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pcurrytravels · 6 years

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Thoughts: New Orleans (Part V)

It was day three in New Orleans, and once again we woke up early for breakfast. We found out that there was a location of Daisy Duke’s in the CBD that was even closer to our hotel so we went there. I decided to just go ahead and get breakfast this time…..with a side of crawfish hushpuppies. I have to say, I actually liked this location of Duke’s better. The service was quicker, the prices were slightly cheaper (might have something to do with how the other location is in the more touristy French Quarter) and the sweet tea was even better. Oh, and they offered crawfish hushpuppies here while the other location didn’t. And yes they were delicious.

After we finished, my mom went back to the room while I took a little morning stroll, exploring the CBD some more before I decided to give PJ’s Coffee on Canal a try. PJ’s Coffee is the ubiquitous coffeehouse in New Orleans (I literally only saw two Starbucks the entire time I was there), and after trying their product I can easily see why. Remember when I said in the Mini-Guide how their blended Granita drinks are like Frappuccinos but better? Well, they are. They’re smoother, sweeter, and likely made with better quality coffee beans (I mean, New Orleans is a port city so I imagine they’d have pretty easy access to a number of things, including coffee beans). So yes, if you visit New Orleans and see a PJ’s Coffee (and you definitely will), be sure to stop by and give them a try.

Going back to the room to chill for a minute, we then set off to the National WWII Museum. We used the St. Charles Streetcar to get there, and I must say, riding this one was a much more pleasant experience than any of our rides on the Canal or Riverwalk streetcars. Although it can still get crowded, this line is rarely ever standing-room only. Unlike Canal, it also has windows that open, which is surprisingly a very effective means of keeping things cool on board (the Riverwalk line has windows that open too, but that line is usually packed with people and, thanks to the resulting heat attracted to human bodies, an open window is not very effective). It felt nice being able to easily grab window seats without having to worry about having to push through people upon reaching our stop.

Down St. Charles Avenue, through the CBD and Warehouse District, we got off at Lee Circle which was, almost appropriately, right next door to the Civil War Museum and a block away from the National WWII Museum. Why am I saying it was appropriate? Because Lee Circle is named after Robert E. Lee; you know, the Confederate general?

Yeah, modern New Orleans may be a fairly liberal, morally loose and open-minded place, but it’s still the South. There’s going to be reminders of the antebellum and Jim Crow eras all over the place, and that includes public “memorials” to the Confederacy. Ugh. Thankfully, last year the local government decided to remove the statue of Lee that sat atop the pillar pictured above. As they should, because reminders of the more shameful parts of American history such as that need to be in museums, not shamelessly displayed in public (now what they need to do is change the name back to Tivoli Circle or something but I guess that’s none of my business).

Speaking of museums, the National WWII Museum is great……if you’re into the topic. I don’t know if it’s because I learned all about it in school (I remember having one history teacher in high school who was particularly passionate about this era for some reason so I already feel like I studied it to death) or what, but it just didn’t do much for me. Aside from the exhibit about servicemen of color in the War, the Japanese internment exhibit, an infographic which detailed the threat of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and the Japanese Empire and the C-47 hanging in the lobby, nothing about the museum really caught my attention. I honestly feel like it was just too small as my mom and I were in and out of there in less than thirty minutes, which is weird when considering how highly regarded the museum is (I’m also VERY happy we got in with the power pass as the admission price is WAY too high at face for what you get in my opinion). It’s a shame the Civil War Museum next door wasn’t included in the Power Pass as I always found the Civil War more interesting than World War II to be honest.

Once we were done, we hopped back on the streetcar to Canal and from there made our way to Jackson Square once more. We first stopped inside the PJ’s for a moment to enjoy frozen lemonades and air conditioning. You’d think we would have an easier time getting used to this weather, seeing that our family originates out of Alabama and Mississippi in addition to being the sort of climate our ancestors were forced to do unpaid labor in for hundreds of years but I digress. Upon cooling down, we stopped to listen to the live brass band for a few minutes before heading into The Cabildo.

The Cabildo is one of two twin buildings which flank the St. Louis Cathedral. Originally serving municipal purposes, the two of them as well as the 1850 House have been repurposed into outposts of the Louisiana State Museum. The Cabildo in particular once operated as the city hall, in addition to being the site where the Louisiana Purchase commenced, but it now hosts an exhibit about Louisiana’s history; spanning from its settlement by the French in the 1600’s to the Reconstruction era. Now, it was fairly interesting and all, with paintings, artifacts and templates about the battle of New Orleans, the region’s indigenous peoples, the differences between French and Spanish colonial rule/policy, West African slaves and free people of color, the Louisiana Purchase and the area’s history with pirates, but overall, I didn’t find it as captivating as The Presbytere.

