National Park Service

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An agency of the United States government that manages all national parks, most national monuments, and other natural, historical, and recreational properties with various title designations. The United States Congress created the agency on August 25, 1916 through the National Park Service Organic Act.

In 2020, the NPS employed 12,556 employees who oversaw 423 units, of which 63 were designated national parks.

Established, Aug 25, 1916
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American Presidents in New York
10th Annual Independence Day Parade
Naturalization Ceremony at Federal Hall
Tours
The New Amsterdam Trail
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The NewAmsterdam Trail commemorates the legendary journey of Henry Hudson to New York in 1609, the entrepreneurial spirit of the Dutch and the important role they have played in the formation of the ideas and ideals that still shape New York and America today. The tour is produced by the National Parks of New York Harbor Conservancy and the National Park Service in partnership with the Henry Hudson 400 Foundation.

The New Amsterdam Trail is about a sweep of time in a city in which we keep company with Henry Hudson, the first New Yorkers the Lenni-Lenape, who nurtured the water and the land, and the Dutch traders who bought Mannahatta for 60 guilders to establish a rich commercial port. This step-by-step guide to eight important historic sites of the Dutch settlement tells how each place fits into the arc of New York City history. As you look at the map, the crooked streets of downtown evoke 17th century New Amsterdam.

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Alexander Hamilton Immigrant Achievement Awards Ceremony 2025 ALBUM
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Front facade

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1st Incinerator in the US ALBUM
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Plan show­ing the con­fig­u­ra­tion of build­ings dur­ing the war.

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The pre­fab­ri­cat­ed build­ings on the South Island were demol­ished after WWI

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1st Non-Native American arrives ALBUM
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This mural on a wall in Harlem River Park honors Jan Rodrigues

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1st transcontinental railroad ALBUM
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The celebration of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad

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3rd Presidential Mansion ALBUM
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President's House Site, Memorial Wall

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President's House Site exhibit, night view

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President's House Site overview

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President's House Site, original foundations

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Congress Hall
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Congress Hall

National Park Service

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Government, Museum

The New Colossus plaque (Statue of Liberty)
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The New Colossus plaque (Statue of Liberty)

National Park Service

New York City, New York

Plaque

Federal Hall National Memorial
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Federal Hall National Memorial

National Park Service, Abraham De Peyster, Pierre Charles L'Enfant, Town & Davis, John Frazee

New York

Museum

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Ellis Island
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Ellis Island

National Park Service

New York, New Jersey

Historic District

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Washington Monument
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Washington Monument

National Park Service, George Washington, Robert Mills

Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Memorial

Ellis Island Immigration Station
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Ellis Island Immigration Station

National Park Service, Boring & Tilton, Edward Lippincott Tilton, Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners LLP

Jersey City, New Jersey

Government

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U.S. National World War II Memorial
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U.S. National World War II Memorial

Friedrich St. Florian, National Park Service

Washington, District of Columbia

Memorial

Hamilton Grange National Memorial
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Hamilton Grange National Memorial

John McComb Jr., National Park Service, John G. Waite Associates, Architects

New York City, New York

Museum

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African Burial Ground National Monument
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African Burial Ground National Monument

NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, Historic Districts Council, National Park Service, Rodney Leon, Nicole Hollant-Denis, Roberta Washington Architects P.C.

New York

Memorial

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Colonel William Prescott statue
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Colonel William Prescott statue

William Wetmore Story, Boston Art Commission, National Park Service

Boston, Massachusetts

Sculpture

Castle Clinton National Monument
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Castle Clinton National Monument

John McComb Jr., Lt. Colonel Jonathan Williams, National Park Service

New York City, New York

Military, Government, Cultural

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Statue of Liberty National Monument
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Statue of Liberty National Monument

Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, Richard Morris Hunt, Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, Swanke Hayden Connell Architects, The Office of Thierry W. Despont, National Park Service

New York City, New York

Museum, Sculpture

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Governors Island Park and Public Space
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Governors Island Park and Public Space

West 8 Urban Design & Landscape Architecture, Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects, Marvel Architects PLLC, SiteWorks Landscape Architecture, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, LiRo-STV, Lt. Colonel Jonathan Williams, Emily Simon, Elizabeth Saetta, Bridgette Santana-Rivera, Jamie Maslyn Larson, Kim Mathews, Lisa DuRussel, Turner Construction, Rachel Woods, Rebecca Challis, Nadia Usmani, Leslie Koch, Claire Kelly, Lisa DeMarco, Elizabeth Ann Beller, Martin E. Thompson, Charles O. Cornelius, National Park Service

New York

Park, Urban Design

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West Orange, New Jersey

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Oyster Bay, New York

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