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The National Park Service is erasing any material that does not focus on the "greatness" and "progress" of Americans, or the "beauty, abundance, and grandeur" of America. These are the materials submitted for elimination.

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 1h

Oxon Cove Park/Oxon Hill Farm (Owned by FOWA)

The image shows an informational sign in a National Park Service exhibit, with a partially damaged surface, making some text difficult to read. The sign appears to describe the function and importance of a root cellar, and there are faded illustrations related to the topic.

**Text:**

The Root Cellar

This small brick outbuilding was just one of many structures serving the DeButts family. In all likelihood, this is the “garden house” mentioned in Francis DeButts’ 1831 will.

A good root cellar is damp, well-drained, and separated from the dwelling house to keep smelly produce and pests out. You can see the ventilator’s chimney, which aided air circulation, along with little chimneys on the north and south sides.

Root cellars get their names from their contents and can successfully store root crops such as beets, carrots, potatoes, and turnips—foods the DeButts family would likely have grown in kitchen gardens. Some are ready for eating in spring. Others can stay in harvesting after the first frost. And they are edible before they fully mature. Corn was a cash crop back then, but young John C. DeButts would claim that "…with proper storage would keep their vegetables all winter."

Properly stored, some root crops last for months without spoiling. Many other vegetables, such as squash, cabbages, onions, and melons, will also keep better in a root cellar. This building let the DeButts family store vegetables well into the winter.

*Images show typical fruits and vegetables stored in a root cellar, including apples, cabbage, carrots, squash, and more.*

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 3h

Cane River Creole National Historical Park

The page features a black-and-white textual layout with a historical narrative about the Texas and Pacific Railway Depot. There are no images or illustrations, only formatted text sections providing an oral history and narrative insights.

Tracks of Unity - The Texas and Pacific Railway Depot Story

Oral History Interview: The train station served as an outlet. It's a medium of exchange for social movement. Folk would have an opportunity to gather, to have visitation.

Oral History Interview: It needs to be known, for if you do not know your history, you’re doomed to repeat it. People need to know what happened and then with in their hearts, their spirits, and in their actions vow that it will never happen again…

Narrator: The Texas and Pacific Railway Depot has been standing as a reminder of African American history in Natchitoches for nearly a century. And after over three decades of use, the depot has sat, neglected, vandalized, and abused since its doors closed to passengers in the 1960s.

In December 1887 the Natchitoches Railway Company launched the first rail service in the region, known locally as the Tap Line, connecting Natchitoches to Cypress along a 12 mile route. This move represented a significant shift from riverboat transportation to rail. Initially the Texas and Pacific Line bypassed Natchitoches but local businessmen intervened. Forming a new joint stock company to construct the Tap Line and ensure the town’s rail access. Architect F.G. Shaw of Dallas, Texas, was then tasked with designing the depot, opting for a Spanish style influence. Shaw’s design in the larger more elaborate waiting room for White passengers featured beams and windows influenced by the master’s cabin of Christopher Columbus’s flagship the Santa Maria. The depot was completed in six months as a cost of $100,000. Upon completion, it was dedicated on June 20, 1927 by Natchitoches Chamber of Commerce. Solidifying Natchitoches’ integration into the Texas and Pacific Railways main line.

Oral History Interview: Going to New Orleans, to me, that was the only method of going for us. We didn’t have a car, for our parents to take us, drive down to New Orleans. This was the main way of getting from one place to another in that distance. We would have to catch the train in order to get there around 11:00 at night. My mother had fried chicken, baked cake and all of this at the house and she had prepared our clothes. We thought we were really coming from somewhere when we left this train station.

Oral History Interview: Wherever that train went could create a town that was a given. It’s an important story in transportation, it’s an important story in the story of civil rights.

Narrator: And this was because the station was built in the height of the Jim Crow era.

Oral History Interview: During the time that the station was operating, in particularly the mid to late sixties, there was a strong movement of segregation in America and certainly here in the Deep South.

Oral History Interview: The river divided the town. Cane River; West Side was mostly over here on Jackson Square was Black folks. East Natchitoches was mostly White. You had several sections, shall I say, up where City bank is, you had a few Blacks living in that area. But the other part of East Natchitoches, it was White.

Oral History Interview: It’s an interesting point when you look at the building, the ornateness of the loggia of the entrance to the White waiting room. Its beautiful arched entryways and the twin towers on both sides of it with the tile roofs. And then of course, they other side is much more down played. And it had a very simple canopy over it, a very simple entrance.

Oral History Interview: I remember there were Whites on one side, but we didn’t really see them. I just know that they were over there. Maybe I saw, maybe through a window when we purchased our ticket. But to see Whites in this area, there were not a lot for us to see because we were, I guess because we were separated.

Oral History Interview: The White side was better kept and had more space. I even think the fountains were different then with colder water being on the other side. There were larger restrooms and I think that sometimes there might have been even a larger number of Black people trying to go and come from this transportation hub and they had to stand and duel with crowded situations because it was smaller and you couldn’t just go to a side, maybe no one or just a few people over on the other side. The White side. And I think that was very unfair.

Narrator: At the heart of World War Two, the train station stood as a pivotal player, a silent witness to the unfolding drama that shaped the course of history.

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 5h

Mammoth Cave National Park

The image is a detailed timeline poster titled "Timeline of a Timeless Place," featuring a chronological map and various photographs, illustrations, and portraits related to the history of Mammoth Cave. It includes a colored timeline line, descriptive text, and historical imagery, all arranged in a clear, educational format.

Timeline of a Timeless Place

"Though one easily loses track of the passage of hours when traveling in Mammoth Cave, even the Monarch of Caves is subject to time. From its origins in the deeps of prehistory to the present day, follow the timeline of the cave’s remarkable history of exploration, discovery and unfolding wonder."

1798 - Legend locates John Houchin's discovery of Mammoth Cave. 1812 - War of 1812 creates need for saltpeter, mined in Mammoth Cave. 1816 - First published description of Mammoth Cave.

1810 - 1840 - Stephen Bishop crosses Bottomless Pit; discovers eyeless fish. 1839 - Franklin Gorin gains sole ownership, purchases 14 slaves, including Stephen Bishop. 1842 - Emily Hawkins, first woman to tour Mammoth Cave. 1844 - Stephen Bishop explores uncharted sections; maps Mammoth Cave.

1850 - 1860 - Tuberculosis hospital at Mammoth Cave. 1870 - Guide William Garvin shows French composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk through Star Chamber.

