Did You Know? Only 28% of Civil War Battlefields Have National Park Protections
In 1993, the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP)—a National Park Service program created to provide funds and assistance for battlefield preservation—documented 383 significant recognized Civil War battlefield sites around the country. Of these sites, the group indicates in its latest report that only 106 battlefields—28 percent—are entirely within or partially overlap 43 national park units. Fifty-eight of the 383 battlefields [...]
NPCA’s Favorite Trips: Tips for National Park Adventures Around the Country
The summer travel season is here, and all 397 national parks will offer free admission this Saturday, June 9 for National Get Outdoors Day. Many of us are itching to get out into the parks for hiking, bird-watching, boating, and other adventures. Ready to try something different? Here are a few favorite destinations recommended by NPCA staff members around the country that are a little off the [...]
Telling the Frontier Story with a Community Perspective at Fort Union
By Catherine Moore, Cultural Resources Program Manager for NPCA’s Center for Park Research Fort Union National Monument in New Mexico is a small unit of the national park system that tells a big story, much different from the typical soldiers-and-Indians narrative one might expect at a frontier fort. Fort Union was established in 1851 to guard the Santa Fe Trail. The trail [...]
Protecting Our History—and Growing Our Economy—in Orange County, Virginia
By Pam Goddard, Chesapeake and Virginia Program Manager Too often, efforts to protect historical sites end up pitting preservationists against landowners and developers, resulting in wasted time, wasted money, and hard feelings all around. But what if we turned this equation around? What if we started with the answer we wanted—a strong community with a vibrant economy and a beautiful [...]
Friday Photo: 23,743 Luminaries Commemorate the Battle of Shiloh
Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee commemorated the 150th anniversary of what many consider to be the first major battle of the Civil War. Park officials honored the 23,743 casualties from that two-day battle by lighting candles throughout the battlefield in a “Grand Illumination”–a moving highlight to more than a week of related events at the park. According to Chief [...]
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