneer
National Historic Trail
National Park Service
324 South State St., Suite 200
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
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This trail follows the route over which Brigham Young led the Mormons
from Nauvoo, Ill., to the site of today’s Salt Lake City, Utah, in
1846–47.
Established Nov. 10, 1978. Length: 1,300 miles.
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Natchez Trace
National Scenic Trail
National Park Service
c/o Natchez Trace Parkway
2680 Natchez Trace Parkway
Tupelo, MS 38804-9718
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Sections of this trail totaling 64 miles are found along the Natchez
Trace Parkway near Natchez and Jackson, Miss., and Nashville, Tenn. The
trail is a unit of the National Park System.
Established March 28, 1983. Length: 64 miles.
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New England
National Scenic Trail
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Authorized March 30, 2009.
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Nez Perce
National Historic Trail
Forest Service, USDA
12730 Highway 12
Orofino, ID 83544
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The Nez Perce Trail commemorates the flight of the non-treaty Nez
Perce Indians in 1877. It begins in northeastern Oregon, extends across
Idaho to central Montana, bisecting Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming
and ending near the Bear Paw Mountains in Montana.
Established Oct. 6, 1986. Length: 1,170 miles.
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North Country
National Scenic Trail
National Park Service
700 Rayovac Drive
Suite 100
Madison, WI 53711
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The trail connects outstanding scenic, natural, and cultural sites in
seven northern tier states extending from Crown Point, New York, to Lake
Sakakawea in North Dakota. Additional miles are being developed.
Established March 5, 1980. Length: 3,200 miles.
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Old Spanish
National Historic Trail
National Park Service
National Trails System Office
PO Box 728
Santa Fe, NM 87504-0728
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Opened by Santa Fe trader Antonio Armijo in 1829, this trail
connected Santa Fe to Los Angeles across Mexico’s northern
frontier. In the following years, Mexicans, Americans, and American
Indians traded wool products, horses, mules, and human captives along
the trail. Today’s route connects natural landmarks, springs,
mountain and canyon passes, and historic towns.
Established Dec. 4, 2002. Length: about 2,500 miles.
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Oregon
National Historic Trail
National Park Service
324 South State St., Suite 200
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
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Between 1841 and 1860, hundreds of thousands of pioneers followed
this trail westward from points along the Missouri River to Oregon City,
Ore.
Established Nov. 10, 1978. Length: 2,170 miles.
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Overmountain Victory
National Historic Trail
National Park Service
2635 Park Road
Blacksburg, SC 29702
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This route follows the path of a band of Revolutionary War patriots
who mustered in western Virginia and eastern Tennessee and came across
the mountains of North Carolina to Kings Mountain in South Carolina.
There they defeated British-led militia in 1780, helping turn the tide
for eventual American victory in the war.
Established Sept. 8, 1980. Length: 330 miles.
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Pacific Crest
National Scenic Trail
Forest Service, USDA
1323 Club Drive
Vallejo, CA 94592
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Extending from the Mexican border northward along the Sierra and
Cascade peaks of California, Oregon, and Washington, the trail reaches
the Canadian border near Ross Lake, Wash. The trail is one of the two
initial components of the National Trails System.
Established Oct. 2, 1968. Length: 2,638 miles.
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Pacific Northwest
National Scenic Trail
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Authorized March 30, 2009.
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Pony Express
National Historic Trail
National Park Service
324 South State St., Suite 200
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
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For 18 months in 1860–61, horseback riders carried mail between
St. Joseph, Mo., and Sacramento, Calif., in about 10 days, proving that
a regular overland communications link to the Pacific coast was
possible. Most of the 150 relay stations no longer exist.
Established Aug. 3, 1992. Length: 2,000 miles.
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Potomac Heritage
National Scenic Trail
National Park Service
PO Box B
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425
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This trail, a unit of the National Park System, connects the
tidewater regions of the Potomac River with the Allegheny Highlands in
Pennsylvania. The C&O Canal towpath serves as spine of the network, with
trails and routes for different kinds of travel managed by various
agencies and organizations.
Established March 28, 1983. Length: 845 miles.
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Santa Fe
National Historic Trail
National Park Service
National Trails System Office
PO Box 728
Santa Fe, NM 87504-0728
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From 1821 the Santa Fe Trail was an international trade route between
Missouri and New Mexico. After the U.S.-Mexican War (1846–1848),
it continued to be used for commercial and military freighting, mail
delivery, stagecoach lines, and general travel.
Established May 8, 1987. Length: 1,203 miles.
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Selma to Montgomery
National Historic Trail
National Park Service
7002 US Highway 80
Hayneville, AL 36040-4612
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This trail commemorates the 1965 voting rights march led by Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. The marchers walked along U.S. Highway 80 from
Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church in Selma, Ala., to the State Capitol in
Montgomery. The march helped inspire passage of voting rights
legislation signed by President Johnson on Aug. 6, 1965.
Established Nov. 12, 1996. Length: 54 miles.
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Star-Spangled Banner
National Historic Trail
410 Severn Avenue
Annapolis, MD 21403
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This five-pronged set of land and water trails commemorates the
movements of British and American forces in the Chesapeake Bay region
during the War of 1812. In the summer of 1814, British naval forces
occupied the Chesapeake Bay, burned public buildings in Washington,
D.C., occupied Alexandria, Va., and laid siege to Fort McHenry in
Baltimore, Md. During that unsuccessful siege, Francis Scott Key wrote
the poem that became the U.S. national anthem.
Established: May 8, 2008. Length: 290 miles.
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Trail of Tears
National Historic Trail
National Park Service
National Trails System Office
PO Box 728
Santa Fe, NM 87504-0728
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The Trail of Tears commemorates the primary land and water routes
used for the forced removal of over 16,000 Cherokee Indians from their
ancestral lands in North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama to
Indian Territory (today’s Oklahoma) in 1838–39.
Established Dec. 16, 1987. Length: 2,200 miles.
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Washington-Rochambeau
Revolutionary Route
National Historic Trail
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Authorized March 30, 2009.
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