On the other side of the Cathedral, this not-quite identical building (if you pay close attention, you’ll notice it’s painted in a lighter color and has a flatter, more squared-off roof than the Cabildo /architecture nerd) was originally a courthouse, but now serves as a museum for Mardi Gras, Napoleon’s death mask…………and Hurricane Katrina.

I can remember the news reports like it was yesterday. Having been under the impression that hurricanes were just a Florida thing or something, needless to say, I was scratching my head in confusion at the whole ordeal. My fourteen year-old brain was struggling to comprehend how a hurricane could both reach and do that much damage to somewhere so far inland from a coast (I managed to figure it out a few science classes later), but I still just shrugged it off and thought “oh, they’ll be fine, Florida gets through it every time!” However, upon seeing video footage of vast swaths of houses underwater along with thousands of people crowding into the Superdome, that’s when the severity of the situation hit me.

Even more upsetting was how horribly the situation was handled. People were without food and water for DAYS after the storm made landfall (something we’re seeing a repeat of with Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico basically). It definitely should not have taken nearly a week for FEMA to show up. Then again……the overall catastrophe had more to do with the failure of the area’s levee and floodwall system than it did with the storm itself. I have to ask, why were they in such bad shape in the first place? Many theories and conspiracies still abound to this day, but either way, what happened was a tragic mess that could have been avoided in so many ways.

There were a number of pictures on display of the aftermath, as well as video footage of the day the storm made landfall, and it all felt so……..eerie. Sad, but eerie. To think this eerily deserted city, under siege by a raging, violent storm, is the same vibrant, energetic place that we had been walking around in for the past several days. I almost had to look out the door just to make sure everything was alright; even though, in a lot of ways, things aren’t totally alright (…….a whole thirteen years later). Houses and buildings devastated by Katrina can still be spotted all over the city, and although I didn’t go see it for myself, it’s been said that the Lower Ninth Ward (arguably the most devastated neighborhood of all) has more or less been deemed a lost cause and they gave up on rebuilding a long time ago. New Orleans has definitely rebounded, but it’s still heartbreaking to see so many lingering signs of this catastrophe.

After finishing the Katrina exhibit, we walked through a hall that featured tidbits about Hurricane Betsy, another devastating hurricane that took place back in 1965 (although still not as bad as Katrina) before walking past the random sight of Napoleon’s death mask and upstairs to the Mardi Gras exhibit. Granted, it was more or less a retread of Mardi Gras World, aside from focusing less on floats and more on the history of the various krewes, the “throws” (beads, doubloons and the like) and costume design. It was still a lot of fun none the less. Alas, the clock was ticking, and we wanted to cram one more thing in before embarking on our cruise, so it was off to the lower Pontalba building for the 1850 House.

The Pontalba buildings are two, four-story, red-brick twin buildings which flank Jackson Square. Built in the 1840’s by an accomplished businesswoman known as Micaela Pontalba, they were originally designed as Parisian-style luxury rowhomes, with high-end retail and dining establishments being housed on the first floor. Having fallen into disrepair by the 1930’s, they were then extensively repurposed into apartments, which are still in use to this day. The portion now known as the 1850 House remained untouched, however, instead being used by the Louisiana State Museum as a time capsule exhibit. Within, you’ll be given a glimpse into the lives of middle-class New Orleanians in the 1800’s.

Through a small courtyard, and up a rickety and old-fashioned spiral staircase, you’ll be greeted to a template which provides some information about past occupants of the row home which leads to the parlor and dining room. Granted, each room is protected by a glass railing, likely to prevent damage to the various antiques as it is a self-guided tour after all. Basically, all you can really do is look on at the rooms and their vintage furnishings from the hallway. On the third floor, you’ll find the bedrooms and the nursery and going from there (the layout of the place was pretty confusing so I’m not sure what direction we were going in at this point), you’ll see an exterior room which served as the slave and/or servant quarters until you reach the kitchen and storage room at the base of the house. Now, I’m a vintage/antique nerd, so I enjoyed it, but it probably would have been just a bit more enjoyable if they offered a guided tour, thus allowing you to explore the rooms in detail.

Oh wait, what time is it? Oh, time for the Creole Queen Paddlewheel Cruise! We hopped on the Riverwalk line of the streetcar once more and took it to Spanish Plaza (a monument to Spain’s colonial legacy in the area) which is where the boat was docked. The Creole Queen is one of a number of paddlewheel boats in New Orleans which offer old-fashioned river cruises. Once you hop aboard, you’ll be treated to stunning views of the city and the river (provided you can ignore its gross and oily brown hue) while the guide gives you a little history lesson. Granted, most of the stuff he was saying I already found out from the other tour guides and museums I went to, but it was still enjoyable nonetheless. As I looked around and took pictures of the CBD skyline, Jackson Square from afar, Algiers, the New Orleans port, the old Domino sugar factory, the plantations in the distance and even more Hurricane Katrina ruins, we came to a stop at the Chalmette Battlefield and National Cemetery; the site of the Battle of New Orleans in 1815.

