March 24, 2021 -
Effigy Mounds National Monument was established in 1949. The park protects one of the largest remaining concentrations of ancient American Indian earthworks in the United States. It is considered a sacred landscape by members of many modern-day tribes whose ancestors...
November 3, 2016 -
The National Park Service (NPS) has had stewardship of America’s national parks since 1916, when President Woodrow Wilson signed legislation creating the agency. It oversees approximately 400 sites covering some 84 million acres in the United States and its territories....
February 25, 2021 -
The U.S. Mint released the National Park Service 100th Anniversary $1 Silver Coin in 2016 to commemorate the centennial of the National Park Service. The coin is part of the National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program. The program...
February 25, 2021 -
The U.S. Mint released the National Park Service 100th Anniversary $5 Gold Coin in 2016 to commemorate the centennial of the National Park Service. The coin is part of the National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program. The program...
February 25, 2021 -
The U.S. Mint released the National Park Service 100th Anniversary Half Dollar Clad Coin in 2016 to commemorate the centennial of the National Park Service. The coin is part of the National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program. The...
November 2, 2016 -
Availability For Purchase The coin was available for purchase July 16, 1999, through July 15, 2000. What Coin Commemorates The coin was authorized to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the establishment of Yellowstone, the country’s first national park. Yellowstone Park...
April 13, 2017 -
The Shawnee National Forest hosts the most acreage of any natural area in the state of Illinois. Its large, public open spaces offer many recreation opportunities including big-game hunting, long-distance pedestrian and equestrian trails, orienteering, bird watching, rock-climbing, beach recreation,...
April 13, 2017 -
The colorful Little Missouri River Badlands provides the dramatic scenic backdrop to the Theodore Roosevelt National Park, which memorializes the 26th President for his enduring contributions to the conservation of our nation’s resources. An abundance of native grasses provides sustenance...
October 19, 2017 -
Located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers, the history of Harpers Ferry has involved a diverse number of people and events influencing the course of our nation’s history. Harpers Ferry witnessed the first successful application of interchangeable...
April 13, 2017 -
Fort Moultrie, the first fort on Sullivan’s Island, was still incomplete when Commodore Sir Peter Parker and nine warships attacked it on June 28, 1776. After a nine-hour battle, the ships were forced to retire. Charleston was saved from British...
