NPS: No Confederate Flags
National Park Service Release WASHINGTON – Confederate Battle Flag sales items are being removed from national park bookstores and gift shops. “We strive to tell the complete story of America,” National Park Service Director Jonathan B. J arvis said of the agency’s reputation for telling...
New Book on AAPI Heritage
Even after a bullet skimmed his head, Private Edward Day Cohota fought valiantly during the Civil War’s Battle of Cold Harbor and carried a wounded comrade to safety. His remarkable story is one of many recounted in the new National Park Service book, “Asians and...
Million-Plus National Parks
Photo: Sunset at Clingman’s Dome in Great Smoky Mountains National Park by Scott Basford (Creative Commons) U.S. National Parks that have a million-plus, year-to-date visitors through the most current month, and ranked by attendance, as reported by the National Park Service. Through Dec 2014: Yellowstone...