We got off the boat and walked towards an old (creepy-looking and probably haunted) plantation home known as the Malus-Beauregard House, where a man dressed in 19th-century military regalia waited for us. From there, he walked us to this spot underneath a very large oak tree, next to a small bayou, where he began to talk about the Battle of New Orleans. And honestly? I don’t know if it was the story itself or if this particular guide was just boring, but he wasn’t able to hold my attention. It was also hot AF and there were mosquitoes and dragonflies swarming all over the place, so I just took a few pictures of the battlefield and the house before making my way back to the air-conditioned, bug free boat; savoring some bread pudding while waiting things out.

Upon arriving back in New Orleans, we rushed over to Audubon Aquarium, seeking to cram in one more attraction before resting up for our ghost tour in the French Quarter. You better leave the lights on for this one.

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National Park Service Anniversaries

National Park Service Anniversaries: The National Park Service manages more than 400 individual units, from national parks to national battlefields to national lakeshores and more, all commonly referred to simply as “parks.” Some current parks were set aside for the benefit of the public or preservation before the National Park Service was created in 1916. Others were eventually transferred from another agency. This table lists the dates parks were created and when they became part of the National Park System. Year Date Park Name and Location 1790 July 16 National Mall, District of Columbia 1792 October 10 White House (Presidents Park), District of Columbia (transferred to the NPS August 10, 1933) 1832 April 20 Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas (proclaimed Hot Springs Reservation; redesignated 1921) 1866 April 7 Ford's Theatre, District of Columbia (acquisition authorized; designated a National Historic Site 1970) 1872 March 1 Yellowstone National Park, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming 1876 August 2 Washington Monument, District of Columbia (accepted; dedicated 1885) 1877 March 3 Statue of Liberty, New York (accepted; dedicated 1886; designated a National Monument 1924) 1886 December 7 Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana (renamed from Custer Battlefield National Monument 1991; redesignated 1946 from National Cemetery of Custer's Battlefield Reservation) 1889 March 2 Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Arizona (authorized as Casa Grande Ruin Reservation; redesignated 1918) 1890 August 19 Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Georgia and Tennessee 1890 August 30 Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland (transferred to NPS on August 10, 1933; redesignated from a National Battlefield Site 1978) 1890 September 25 Sequoia National Park, California 1890 September 27 Rock Creek Park, District of Columbia 1890 October 1 Kings Canyon National Park, California (incorporated General Grant National Park 1940) 1890 October 1 Yosemite National Park, California (incorporated Yosemite State Park 1906) 1894 December 27 Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee 1895 February 11 Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania 1899 February 21 Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi 1899 March 2 Mount Rainier National Park, Washington 1902 May 22 Crater Lake National Park, Oregon 1902 July 1 Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Oklahoma (incorporated Platt National Park and Arbuckle National Recreation Area March 17, 1976) 1903 January 9 Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota 1906 June 29 Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado 1906 September 24 Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming 1906 December 8 El Morro National Monument, New Mexico 1906 December 8 Montezuma Castle National Monument, Arizona 1906 December 8 Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona (redesignated from a National Monument 1962) 1907 March 4 Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Louisiana (incorporated Chalmette National Historical Park 1978) 1907 May 6 Lassen Volcanic National Park, California (incorporated Cinder Cone and Lassen Peak NMs August 9, 1916) 1907 November 16 Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, New Mexico 1907 December 19 Tonto National Monument, Arizona 1907 March 11 Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico (incorporated Chaco Canyon National Monument Dec. 19, 1980) 1908 January 9 Muir Woods National Monument, California 1908 January 16 Pinnacles National Park, California (redesignated from a National Monument 2013) 1908 February 7 Jewel Cave National Monument, South Dakota 1908 April 16 Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah 1908 September 15 Tumacacori National Historical Park, Arizona (incorporated National Monument 1990) 1909 March 2 Olympic National Park, Washington (incorporated Mount Olympus National Monument) 1909 March 20 Navajo National Monument, Arizona 1909 July 12 Oregon Caves National Monument, Oregon 1909 July 31 Zion National Park, Utah (incorporated Zion National Monument 1956; incorporated Mukuntuweap National Monument 1918) 1910 March 23 Sitka National Historical Park, Alaska (redesignated from a National Monument 1972) 1910 May 11 Glacier National Park, Montana 1910 May 30 Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Utah 1910 June 23 Big Hole Battlefield National Battlefield, Montana (set aside as a military reserve in 1883; redesignated from a National Monument 1963) 1911 February 9 Lincoln Memorial, District of Columbia (dedicated 1922) 1911 May 24 Colorado National Monument, Colorado 1911 July 6 Devils Postpile National Monument, California 1913 October 14 Cabrillo National Monument, California 1915 January 26 Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado 1915 October 4 Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado 1915 November 30 Walnut Canyon National Monument, Arizona 1916 February 11 Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico 1916 July 8 Acadia National Park, Maine (originally Sieur de