![National Park Service Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090509075224im_/http://www.nps.gov/pwr/templates/images/graphics/parkblackband.gif) |
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090509075224im_/http://www.nps.gov/pwr/templates/images/graphics/blkshim.gif) |
![National Park Service: U.S. Department of the Interior](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090509075224im_/http://www.nps.gov/pwr/templates/images/graphics/prntarrw.gif) ![National Park Service Arrowhead](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090509075224im_/http://www.nps.gov/pwr/templates/images/graphics/prnttitl.gif) |
|
|
|
Whiskeytown National Recreational Area
Plan Your Visit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
![Did You Know? Did You Know?](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090509075224im_/http://www.nps.gov/pwr/customcf/apps/CMS_HandF/Pictures/WHIS_WHIS_dyk36.jpg) |
|
Did You Know?
Did you know that January 8 used to be a national holiday? That's because January 8, 1815, was the date of the Battle of New Orleans. Before the Civil War, most Americans saw January 8 as an important holiday second only to July 4.
|
|
|
|
Last Updated: September 18, 2006 at 15:49 EST |