U.S. National Historical Parks

Adams National Historical Park in Quincy, Massachusetts, preserves the home of Presidents of the United States John Adams and John Quincy Adams, of U.S. Minister to Great Britain Charles Francis Adams, Sr., and of the writers and historians Henry Adams and Brooks Adams. ...more on Wikipedia about "Adams National Historical Park"

Appomattox Court House is a historic village located three miles (5 km) east of Appomattox, Virginia (25 miles east of Lynchburg, in the southern part of the state), famous as the site of the Battle of Appomattox Court House and containing the house of Wilmer McLean, where the surrender of the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant took place on April 9, 1865, effectively ending the American Civil War. The site is now commemorated as Appomattox Courthouse National Historical Park, a National Historical Park. ...more on Wikipedia about "Appomattox Court House"

The Boston Navy Yard, originally called the Charlestown Navy Yard and after 1945 called Boston Naval Shipyard, was one of the oldest shipbuilding facilities of the United States Navy. It was officially closed 1 July 1974 and transferred to the National Park Service to be part of Boston National Historical Park, enough of the yard remaining in operation to support the USS Constitution. The museum ship USS Cassin Young (DD-793), a World War II-era destroyer, is also berthed here. ...more on Wikipedia about "Boston Navy Yard"

Chaco Culture National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park and World Heritage Site which contains the densest and most exceptional concentration of large pueblos in the American Southwest. The park is located in northwestern New Mexico, between Albuquerque and Farmington, in a relatively inaccessible valley cut by the Chaco Wash. The park preserves one of America's most fascinating cultural and historic areas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chaco Culture National Historical Park"

The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park is a National Park Service-managed National Historical Park in northern Maryland that was established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1961. It consists of a 184.5 mile long towpath trail along the Potomac River, along with many of the original canal structures. It connects Cumberland, Maryland to Washington, D.C. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal operated from 1828 to 1924 and served primarily as a means to transport coal from western Maryland to Washington DC. Now it provides a way for hikers and bikers to see the beautiful Potomac River Valley . ...more on Wikipedia about "Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park"

Colonial National Historical Park preserves various sites associated with colonial Virginia, near Williamsburg and Newport News. ...more on Wikipedia about "Colonial National Historical Park"

Established on June 11, 1940, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located in southeastern Kentucky. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cumberland Gap National Historical Park"

Fort Nonsense is one of three units of Morristown National Historical Park. The other two units are the Ford Mansion and Jockey Hollow. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fort Nonsense"

George Rogers Clark National Historical Park is located in downtown Vincennes, Indiana on the banks of the Wabash River at what is belived to be the site of Fort Sackville. A classic memorial here was authorized under President Coolidge and dedicated by Roosevelt in 1936. Fort Sackville was captured from British Lt. Governor Henry Hamilton and his soldiers by Lt. Col. George Rogers Clark and his frontiersmen on February 25, 1779. The heroic march of Clark's men from Kaskaskia on the Mississippi River in mid-winter and the subsequent victory over the British remains one of the great feats of the American Revolution. ...more on Wikipedia about "George Rogers Clark National Historical Park"

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers in and around Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The park includes land in the adjacent states of Maryland and Virginia. The park is managed by the National Park Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Originally designated a National Monument in 1944, the park was declared a National Historical Park by the U.S. Congress in 1963. The park includes the historic town of Harpers Ferry, notable as a center of 19th century industry and as the scene of John Brown's abolitionist uprising. Consisting of 2,500 acres (10 km²), the land marks the site on which Thomas Jefferson once said, "The passage of the Patowmac through the Blue Ridge is perhaps one of the most stupendous scenes in Nature" after visiting the area in 1783. Due to a mixture of historical events and ample recreational opportunities, all within 50 miles (80 km) of Washington, D.C., the park has over one million visitors annually. ...more on Wikipedia about "Harpers Ferry National Historical Park"

