Looking north over Biscayne Bay at an island (at left) and at mangroves that line the shoreline (at back).Yosemite and Yellowstone are the jewels of our national park system. But you can find plenty…
Gordon Parks
American photographer, filmmaker, writer, and composer
Born: Nov. 30, 1912
Birthplace: Fort Scott, Kansas
Best known as an acclaimed photographer, Gordon Parks was also a…
The Question:
Who invented the parking meter?
The Answer:
Carl C. Magee, of Oklahoma City, Okla., is generally credited with originating the idea. As head of the city's chamber of commerce,…
Grace ParkBorn: March 6, 1979Golf led Arizona State to the NCAA Division I golf team title in 1998; won the individual NCAA title in 1999; won the 1998 U.S. Amateur Championship; turned pro…
Rosa Parks Rosa Louise McCauley ParksactivistBorn: 1913 Rosa Parks, an activist with the Montgomery, Alabama, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), made history…
Name and location Total acreageAdams (Mass.)23.82Appomattox Court House (Va.) 1,772.36Boston (Mass.) 43.32Cane River Creole (La.)207.38Cedar Creek and Belle Grove (Va.)3,566.61Chaco Culture (…
Lowell National Historical Park Lowell, Massachusetts In the 1830s the mills in the booming industrial town of Lowell employed women almost exclusively. Thousands of young women left their…
Name and location Total acreageKennesaw Mountain (Ga.) 2,884.14Manassas (Va.) 5,067.92Richmond (Va.) 2,151.94National BattlefieldsThe National Park SystemNational Battlefield Site
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