Monts National Monument; redesignated Lafayette National Park 1919; redesignated Acadia National Park 1919) 1916 July 17 Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, Kentucky (originally Abraham Lincoln National Park; redesignated a National Historic Site 1939; renamed and redesignated 1959; redesignated a National Historical Park 2009) 1916 August 1 Haleakala National Park, Hawaii (detached from Hawaii National Park 1960) 1916 August 1 Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii (split into Haleakala National Park and Hawaii National Park 1960; latter redesignated Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 1961) 1916 August 9 Capulin Volcano National Monument, New Mexico (redesignated from Capulin Mountain National Monument 1987) 1917 February 18 Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Georgia (originally a NBS; redesignated 1935) 1917 February 26 Denali National Park and Denali National Preserve, Alaska (incorporated Mount McKinley National Park and Denali National Monument by ANILCA 1980) 1917 March 2 Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, North Carolina 1918 September 24 Katmai National Park and Katmai National Preserve, Alaska (originally a National Monument, redesignated by ANILCA 1980) 1919 February 26 Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona (incorporated 1908 Grand Canyon National Monument) 1919 December 12 Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska 1919 December 19 Yucca House National Monument, Colorado 1922 January 24 Great Basin National Park, Nevada (incorporated Lehman Caves National Monument 1986) 1922 October 14 Timpanogos Cave, Utah 1923 January 21 Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico (redesignated 1928) 1923 March 2 Hovenweep National Monument, Utah 1923 May 31 Pipe Spring National Monument, Arizona 1923 June 8 Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah (redesignated Utah National Park 1924; redesignated from Bryce Canyon National Monument 1928) 1923 October 25 Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico (redesignated from Carlsbad Cave National Monument 1930) 1923 March 2 Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, Ohio (incorporated Mound City Group National Monument 1992) 1924 April 18 Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona 1924 May 2 Craters of the Moon National Monument and Craters of the Moon National Preserve, Idaho (preserve designated August 21, 2002) 1924 October 15 Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, Florida (redesignated from Fort Marion National Monument 1942) 1924 October 15 Fort Matanzas National Monument, Florida 1924 October 15 Fort Pulaski, Georgia 1924 December 9 Wupatki National Monument, Arizona 1925 February 26 Glacier Bay National Park and Glacier Bay National Preserve, Alaska (originally a National Monument; redesignated by ANILCA 1980) 1925 March 3 Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Maryland (redesignated from Fort McHenry National Park 1939) 1925 March 4 Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, Virginia (date restoration authorized; designated Custis-Lee Mansion 1955; redesignated 1972) 1925 November 21 Lava Beds National Monument, California 1925 March 3 Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota (acquired 1939) 1926 May 22 Shenandoah National Park, Virginia 1926 May 22 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina and Tennessee 1926 May 25 Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky 1926 June 2 Moores Creek National Battlefield, North Carolina (originally a National Military Park; redesignated 1980) 1926 July 3 Petersburg National Military Park, Virginia (redesignated a National Battlefield 1962) 1927 February 14 Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park, Virginia 1927 March 2 Wright Brothers National Memorial, North Carolina (originally Kill Devil Hill Monument, redesignated 1953) 1927 March 3 Stones River National Battlefield, Tennessee (originally a National Military Park; redesignated 1980) 1929 February 21 Brices Cross Roads NBS, Mississippi 1929 February 26 Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming (incorporated 1929 National Park and Jackson Hole National Monument) 1929 March 4 Cowpens National Battlefield, South Carolina (transferred to NPS August 10, 1933; redesignated from a national battlefield site in 1972) 1929 April 12 Arches National Park, Utah (redesignated from a National Monument 1978) 1930 January 23 George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Virginia 1930 May 26 Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Arizona (redesignated from Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument 1990) 1930 May 29 George Washington Memorial Parkway, Virginia (incorporated Mount Vernon Memorial Highway May 23, 1928) 1930 June 18 Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Virginia (authorized as a national historical monument 1935; redesignated 1954) 1930 December 30 Colonial National Historical Park, Virginia (authorized July 3, 1930; redesignated from a National Monument 1936) 1931 February 14 Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona 1931 March 3 Isle Royale National Park, Michigan 1931 March 4 Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Pennsylvania (redesignated from a NBS 1961) 1932 March 17 Great Sand Dunes National Park and Great Sand Dunes National Preserve, Colorado (National Preserve authorized 2000; redesignated from a National Monument 2004) 1932 May 21 Theodore Roosevelt Island, District of Columbia 1933 January 18 White Sands National Monument, New Mexico 1933 February 11 Death Valley National Park, California (incorporated Death Valley National Monument) 1933 March 1 Saguaro National Park, Arizona (redesignated from a National Monument 1994) 1933 March 2 Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado (redesignated from a National Monument 1999) 1933 June 16 Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina and Virginia 1933 August 22 Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah 1933 March 2 Morristown National Historical Park, New Jersey 1933 August 10 Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Tennessee 1933 August 10 Kings Mountain