Parks, Politics, and the People
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Chapter 7:
Other Emergency Period Programs
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The site of the Continental Army's
bitter winter encampment of 1777-78 has become Valley Forge National
Historical Park, Pennsylvania. The park contains General Washington's
headquarters and re-creations of log buildings and cannon used by the
troops. Courtesy National Park Service
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Dunes of glistening white gypsum, ten to
sixty feet high, are home to small, light-colored animals that have
adapted to the harsh environment at White Sands National Monument, New
Mexico. Courtesy National Park Service
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Many recreation opportunities are
provided along the twenty-seven-mile segment of the Saint Croix National
Scenic Riverway in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Courtesy National Park
Service
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Isle Royale National Park, the largest
island in Lake Superior, was given to the nation by the state of
Michigan. It is distinguished by its forested, wilderness character and
pre-Columbian copper mines. Timber wolves and moose live on the island.
Courtesy National Park Service
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The largest single unit of the national
park system, Glacier Bay National Monument covers over 2,800,000 acres
of Alaska wilderness. It contains great tidewater glaciers, plant
communities that range from rocky terrain vegetation recently covered by
ice to lush temperate rain forest, and a variety of wild animals, fish,
and birds. Courtesy National Park Service
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©1980, University of Oklahama Press
wirth2/chap7o.htm 21-Sep-2004
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University of Oklahoma Press, returned to the author in 1984. Offset
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