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President's Park (White House)
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First Director of the National Park Service
1916-1929 Stephen Tyng Mather
First Director of the National Park Service
1916-1929](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920003150im_/http://www.nps.gov/whho/parkmgmt/images/stephen_mather.jpg) |
Stephen Tyng Mather First Director of the National Park Service 1916-1929 |
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The National Park System Caring for the American Legacy
"...to promote and regulate the use of the...national parks...which purpose is to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations."
National Park Service Organic Act, 16 U.S.C.1.
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President's Park is one of nearly 400 park sites administered by the National Park Service (NPS). The NPS preserves the cultural, historic and natural legacy of America for the education, enjoyment and inspiration of future generations.
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Did You Know?
On October 4, 1924, First Division Monument was the first memorial built in Washington, D.C., in honor of the valiant efforts of the soldiers who fought in World War I. Later, the World War II, the Vietnam War, and the Desert Storm were added to the memorial.
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Last Updated: August 03, 2006 at 20:57 EST |