Acadia National Park Statue of Liberty National Monument Gateway National Recreation Area {p hoto credit: Brian Feeny!NPS) Adams National Historic Site Minute Man National Historical Park Lowell National Historical Park (photo credit: James Higgins)

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Where It All Begins .... Ma ine Acadian Culture 1 Preservation Program 1 Come to the National Parks in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Immerse yourself in America's heritage of great voices, great visions, and great vistas. Explore long stretches of sandy beaches, breathe fre h mountain air, take a close , personal look at the individuals who influenced our society, or walk through the celebrated places where America's history began - the national park system has much to offer.

Nationwide, the National Park Service preserves and protects more than 365 diversely-themed units, including the Grand Canyon, the Statue of ff 2 Liberty, and the home of Dr. Martin Luther King , Jr. The parks featured in this brochure commemorate the American and Industrial Revolutions, the / lives of several presidents, the struggle for women's rights, and the area's Montreal evolutionary attachment to the sea for commerce and recreation. A NADA This brochure introduces the national parks in New England, New • Onawa York, and New Jersey. To assist in preparing for your visit, trip planning information is provided on this side of the brochure. On the reverse side you will find informative descriptions of each park including mailing addresses and telephone numbers. Please call or write each park for specific information. 3 Start your trip Where It All Begins.... ( 3 91 Welcome to your National Parks! Acadia Nat ional Park O Montpelier " Cl.

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81 North A • Toro nto Miles 0___ __. 20___ ...... 40 ___ 60...._ __ __. 80___ _. 1 00 4 ( 4 t Driving Time Between National Parks: ( Most national parks on this map are within short driving times, (approximately one to three hours). In the New Yo rk City and Boston areas (see inset ma~s ) mcst parks are-accessibl9-by..pu!::>!fc---­ transportation and are within one hour driving time.

heodore Roosevelt Approximate driving times: Boston, Massachusetts augural • Women·s Rights to New York City, New York, 4.5 hours; Boston, National National Historical Historic Massachusetts to Bar Harbor, Maine, 6 hours; Site Park Boston, Massachusetts to Albany, New York, 4 hours; Boston, Massachusetts to Buffalo, New York, 1 O hours ; Boston, Massachusetts to Montreal, Canada, 6 hours. 5 5

