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Park Service taps Pennsylvania woman to head Gettysburg historic sites
Kristina Heister, a lifelong Pennsylvanian, has been named superintendent for Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site in Adams County.
The tribes wanted to promote their history. Removing William Penn’s statue wasn’t a priority
Yellowstone National Park struggling to comeback after historic flooding
About 900 people live in Gardiner, but each summer the town straddling the Yellowstone River is crowded with thousands of visitors staying in hotels and patronizing businesses that rely almost exclusively on park visitors.
People who want to visit the world’s tallest living tree now risk a $5,000 fine
Starting now, visitors who attempt to see the Guinness World Record tree in person will risk a $5,000 fine and six months in jail.
Yellowstone floods reveal forecasting flaws as world warms
Flooding that devastated Yellowstone National Park last month have generated calls from weather experts for changes to the way the government issues weather forecasts as extreme weather becomes more frequent.
US park service, tourism group partner to highlight tribes — from Pa. to Oregon
Along the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail, a guidebook has tribal attractions on or near the trail, and a map translates locations into Native languages.
Historic Montgomery County farmstead recognized as an Underground Railroad site
The Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program works to preserve sites and locations that were integral to the safe passage of enslaved people.
