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Most Historic Lighthouses in Florida

Key West Lighthouse
Most Historic Lighthouses in Florida
Most Historic Lighthouses in Florida

A dusting of islands that extends southwest from Florida’s mainland, the shallow waters and rocky coral of the Florida Keys are home to many historic lighthouses. On a drive down ...

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Defining Moments In National Park Service History

A waterfall surrounded by steep rocky mountains and lush wilderness in Yellowstone National Park
Defining Moments In National Park Service History
Defining Moments In National Park Service History

Photo courtesy John W. Penney © 2016 In honor of the 100th Anniversary of the US National Park Service, we decided to write an article with some of the most historic ...

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Most Historically Significant National Parks in America

Dry Tortugas & Fort Jefferson National Park
Most Historically Significant National Parks in America
Most Historically Significant National Parks in America

The National Park Service is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2016. Created in 1916 as a result of the Organic Act, the National Park Service was established "to conserve the ...

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Hidden Gems of Key West

Fort Zachary Taylor State Park
Hidden Gems of Key West
Hidden Gems of Key West

An island of only eight square miles, you might think Key West is a pretty easy place to navigate and understand—and it is! But just off the beaten path, it’s ...

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Living At Fort Jefferson Then and Now

Aerial View of Fort Jefferson Scenery
Living At Fort Jefferson Then and Now
Living At Fort Jefferson Then and Now

Escape From the Worst Prison in the U.S. Your application for clemency has been denied.” This message signed by President Andrew Johnson in 1868 was a terrible blow for George St. ...

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Fort Jefferson Facts

Sign and Moat Outside Fort Jefferson
Fort Jefferson Facts
Fort Jefferson Facts

Fort Jefferson is located within the Dry Tortugas, a group of small islands in the Gulf of Mexico. Just 70 miles due west of Key West, Florida, it’s the largest ...

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Dry Tortugas Facts

Dry Tortugas National Park
Dry Tortugas Facts
Dry Tortugas Facts

A visit to Key West, Florida isn’t complete without an outing to the Dry Tortugas National Park. Situated in the Gulf of Mexico, 70 miles west of Key West, the ...

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Doctor Who Aided Lincoln’s Killer Is ‘Cleared’

An old black and white photo of Abraham Lincoln from the chest up
Doctor Who Aided Lincoln’s Killer Is ‘Cleared’
Doctor Who Aided Lincoln’s Killer Is ‘Cleared’

The New York Times February 14, 1993 More than a century after his death, Dr. Samuel A. Mudd's appeal to clear his name as a conspirator in Abraham Lincoln's assassination was finally ...

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Guilt of Lincoln Assassin’s Doctor Is Affirmed

Black and white image of Samuel Mudd
Guilt of Lincoln Assassin’s Doctor Is Affirmed
Guilt of Lincoln Assassin’s Doctor Is Affirmed

The New York Times July 26, 1992 Rejecting the recommendation of a military board, the Army has decided that Samuel A. Mudd, the doctor who set John Wilkes Booth's broken leg in ...

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Doctor Defended in Lincoln’s Death

photo of samuel mudds cell at fort jefferson
Doctor Defended in Lincoln’s Death
Doctor Defended in Lincoln’s Death

The New York Times January 3, 1992 Dr. Richard Mudd has worked so long trying to clear his grandfather of complicity in Abraham Lincoln's assassination that he was dumbfounded when he learned ...

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