By: National Park Service WASHINGTON – The National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) today awarded $1,002,112.35 in Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants to the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism; Louisiana State Parks and Recreation Commission; and Kershaw County, South Carolina. The awards protect nearly
By: News Media WASHINGTON – The National Park Service (NPS) today announced the distribution of $57,675,000 in historic preservation grants for states, territories, and partnering nations, and $16 million to more than 200 Tribal historic preservation offices. “The National Park Service is committed to telling a more complete
By: News Media NPS Travel with Tubman New travel guide on NPS App connects visitors with sites associated with Harriet Tubman WASHINGTON – A powerful advocate, freedom fighter, and hero, Harriet Tubman’s story takes form in a new trip-planning tool through the National Park Service (NPS) App. Travel with Tubman: Let Harriet Tubman
By: Dave Barak Mai Wah Noodle Parlor and Wah Chong Tai Company, established in 1894, the Wah Chong Tai served as Butte’s preeminent Chinese general store for Butte, MT. Photo courtesy of Acroterion.WASHINGTON – The National Park Service (NPS) today awarded $1 million in Underrepresented Community Grants
By: Dave Barak WASHINGTON – The National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) today awarded $2,347,080 in Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants to Middlesex County in New Jersey, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, and Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. The awards protect nearly 500
By: News Media WASHINGTON – Betty Reid Soskin, the National Park Service’s (NPS) oldest active ranger, retired today after a decade and a half of sharing her personal experiences and the efforts of women from diverse backgrounds who worked on the World War II Home
By: News Media WASHINGTON – The National Park Service has added 16 new listings to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. The 16 new listings across 11 states join 700 sites, facilities, and programs already in the Network and provide insight into the diverse
BY:News media WASHINGTON – The National Park Service (NPS) today announced the nomination of the “Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks” to the World Heritage List. The Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks is a group of eight archeological sites in southern Ohio, located within both Hopewell Culture National Historical Park and
WASHINGTON – According to the Rutgers University’s Center for Urban Policy Research, the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program contributed more than $13.8 billion in output in terms of goods and services to the U.S. economy, generated approximately 122,000 jobs, and added an overall $7 billion in
WASHINGTON – Sarah Creachbaum, a 22-year National Park Service (NPS) veteran was named today as the agency’s new regional director for Alaska. Creachbaum comes to the role from Olympic National Park in Washington where she has served as the park’s superintendent since 2012. She begins
