"History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are." - David McCullough
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Keweenaw NHP Archives
In many ways, the story of America is the story of movement—the unprecedented migration of people, ideas, and beliefs. The Statue of Liberty stands as perhaps the most iconic symbol of our nation’s largely immigrant past and its European heritage in particular. Under the watchful gaze of this imposing monument, lives converged. Read more »