1941 - Mammoth Cave National Park established. 1981 - Mammoth Cave made a World Heritage Site. 1990 - Mammoth Cave designated International Biosphere Reserve.

"This blue line represents the last one million years in which the newest levels of Mammoth Cave have formed. This blue line represents the time humans have interacted with the cave."

Additional text includes detailed chronological events of Mammoth Cave’s exploration, scientific discoveries, significant figures like Stephen Bishop, and historical milestones in cave preservation and tourism development.

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 7h

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park

The image shows an exhibit panel with text and images related to mission architecture. It includes a diagram or blueprint of a mission layout, a historic photograph, and decorative elements. The main color theme is a soft neutral with black text.

Text:
"Mission
La arquitectura de las misiones

Drawing of mission layout

Desplazamiento frecuente
Los frailes franciscanos que llegaron al área de San Antonio se habían comprometido a una vida sencilla, pobre y austera. Así el uso objetivo de las misiones fue atraer y concentrar a los nativos en aldeas de misión.

Each mission was almost always located along a waterway, enclosed by a stone wall, and laid out according to a common, self-sufficient design. The church looked much like a fortress with tall, thick limestone walls. Labor and local materials were used in the construction of the churches and surrounding buildings.

A Abastecimiento
Los pobladores criaban animales, cultivaban productos y trabajaban en talleres. Se practicaban la alfarería y la herrería y se fabricaban implementos textiles.

The location of the mission along rivers was to have ready water supply was essential for agriculture and for the orientation and construction of the churches. The mission Indians moved building materials and labored in all phases of construction. They wielded the tools and made the lime to put up the walls.

Photographs include images of stone carvings and constructed missions.

Componentes arquitectónicos de la misión:
1. Área fortificada
2. Área de aldea
3. Iglesia
4. Patio
5. Talleres"

(Note: Transcription may not be complete due to legibility and length limitations. Content is interpreted from available visible text.)

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 9h

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

The image is an educational worksheet featuring two sections titled "Scientific Exploration" and "Recruiting for Roanoke." It includes illustrations of a squirrel, acorns, a pinecone, and a banner for writing a slogan.

Scientific Exploration
Thomas Hariot was a scientist on the 1585 voyage. He relied on observations to learn about the natural world. You can be a scientist too! Find a quiet place away from others. Stop and take a moment to observe the area. Look, listen, and feel quietly for 30 seconds.

What sights and sounds do you think the Native people and the English may have heard, seen, or felt?
What things are modern?

Write your observations below:
Draw your favorite observation below:

Recruiting for Roanoke
English families decided to come to the New World for many reasons including land, opportunity, and a sense of adventure. What are some reasons why you would go to the New World?

Slogans are a great way to grab attention and make something recognizable. Here are a few you may have heard:
“The Few. The Proud. The Marines.”
Find Your Park

Create a slogan to convince others to join you in the New World and write it on the banner below!

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 11h

Blue Ridge Parkway

This image is an educational sign from the National Park Service, titled "Forest Decline." It contains text, illustrations of the Fraser Fir and Red Spruce, as well as a diagram showing the life cycle of the balsam woolly adelgid.

Forest Decline

What killed the trees? The balsam woolly adelgid, a pinhead-size insect native to Europe, is responsible. It began attacking the Fraser Fir forests here in the 1970s. The red spruce, unaffected by the adelgid, survives in the midst of this devastated forest.

Airborne pollutants that change the chemical composition of fog, rain, and snow also might contribute to forest decline. Studies suggest these pollutants combine with moisture in the air to form “acid precipitation,” one of the factors suspected of slowing the growth of trees and making them more vulnerable to disease and insect damage.

Scientists are seeking ways to reverse this forest decline. Meanwhile, it is possible that future generations of Fraser firs will develop their own defense against these destructive influences.

The adelgid usually selects a 15 to 20-year-old tree as a host. It feeds by inserting a slender mouthpart through the tree’s bark. This feeding causes cellular changes in the tree that block the tree’s ability to transport life-sustaining fluids.

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 13h

Southeast Regional Oﬃce

The image contains a comic book-style layout with three empty panels at the top, set within a bright green border, and a Junior Ranger Certificate below. The background includes space-themed elements like comets and planets.

Draw a Comic: Identify one small change you can make to improve something around you.

Draw a scene in each square:
Square one: The problem you want to address.
Square two: How will you work to make a change.
Square three: The positive outcome you hope to achieve.

Share your story with someone in the park.

Junior Ranger Certificate

This certifies the holder as a Citizen-Ship traveler of time and space.
Presented to _______________

As a Civil Rights Junior Ranger,
I promise to honor the stories of those who fight for justice.
I will stand up against inequality and spread kindness.
I will work towards creating a fair and inclusive world for all.

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 17h

White House

A control panel with buttons, labeled "EZ Access" at the bottom, is mounted on an angled surface. The panel features a blue question mark button, a yellow arrow button pointing down, white "BACK" and "NEXT" buttons, a green circle button, and a black power button.

Text:
- BACK
- ?
- NEXT
- EZ Access
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 19h

Lowell National Historical Park

The image shows a section of a newspaper or pamphlet with text and a decorative border. There are no illustrations or photographs, and the background has a faded, aged appearance.

Text:

THE LIBERATOR.

"Of all men living, an American citizen who is the owner of slaves is the most despicable: he is a political hypocrite of the very worst description. - 'I stain the star-spangled banner that was never struck down in battle.' - O'Connell.

TRUISMS.

1. All men are born equal, and entitled to protection, excepting those whose skins are black and hair woolly; or, to prevent mistake,

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 21h

Wind Cave National Park

The image shows a book cover and information from an Amazon product listing. The book cover features an illustration of a Native American in traditional attire, with a sepia-toned background depicting a reservation scene. The text provides the book's title, author, a description, star ratings, and publication details.

Title: Living in Two Worlds: The American Indian Experience (Library of Perennial Philosophy. American Indian Traditions Series) Paperback – Illustrated, December 16, 2009 by Charles Eastman (Author), Michael Oren Fitzgerald (Editor), James Trosper (Foreword).

Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars, 20 ratings, 4.5 on Goodreads, 26 ratings.

Description: This beautifully illustrated book presents a vivid account of the American Indian experience as seen through the eyes of Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa), the first and greatest of the Native American authors. The importance of Eastman's life story was reiterated for a new generation when the 2007 HBO film entitled Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee used Eastman, played by Adam Beach, as its leading hero.

