recreation areas
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Vicksburg National Military Park
Vicksburg, Mississippi
1862-63
The Vicksburg National Military Park preserves the battlefield of the Vicksburg Campaign in the Civil War. The extensive park is dotted with over 1,400 monuments and memorials and includes a museum showcasing the ironclad ship U.S.S. Cairo.
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Lincoln Home
Springfield, Illinois
1844
Abraham Lincoln lived in this Springfield home with his family for 17 years, from 1844 until he left for the White House in 1861. The house was carefully preserved and has been a popular visitor attraction since it opened in 1887.
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Courthouse Square
Dayton, Oregon
1850
Joel Palmer donated this block to be the home of Yamhill County Courthouse in the 1850s, but the honor went to Lafayette instead. Thus “Courthouse Square” never had a courthouse and became a park.
- Pittock Mansion Portland, Oregon 1909-14
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Colonial Cemetery
Savannah, Georgia
1750-89
Established in 1750, enlarged to its current size by 1789, and closed to new burials in 1853, the Colonial Cemetery is now a city park and occupies about 6 acres in the heart of Savannah.
- Narberth Garden Narberth, Pennsylvania
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Desert View Watchtower Historic District
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
1341-1932
The historic complex around the Desert View Watchtower stands on Navajo Point near the eastern edge of Grand Canyon National Park, where the Colorado River makes a great bend to the north.
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove Washington, District of Columbia
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Petroglyph National Monument
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Located in the western outskirts of Albuquerque, Petroglyph National Monument is one of the largest petroglyph sites in North America. It contains 17 miles of volcanic rock escarpment with over 25,000 petroglyph images.
- Nez Perce Traditional Site at Wallowa Lake Joseph, Oregon 1877
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Mesa Verde Administrative District
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
1921
Consists of the first buildings constructed by the National Park Service (1921) based on cultural traditions represented in the Park area.