National Park Service Stories
"There is nothing so American as our national parks," declared President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the "National Parks Year" of 1934, enthusiastically channeling the spirit of his predecessor and distant cousin, Theodore. That has only become truer in the decades since. We commemorate our American story—and the deep and interwoven connections between national parks and historic preservation—with the stories below.
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11 Most Endangered Historic Places The Oregon Caves Chateau Needs a Restoration. The America the Beautiful Act Could Help. -
Action Center 5 Ways You Can Support Our National Parks This Summer -
Preservation Magazine A Church Where Harriet Tubman Once Worshipped is Now Restored -
Telling the Full American Story Documenting the Rio Vista Farm and Bracero Reception Center -
Telling the Full American Story "Beyond Granite: Pulling Together" Brings Connection and Belonging to the National Mall -
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund The Power of Place and Racial Trauma Healing with Dr. Justin S. Hopkins -
Where Women Made History Women’s Historians Honor Clara Barton at the Nation’s First Women’s History Site -
Preservation Magazine An Intensive Cleaning and Restoration Project Makes the Jefferson Memorial Sparkle
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This May, celebrate the historic sites, neighborhoods, and landmarks that tell the full American story—places that remind us of how far we've come and how far we still have to go.
Celebrate!