Print length: 224 pages. Language: English. Publisher: World Wisdom. Publication date: December 16, 2009. Dimensions: 8.15 x 0.8 x 10.18 inches. ISBN-10: 1933316764.

The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 23h

Mammoth Cave National Park

The image features an educational sign with a white background and bordered text. There is a small inset image of a cave ceiling. The main text is in a traditional serif font.

SIGNED IN SMOKE

Today, we try to move through the cave without leaving traces of our passage. In the 1800s, guides carried torches and candles to light the way for people touring the cave. Guides and their guests used candle smoke and lantern soot to write their names on the cave ceiling. These indelible marks deface the cave, but they also remind us of people who passed through before us.

The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Thomas Stone National Historic Site

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Gateway National Recreation Area

The image is an educational exhibit poster titled "Climate Crisis at Sandy Hook" with a layout containing graphs, maps, photographs, and text. The design is structured in sections discussing rising water levels, sea-level rise scenarios, habitat threats, and actions to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Text:

Rising Water at Sandy Hook

Historical Water Level Trend
Local Tide Gauge, Sandy Hook, NJ

Impacts of Sea-level Rise
- Flooding
- Property damage
- Loss of wildlife habitat
- Loss of beach
- Erosion

Threatened Habitat

Local Sea-level Rise Scenarios
Wetland habitats, holly forests, dunes, and beaches are endangered by sea-level rise and increasing storm surges. These habitats will drown if they cannot migrate landward because roads and buildings stand in their way.

2011 High Tide
Possible 2050 High Tide (1 foot sea-level rise)
Possible 2100 High Tide (3 foot sea-level rise)

Help Make Gateway Green
Reduce GHG emissions and protect the park!

Citizen Friendly Parks (CFP) is a plan to provide enhanced services to the environment and to maximize efficiency and sustainability at National Parks.

ACT NOW
change the future
Be Green!
- Unplug
- Walk or ride a bike
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- Attend local planning board meetings
- Turn down thermostats
- Buy local food

Rutgers Institute of Marine and Coastal Science

http://www.nature.nps.gov/climatechange

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Natchez Trace Parkway

A map of the eastern United States titled "Changing Boundaries" shows historical regions and territories, including the "Original 13 Colonies" and the "Old Southwest." The area highlights states and notable landmarks in different colors, with captions explaining historical events and boundaries.

Changing Boundaries
Original 13 Colonies
Although their land was part of the 13 colonies, Maine, Vermont, and West Virginia became states at later dates.

Old Southwest

In 1783, the second Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War. It described the boundaries of the new United States as reaching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River between Canada on the north and Florida on the south. However, Spain held New Orleans and the land west of the Mississippi River.

Map by Bill Purcell, © 2006 Text by Marjorie Hoyt. National Park Service, Longfellow National Historic Site.

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

San Juan National Historic Site

The image shows the front and back of a trivia game box titled "We The People: A Trivia Game for Equality" from Jr. RangerLand. The front features illustrated portraits of diverse historical figures. The back includes a description of the game and sample trivia cards with text about notable individuals.

Front text:
"Jr. RangerLand
We The People
A Trivia Game for Equality
Ages 12+
1 or more players"

Back text:
"We The People
A Trivia Game for Equality

Play this game to learn about athletes, artists, poets, activists, presidents and others who have faced adversity, stood up for others, and helped shape the U.S.A. Take turns guessing who is featured on each card. See who can gather the most cards before the game is finished! This game is great for individual and team play.

People featured in this game include:
Mary McLeod Bethune ● Emily Greene Balch ● Cesar Chavez ● John F. Kennedy ● Booker T. Washington ● Harriet Tubman ● and many more!

© Copyright 2019 Haywood Studios and Jr. Ranger, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Jr. RangerLand donates a portion of its Jr. RangerLand™ profits to the NPS.
www.jr-rangerland.com"

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Lowell National Historical Park

A museum exhibit features life-size statues of two figures set in a historical context. Behind them are shelves with rolls of fabric, suggesting a textile-themed display. The exhibit includes informational panels with detailed text.

Visible text:
- "Change of Plans"
- "Companies"
- "NPS Photo"
- "...tailor's store..."
- "Career Plumb Line"
- "NPS names..."
- "Clothes"
- "NPS Photos"

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Fort Sumter National Historical Park

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Arlington House, the Robert E. Lee National Memorial

The image is a sign with a blue background, featuring a map, an illustration of a large building, and an inset photo of a historical figure. The sign provides historical information about Arlington House and includes sections with a map highlighting various locations within the grounds.

Text:

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
George Washington Memorial Parkway
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior

Division and Reunification

Robert E. Lee, a soldier and scholar, once lived at Arlington House and managed the plantation on this land. After Lee took command of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, the Union Army seized his home. Union soldiers buried their casualties of war on these grounds. Enslaved families endured their struggle for freedom here. A controversial figure today, Lee worked to reunify the country after the American Civil War. The National Park Service welcomes you to explore this place of peace and conflict.

(Accessibility)
The entire site is accessible to all. In the mansion, wheelchair access is available to select areas on the main floor.

Plan Your Visit

Quick History
GROUNDS
Enjoy the expansive view of Arlington National Cemetery and the surrounding Washington, DC, area.

FLOWER GARDEN
Smell the fragrant flowers once enjoyed by Lee family guests.

KITCHEN GARDEN
Stroll among the roots of the past.

Take It All In
SLAVE QUARTERS
Learn about the lives of those enslaved at Arlington Plantation.

ARLINGTON HOUSE
Explore exhibits and historical furnishings.

MUSEUM
View historical artifacts about Lee, Custis, and Washington.

BOOKSTORE
Take a memory of Arlington with you.

Learn More
GUIDED TOURS
History comes to life. Check online schedule for details, ask a park ranger or a volunteer.

JUNIOR RANGERS
Children can complete activities to receive a Junior Ranger badge!

PARK WEBSITE
Visit nps.gov/arho to learn about the park.

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Charles Pinckney National Historic Site

The image is a section of an exhibit or educational material from the National Park Service, featuring text on a light background with black and blue details. It includes a partial photograph of a building and a blue block of text partially visible at the bottom.

Charles Pinckney submitted his own draft for a new constitution and spoke more than 100 times at the convention. His perspective as a White Southern enslaver shaped the future nation.