Cape Cod National PENNSYLVANIA Seashore Offerings f>. '\ oc .J \ 95 .J., . ~ Touro Synagogue National Historic Delaware Water Gap Site National Recreation 6 Area 6 National Park State / Boston and Vicinity Detail Acadia NP ME • /~' Adams NHS M_ A_1_,___. • i • t -- - ~ i ackstone River Valley _NHC MN RI • i • ii ~ n NHP M~• • --'---.~~~-_t:__ J __ _c Boston African American NHS MA • • ! ~ pe Cod NS MA J _ • ~ ~.--1 ~ Edison NHS N J 1 _I_ . 1A Fire Island NS NY • I ~ Fort Stanwix NMon NY f-- • t----1 • Frederick Law Olmsted NHS MA • I------' - -+--+-1--+--+--I • • • New York City and Vicinity Detail Gateway NRA ------+--!- -1---1- +--1--+-+--t .-1 Breezy Point ____ _N Y 1--• -+---+-t---+--t----l 7 _F~lo~yd.:...... B~en_n~e~tt_Fl_1 e_ld______N _Y ~---1• -+--t -+--+-•--1 7 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge NY -1---t--+ • Phil adelphia • Winth rop Sandy Hook ______N_ J_ • -+----+---+- ~ ~taten Island NY • +- -+-----'---+ ~ John F. Kennedy NHS MA ._• -+---+- h 3 Boston Ma ssachuse t ts 9 • John F. Ker dy B a y ~gfellow NHS MA 1 --r!- _fl_ rrr==. µ--< • National Hi oric Site ~owe ll NHP ~ • l.i • Salem Frederick Law Olmste ~ anh attan. Sites National Historic Site 93 Brookline Hu ll Castle Clinton ------NMon Federal Hall NMem -+-·--+-+--~--· ,------+--+-I--• • General Grant NMem • NY -+- -+- -· -f--+--t -t- ~ - _f:!amilton Grang._e_N_M_e_m____ N_ Y_+--+-•-+- ,____,_..___.._•__,.___.. _ • • T. Roosevelt Birthplace NHS N~ . --f-t--•-• -+---+- +--+--- • • 0 Miles s A ~ Paul's Church N_H_S__ ___N _Y_+-~·--+-< -,..--'--+ • t-- ..______. North •• • • Cape Mar Martin Van Buren NHS NY ' • i 8 8 f------_ I 1-+---- - .,-; • • Minute Man NHP MA I • • J J J DEL ~• • • • • M-o-rr-is-town NHP NJ • . ~• I I I <------+--+- I ' •••• New Jerse Coastal HT* NJ • • Add iti ~na l Trip Planning Information _ _ . ~ __ __ _. _ _ Roger Williams NMem___ RI I • I • • ,_____.______, Visitor Services - Outdoor Recreation - Roosevelt-C ampobell~U S/CAN • food, lodging, camping, and special events hiking, camping, and nature observation Roosevelt-Vanderbilt Sites Staten Island Unit ~E l eano r Roosevelt NHS NY • Breezy Point Un it Connecticut Dept. of Tourism U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Vanderbilt Mansion _N_H_S_ _ N-Y-ii-~--~I • -zr (800) CT-BOUND '3' (413) 253-8322 for information about national Home of Franklin Roosevelt NHS NY~ Gateway wildlife refuges and fish hatcheries. • National Maine Office of Tourism Sagamore Hill NH_S.:...______N_ Y Recreation '3' (800) 533-9595 U.S. Forest Service • Area Saint·Gaudens NHS NH White Mountain National Forest • Sandy Hook Unit Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism Salem Maritime NHS New Hampshire ------zr (800 447-MASS Saratoga NHP 'B" (603) 528-8721 0 Miles Saugus Iron Works N_H_S_ ___ 5 New Hampshire Office of Travel & Tourism A U.S. Forest Service Springfield Armory NHS_ _ _ _ _ North 'lr (800) 258-3608 ~ ~:· Green Mountain National Forest Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island NMon NY • • • New Jers -Y Division of Travel & Tourism Vermont Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural NHS N_Y_+--+---+- +-- -•-+-...-----1 -zr (800) J - RSEY 7 'B" (802) 747-6700 Toure Synagogue NHS __ RI ~ ~· · ~ About Your National Parks Weir Farm NHS CT r-. . Need more information about the New York State Division of Tourism Appalachian National Scenic Trail • r- '- + Women's Rights NHP NY National Park Service? 'lr (800) 225-5697 Maine to Georgia • I_!' - • ·~ Individual park information is located 'B" (304) 535-6331 for information, guidebooks *Under Development Rhode Island Tou rism Division on the reverse side of this brochure or and maps. NP-National Park, NHS-National Historic Site, NHC-National Heritage Corridor, NS-National Seashore, 'lr (800) 556-2484 call the National Park Service at NMon-National Monument, NRA-National Recreation Area, NHP·National Historical Park, NMem­ Appalachian Mountain Club 15 State Street, Boston , MA 02109, Vermont Dept. of Travel & Tourism National Memorial, IP-International Park -zr (617) 523-0636 for information about regional 'lr (617) 223-5199. 'a" (802) 828-3236 G.. The National Park Service has an ongoing, aggressive program to increase all levels of access•btlrty. hiking and many oth er outdoor activities. We suggest you call each park on your itinerary for currant information. For more information about each park, please refer to the reverse side of this brochure. NEW JERSEY MAINE Welcome to the National Parks EDISON National Historic Sit in Connecticut, Maine, ACADIA National Park _ _ • .....::l-~·- _. FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED SALEM MARITIME National Historic Site Main Street and Lakeside Avenue P.O. 177, Bar Harbor, ME 04609 National Historic Site 17 4 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970 Massachusetts, New Hampshire, West Orange, NJ 07052 'Ii' (207) 288-3338 G-H3 99 Warren Street. Brookline, MA 02146 -zr (508) 741 -3648 or (508) 745-1470 FS New Jersey, New York, Rhode "B' (201) 736-0550 or (201 ) 736-&f!50 D6 On a clear morning from the top of F5 'll' (617) 566-168@ FS Early America's maritime history Island, and Vermont. One of Amerit: a's greatest Cadillac Mountain, the highest This site includes the John and From 1883 to 1895 "Fairsted" was is told here amidst a modern harbor inventors, Thom s Alva Edison point on the east coast, you can John Quincy Adams Birthplaces. tioth home and office to Olmsted setting . Spanning a period of three spent 44 year here in this catch the country's first glimpse of the "Old House," home to four (1 822-1903) . the Father of centuries. the Salem story is a Within these eight states, you will find parks laboratory wh ere he a nd his the sun's rays. Later, watch the generations of the Adams family, Am erican Landscape Arch itecture saga of enterprising and daring commemorating America's heritage and employees conducted experi­ ocean pound Thunderhole's and the Un ited First Parish Church and the designer of New York's Yankee sea captains, privateers, areas of great natural beauty. We suggest ments resulting in 500 patents. His boulders, canoe ponds, birdwatch, where both presidents and first Central Park. Some drawings and and merchants. Their livelihood you use both sides of this brochure to plan voluminous library of books, take a cold dip inthe ocean at Sand Beach, and hike lad ies are entombed. Here one tools used by Olmsted's design came from the sea, and they transformed a tiny, your itinerary. On the reverse side, the papers and designs, as well as his working invention on miles of trails. You can also bike or horseback cani' race the history of the Adams fa mily legacy of staff are on display. The intimate gardens are uncertain settlement into a rich and powerful world models are on exhibit. Also, you can see the full­ ride along carriage paths built by John D. Rockefeller. pre idents, public servants, writers, and historians. 