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Not of national significance: failed national park proposals in California.
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California History
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March 1, 2008
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- Dilsaver, Lary M.
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The American national park system embodies the heritage of the United States and the values held by its citizens. Today the system consists of 391 places chosen over the last 136 years for their superlative natural, historical, archaeological, or recreational significance. (1)
Essayists, poets, and social theorists have acknowledged the national parks as iconic sites of great importance to the American people. Frederick Law Olmsted Sr., landscape architect and conservationist, lauded the civilizing and patriotic qualities of Yosemite Valley after Congress set it aside as a California state park in 1864. The naturalist John Muir celebrated Yosemite and other parks as works ...
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US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
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Hanson, Gayle M.B.;
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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DIRECTOR MAINELLA ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION FROM HIS...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
July 26, 2006 ;
787 words
......Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following press release: National Park Service Director Fran Mainella...people as the Director of the National Park Service. Thank you for your support...
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U.S. REPRESENTATIVE CHARLES H. TAYLOR (R-NC) HOLDS HEARING ON NATIONAL...
Political Transcript Wire;
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April 13, 2005 ;
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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DIRECTOR MAINELLA ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
July 26, 2006 ;
787 words
......following press release: National Park Service Director Fran Mainella...people as the Director of the National Park Service. Thank you for your support...that is beneficial to the National Park Service and the Department of the...
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National Park Service
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March 8, 2007 ;
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......Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following press release: National Park Service (NPS) Director Mary Bomar...integral role in managing the National Park Service. The agency has an annual...
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