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

FOTH,NAMA

The image shows the cover of the book "The Zealot and the Emancipator" by H.W. Brands. The cover features two oval portraits of historical figures on a dark background, with prominent gold and white text.

"A gripping account of the politics that led to Southern secession, war and the abolition of slavery."
—The New York Times Book Review

THE ZEALOT AND THE EMANCIPATOR

JOHN BROWN, ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND THE STRUGGLE FOR AMERICAN FREEDOM

H.W. BRANDS

BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE GENERAL VS. THE PRESIDENT

The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail

The image features an informational panel with text against a dark background. The top section has a bold header in yellow, and there is a black and white photo at the bottom depicting people wearing hats.

Sheriff Clark: Abuses of Power
Sheriff Jim Clark ruled the Dallas County Courthouse, where marchers protested for months hoping to register to vote. Clark's bullying tactics made marchers stand in lines for hours without food, water, or bathroom breaks. Anyone challenging Clark's authority met his wrath. These eruptive moments brought national media attention to the cause.

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Mammoth Cave National Park

The image shows an exhibit panel with the title "Earth, Air, Fire, and Water" and two aerial photographs from 1930 and 1990. Below is a large photograph of a river landscape. The panel includes text on biodiversity.

Earth, Air, Fire, and Water

Refuge for Biodiversity
Caves in the park provide shelter for over 130 animal species, many adapted to live only in caves. But this biodiversity of the park’s surface is also critical.
Why is biodiversity important? Just as a healthy ecosystem draws its complexity from a mix of species, it becomes resistant to many disturbances that occur as nature- and human-caused disasters. Each organism, no matter how small, plays a role in maintaining balance. Eliminating or altering a living thing has a profound effect on its environment, an effect that is difficult to predict and control.

An aerial photograph of the Green River taken in 1930 shows how much of the present park area was once farmed. Today, the same land, now reforested, provides extensive habitat for native plants and animals. A photograph taken in 1990 indicates how much the land has recovered.

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail

The exhibit features a photograph of a person holding a microphone, with a dark overlay at the bottom containing text. The layout includes a bold yellow header and white text on a black background.

City tries to control sheriff

Selma’s young segregationist mayor, Joseph Smitherman, was hoping to attract industry to Selma. He feared that County Sheriff Clark’s violent racism would interfere. The mayor created a new position and appointed Wilson Baker the city’s public safety director. The two tried to limit Clark’s authority. They kept him away the first time King spoke at Brown Chapel, but they couldn’t control Clark for long.

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Charles Pinckney National Historic Site

The image shows text printed on a wooden door as part of an educational exhibit. The door is part of a historical display regarding restrictions on enslaved people, with the text etched in a formation resembling informational plaques.

No slave may leave their plantation without a White chaperon or written notice

No slave is allowed to work for pay without permission from their owner

CONTROL AND SUBVERSION

In 1696, South Carolina lawmakers first set restrictions on where enslaved people could go and who could own one. Charles Pinckney fought to expand and make these laws into something feared by enslaved people. It was a supreme act to strengthen South Carolina's power by stripping away any security or protection in particular for its enslaved people.

Much like South Carolina embraced the system, enslaved people refused it, leaving in the night, buying their freedom in secret, abroad and at home, undermining every act that was passed. However, Charles Pinckney's proponent[s?]s succeeded, as this law concretely governed the lives and the deaths of enslaved laborers. In certain points slavery often was complete.

This was where information about the world in control and subversion was.

No slave is to be taught to read and write

Any slave seeking to raise an insurrection shall be sentenced to death

Any slave who kills a White man shall be sentenced to death

Slaves may not own drums, horns, or other loud instruments

These laws on this door are from the 1740 South Carolina Slave Code, heightened controls at Charles Pinckney National Historic Site in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. Language has been edited for ease of understanding.

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Cumberland Island National Seashore

The image is a National Park Service exhibit panel with a plain white background featuring text about the Creek War of 1813 and 1814. There are no illustrations, photographs, or diagrams.

CREEK WAR OF 1813 AND 1814

Early in the War of 1812, British officials took advantage of existing Native American sentiments toward the ever expanding American settlement. By providing arms to the allied tribes, the British gained their support. In September of 1812, a group of Creek attacked a small white settlement in middle Tennessee. The Creek Council was pressured by the U.S. government to execute the warriors and their leader. This caused an uprising from the separatists Creek, known as the Red Sticks.

What began as a Creek civil war became war with the United States when the Red Sticks killed approximately 275 white and Creek mixed-blood inhabitants at Fort Mims in lower Alabama. While American General Andrew Jackson and his troops from Tennessee led much of the reprisal, General John Floyd simultaneously led 2,000 to 3,000 Georgia troops against Creek villages. Late in November 1813, Floyd’s army attacked the Creek town of Autossee on the banks of the Tallapoosa River in present-day Alabama. Defeated, the Creek fled to the Horseshoe Bend area.

The Red Sticks retaliated in January 1814, when they attacked Floyd’s encampment with an army of 1,300 Creek warriors. Although the Georgian’s use of artillery and superior fire prevailed, Floyd retired his troops to Fort Mitchell in Tennessee while Andrew Jackson continued south to defeat the Creek and end the war at the battle of Horseshoe Bend.

Jackson went on to administer the Treaty of Fort Jackson (1814), signed by the Creeks, which ceded a 22 million-acre tract of land in southern Alabama and Georgia to the United States.

The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Cumberland Island National Seashore

The image features an informational display with a blue title panel titled "An Island Preserved." It includes photographs of natural landscapes and a comparison of two beach environments, one with heavy development and one preserved. The text discusses the preservation and ecological importance of Cumberland Island National Seashore.

Text:

Cumberland Island National Seashore

An Island Preserved

History happened against the backdrop of lush wilderness. Whether settling or stopping by, relaxing or waging war, people have been coming to Cumberland Island for over 4,000 years. Now you are part of the story.

Cumberland Island National Seashore is a park in progress. Preserving the quality, character, and integrity of the island is our primary mission. We are pursuing the highest ideals of preservation and public service—and are always looking to improve.

The park belongs to everyone and every visitor shares in our responsibility to care for this special place. Thank you for being our stewardship partner.

“…to provide for public outdoor recreation use and enjoyment of significant seashore lands, waters, and to preserve related scenic, scientific, and historical values.” —Public law 92-536, Enabling Legislation, October 23, 1972

LIGHT TOUCH ON LAND

Islands without regulatory protection are vulnerable to development that reduces healthy habitats and makes the shoreline prone to erosion.

