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Timelines and Telescopes

Stories that show the importance of every point on a timeline

Thomas Jenkins in Timelines and Telescopes

The West and the American Revolution

King George’s actions helped spur the Revolution, but there’s one…

Thomas Jenkins in Timelines and Telescopes

The West and American History

How an idea of a place shaped every century and decade of American existence

Thomas Jenkins in Timelines and Telescopes

Our Foreign Policy Has Come a Long Way Since George Washington

Recent international debacles underscore how much the United States has changed

Thomas Jenkins in Timelines and Telescopes

In the 1970s, the National Park Service Expanded its Vision, Land, and Workforce

Or: what the Golden Gate Bridge has in common with a standardized park uniform

Thomas Jenkins in Timelines and Telescopes

The Appalachian Trail cuts through the History of the National Park Service

In the 1960s, the National Park Service doubled down on its conflicting goals to protect and preserve one of America’s greatest…

Thomas Jenkins in Timelines and Telescopes

Preservation vs. Popularity: the National Parks Service in the 1950s

During a decade of unprecedented popularity, the National Parks Service had to face strains on both its physical and philosophical…

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National Parks, the Civilian Conservation Corps, and Modern Environmentalism

After expanding the power of the National Park Service, FDR used it to make good on multiple campaign promises

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How a Dying Presidency and Economic Devastation Breathed Life into National Parks

In the midst of the Great Depression, Herbert Hoover signed an act that allowed for greater expansion of the National…

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The Origins of the National Park Service Date Back to the Progressive Era

Progressive Reformers have left an important legacy, one that includes the solidification of America’s National Parks

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Timelines and Telescopes

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