 view gallery |   Mississippi NRRA - Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park - Anoka City MN
in National Parks (U.S.) Mississippi National River and Recreation Area is a Partner Site with Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park. Power generation was discontinued in 1966, so the dam is now used for recreation. posted by:  Don.Morfe location: Minnesota date approved: 9/20/2022 last visited: 9/20/2022 |
 view gallery | McCoys Ferry-Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park - Big Pool MD in National Parks (U.S.) Fords and ferries were once located all along the 184.5 miles of the C&O Canal, providing places to cross the Potomac River. McCoys Ferry was one of those crossing sites. During the Civil War, the ferry was on the border between two warring nations. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 9/10/2022 last visited: 8/20/2022 |
 view gallery | Four Locks-Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park - Big Pool MD in National Parks (U.S.) Located on the small peninsula known as Prather's Neck, Four Locks was named for the series of four canal locks – 47 through 50 – of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, built at the site between 1836 and 1838. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 8/26/2022 last visited: 8/20/2022 |
 view gallery | Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail - Williamsport MD in National Parks (U.S.) The Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail marker is on the grounds of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath-historic park at the Conococheaque Creek Adequate. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 8/12/2022 last visited: 8/2/2022 |
 view gallery | Seneca Creek Aqueduct and Lock 24-Chesapeake and Ohio National Historical Park - Poolesville MD in National Parks (U.S.) Lock 24 “Rileys” & Seneca Aqueduct--The C&O Canal had 11 aqueducts and 74 lift locks... but one was both a lift lock and an aqueduct! This engineering marvel is located at mile 22.7, at the mouth of Seneca Creek. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 8/12/2022 last visited: 7/28/2022 |
 view gallery | Chesapeake and Ohio National Historical Park-Edwards Ferry - Poolesvile MD in National Parks (U.S.) Edwards Ferry is at lock 25 of the Chesapeake and Ohio National Historical Park in Poolesville MD. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 8/12/2022 last visited: 7/26/2022 |
 view gallery | Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park- Monocacy Aqueduct - Dickerson MD in National Parks (U.S.) The Monocacy Aqueduct — or C&O Canal Aqueduct No. 2 — is the largest aqueduct on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, crossing the Monocacy River just before it empties into the Potomac River in Frederick County, Maryland, USA. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 8/2/2022 last visited: 7/31/2022 |
 view gallery | Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Visitor Center - Brunswick MD in National Parks (U.S.) The C&O Canal National Historical Park visitor center shares the building with the Brunswick Railroad Museum. For over a century Brunswick has been a railroad town. In 1890 the B&O Railroad moved its yard here from Martinsburg. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 8/2/2022 last visited: 7/22/2022 |
 view gallery | Glen Echo Park - Glen Echo, Maryland in National Parks (U.S.) Glen Echo Park is an arts and cultural center in Glen Echo, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Located about 9 miles northwest of the city's downtown area, the park's site was initially developed in 1891 as a National Chautauqua Assembly. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 7/26/2022 last visited: 7/24/2022 |
 view gallery | Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area - Boston MA in National Parks (U.S.) The Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area is a national recreation area situated among the islands of Boston Harbor. Attractions include the Civil War-era Fort Warren on Georges Island and Boston Light on Little Brewster Island. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Massachusetts date approved: 5/16/2022 last visited: 5/16/2022 |
 view gallery | General William Tecumseh Sherman Statue - President's Park (White House) - Washington DC in National Parks (U.S.) The General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument is an equestrian statue of American Civil War Major General William Tecumseh Sherman located in Sherman Plaza, which is part of President's Park in Washington, D.C. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 5/16/2022 last visited: 7/18/2022 |
 view gallery | Major General Winfield Scott Hancock Monument - National Mall and Memorial Parks - Washington DC in National Parks (U.S.) Winfield Scott Hancock (1824-1826) is best known for his role as a US Army general in the American Civil War, particularly for his troops' victory at Gettysburg, repulsing Pickett's Charge. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 5/16/2022 last visited: 3/22/2022 |