Regulations help ensure that changes along the seashore support natural landscapes and a healthy ecosystem.

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Christiansted National Historic Site

The image is of a National Park Service educational display at Christiansted National Historic Site. It features a panoramic photograph of Christiansted Harbor, inset historical maps of Fort Sophia Frederika and Fort Louise Augusta, and an illustration depicting a historical scene. The background is blue with darker accents, and the text area is orange.

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Christiansted National Historic Site

Panoramic view of Christiansted Harbor

Fort Sophia Frederika, by Peter Lotharius Oxholm, 1778.
Courtesy: Danish National Archives

Fort Louise Augusta, by Peter Lotharius Oxholm, 1778.
Courtesy: Danish National Archives

Harbor Defense
Fort Christiansvaern was constructed on this location to take advantage of Christiansted's protected harbor. The fort was the center of the harbor's triangle of defense, flanked by Fort Sophia Frederika on Protestant Cay, and Fort Louise Augusta at the northern end of Altona Lagoon. These three strategically placed fortifications created the potential for a triangle of overlapping cannon fire.

The Danish Crown also established a manned signal station on Buck Island - east of Fort Louise Augusta - to warn of arriving vessels. The defense system worked. Throughout Danish rule, the military cannons at these forts were never fired in defense - only to signal curfews, the arrival of ships, dignitaries, and during military drills.

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Gulf Islands National Seashore

The image is an educational panel from the National Park Service featuring illustrations, a photograph, and text about the bravery of an enslaved person named Henry during the Civil War. It has beige background with black and dark brown text, an old photograph of Henry with an iron bar on his ankle, and a sepia-toned illustration of a group of soldiers.

Gulf Islands National Seashore

Bravery at Barrancas

Hungry, cold, and in pain, Henry staggers south through swamps and forests in November of 1863. Despite the iron bar riveted around his ankle, he evades slave catchers and Confederate patrols. Henry travels 100 miles from an Alabama plantation to reach Barrancas, a United States Army post on Pensacola Bay. Here, Henry is freed from the iron bar. Undaunted, he joins fellow Black US soldiers in the ultimate fight for liberty.

Enslavers used torture devices to punish enslaved people who sought freedom. In Henry’s case, he escaped twice. The first time, Confederates grabbed him in Pensacola, beat him, and dragged him back to Alabama. The enslaver ordered the bar bolted around his leg and made him split hundreds of rails. Still, he resisted to escape again to Barrancas.

Vital Year of 1863 (Civil War 1861–1865)

“... that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom.” —President Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, November 1863

• January: Emancipation Proclamation takes effect.
• May: Bureau of US Colored Troops forms.
• November: 14th Regiment, Corps d'Afrique, arrives on Pensacola Bay.
• December: Henry arrives at Barrancas.

Underground Railroad: Individuals seeking freedom from slavery, known as freedom seekers, and those who assisted along the way formed a loose network of people and routes to liberation.

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Prince William Forest Park

The image is from a National Park Service exhibit and features a sepia-toned historical photograph of the Cabin Branch Pyrite Mine, showing structures and equipment used for mining. There is a smaller inset photo showing the mine in the early 1920s, and the informational text is overlaid on the images.

Reclaiming the Land

Today Virginia pine trees grow on the hillside where the Cabin Branch Pyrite Mine operated, and Quantico Creek no longer runs orange or smells of sulfur. In 1995 the National Park Service and the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy started a project to reclaim the site, because the land could not heal itself.

They built storm-water channels to divert surface water, capped mineshafts with cement, buried mine tailings with lime and soil to reduce acidity, and planted 5,000 trees and shrubs.

(Cabin Branch mining in sulfurous fumes, circa 1920s photo enhancement by Dag Spicer. See differences today!)

Cabin Branch Pyrite Mine in the early 1920s.

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Christiansted National Historic Site

The display features a historical exhibit titled "The Hamiltons Arrive on St. Croix" from the National Park Service, with illustrations, maps, and text. It includes two period illustrations of Christiansted port, a historical map of Christiansted, and a portrait of Nicholas Cruger.

Christianssted National Historic Site
The Hamiltons Arrive on St. Croix

Rachel soon met James Hamilton, who worked for the company Archibald Ingram, at Basseterre, St. Kitts. Together they lived on Nevis for nearly 15 years, and had two sons: James (1753), and Alexander (believed to have been born on January 11, 1755). Living together for a decade, James and Rachel Hamilton signed themselves “Mr. and Mrs.” when standing up for others in Anglican church services.

In May 1765, the Hamiltons traveled to St. Croix for business; James was collecting a debt for his firm. When the Hamilton family stepped off the boat in Christiansted they entered a town that was only 30 years old. There were only four real streets, with many beautiful houses and courtyards, all of which were built with the labor of enslaved Africans. The town was a bustling, cosmopolitan port, with connections to the rest of the Caribbean, Europe, West Africa, and British North America. Little did he know, but this move marked the beginning of the eight most eventful years of Alexander Hamilton’s youth.

When James’ work was completed in January 1766, he returned to Nevis, alone. The details regarding why are unknown.

Rachel opened a small store and sold plantation supplies, like “pork, beef, salted fish, rice, flour, and apples,” that she purchased wholesale from her landlord, Thomas Dipnall, and from the newly-opened import-export firm of David Beekman and Nicholas Cruger. The family lived upstairs. Initially located at No. 34 Company Street, located around the corner from the Sunday Market, the store was moved briefly to No. 23 in 1767 before returning to No. 34.

In 1766, 11 year old Alexander began working as a clerk at the firm Beekman and Cruger, located at 7-8 King Street. While it was not unusual for young men to clerk or apprentice in a trade by their early teen years, Alexander was left to manage the shop in 1771-1772 while Nicholas Cruger was away in New York for his health.

View of Christiansted and the harbor from Protestant Cay, 1776. Courtesy Danish Maritime Museum.

Christiansted port and shipyard, circa. 1800. Courtesy Danish Maritime Museum.

[Map Caption] Ceronio’s plan of the town of Christiansted (1779) recorded each lot and the outlines of existing buildings. Rachel’s store and residence (R) and Nicholas Cruger’s Store (C) are noted.

[Portrait Caption] Nicholas Cruger, depicted in this miniature by an unknown artist, circa 1780.

