ROUGH ROADS AHEAD
Park roads in the worst condition are found in the following sites:
- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Pennsylvania and New Jersey
- Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah
- Death Valley National Park, California
- Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada
- Big Bend National Park, Texas
- Joshua Tree National Park, California
Source: National Park Service
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) and The History Channel are encouraging amateur photographers to capture America’s Civil War battlefields and historic shrines on film, like Mark Elson’s winning image to the right. Winners in each of six categories will receive $250. Second- and third-place winners in each category are eligible for CWPT merchandise and gift certificates at The History Channel’s online store. Amateur photographers should submit high-quality prints no larger than 8” x 10,” which have not won any other contests. Entries must be postmarked by November 30, 2005. For more details, visit www.civilwar.org/photocontest.htm or call 202-367-1861.
TOPEKA, KS—On August 30, 2005, Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site was one of four park units to unveil a new postal stamp series commemorating major sites and figures of the Civil Rights Movement. The series of stamps includes images of Martin Luther King, Jr., the Little Rock Nine, the Tuskegee Airmen and the March from Selma to Montgomery. Brown v. Board of Education NHS officially opened to the public on May 17, 2004, the 50th Anniversary of the unanimous landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that ended segregation in public schools. The Civil Rights series is available at your local post office or online at www.usps.com. |
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