National Military Park, South Carolina 1933 August 10 Tupelo National Battlefield, Mississippi 1933 August 10 National Capital Parks, District of Columbia (incorporated Baltimore-Washington Parkway 1975) 1934 May 30 Everglades National Park, Florida 1934 June 19 Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi (incorporated Ackia Battleground National Monument and Meriwether Lewis National Monument 1961) 1934 June 21 Monocacy National Battlefield, Maryland (reauthorized and redesignated from a National Military Park Oct. 21, 1976) 1934 June 26 Thomas Jefferson Memorial, District of Columbia (dedicated 1943) 1934 June 14 Ocmulgee National Monument, Georgia 1935 June 20 Big Bend National Park, Texas 1935 August 21 Fort Stanwix National Monument, New York (acquired 1973) 1935 August 29 Andrew Johnson National Historic Site, Tennessee (redesignated from a National Monument 1963) 1935 December 21 Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, Missouri (Gateway Arch authorized 1954) 1936 March 2 Richmond National Battlefield Park, Virginia 1936 March 19 Homestead National Monument of America, Nebraska 1936 May 26 Fort Frederica National Monument, Georgia 1936 June 2 Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, Ohio (redesignated 1972) 1936 June 29 Whitman Mission National Historic Site, Washington (redesignated from Whitman National Monument 1963) 1936 August 10 Joshua Tree National Park, California (incorporated Joshua Tree National Monument 1994) 1936 November 14 Catoctin Mountain Park, Maryland (renamed from Catoctin Recreational Demonstration Area 1954) 1936 November 14 Manassas National Battlefield Park, Virginia (redesignated from Bull Run Recreational Demonstration Area May 10, 1940) 1936 November 14 Prince William Forest Park, Virginia (redesignated from Chopawamsic Recreational Demonstration Area 1948) 1937 April 13 Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona 1937 August 2 Capitol Reef National Park, Utah (redesignated from a National Monument 1971) 1937 August 17 Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina 1937 August 25 Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota 1938 March 17 Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Massachusetts 1938 April 26 Channel Islands National Park, California (incorporated Channel Islands National Monument 1980) 1938 June 1 Saratoga National Historical Park, New York 1938 July 16 Fort Laramie National Historic Site, Wyoming (redesignated from a National Monument 1960) 1938 August 3 Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Pennsylvania (redesignated from Hopewell Village National Historic Site 1985) 1938 September 23 Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, District of Columbia, Maryland, and West Virginia (date acquired; designated a National Monument 1961; incorporated in Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park 1971) 1939 May 26 Federal Hall National Memorial, New York (redesignated from Federal Hall Memorial National Historic Site 1955) 1939 July 25 Tuzigoot National Monument, Arizona 1939 January 25 Badlands National Park, South Dakota (redesignated from a National Monument 1978) 1940 June 11 Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia 1940 December 18 Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, New York 1940 August 12 Fort Washington Park, Maryland (transferred from War Dept. 1940) 1941 April 5 Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, North Carolina 1943 July 14 George Washington Carver National Monument, Missouri 1944 January 15 Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, New York 1944 June 30 Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, West Virginia (redesignated from a National Monument 1963) 1946 August 12 Castle Clinton National Monument, New York 1946 December 9 Adams National Historical Park, Massachusetts (originally Adams Mansion National Historic Site; redesignated Adams National Historic Site 1952; redesignated National Historical Park 1998) 1946 December 18 Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, Washington (administered under cooparative agreement starting 1990; redesignated from Coulee Dam National Recreation Area 1997) 1947 April 25 Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota (authorized Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park, redesignated 1978) 1948 April 28 Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina 1948 June 22 Hampton National Historic Site, Maryland 1948 June 28 Independence National Historical Park, Pennsylvania (incorporated Independence Hall National Historic Site, designated 1943) 1948 March 11 De Soto National Memorial, Florida 1948 June 19 Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Washington (redesignated from a National Monument 1961) 1949 February 14 San Juan National Historic Site, Puerto Rico 1949 June 8 Saint Croix Island National Monument, Maine (redesignated an International Historic Site 1984) 1949 October 25 Effigy Mounds National Monument, Iowa 1950 August 3 Greenbelt Park, Maryland 1950 September 21 Fort Caroline National Memorial, Florida 1952 March 4 Christiansted National Historic Site, Virgin Islands (redesignated from Virgin Islands National Historic Site 1961) 1952 July 9 Coronado National Memorial, Arizona 1954 June 28 Fort Union National Monument, New Mexico 1955 July 26 Puâ€™uhonua o HÅ,naunau National Historical Park, Hawaii (redesignated from City of Refuge National Historical Park 1978) 1955 December 6 Thomas Edison National Historical Park, New Jersey (originally Edison Home National Historic Site; incorporated in Edison National Historic Site 1962; redesignated 2009) 1956 April 2 Booker T. Washington National Monument, Virginia 1956 July 20 Pea Ridge National Military Park, Arkansas 1956 July 25 Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, Alabama 1956 August 2 Virgin Islands National Park, Virgin Islands 1958 April 18 Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah 1958 May 29 Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Oregon (incorporated Fort Clatsop National Monument October 30, 2004) 1958 August 14 General Grant National Memorial, New York 1958 September 2 Grand Portage National Monument, Minnesota (designated a