Happy 100th Birthday, National Park Service!
From Hawaii to Maine and from Puerto Rico to Alaska, America's national parks hold history that literally spans millennia. And while not quite as old as the places themselves, the National Park Service has now been watching over these sacred lands and cultural remains for exactly 100 years—which is quite a feat in itself!
That's right. Today, August 25, 2016, is the precise 100-year anniversary of the National Park Service.
Join the celebration by exploring all of the stories and spectacles these irreplaceable places hold on the map below.
National Parks
National Park Service Stories
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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 -
Preservation Magazine Discover the Kansas Town Settled by Black Homesteaders in the 1870s -
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Maggie L. Walker’s Home Preserves African American Entrepreneurship
