Acadia national park and maines mount desert island. The national park service nps park history program is pleased to present this revised finding aid for the records of the national park service record group 79 at the national archives at college park, maryland. The product of more than four years of records research and verification by archivist renee m. Eurimbula national park is located near the town of agnes water. Park histories park history program national park service. This is a little sneaky, since technically the first national park, yellowstone, dates back to 1872. Eurimbula national park department of environment and science.
Electronic resources park history program national park service. Ken burns, director and producer of the national parks, founded his own. The national outdoor book award program recognizes the work of outstanding writers. There are four national parks in nunavut representing various examples of canadas 39 natural regions quttinirpaaq eastern high arctic, sirmilik eastern arctic lowlands, ukkusiksalik central tundra and auyuittuq northern davis. Lawn hill gorge, boodjamulla lawn hill national park camping. Kruger national park south african national parks sanparks. As canadian arctic inuktitutspeakers referred to northern baffin island as sirmilik, the name of the geographic region became the name of the national park. We invite you to learn more about history and how the national park service. This list will be very helpful for general knowledge of. Qausuittuq national park imagine a cluster of islands in a frozen sea, a home for the endangered peary caribou, a traditional hunting and fishing area that has sustained inuit of resolute bay since the time of their relocation in the 1950s. The park service, in contrast, didnt come around until 1916. The information contained in this website is historical in scope and is not meant as an aid for.
A major seabird colony is located in the area of baillarge bay. The nps history electronic library is a portal to electronic publications covering the history of the national park service and the cultural and natural history of the national parks, monuments, and historic sites of the u. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. This list also gives the establishment and other details of the all the important national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in india.
A national park is a park in use for conservation purposes. The restaurant facilities at letaba, olifants and satara rest camps in the kruger national park are now operational. Inventory of the records of the national park service. Book 1949 brinegar cabin historic resource study 1978 pdf. The worldrenowned kruger national park offers a wildlife experience that ranks with. The national park service strives to meet those original goals, while filling other roles as well.
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