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The battle of Monocacy on July 9, 1864 between 18,000 Confederate forces under General Jubal Early, and 5,800 Union forces under General Lew Wallace, marked the last campaign of the Confederacy to carry the war into the north. One of the objectives of this campaign was to capture Washington, D.C. read more...

Phone: (301) 662-3515   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No  
Nearest Popular City: Frederick   Nearest Lake/River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Site   Activities: Birding, Biking / Bicycling, Hiking, Cross Country Skiing, Auto Touring, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs   Details Provided By: Monocacy National Battlefield

On a hot sultry day in mid-July 1802, partners of the most successful fur trade company in North America, the North West Company, met in their majestic Great Hall at Grand Portage and voted to move their summer headquarters from the protected shores of Lake Superior's Grand Portage Bay 50 miles north to the mouth of the Kaministquia River. Almost from the time the vigorous Anglo-Scot NorWesters had organized at Grand Portage in the mid 1780's an emerging United States wanted them out. The July vote would mean that 18 buildings constructed from native squared spruce, pine and birch and over 2,000 cedar pickets surrounding them would be torn down, transported north in company schooners and used in constructing the new Fort William far from U.S. soil. read more...

Phone: 218-387-2788   Price Range: $3 - $6   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes  
Nearest Popular City: Grand Marais   Nearest Lake/River: N/A   Park Type: National Monument   Activities: Birding, Hiking, Backpacking, Cross Country Skiing, Wildlife Watching, Camping, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs, Snowshoeing, Star Gazing   Details Provided By: Grand Portage National Monument

Mesa Verde, Spanish for green table, offers an unparalleled opportunity to see and experience a unique cultural and physical landscape. The culture represented at Mesa Verde reflects more than 700 years of history. From approximately A.D. 600 through A.D. 1300 people lived and flourished in communities throughout the area, eventually building elaborate stone villages in the sheltered alcoves of the canyon walls. Today most people call these sheltered villages cliff dwellings. The cliff dwellings represent the last 75 to 100 years of occupation at Mesa Verde. In the late 1200s within the span of one or two generations, they left their homes and moved away. read more...

Phone: 970-529-4465   Price Range: $3 - $10   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes  
Nearest Popular City: Mesa Verde   Nearest Lake/River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Birding, Hiking, Cross Country Skiing, Wildlife Watching, Camping, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs, Snowshoeing, Star Gazing   Details Provided By: Mesa Verde National Park