National Historic Site 1951) 1959 April 14 Minute Man National Historic Site, Massachusetts (redesignated a National Historical Park Sept. 21, 1959) 1959 September 5 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, District of Columbia (dedicated 1997) 1960 April 22 Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, Missouri (redesignated from a National Park 1970) 1960 June 3 Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, Colorado 1960 July 6 Arkansas Post National Memorial, Arkansas 1961 May 11 Russell Cave National Monument, Alabama 1961 August 7 Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts 1961 September 8 Fort Davis National Historic Site, Texas 1961 September 13 Fort Smith National Historic Site, Arkansas 1961 October 4 Piscataway Park, Maryland 1961 December 28 Buck Island Reef National Monument, Virgin Islands 1962 February 19 Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Indiana 1962 April 27 Hamilton Grange National Memorial, New York 1962 July 25 Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, New York 1962 July 25 Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site, New York 1962 September 5 Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, District of Columbia (redesignated from Frederick Douglass Home 1988) 1962 September 13 Point Reyes National Seashore, California 1962 September 28 Padre Island National Seashore, Texas 1964 August 27 Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri 1964 August 30 Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Arizona 1964 August 31 Fort Larned National Historic Site, Kansas 1964 August 31 Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Pennsylvania 1964 August 31 Johnstown Flood National Memorial, Pennsylvania 1964 August 31 Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, New Hampshire 1964 August 31 John Muir National Historic Site, California 1964 September 11 Fire Island National Seashore, New York 1964 September 12 Canyonlands National Park, Utah 1964 October 8 Lake Mead National Recreation Area 1965 February 11 Curecanti National Recreation Area, Colorado 1965 March 15 Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, Texas (name changed from Sanford National Recreation Area, 1972; redesignated Nov. 28, 1990) 1965 May 15 Nez Perce National Historical Park, Idaho 1965 June 5 Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska 1965 June 28 Pecos National Historical Park, New Mexico (incorporated Pecos National Monument June 27, 1990) 1965 July 30 Golden Spike National Historic Site, Utah (designated 1957) 1965 August 12 Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, Iowa 1965 August 21 Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Texas (formerly Alibates Flint Quarries and Texas Panhandle Pueblo Culture National Monument, redesignated 1978) 1965 August 28 Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, Arizona 1965 September 1 Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Pennsylvania 1965 September 21 Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland 1965 October 22 Roger Williams National Memorial, Rhode Island 1965 November 11 Amistad National Recreation Area, Texas (redesignated 1990) 1965 November 8 Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area, California (Whiskeytown Unit) 1966 March 10 Cape Lookout National Seashore, North Carolina 1966 June 20 Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, Montana and North Dakota 1966 June 30 Chamizal National Memorial, Texas 1966 July 23 George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, Indiana 1966 September 9 San Juan Island National Historical Park, Washington 1966 October 15 Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Montana and Wyoming 1966 October 15 Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas 1966 October 15 Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan 1966 October 15 Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, Virginia 1966 November 2 Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, New York 1966 November 5 Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana 1967 May 26 John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site, Massachusetts 1967 November 27 Eisenhower National Historic Site, Pennsylvania 1968 April 5 Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site, Massachusetts 1968 October 2 Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, Wisconsin 1968 October 2 Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Maine 1968 October 2 Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Washington 1968 October 2 North Cascades National Park, Washington 1968 October 2 Redwood National Park, California 1968 October 2 Ross Lake National Recreation Area, Washington 1968 October 17 Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, North Carolina 1968 October 18 Biscayne National Park, Florida (incorporated Biscayne National Monument 1980) 1969 August 20 Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado 1969 December 2 Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, Texas (redesignated from a National Historic Site 1980) 1969 December 2 William Howard Taft National Historic Site, Ohio 1970 September 26 Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin 1970 October 16 Fort Point National Historic Site, California 1970 October 16 Andersonville National Historic Site, Georgia 1970 October 21 Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan 1971 January 8 Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota 1971 January 8 Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, District of Columbia, Maryland, and West Virginia (incorporated Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Monument) 1971 January 8 Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida and Mississippi 1971 August 18 Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Illinois 1972 March 1 Buffalo National River, Arkansas 1972 August 17 Pu`ukoholÄ, Heiau National Historic Site, Hawaii 1972 August 25 Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, Montana 1972 August 25 John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, Wyoming 1972 October 9 Longfellow House â€“ Washingtonâ€™s Headquarters National Historic Site, Massachusetts (redesignated from Longfellow National Historic Site 2010) 1972 October 21 Hohokam Pima National Monument, Arizona 1972 October 21 Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial, Pennsylvania 1972 October 23 Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyoming 1972 October 23 Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia 1972 October 27 Gateway National Recreation Area, New York 1972 October 27 Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California 1973 December 28 Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac, District of Columbia 1974 March 7 Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Tennessee 1974 August 1 Constitution Gardens, District of Columbia 1974 October 1 Boston National Historical Park, Massachusetts 1974 October 11 Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas 1974 October 11 Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida 1974 October 26 Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, North Dakota 1974 October 26 Clara Barton National Historic Site, Maryland 1974 October 26 Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, New York 1974 October 26 Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Massachusetts 1974 October 26 Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Alabama 1975 October 8 John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon 1975 January 3 Canaveral National Seashore, Florida 1975 June 26 Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio (redesignated from a National Recreation Area 2000) 1976 June 30 Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Alaska and Washington 1976 July 4 Valley Forge National Historical Park, Pennsylvania 1976 August 19 Ninety Six National Historic Site, South Carolina 1976 October 12 Obed WSR, Tennessee 1976 October 18 Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site, California 1976 October 18 Congaree National Park, South Carolina (redesignated from a National Monument 2003) 1977 May 26 Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, New York 1978 June 5 Lowell National Historical Park, Massachusetts 1978 August 15 War in the Pacific National Historical Park, Guam 1978 August 15 Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, Georgia 1978 October 19 Fort Scott National Historic Site, Kansas 1978 November 10 Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park, Texas (redesignated from a National Historic Site 2009) 1978 November 10 Rio Grande WSR, Texas 1978 November 10 San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, Texas 1978 November 10 Missouri National Recreational River, Nebraska 1978 November 10 Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site, Pennsylvania 1978 November 10 Friendship Hill National Historic Site, Pennsylvania 1978 November 10 Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, Virginia 1978 November 10 Middle Delaware National Scenic River, Pennsylvania 1978 November 10 New River Gorge National River, West Virginia 1978 November 10 Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site, New York (designated 1943) 1978 November 10 Thomas Stone National Historic Site, Maryland 1978 November 10 Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, Pennsylvania 1978 November 10 Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, Washington 1978 November 10 Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Hawaii 1978 November 10 Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California 1978 December 1 Aniakchak National Monument and Aniakchak National Preserve, Alaska (originally Aniakchak National Monument; designated National Monument and National Preserve by ANILCA 1980) 1978 December 1 Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Alaska (redesignated from a National Monument by ANILCA 1980) 1978 December 1 Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Alaska 1978 December 1 Gates of the Arctic National Park and Gates of the Arctic National Preserve, Alaska (originally a National Monument; redesignated by ANILCA 1980) 1978 December 1 Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska (redesignated from a National Monument by ANILCA 1980) 1978 December 1 Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska (redesignated from a National Park by ANILCA 1980) 1978 December 1 Lake Clark National Park and Lake Clark National Preserve, Alaska (originally a National Monument; redesignated by ANILCA 1980) 1978 December 1 Noatak National Preserve, Alaska (incorporated Noatak National Monument by ANILCA 1980) 1978 December 1 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve, Alaska (incorporated Wrangell-St. Elias National Monument by ANILCA 1980) 1978 December 1 Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, Alaska (redesignated from Yukon-Charley National Monument by ANILCA 1980) 1979 October 12 Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Massachusetts 1980 September 9 World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, Hawaii (incorp. USS Arizona Memorial 2008) 1980 July 1 Vietnam Veterans Memorial, District of Columbia (dedicated 1982) 1980 October 10 Boston African American National Historic Site, Massachusetts 1980 October 10 Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site, Georgia 1980 December 2 Alagnak Wild River, Alaska 1980 December 19 Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, New Mexico (proclaimed Gran Quivira National Monument 1909; renamed Salinas National Monument 1980, renamed 1988) 1980 December 22 Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Hawaii 1980 December 28 James A. Garfield National Historic Site, Ohio 1980 December 28 Women's Rights National Historical Park, New York 1983 March 28 Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia 1983 March 28 Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail, Mississippi 1983 May 23 Harry S Truman National Historic Site, Missouri (designated 1982) 1986 October 28 Korean War Veterans Memorial, District of Columbia (dedicated 1995) 1986 October 30 Steamtown National Historic Site, Pennsylvania 1987 September 30 Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site, District of Columbia (designated 1965) 1987 December 23 Jimmy Carter National Historic