 view gallery | New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park - New Orleans LA in National Parks (U.S.) New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park is a U.S. National Historical Park in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, near the French Quarter. It was created in 1994 to celebrate the origins and evolution of jazz. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Louisiana date approved: 5/11/2022 last visited: 5/9/2022 |
 view gallery | Island Ford Unit Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area - Sandy Springs GA in National Parks (U.S.) Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CRNRA) preserves a series of sites between Atlanta and Lake Sidney Lanier along the Chattahoochee River in Georgia, U.S. in a 48 mile stretch of river. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Georgia date approved: 4/15/2022 last visited: 4/3/2022 |
 view gallery | Lincoln Park - Capital Hill Parks - Washington DC in National Parks (U.S.) Lincoln Park is the largest urban park located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was known historically as Lincoln Square. The park features two important sculptures: Emancipation Monument and a statue of Mary McLeod Bethune. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 4/8/2022 last visited: 3/28/2022 |
 view gallery | Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence - National Mall and Memorial Parks - Washington DC in National Parks (U.S.) The Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence is a memorial depicting the signatures of the 56 signatories to the United States Declaration of Independence. It is located in the Constitution Gardens on the National Mall. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 4/6/2022 last visited: 7/18/2022 |
 view gallery | Meridian Hill Park - Rock Creek Park - Washington DC in National Parks (U.S.) The park has had a long and varied history. In 1819, John Porter erected a mansion on the grounds and called it "Meridian Hill" because it was on the exact longitude of the original District of Columbia milestone marker, set down on April 15, 1791. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 4/1/2022 last visited: 3/26/2022 |
 view gallery | Peirce Mill - Rock Creek Park - Washington DC in National Parks (U.S.) Peirce Mill is located in Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C. Isaac Peirce built Peirce Mill on Rock Creek in 1829. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 3/31/2022 last visited: 3/25/2022 |
 view gallery | District of Columbia War Memorial - National Mall and Memorial Parks - Washington DC in National Parks (U.S.) The District of Columbia War Memorial commemorates the citizens of the District of Columbia who served in World War I. Located on the National Mall, it was constructed in 1931 as a domed, peristyle Doric temple. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 3/30/2022 last visited: 7/18/2022 |
 view gallery | Pershing Park - National Mall and Memorial Parks - Washington DC in National Parks (U.S.) Pershing Park National Mall and Memorial Parks-It is here that our nation honors John J. Pershing, whose World War I leadership propelled him to the rank of General of the Armies—a rank he shares only with George Washington. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 3/30/2022 last visited: 7/18/2022 |
 view gallery | Brigadier General Count Casimir Pulaski Memorial - National Mall and Memorial Parks - Washington DC in National Parks (U.S.) Casimir Pulaski (1745-1799), a Polish soldier and commander, was recruited for the American Revolution, where he made his mark as a cavalry officer and came to be known as "The Father of American Cavalry." posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 3/29/2022 last visited: 7/18/2022 |
 view gallery | General John A. Logan Monument - National Mall and Memorial Parks - Washington DC in National Parks (U.S.) As Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), a Union veterans organization, Logan issued General Order No. 11 in 1868, establishing May 30 as Decoration Day. Now it is known as Memorial Day. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 3/29/2022 last visited: 3/22/2022 |
 view gallery | Constitution Gardens - Washington DC in National Parks (U.S.) Constitution Gardens is a living legacy to the founding of the republic as well as an oasis in the midst of a city. The 50 acres of the park were originally beneath the Potomac River. Constitution Gardens has been a separate park unit since 1982. posted by: Don.Morfe location: District of Columbia date approved: 3/23/2022 last visited: 8/29/2022 |
 view gallery | Colorado National Monument - Grand Junction CO in National Parks (U.S.) Colorado National Monument is a National Park Service unit near the city of Grand Junction, Colorado. Sheer-walled canyons cut deep into sandstone and granite–gneiss–schist rock formations. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Colorado date approved: 3/22/2022 last visited: 5/3/2022 |
 view gallery | Arkansas Post National Memorial - Gillett AR in National Parks (U.S.) The Memorial commemorates the complex history of several cultures and time periods including the Quapaw, French settlers who were the first colonists to inhabit the small entrepôt, and as the site of an American Civil War battle in 1863. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Arkansas date approved: 3/22/2022 last visited: 2/10/2022 |
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