The 50 Most Visited Historic Sites in America
By Wyatt Massey, Stacker News
On 5/12/21 at 8:00 PM EDT
An unidentified person on a bench that overlooks a valley and beyond, the Hudson River, at the Vanderbilt Mansion Historic Site, Hyde Park, New York, 2018.
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From the Underground Railroad to presidential porches, historical sites offer visitors a new experience and a social studies lesson all in one. At historic sites across the nation, tourists can enter into a different time, worldview, or social status with nothing more than a park pass. We can visit some locations to pay our respects to painful pasts, and others to celebrate American icons and pioneers.
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National Park Foundation Celebrates 20 Years of Preserving Black History and Culture in National Parks
The Foundation Continues To Expand Programmatic Impact That Centers And Celebrates Cultural Difference Through National Parks
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Coinciding with the start of Black History Month, the National Park Foundation (NPF) announced it is celebrating the 20
th anniversary of its African American Experience Fund (AAEF) throughout 2021. Established in 2001, with the support of the 15
th Director of the National Park Service (NPS) Robert G. Stanton, the first African American NPS Director, AAEF s mission is to connect all people to the role of African Americans in U.S. history through national parks. Thanks to the generosity and ongoing partnership of the Fund II Foundation (Fund II), NPF is increasing philanthropic support for AAEF, focusing on projects at 13 national park sites.
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