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Article: Presidential pasts. (National Park Service manages historic sites of United States presidents John Quincy Adams, Herbert Hoover, Harry S Truman, Martin Van Buren and others)(includes related article)
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- National Parks
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- March 1, 1993
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1993 National Parks Conservation Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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SINCE 1933, the National Park Service has preserved and interpreted a variety of historic sites associated with former presidents, ranging from birthplaces to retirement homes. Before that time, the Park Service supervised large natural areas such as Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Grand Canyon but had few responsibilities for historic properties. Without federal participation, the preservation of historic sites and homes remained primarily the domain of private individuals and groups that acquired and restored them, sometimes with mixed results. The homes of former presidents proved no exception.
Private groups restored George Washington's estate at Mount Vernon and ...
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