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An Indian Memorial Helps to Re-Image Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument offers a prime example of re-imaging in NPS context. Custer’s Last Stand occurred at this place, but so did the last stand of the Plains Indians. In 1991, a landmark redesignation acknowledged that the battlefield has a duel identity. More recently, an Indian Memorial has helped to re-image the place as hallowed ground for Indians as well as whites.

At 55 and Counting, Wright Brothers National Memorial Enjoys Its Monumental Facelift

Wright Brothers National Memorial marks its 55th anniversary as a National Memorial on December 4, and a recently completed restoration project has made the occasion even more worth celebrating. The park’s single most prominent feature, the Wright Monument, has received a badly needed facelift.

Bug Spraying Will Briefly Close Cades Cove Loop Road in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Ahh, the lowly wooly adelgid. This nasty import, though small, has been threatening the viability of hemlock trees in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In an effort to blunt its advance, park technicians will be spraying trees in Cades Cove early next month. As a result, the loop road will be temporarily closed.

Lava Beds National Monument is a Geologically and Historically Fascinating Place

Lava Beds National Monument, which celebrates its 83rd birthday November 21, is a strange looking place bursting with fascinating stories. As if the largest collection of lava tubes and caves in the coterminous states weren’t enough to make this park very special, it’s also where Captain Jack and his warrior band fought an amazing battle against an attacking force ten times its size during the Modoc War of the early 1870s.

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