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News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: Member of the 1850 Boston Vigilance Committee. Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts. Date of Birth: March 12, 1815. Place of Death: Boston, Massachusetts. Date of Death: May 28, 1900. Thompson Baxter is listed as a member of the 1850 Boston Vigilance Committee, an organization...
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Bunker Hill Monument Projection, 1998

News Release: The history of the Robert Gould Shaw/54th Massachusetts Regiment Memorial is deeply intertwined with that of the Underground Railroad. Though the 54th drew most of its soldiers from the free states, many southern born men, some of whom had fled enslavement, helped fill the ranks of the regiment. Both the memorial and the regiment have strong connections to freedom seekers and their allies on the Underground Railroad.
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San Antonio Missions National Historical Park receives $290,000 to repair 275-Year-Old Spanish Aqueduct

News Release: Perched high along the Greenstone Ridge, I'm mesmerized by the big lake view. The world feels far away. I only stopped for a quick water break, but I've been here for hours - basking in sun and solitude. A raven swoops across the cliff face kraa-ing madly, urging me to move along.
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Mesa Top Loop (Introduction)

News Release: Last summer, the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa raised their nation's flag on a new pole beside the US flag at Windigo. Band Members and National Park staff celebrated together as they watched the flag unfurl against a brilliant blue sky.
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Valles Caldera To Increase Fishing Permit Fee to Support Quality Angling Experience

News Release: Salem Ancestry Days is a time for residents and visitors to celebrate their ancestral and immigrant connections to Salem, Massachusetts. In the interview transcribed below, we spoke with Doreen Wade, President of Salem United, Inc. to learn more about her organization's role in preserving Black history.
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Concession Site Visit Cancelled at National Park

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Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA discussed on March 2 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Travel Blog: Lassen Volcanic National Park

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Two Chamizal Parks Linked Through Sister Park Arrangement

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Located 1/2 mile west of Lolo on Hwy 12. Significance: Located at the crossroads of culture, this is the only archaeologicaly verified campsite of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, as well as the traditional homeland of the Selis Qlispe people. Designation: National Historic Landmark...
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USACE Transatlantic Division Leader Strengthens Partnerships During Qatar Emiri Air Force Project Site Visit

During a multi-country visit to the Middle East, Command Sgt. Maj. Clifton D. Morehouse, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division senior enlisted advisor, traveled to Qatar on February 5, for a strategic engagement with U.S. Air Force Col. Timothy Dreifke, the Senior Defense Official/Defense Attaché to the U.S. Ambassador to Qatar, and Dr. Khaled M. Masoud, the USACE Transatlantic Middle East District regional programs manager and Joint Project Management Office director, along with U.S. Navy Capt. Joseph Manion, the Office of Military Cooperation chief with the U.S. Embassy Doha, Qatar; and Middle East District program managers, Scott Ritchie and Jim Moore.
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FNOD Restoration Advisory Board scheduled for March 2

Community members can learn more about restoration efforts at the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot (FNOD) and hear the latest cleanup progress during an in-person quarterly Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meeting scheduled for 6:15 to 8 p.m. March 2. at the HRSD SWIFT Research Facility, 6909 Armstead Road, Suffolk, Va.
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Huntsville Center celebrates Engineers Week

The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville joined other U.S. Army Corps of Engineers agencies Feb. 19 to 25 to celebrate 2023 National Engineers Week.
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Lower water levels to be maintained at Saylorville Lake for sedimentation survey

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, is scheduled to hold Saylorville lake levels below the normal conservation pool while a sedimentation survey is conducted
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Re-used materials add value to construction project

Since the beginning of construction of the Louisville VA Medical Center in December 2021, the site has seen a lot of change and one of the most noticeable early changes was it going from a 35-acre grassy field to much of the earth materials being collected and sorted in large piles on the south side of the property.
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Co-op student following in father’s footsteps working at USACE

Being a member of a team can often feel like being part of a family, and sometimes team members actually are family. That’s the case for Will Jasper and his father, Kevin Jasper.
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USACE Jacksonville to re-nourish 1.3-miles of beach south of Fort Pierce Jetty

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, in partnership with the St. Lucie County Erosion District, will begin beach renourishment operations at Fort Pierce, Florida, on or about March 9, 2023.
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Mississippi River Commission schedules high-water inspection trip

The Mississippi River Commission will conduct its annual high-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River, Mar. 27 - 31, 2023
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Bureau of Land Management to begin NEPA process for the Golden Currant Solar Project Application

News Release: LAS VEGAS - The BLM has granted a variance for the Golden Currant Solar Project right-of-way application in coordination with appropriate federal, state, local agencies, Tribes, and public outreach. This begins the National Environmental Policy Act analysis of the project.
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Cumberland Island National Seashore fee increase effective April 1, 2023

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Spring Cattail Burns in Voyageurs National Park

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