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Transportation History Parks

These parks were founded to tell the American story of the movement of people and goods or whose fundamental purpose was to move people, such as a parkway.

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  THE POWER OF WATER

  Augusta Canal National Heritage Area

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  Chesapeake and Ohio Canal NHP

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  Scenic Entry to the Nation's Capital

  Baltimore-Washington Parkway

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  A Scenic Approach

  George Washington Memorial Parkway

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  A 444-mile scenic drive

  Natchez Trace Parkway

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  All Aboard!

  Steamtown National Historic Site

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  Renewal and Recovery

  Cuyahaga Valley National Park

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  Visit the Valley

  Blackstone River Valley NHP

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  Partners: Grand Portage Ojibwe & NPS

  Grand Portage National Monument

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  Innovation Takes Flight

  Dayton Aviation Heritage NHP

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  The Joining of a Nation

  Golden Spike National Historic Site

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  Allegheny Mountains first railroad.

  Allegheny Portage Railroad NHS

There are also incredible transportation stories in national parks that may have been founded for other reasons.

Transportation in National Parks

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  Making the impossible possible

  Bridges

  Spanning rivers and valleys, bridges were an essential part of the making of America.

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  Harnessing the Power of Water

  Canals

  Canals have witnessed history, bringing goods and people to places that would have otherwise been difficult to reach.

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  How Autos Changed the World

  Roads, Routes and Highways

  National Parks and cars grew up together. As automobiles evolved, so did National Parks.

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  Crossing a continent

  Trains and Railroads

  Running on rails, trains traversed the north american continent and brought a nation together quicker than ever imagined.

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  Moving Mountains

  Tunnels

  Tunnels cut through mountains and shave days off of journeys, greatly advancing transportation in America.

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  Moving men and supplies

  War and Transportation

  Many of Americas early battles took place at the junction of roads and railways or bridge crossings and depended on moving men and supplies

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