Stories by Interior Newswire on Federal Newswire


George Rogers Clark and His Little Brother

News Release: In the early 1800s, not many people knew William Clark, but many knew his brother.


News Release: Quick Facts. Location: 561 Blankenbaker Ln, Louisville, KY 40207. Significance: William Clark’s sister, brother-in-law, and older brother lived at Locust Grove. Clark and Meriwether Lewis stopped at Locust Grove on their journey west and on their return home. Designation: Lewis and Clark National Historic...


News Release: On orders from President Thomas Jefferson, Meriwether Lewis took some of the fossilized bones from Big Bone Lick and sent them to Jefferson’s home in Virginia.


Acadia National Park Selects 13 Participants for Artist-in-Residence Program's 30th Year

News Release: Thirteen artists will visit Acadia National Park during the 30th anniversary of its Artist-in-Residence program in 2023.


Woodson Law Office

News Release: John Woodson bought this office in 1856 and practiced law here until he joined the Confederate Army and died of disease in 1864.



Mariah Wright House

News Release: This frame house, built in the mid-1820s, is one of the older buildings in the village. The stone and brick chimneys are typical of this region. The inside of the building is open to the public.


C. Sweet-Coll

News Release: At-Large Residency 2023. C. Sweet-Coll (they/them) is a queer trans Mexican-American animator and musician based in Los Angeles, CA. Their work explores the visualization of music and the sounds of the natural world. As part of their residency at Acadia National Park, Sweet-Coll will create animated...


Week ending Dec. 24: 26 notices published by Interior Department

There were 26 notices published by the Interior Department in week ending Dec. 24, according to the Federal Register.


News Release: Many people today are familiar with the Arrowhead as the official symbol of the National Park Service (NPS). It is featured on NPS web sites, road signs, buildings, publications, uniforms, vehicles, and more. For a brief period in the 1960s, however, the arrowhead was replaced with a new NPS symbol that...


News Release: * Return to The Civil War.


Eva and Ranger Amanda

News Release: * Return to The Civil War.


News Release: * Return to The Civil War.


News Release: * Return to The Civil War.



Freedom's Eve: Awaiting the Passage of the Emancipation Proclamation

News Release: On Dec. 31, 1862, enslaved and free Black Americans across the country stayed up until midnight to await the passage of the Emancipation Proclamation, which President Abraham Lincoln was to sign on Jan. 1, 1863. Lincoln first announced his plans for the Emancipation Proclamation on Sept. 22...



A Perfect Hybrid

News Release: * Return to The Civil War.


Eva and Park Volunteer

News Release: * Return to The Civil War.


Interior Department publishes notice on Dec. 30

The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.