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Likely San Antonio Missions National Historical Park

A perspective view of an exhibit at San Antonio Missions National Historical Park shows a room with a red tile floor and wooden ceiling. The exhibit includes a table labeled "CE-04-03 Acequia Table," various informational panels, a quotation on the wall, two silhouetted figures, and seed cylinders labeled "CE-04-04." A floor plan is included at the bottom.

Text:
- CE-04-06 Quotation
- GL-04-04-02 Topic Panel
- GL-04-04-01 Photo Mural
- GL-04-05 Bar Graph Graphic
- GL-04-03-02 Reader Rail
- GL-04-03-03 Instruction Panel
- CE-04-04 Seed Cylinders

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park | Design Development 3

“Culinary Legacy / Legado culinario”
“Today, descendants of the original indigenous and converted residents of the missions...”

“Corn / Maíz
Bean / Frijol
Chile / Chile
Squash / Calabaza”

106 Group

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

This image shows a metal plaque from a National Park Service exhibit. It features a diagram illustrating a cross-section of a barrier island and text about the pine forest habitat.

"PINE FOREST

On wider, more elevated parts of the island, pine forests begin to appear. Unable to tolerate the shade of other trees these pines rapidly grow tall and straight. As the tree grows, the lower, shaded limbs die off leaving the trunk clear of living branches. This provides precious energy for continued growth and maintenance of parts most needed for survival."

[Diagram]
"CROSS SECTION OF BARRIER ISLAND SHOWS SEASHORE HABITATS
OCEAN
OCEAN BEACH
SAND DUNE
MARITIME FOREST
SALT MARSH
TIDAL FLAT
SOUND"

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Guilford Courthouse National Military Park

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Independence National Historical Park

The storyboard shows a three-panel sequence for an interactive document display. It includes images of a document under glass with integrated touchscreens, a person interacting with the display, and an illustration of the digital interface with zoom and navigation features.

Text:
Electronic Programs Report
Interactive Document Exploration: Storyboards

Each case includes the original document, integrated touch screen, and an assistive device. This setup invites all visitors to explore the documents in greater detail alongside the original historical artifact. In its resting state, the case lighting remains off, and the touch screen is dimmed to minimize ambient light exposure.

When visitors approach, the case's edge lighting illuminates, and the touch screen seamlessly activates. Visitors are greeted with a brief animation, guiding them through the intuitive process of pinching and zooming to explore the digital versions of the documents. The hotspot and page turn buttons highlight to draw visitor attention.

After the brief animation the screen settles showing the document at 1:1 scale to what they see in the adjacent case.

*All design and content is for intent only, and not final.

LOCAL PROJECTS

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Congaree National Park

A display panel with a dark brown background features both text and a small log. The text is in white, with a highlighted quote in orange along the top. There are no illustrations or diagrams.

Text:
Preserved Forever

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has."
Margaret Mead

Clearcuts and huge stumps in Congaree Swamp mobilized a vocal citizen action campaign to preserve this largest remaining intact tract of old-growth floodplain forest. Conservationists, scientists, and outdoor enthusiasts realized the Congaree Swamp’s old-growth forest and critical wildlife habitat could be lost. Despite intense, well-organized opposition against preservation, the efforts of the citizen’s campaign proved successful when Congress established the Congaree Swamp National Monument on October 18, 1976, preserving forever 15,000 acres of forest along the banks of the Congaree River.

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Cumberland Gap National Park

A warning sign with a black-and-white illustration of a bear rummaging through a grill in a wooded area. The title is in large red text, and there are instructions for visitors in smaller black text below.

Hot dogs. Fried chicken. Watermelon rinds. Some of the most lethal substances known to bears.

Here at Cumberland Gap, we ask that you dispose of your garbage properly, and never ever feed the bears. Why? Because fed bears stop looking for food in the wild and almost always become problem animals that have to be removed from the park or put to death. The good news is that we can prevent most of these tragedies just by doing the following:

(1) Clean up fire grates and rings when you are finished (never dispose of food scraps or grease in rings).
(2) Pick up all food scraps, aluminum foil and trash, and place them in a bearproof dumpster or trash can.
(3) Never leave coolers or food unattended—keep them out of sight in your vehicle when not in use.
(4) If a bear approaches your area, frighten it by yelling, banging pans together, or throwing rocks.

GARBAGE KILLS BEARS.

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park

The image shows a display panel with two historical documents related to labor strikes. The panel includes a petition with signatures on the left and a letter on the right, with an explanatory section in the middle.

Text:

"Labor Strikes

Boatmen angered over freight rates organized strikes. The first strike occurred in 1871 when the Maryland Coal Company hired outside boaters and charged them a tax as non-company boats.

[Left document]
To the Honorable President and Board of Directors of the C. & O. Canal Company:
We the undersigned, Freighters and others interested in the C. & O. Canal, respectfully pray that you and your honorable Board ... endeavor to force the entire pay of another toll upon coal destined for ports ... Commerce. This tax which we are expected to bear is a discrimination we cannot submit to and we are inclined to believe on enlarged views of the interests of the Canal, you would relieve us from its shackles ... respect your opinion must deem Illegal ... legally of all we have lawfully required.
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[Signatures]

Petition by boatmen to the coal industry to abolish or reduce tolls.

[Right document]
OFFICE OF THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL COMPANY
...
Ordered June 5, 1871
That the fine imposed on the boat ... on Wells wharf,
for showing no bill of lading on his boat, is hereby remitted ... by the company, on the payment for this boat is made by [date] to collect said fine.
July 1871
counter."

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site

The image is an educational panel with a vintage black-and-white photograph depicting people in front of a stone post office. The panel features text blocks on a blue background with red and white decorative borders and the title "A Strong Spirit" at the top.

Text:

**A Strong Spirit**

**Rebuilding**

The Navajos worked to reestablish their lives, dwellings, and communities, aided by the distribution of government-issued rations. In the 1870s, traders were encouraged to obtain a government license to trade with the Navajo. When traders first arrived, the Navajo had no money and little to trade with, having been stripped of their wealth during the time of the Long Walk.

Traders and Navajo alike turned their energies to building structures, increasing their herds of livestock, hunting for meat, and gathering food—all to survive. Many traders struggled. Only traders like J. L. Hubbell who had both patience and good business sense were able to keep a trading post in operation during these lean times.

**Thriving**

By the 1880s, Navajo sheep herds were again thriving and were a valuable resource. When wool was in good supply, Navajos could weave blankets and rugs to trade for substantial store credit.

