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Mystery Photo Solved: The Jones' Family Outhouse At Tallgrass Prairie

Stephen F. Jones in 1878 established the Spring Hill Ranch that today is preserved within Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas. He spent lavishly on his 11-room Second Empire limestone mansion, and since indoor plumbing didn't exist at the time, he saw that a proper outhouse -- one made from limestone -- was built not far from the mansion's back door.

National Park Service Presents 2022 Independence Day Celebration In The Nation’s Capital

The National Park Service will once again host the annual celebration of Independence Day on the National Mall, the nation’s most important civic space and home to more than a dozen memorials that commemorate great Americans and significant events in our nation’s history.

NPS Seeks Comment For Plant Gathering At Indiana Dunes National Park

The National Park Service has released the “Plant Gathering for Traditional Purposes” Environmental Assessment for Indiana Dunes National Park. The purpose of this EA is to evaluate the potential impacts of entering into an agreement with the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians to allow traditional gathering of plants and plant parts at the park.