Parks
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National Scenic Trail
Appalachian
Maine to Georgia, CT,GA,MA,MD,ME,NC,NH,NJ,NY,PA,TN,VA,VT,WV
The Appalachian Trail is a 2,180+ mile long public footpath that traverses the scenic, wooded, pastoral, wild, and culturally resonant lands of the Appalachian Mountains. Conceived in 1921, built by private citizens, and completed in 1937, today the trail is managed by the National Park Service, US Forest Service, Appalachian Trail Conservancy, numerous state agencies and thousands of volunteers.
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National Historical Park
Saint-Gaudens
Cornish, NH
Augustus Saint-Gaudens, one of America's greatest sculptors lived here seasonally starting in 1885, and year-round 1900 until his death in 1907. Experience the park grounds, where several of Saint-Gaudens bronze sculptures are on view throughout the year, & trails wind through the woods. Learn more about the park.
By The Numbers
- 2 National Parks
- 31,759 Visitors to National Parks
- $2,400,000 Economic Benefit from National Park Tourism »
- $182,916,502 of Rehabilitation Projects Stimulated by Tax Incentives (since 1995) »
- $42,558,353 of Land & Water Conservation Fund Appropriated for Projects (since 1965) »
- 24 Certified Local Governments »
- 88 Community Conservation & Recreation Projects (since 1987) »
- 184 Acres Transferred by Federal Lands to Parks for Local Parks and Recreation (since 1948) »
- 1,638 Hours Donated by Volunteers »
- 1 National Heritage Area »
- 2 Wild & Scenic Rivers Managed by NPS »
- 2 National Trails Administered by NPS »
- 797 National Register of Historic Places Listings »
- 23 National Historic Landmarks »
- 11 National Natural Landmarks »
- 285 Places Recorded by Heritage Documentation Programs »
- 56,906 Objects in National Park Museum Collections »
- 19 Archeological Sites in National Parks »
- 1 Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plan »
- 4 Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itineraries »
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These numbers are just a sample of the National Park Service's work. Figures are for the fiscal year that ended 9/30/2019.