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Mount Rainier and it's neighboring sister, Mount St. Helens are two of North America's most photographed & explosive volcanoes in the Cascade Volcanic Arc, extending from Southwestern Canada to Northern California. One is an eruption in waiting, while the other is known as the most active volcano in the contiguous United States.
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In 1942, in reaction to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States government ordered more than 110,000 men, women & children to leave their homes & unjustly imprisoned them in remote, military-style camps. The National Park Service has preserved several camp locations as a reminder of the fragility of American civil liberties. Densho.org preserves irreplaceable firsthand accounts of survivors, to explore principles of democracy and promote...
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There are dozens of National Park entities in the desert southwest of the US and this program visits some of the parks through the eyes of dedicated National Park rangers. Parks featured in this program include: TEXAS • Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park • Chamizal National Memorial • Big Bend National Park • Big Thicket National Preserve • Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument • Guadalupe Mountains National Park. NEW MEXICO...
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San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, Missions Concepcion, San Jose, San Juan Capistrano and Espada. Discover and explore the importance of this critical part of America's history. The Alamo has come to symbolize courage and sacrifice for the cause of Liberty. Presidio La Bahia (Goliad), El Camino Real de Los Tejas. The Goliad Massacre contributed greatly to the independence of the Republic of Texas. El Camino Real fostered frontier settlement...
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Visit nine national monuments and a national historic site: Navajo National Monument, Wupatke National Monument, Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Walnut Canyon National Monument, Montezuma Castle National Monument, Tuzigoot National Monument, Tonto National Monument, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Canyon de Chelly National Monument and Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site.