National Historical Park – National Park Units

Rosie the Riveter / World War II Home Front National Historical Park

We have all probably seen the images of Rosie the Riveter, a national symbol during World War II encouraging everyone…

The first national park unit established in Alaska – Sitka National Historical Park – was our last national park unit…

Would you believe that Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in Skagway is the most visited national park unit in…

156 years ago, on April 9, 1865, the village of Appomattox Court House in Virginia hosted the end of the…

Seacoast defense. We don’t think of this all that much these days. Technology advancement has made defense against warships or…

Tumacácori National Historical Park is open! The National Park Service is still welcoming visitors to wander the mission grounds and…

It is the third Monday in January, a date set aside to honor one of the greatest civil rights activists…

Last week we talked about how the movie “Current Wars” made us think about Thomas Edison National Historical Park in…

We just saw The Current War – a movie about Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse. It was interesting because we…

August 2019 marks the 103rd anniversary of the National Park Service so we looked to see if there were any…