Park Rangers who work in Gift shop are awesome. They are very helpful and very knowledgeable about the park. The park is amazing. It was a very moving & emotional experience for us & the park rangers were very welcoming and kind.
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Flight 93 National Memorial
This site preserves the crash site of Flight 93 commemorates the passengers and crew who, on September 11, 2001, gave their lives to thwart a planned attack on the nation's capital. Visitors can learn about the lives of these brave men and women, see a marble wall inscribed with their names, and walk through a grove of 40 memorial trees planted in their honor.
State(s): Pennsylvania
Established: 2002
“They are a national treasure and provide great opportunities for great ways to spend free time & enjoy nature or historical sites. Parks such as the Flight 93 memorial are a great reminder for everyone about the price some have paid to keep the United States free. ”
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Greetings from Kettle Creek Battlefield
By Retired Col. Irma Hagans Cooper, former member of NPCA’s Pacific Regional Council MAMMY KATE, Enslaved Patriot of the Revolutionary War Mammy Kate was a Black woman enslaved by Colonel Stephen Heard of Georgia, a man who would later become governor of the state. Before she was kidnapped, sold, and…
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Greetings from Yosemite National Park
I travel to, and paint the US National Parks. I am passionate about conservation in “the People’s” Parks. I’ll be a guest painting teacher in Yosemite where I hope to share shifting color palettes of the Park depending on time of day, weather, and season.
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