Trading posts were now plentiful on the Navajo Reservation, with upwards of 300 different posts. J. L. Hubbell, who had made it through the difficult years, was now a respected member of the community. He had learned much about Navajo life and adapted his store to serve local needs.

The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Lowell National Historical Park

The image shows a museum exhibit with informational text panels on a brick wall and a wooden bench underneath. The panels discuss the theme "Why Do Communities Clash?" in multiple languages, including English, Spanish, and what appears to be an Asian script, possibly Khmer.

Text transcription:

"WHY DO COMMUNITIES CLASH? POR QUÉ SE ENFRENTAN LAS COMUNIDADES?

Every community faces external forces that economy, history, or state priorities. These create inequities and tensions among people. Time and again, the community will evolve, find balance, and become fairer for all.

Even so, people must overcome forces that feel overwhelming. How can we BETTER UNDERSTAND another person's CHALLENGES?

COMO PODEMOS ENTENDER MEJOR LOS RETOS de otra persona?

Challenging processes, like segregation or displacement, create tensions in and between communities.

It wiped out a whole generation of people.... They were forced to move."
- Irene Denarhas

"It forces us to view all remodeling, all revitalization, in this context. You have to be more sensitive, more aware of what the ultimate result is going to be."
- Grigoriyan

"Uno de los hechos más perturbadores para mí es que la gentrificación elimina a toda una generación de personas. Se vieron obligados a mudarse."
- Mary Podgorski"

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Likely Cape Lookout National Seashore

The image shows an educational display panel featuring a historical map with illustrations of ships and sea creatures, alongside an explanatory text section titled "Cultural Currents." There is a small illustration to the right depicting Native Americans fishing on the Atlantic coast.

Cultural Currents

Several native cultures intermingled along the North Carolina coast. The Coree who lived near Cape Lookout probably patterned their lives in accord with one or more language groups—the Iroquois, Algonquin, or Sioux.

Indigenous peoples along the Atlantic Coast were the first to make contact with Europeans. The outcome of these interactions was devastating. Disease and warfare shattered the lives of the Coree and many others.

A rapid loss of life and culture and virtually no historical records mean that the lives of the Coree remain cloaked in mystery.

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Manassas National Battlefield Park

The image shows a National Park Service exhibit panel with a black and white photograph of people seated, viewed from behind. Below the photograph, there is a block of text on a dark background.

In 1938 the Sons of Confederate Veterans conveyed land on Henry Hill to the United States government for the creation of Manassas National Battlefield Park. A stipulation of the transfer required the National Park Service to permit Virginia to erect a monument to Confederate General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, who had earned his famous nickname on Henry Hill at the First Battle of Manassas on July 21, 1861.

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

The image consists of two identical sections arranged side by side, each featuring checkboxes with tasks, text fields for names, and a certification area at the bottom. The content is black text on a white background with black borders, and the text instructs on becoming an Official Fort Raleigh NHS B.A.R.K. Ranger.

Complete the Activities Below to Become an Official Fort Raleigh NHS B.A.R.K. Ranger

☐ Take a walk with your human(s) on the Thomas Harriot or Freedom Trail to learn more about our site. While Fort Raleigh is known for its history, it is also home to a wide variety of plants and animals which you can see on these trails. Remember to always respect our wildlife!

☐ Take a photo at one of the sound side beaches accessible from the Thomas Harriot Trail, Freedom Trail, or Pear Pad Rd. Make sure your leash is present & share it on social media using #BarkRanger #FortRaleighBarkRanger.

☐ Find a quiet place to sit down with your human(s). Fort Raleigh has been home to many cultures throughout the centuries. Think about how different your life would be if you were the dog of an Elizabethan, Algonquian, or Freedmen Colony family.

☐ Time to do some tracking! Find the stone marker in the grass near the start of the Thomas Harriot Trail. Which president does it commemorate?

☐ People have made their way to Roanoke Island through a variety of means. What method of travel did you and your humans use to get here? How would that be different if you arrived here by foot or sea?

When complete, bring this card back to a Ranger to be sworn in.

Official Fort Raleigh B.A.R.K. Ranger

I, _______________, and my owner ________________, promise to abide by B.A.R.K. rules at all times. I will be the goodest dog I can be while visiting Fort Raleigh National Historic Site & all other national parks. I will bag my waste, always wear a leash, respect wildlife, and know where I can go!

Park Ranger ______________ Date__________

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Lowell National Historical Park

The display features a brown panel titled "Dilemmas" with a vintage newspaper clipping and text, alongside a smaller cream panel titled "Workers" with a historical photograph. Both panels discuss labor conditions and struggles in Lowell's textile mills in the 1920s.

**Dilemmas**

In the 1920s investors and managers of Lowell's textile mills grappled with various strategies to compete with Southern manufacturers. They cut wages and sought tax relief from the city. Through the Arkwright Club, a technical and political organization of textile mill officials, they lobbied the Massachusetts legislature to lengthen the work week from 48 to 54 hours.

Workers resisted these initiatives. They struggled to consolidate their gains, increase union membership, and win recognition of unions from management.

**Workers**

Employees of the Massachusetts Mills Company, 1924

The cotton mills of New England would be operating on a nearer full time schedule if the manufacturers had been far-sighted enough to expend some of their profits in improved equipment to meet the change of the times, instead of paying their stockholders exhorbitant stock dividends.

Richard W. Mackie, a machinist, as quoted in
the _Lowell Courier-Citizen_, Mar. 31, 1923

I believe that when an industry gets so that it sacrifices its workers for dividends, it becomes a parasite on society.

Lestor M. Moffitt, Methodist Bishop, Chicago
_Macon, GA, Telegraph_, Oct. 25, 1920

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Reconstruction Era National Historical Park

The image is a vertical educational poster with a blend of text, historical photographs, and illustrations. It features a blue title, historical images, and text discussing the importance of education during the Reconstruction era on a yellowish background with faint map patterns.

Fertile Soil, Fertile Minds

During Reconstruction, education was a beacon of hope for newly freed Black people. Institutions like the Penn School on Saint Helena Island provided skills and knowledge. These were necessary for freed people to thrive and advocate for their rights.

