Three sites key to the Manhattan Project, the secret development of the atomic bomb during World War II, might soon become a national park open to all. Plutonium for the atom bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, during World War II was produced at the historic B Reactor, shown here at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation near Richland, Washington.
Manhattan Project —
Three sites key to the Manhattan Project, the secret development of the atomic bomb during World War II, might soon become a national park open to all. Plutonium for the atom bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, during World War II was produced at the historic B Reactor, shown here at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation near Richland, Washington.
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The existing Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument in Maryland could become part of a larger Harriet Tubman National Historical Park, including other New York sites significant to her life.
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad —
The existing Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument in Maryland could become part of a larger Harriet Tubman National Historical Park, including other New York sites significant to her life.
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See where Ice Age saber tooth cats, bisons and other incredible animals once roamed Nevada at the proposed <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tulespringslv.com%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Tule Springs</a> Fossil Beds National Monument.
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See where Ice Age saber tooth cats, bisons and other incredible animals once roamed Nevada at the proposed Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument.
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The Valles Caldera National Preserve is already owned by the federal government but would become part of the National Park Service if President Obama signs Congressional legislation authorizing the move.
Valles Caldera National Preserve —
The Valles Caldera National Preserve is already owned by the federal government but would become part of the National Park Service if President Obama signs Congressional legislation authorizing the move.
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President Abraham Lincoln arrived at <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npca.org%2Fassets%2Fpdf%2FGettysburg-Backgrounder-12-2014_final.pdf" target="_blank" target="_blank">the Gettysburg Train Station</a> on a train from Washington to deliver the historic Gettysburg Address. The train station could be added to the existing Gettysburg National Military Park.
Gettysburg train station —
President Abraham Lincoln arrived at the Gettysburg Train Station on a train from Washington to deliver the historic Gettysburg Address. The train station could be added to the existing Gettysburg National Military Park.
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