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Entries:
- Description: Andrew Johnson's complex presidency (1865-69) illustrates the Constitution
at work following the Civil War. As the President and Congress disagreed on Reconstruction
methods, the Constitution served as their guide on balance of powers, vetoes,
and impeachment. In the end, it evolved as a living document with pivotal amendments
on freedom, citizenship, and voting rights - topics still vital today.
Name: Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
last_updated: '2025-01-16 23:07:04'
- Description: The Appalachian Trail is a 2,190+ mile long public footpath that traverses
the scenic, wooded, pastoral, wild, and culturally resonant lands of the Appalachian
Mountains. Conceived in 1921, built by private citizens, and completed in 1937,
today the trail is managed by the National Park Service, US Forest Service, Appalachian
Trail Conservancy, numerous state agencies and thousands of volunteers.
Name: Appalachian National Scenic Trail
last_updated: '2025-01-16 23:07:04'
- Description: Encompassing 125,000 acres of the Cumberland Plateau, Big South Fork
National River and Recreation Area protects the free-flowing Big South Fork of
the Cumberland River and its tributaries. The area boasts miles of scenic gorges
and sandstone bluffs, is rich with natural and historic features and has been
developed to provide visitors with a wide range of outdoor recreational activities.
Name: Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area
last_updated: '2025-01-16 23:07:04'
- Description: In 1863, Union and Confederate forces fought for control of Chattanooga,
known as the "Gateway to the Deep South." The Confederates were victorious at
nearby Chickamauga in September. However, renewed fighting in Chattanooga that
November provided Union troops victory and control of the city. After the fighting,
a Confederate soldier ominously wrote, "This...is the death-knell of the Confederacy."
Name: Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
last_updated: '2025-01-16 23:07:04'
- Description: Cumberland Gap was the first great gateway to the west. Come follow
the path of bison, Native Americans, longhunters, and pioneers. Walk where 300,000
people crossed the Appalachians to settle America. Explore 85 miles of trails
and 14,000 acres of wilderness. Stand in 3 states at once. Explore a cave, see
Hensley Settlement, or camp under the stars. Come find your connection to Cumberland
Gap.
Name: Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
last_updated: '2025-01-16 23:07:04'
- Description: Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant was becoming quite famous as he
wrote these words following the surrender of Confederate Fort Donelson on Sunday,
February 16, 1862. The Union victory at Fort Donelson elated the North, and stunned
the South. Within days of the surrender, Clarksville and Nashville would fall
into Union hands. Grant and his troops had created a pathway to victory for the
Union.
Name: Fort Donelson National Battlefield
last_updated: '2025-01-16 23:07:04'
- Description: Ridge upon ridge of forest straddles the border between North Carolina
and Tennessee in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. World renowned for its diversity
of plant and animal life, the beauty of its ancient mountains, and the quality
of its remnants of Southern Appalachian mountain culture, this is America's most
visited national park. Plan your visit today!
Name: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
last_updated: '2025-01-16 23:07:04'
- Description: The Manhattan Project is one of the most transformative events of the
20th century. It ushered in the nuclear age with the development of the world’s
first atomic bombs. The building of atomic weapons began in 1942 in three secret
communities across the nation. As World War II waned in 1945, the United States
dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan—forever changing the
world.
Name: Manhattan Project National Historical Park
last_updated: '2025-01-16 23:07:04'
- Description: The Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail is five sections of hiking
trail running roughly parallel to the 444-mile long Natchez Trace Parkway scenic
motor road. The foot trails total more than 60 miles and offer opportunities to
explore wetlands, swamps, hardwood forest, and the history of the area. For What's
Open What's Close visit www.nps.gov/natr/planyourvisit/what-is-open-what-is-closed.htm
Name: Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail
last_updated: '2025-01-16 23:07:04'
- Description: The Natchez Trace Parkway is a 444-mile recreational road and scenic
drive through three states. It roughly follows the "Old Natchez Trace," a historic
travel corridor used by American Indians, "Kaintucks," European settlers, slave
traders, soldiers, and future presidents. Today, people can enjoy a scenic drive
as well as hiking, biking, horseback riding, and camping along the Parkway.
Name: Natchez Trace Parkway
last_updated: '2025-01-16 23:07:04'
last_updated: '2025-01-16 23:07:04'