Visit the national parks where the ultimate ‘Merica moments went down. >>> http://prks.org/2e7XK7z
Visit the national parks where the ultimate ‘Merica moments went down. >>> http://prks.org/2e7XK7z
National Park Aesthetics
↳ Independence National Historical Park
A few ideas so capture the imagination of mankind that they imbue physical objects with universal meaning. For Americans, indeed for all people, there are no more potent symbols of individual freedom than Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. #FindYourPark
On this day in 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed by John WIlkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site. Learn More
“The two walnut armchairs are located in the Truman study. The chair on the left is circa 1910 while the one on the right is circa 1860. They were both upholstered in 1962. The Truman Home has on display over a half dozen couches and chairs from the mid to late 19th century, many of which belonged to Bess Truman’s family. Why buy new furniture when you can just upholster? As for these two chairs, Harry would sit on the left and Bess on the right.” - Harry S. Truman National Historic Site
The park protects and preserves the incredible story of the Pullman Company, the Pullman Porters, and the rise of the labor movement in America.
The Pullman Company hired African American men as porters, known as Pullman Porters. The Pullman Porters were uniformed railway men who served first-class passengers traveling in the company’s luxurious sleeping cars. These jobs became well respected in the African American community and have become synonymous with the railroad company’s impeccable service and style. Read More
Their accomplishments included, but by no means were limited to, the completion of the first usable road into Giant Forest and the first trail to the top of Mt. Whitney (the tallest peak in the contiguous United States) in Sequoia National Park in 1903; and the building of an arboretum in Yosemite National Park near the south fork of the Merced River in 1904.
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How did a cane once owned by President Lincoln end up in the Frederick Douglass collection? Read up on the interesting history behind this artifact here >> http://prks.org/1S7Tcvu.