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Park Service to tap into entrance fees to maintain parks during shutdown
“We are taking this extraordinary step to ensure that parks are protected, and that visitors can continue to access parks with limited basic services,” said P. Daniel Smith, NPS deputy director.
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Services at monuments halted by government shutdown
While the outdoor memorials are open to visitors during the shutdown, other monuments and services may not be available.
6 months ago -
Show tells backstory of icons like Rushmore, Lady Liberty
PBS host Geoffrey Baer is back this summer with new episodes of his series “10 That Changed America” focusing on streets, monuments and marvels, including one show that gives the surprising inside story behind icons like the Statue of Liberty and Mount Rushmore.
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Boundary Stones: The quest to save DC’s 1st federal monuments
D.C.’s 40 boundary stones were set in place at the behest of President George Washington in 1791 to designate the border of the nation’s capital. Like everything in America, there’s a story to the boundary stones. And, like everything in Washington, it’s a precarious, convoluted mess of politics, money and geography.
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Monument honors 400 years of Va. women’s achievements
A monument honoring 400 years of achievements by women throughout the Commonwealth is coming to the Virginia State Capitol grounds.
2 years ago -
Va. man tries to cut down tarp covering Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesville
A veteran and self-proclaimed free-speech advocate attempted to take down the black tarp covering a statue or Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville. See photos from the scene.
2 years ago -
As nation honors the fallen, monuments decay
How can the nation continue to honor those who have served when memorials deteriorate and finances are tight?
6 years ago
