Overview of the National Park Service, the agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages and maintains several hundred national parks, monuments, historical sites, and other designated properties of the federal government. The NPS was establ
During the spring and summer of 1996, faculty and graduate students from the American Studies Department of the George Washington University worked with four sites from the National Park Service to consider ways to expand and improve the historical content of interpretive programs currently in place....
The National Park Service announced this week it would be pursuing a study to identify places key to America’s gay rights movement in order to potentially designate them as historic landmarks. The service already has recognized the Stonewall Inn in New York City – a gay bar that was p...
The San Juan National Historic Site is one of the national park service sites in Puerto Rico that is not part of mainland USA. However, it is managed by the US National Park Service and was even listed under the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. Each year, there are roughly ...
This national monument is also a US National Historic Landmark located in New York, New York. It was named as one of the national park service sites in New York as it houses over 419 African remains buried during the 17th to 18th centuries. The site represents a portion of the largest ...
What The National Parks Service Said About A Recent Breakup The National Park Service recently shared a five-star review someone left after visiting Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site in Hyde Park, New York.The reviewer, whose name is blocked out in the screenshot, shared "my girlfriend ...
Electronic Library and Archive containing digital editions of documents published by or about the National Park Service and the National Parks, National Monuments, National Historic Sites covering their natural and cultural history
A national park is an area set aside by a national government to preserve the natural environment. A national park may be set aside for purposes of public recreation and enjoyment or because of its historical or scientific interest. Most national park la
historic and archeological resources. Properties listed in the Register include districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects that are significant in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture. The National Register is administered by the National Park Service, which is ...