Photo caption: Brick Baptist Church was home to Penn School from 1862-1865. Today this is an active congregation and the grounds are preserved by Reconstruction Era National Historical Park. Library of Congress

Penn School

In the Spring of 1862, teachers poured into the Sea Islands and established schools. In June, Laura Towne and Ellen Murray established a school at Oaks Plantation. They started with nine scholars, but enrollment quickly grew. That fall, they moved their school to Brick Baptist Church and became known as Penn School. At this time, Charlotte Forten started teaching at Penn School. She was the first Black educator in Beaufort County.

Schools for formerly enslaved people were very important during Reconstruction. Learning to read and do basic math allowed people to read contracts, own businesses, and purchase property. The pioneers of the Penn School laid the educational groundwork for the future of St. Helena Island and beyond.

Photo caption: Abolitionists had this schoolhouse constructed at Penn School. This was the primary classroom until around 1900. Library of Congress

Photo caption: Penn School lasted for generations beyond the Civil War. Above is Ellen Murray with her students in the early 1900s. Penn Center Collection/UNC

Images of historical figures: Charlotte Forten. Library of Congress, Ellen Murray. Penn Center Collection, UNC, Laura Towne. South Caroliniana Library of Congress

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Big Bend National Park

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Southeast Regional Oﬃce

This image is a colorful educational page from a National Park Service material. It features a green-bordered blank area for drawing, sections for written responses, and space for a park passport stamp. The background has vibrant abstract designs.

Text:

DRAW YOUR CITIZEN-SHIP

Use your imagination to design your civil rights time machine: The Citizen-Ship

Take a ride on The Citizen-Ship to learn about the long struggle for civil rights.

What site are you visiting today? _________________________________

Why is it important in civil rights history? _______________________________
_______________________________________________________________

Add park passport stamp here.

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The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Everglades National Park

Visual content includes a vertical layout typical of an educational poster, with sections divided by headers, text blocks, and various photographs of the Melaleuca plant, its leaves, bark, flowers, and an invasive insect. The color scheme is primarily black and white, with a few color photographs of plants and wildlife.

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Everglades
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Everglades National Park

**Melaleuca, Melaleuca quinquenervia**

**Native Range:**
Australia, New Guinea, and Solomon Islands

**Description:**
Melaleuca, also known as the paperbark or punk tree, is a subtropical tree in the eucalyptus family with spongy, white, paper-like, peeling bark that can grow to 80 feet in height. Leaves are dull green, 2-6 inches long. Flowers are white, brush-like spikes and the fruits are small, woody, button-like seed capsules.

**Background:**
Introduced into southern Florida in the early 1900s, melaleuca was widely planted for landscaping and for “swamp drying.”

**Ecological Threat:**
Melaleuca is an aggressive invader that spreads rapidly, converting native plant communities like sawgrass marshes, wet prairies, and aquatic sloughs into impenetrable thickets. About three years after germination, melaleuca begins to produce and store large numbers of seeds in closed woody capsules. A mature tree can produce more than a million seeds per year and store an estimated 20 million. The seeds are stored until some physical disturbance like fire, frost, felling, or even herbicide application causes the capsules to open and millions of seeds are released from a single tree. Its greatest threat is to the Florida Everglades ecosystem, which faces extreme and possibly irreversible alteration as a result of intrusion by exotic plants like melaleuca.

**Management Options:**
Restoration of areas infested with melaleuca requires a well-planned, long-term commitment to the elimination of all trees from the site and prevention of reinfestation. The age and extent of an infestation, the availability of people and other resources, and the proximity to open water or wetlands will dictate the type of management best suited for each site. Seedlings can be pulled by hand, especially when the soil is somewhat dry, small to medium-sized trees can be pushed over, and larger trees may be cut. Resprouting will likely occur after cutting or hand-pulling, requiring follow-up removals or treatment with herbicide.

**Biological**
Biological control may offer some help in management of this aggressive invader. Several species of Australian snout beetles are being evaluated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The beetles are specific to melaleuca and feed on its shoots, reducing the plant’s ability to reproduce.

**Chemical**
Herbicides are usually needed for extensive infestations and mature trees and may be applied to freshly cut stumps or to girdled trunks. However, as noted previously, herbicide use will cause the tree to release large caches of stored seeds.

Experience Your America™

The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Fort Pulaski National Monument

The image features a photograph of the Cockspur Island Lighthouse surrounded by water, with grass in the foreground. On the right side, there's a block of text discussing climate change, set against a beige background.

“The effects of climate change, like sea level rise, are on display at Fort Pulaski National Monument.

By watching these indicators, we can learn more about how human actions affect climate change.”

The text on the bottom reads: “SEA LEVELS AT FORT PULASKI HAVE RISEN OVER NINE INCHES SINCE 1935.”

Caption: “The Cockspur Island Lighthouse at high tide. (NPS)”

The National Park Service UNCENSORED @nps-uncensored.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Cumberland Gap National Park

Alt text:

The document is a Cumberland Gap publication by the National Park Service, featuring a historical illustration of pioneers traveling through a forest with sunlight streaming through the trees. The layout includes text, images of historical figures, and a timeline map detailing exploration and settlement routes across several states. There are two central sections: “Crossing the Great Mountain Barrier” and an informational area with a timeline, images of Dr. Thomas Walker and Daniel Boone, and a map of the Appalachian Mountains.

Text transcription:

Cumberland Gap

Crossing the Great Mountain Barrier
From Native Americans to migrating wildlife, early explorers to modern day pioneers, many folks have navigated the natural opening in the Appalachian Mountain chain known as the Cumberland Gap.

Cumberland Gap Timeline
Below: A map showing the path through the gap and key historical periods, from 1750-1865.

Dr. Thomas Walker
Daniel Boone

"...the opening through the wilderness to the sea, the rivers, the prairies and savannas, beyond the mountains, to the the ever faraway end—civilization has charged the mountain ranges."
–Frederick Jackson Turner, 1893

The Great Warrior’s Path, sometimes known as the “Path of the Armed Ones,” offered a natural passage through the mountains allowing Native Americans to traverse and trade through a rugged wilderness. The most famous road built upon ancient Native trails to the Gap was Boone Trace, cleared by Daniel Boone and his men in 1775.

Cumberland Gap Timeline Illustration:

1720s-1750
1750-1775
1775-1790
1790-1830
1830-1865
1866-1906

Dr. Thomas Walker
An image of Thomas Walker on horseback.

Daniel Boone
A portrait of Daniel Boone.

Cumberland Gap, located at the intersection of Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee, has been a significant gateway for explorers and settlers moving westward in the United States.

(Note: The transcription includes selected portions that convey the primary themes and information from the document.)

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