Site, Georgia 1987 December 31 El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico 1988 February 16 Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, Florida 1988 June 27 San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, California (formerly part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area) 1988 September 8 Charles Pinckney National Historic Site, South Carolina 1988 October 7 Natchez National Historical Park, Mississippi 1988 October 31 National Park of American Samoa, American Samoa 1988 October 31 Poverty Point National Monument, Louisiana 1988 November 18 Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, Minnesota 1988 November 18 City of Rocks National Reserve, Idaho 1988 November 18 Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, Idaho 1988 December 26 Bluestone National Scenic River, West Virginia 1988 December 26 Gauley River National Recreation Area, West Virginia 1989 October 2 Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, Missouri 1990 June 27 Petroglyph National Monument, New Mexico 1990 October 31 Weir Farm National Historic Site, Connecticut 1991 May 24 Niobrara National Scenic River, Nebraska 1991 December 11 Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, District of Columbia (designated 1982) 1992 February 24 Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, Virgin Islands 1992 March 3 Manzanar National Historic Site, California 1992 August 26 Marsh-Billings National Historical Park, Vermont (redesignated Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park 1998) 1992 October 16 Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, Ohio 1992 October 21 Little River Canyon National Preserve, Alabama 1992 October 26 Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, Kansas 1992 October 27 Keweenaw National Historical Park, Michigan 1992 October 27 Great Egg Harbor Scenic and Recreational River, New Jersey 1992 October 26 Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida (proclaimed Fort Jefferson National Monument 1935) 1994 October 31 Mojave National Preserve, California 1994 October 31 New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, Louisiana 1994 November 2 Cane River Creole National Historical Park, Louisiana 1996 November 12 Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, Oklahoma 1996 November 12 Nicodemus National Historic Site, Kansas 1996 November 12 Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Kansas 1996 November 12 Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, Massachusetts 1996 November 12 New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, Massachusetts 1998 November 6 Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, Arkansas 1998 November 6 Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, Alabama 1999 November 29 Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, South Dakota 2000 October 11 First Ladies National Historic Site, Ohio 2000 October 24 Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park, California 2001 January 17 Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument, Virgin Islands 2001 January 19 Governors Island National Monument, New York 2001 September 19 Minidoka National Historic Site, Idaho (established Minidoka Internment National Monument August 1942; redesignated Minidoka National Historic Site 2008 2002 September 24 Flight 93 National Memorial, Pennsylvania 2002 December 19 Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park, Virginia 2004 May 29 World War II Memorial, District of Columbia (authorized May 25, 1993) 2006 February 27 Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site, District of Columbia 2006 February 27 African Burial Ground National Monument, New York 2007 April 27 Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site, Colorado 2009 October 28 Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, California 2010 October 22 River Raisin National Battlefield Park, Michigan 2010 December 14 President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site, Arkansas 2011 August 28 Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, District of Columbia 2011 November 1 Fort Monroe National Monument, Virginia 2011 November 7 Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, New Jersey 2012 October 8 Caesar Chavez National Monument, California 2013 March 25 Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument, Ohio 2013 March 25 First State National Historical Park, Delaware (originally a National Monument; rededicated a National Historical Park in 2014) 2013 March 25 Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park, Maryland (originally a National Monument; rededicated a National Historical Park in 2014) 2014 December 19 Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park, Massachusetts and Rhode Island 2014 December 19 Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument, Nevada 2014 December 19 Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico 2014 December 19 World War I Memorial, District of Columbia 2015 February 19 Pullman National Monument, Illinois 2015 February 24 Honouliuli National Monument, Hawaii 2015 July 10 Waco Mammoth National Monument, Texas 2015 November 10 Manhattan Project National Historical Park, New Mexico, Washington, and Tennesee 2016 February 12 Castle Mountains National Monument, California 2016 April 12 Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument, District of Columbia 2016 June 24 Stonewall National Monument, New York 2016 August 24 Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Maine 2017 January 10 Harriet Tubman National Historical Park, New York 2017 January 13 Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument, Alabama 2017 January 13 Freedom Riders National Monument, Alabama 2017 January 13 Reconstruction Era National Monument, South Carolina 2018 February 22 Gateway Arch National Park, Missouri 2018 October 26 Camp Nelson National Monument, Kentucky 2019 February 15 Indiana Dunes National Park, Indiana 2019 March 12 Pearl Harbor National Memorial, Hawaii 2019 March 12 Tule Lake National Monument, California 2019 December 20 White Sands National Park, New Mexico 2020 September 18 Dwight D. 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