Hopewell Culture National Historic Park, formerly known as the Mound City Group National Monument, is a national historical park located US Highway 104, approximately 4 miles north of the city of Chillicothe, Ohio, along the Scioto River. The park includes archeological resources from the Native American Hopewell culture, and is administered by the United States Department of the Interior's National Park Service. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hopewell Culture National Historical Park"

Independence National Historical Park preseves several sites associated with the American Revolution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It comprises much of the historic area of downtown (or "Center City") where Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, and the National Constitution Center are located, along with dozens of other historic buildings and educational centers. The park, which covers 45 acres, is administered by the National Park Service. ...more on Wikipedia about "Independence National Historical Park"

The Inupiat Heritage Center in Barrow, Alaska, was designated an affiliated area of New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park in New Bedford, Massachusetts to ensure that the contributions of Alaskan Natives to the history of whaling is recognized. ...more on Wikipedia about "Inupiat Heritage Center"

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve is a unit of the National Park Service in southeastern Louisiana. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve"

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Keweenaw National Historical Park is a park on the Keweenaw Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. It preserves the history and heritage of copper mining. The park also preserves the many stories associated with copper: stories of human struggle, ingenuity, vision and conflict. ...more on Wikipedia about "Keweenaw National Historical Park"

The Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park that commemorates the Klondike gold rush. The bulk of the park occupies 20 square miles (52 km²) in southeastern Alaska near Skagway. An integral part of the park is the visitor's center in Seattle, Washington's Pioneer Square, a major point of outfitting and departure. The park also includes the Chilkoot Trail which leaves from the historic townsite of Dyea, Alaska and runs into British Columbia, Canada. Portions of Dyea are also part of the park. ...more on Wikipedia about "Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park"

Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks, in the vicinity of the mouth of the Columbia River, commemorate the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Administration of the parks is a cooperative effort of the National Park Service and the states of Oregon and Washington, and was dedicated on November 12, 2004. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks"

The National Park System of the United States is the collection of physical properties owned or administered by the National Park Service. This includes all areas designated National Parks and most National Monuments, as well as several other types of protected areas of the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of areas in the National Park System of the United States"

Lowell National Historical Park is a National Historical Park of the United States located in Lowell, Massachusetts. Established in 1978, it is operated by the National Park Service and comprises a group of different sites in and around the city of Lowell related to the era of textile manufacturing in the city during the 19th century. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lowell National Historical Park"

The Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park near Woodstock, Vermont preserves the site where Frederick Billings established a managed forest and a progressive dairy farm. The name honors the other owners of the property, George Perkins Marsh and Laurence & Mary French Rockefeller. The Rockefellers transferred the property to the federal government in 1992. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park"

The Minute Man National Historical Park commemorates the Battle of Lexington and Concord, the opening battle in the Revolutionary War. It also includes The Wayside, home in turn to three noted American authors. The Park is operated by the National Park Service on several sites in Lexington, Massachusetts and Concord, Massachusetts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Minute Man National Historical Park" This article is made on http://www.shortopedia.com

Mission San José de Tumacacori is a historic Spanish mission, established by Jesuits in 1691 and preserved in its present form by Franciscans in 1828. The mission is located in Tumacacori, Arizona and is part of the Tumacácori National Historical Park. It is open to the public daily. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mission San José de Tumacacori"

Morristown National Historical Park consists of three units, the Ford Mansion, Fort Nonsense, and Jockey Hollow. Jockey Hollow, a few miles south of the town of Morristown, was the site of a Continental Army encampment. Fort Nonsense occupied a high hilltop overlooking the town, and is believed to have been the site of a signal fire , along with earthworks. ...more on Wikipedia about "Morristown National Historical Park"

Natchez National Historical Park celebrates the rich cultural history of Natchez, Mississippi and interprets the pivotal role the city played in the settlement of the old southwest, the Cotton Kingdom and the Antebellum South. ...more on Wikipedia about "Natchez National Historical Park"

National Historical Park and National Historic Site are designations in the United States for protected areas of national historic significance, usually managed by the National Park Service. Some federally designated sites are privately owned, but are authorized to request assistance from the National Park Service as affiliated areas. ...more on Wikipedia about "National historical park"

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