'Themes and Offerings" chart and the map excellent examples of Olmsted's renowned port. Nathaniel Hawthorne worked as a surveyor in scale replica of the first motion picture studio "Black The 20 -mile Park Loop Road offers spectacular The 8th-century formal garden, the historic orchard, landscape designs. Free. the large Custom House. Free. can help you choose parks by a particular Maria," and visit the recently restored "Glenmont," mountain and ocean views year round. Entrance and 30 thousand artifacts provide a setting for aspect of American history, geography, or by Edison's grand 23-room home. Entrance fee. (Photo fee. visit rs to explore and reflect upon the Adams proximity to other places to visit. Use this credit: Douglas C. Jones) lam ly and the times in wh ich they lived. Entrance JOHN F. KENNEDY National Historic Site SAUGUS IRON WORKS National Historic Site side of the brochure for a preview of what fee. 83 Beals Stree • Brookline, MA 02146 244 Central Street, Saugus, MA 01906 you can see and learn at each park. SAINT CROIX ISLAND International Historic Site 'B" (617) 566· 7937 F5 'll' (617) 233-0050 FS GATEWA V National Recreation Area (contact Acadia National Park for information) H2 Joseph and Rose Kennedy began The first successful integrated iron Floyd Bennett Field, Building 69 BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY Hours of Operation: Since exact hours vary This inaccessible and uninhabited island in the their family life in this modest home works in colonial North America Brooklyn, NY 11234 National Heritage Corridor f rom park to park, you should call or write Saint Croix River forms a portion of the United on a quiet tree-lined street. John F. was established here to supply before visiting. In general, most parks are 'B" (718) 338-3338 07 States-Canada boundary. The island co m­ 1 Depot Sauare, Woonsocket. RI 02895 K nnedy. 35th pres,dent of the iron for the Americari colonies. 'Il' (401 ) 762-0250 F5 Five areas comprise this sprawling memorates explorers Pierre Sieur de Monts and United States, was born in the Originally called "Hammersmith," open daily during Spring, Summer and Fall, The Blackstone River Val ley is one historical, natural, and recreational Samuel de Champlain's first attempted French upstai rs front bedroom (1917) and this iron-making community was but many are open all year long. of the nation's best preserved "ring" around the tlantic Ocean's settlement in North America (1604). English soldiers --=,,,..-...JJ lived here until age four. Many of in operation from 1646-1668. Op­ areas recalling America's "Age of entrance to Ne\ York Harbor. burned all remnants of a French colony in 1613. The the furnishings m th e house are original. An audio erational waterwheels power the furnace bellows, Cost: Many parks are free, others have Industry." Once called the "hardest Sandy Hook Unit. in New Jersey island ca n be seen from the Maine shore. Free. tape of Rose Kennedy re lating tales of family history forge bellows, 500 pound trip hammer, and rolling nominal entrance fees. Call for current fees. ('ll' 908/872-0115), boasts the working river in the world," the guides visitors through the home. Entrance fee. and slitting mill. Blacksmithing demonstrations are oldest continually operated Blackstone begins in Worcester, offered seasonally. Free. MA, and flows through two dozen Federal Recreation Passport Program: lighthou se in America. It is surrounded by Fort ROOSEVELT-CAMPOBELLO International Park Hancock, part of the coastal defense system for Massachusetts and Rhode Island towns. In 46 LONGFELLOW National Historic Site There are three types of entrance passes to P.O . Box 97, Lubec, ME 04652 New York Harbor from 1896 to 1974. The Hook mi les, it drops 438 feet, making the river an excellent 105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 SPRINGFIELD ARMORY National Historic Site national parks. Call your nearest park 'Ii' (506) 752-2922 H3 abounds in opport unities to enjoy hiking, power suppli er. Distinctive mill villages surrou nded 'Il' (617) 876-449 FS for information. Less than two miles from the FDR One Armory Square, Springfield, MA 01105 birdwatching, fishing , and swi mming and expands by agricultural lands and pastures are prominent The Vassal family, British sym­ Bridge (connecting Lubec with n- (413) 734-8551 ES across dunes, through a magnificent holly forest, landscape featu res in the central and upper regions pathizers, fled this house when President George Washington Campobello Island) is t he Length of Visit: The time you should plan to and along six miles of ocean beaches. Seasonal of the valley. Today , thousands of buildings and i:;::=;;;;;.io=:.....i;;::;::::::i General George Washington came Roosevelt family's 34-room created the Springfield Armory in spend at a park depends on many things­ fee. Also see: NEW YORK: Gateway National unspoiled countryside tell the story of early New to Cambridge to take command of summer "cottage," purchased in 1794 as the first national armory. the size of the park, time of year, programs Recreation Area. (Photo credit: Brian Feeney/NPS) England development. Free. Also see: RHODE the co lonial fo rces. Used by 1907. It was here that Franklin More than just exhibiting one of offered at the park. your interest in the theme ISLAND: Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Washington as his headquarters the world's largest collection of Delano Roosevelt, 32nd president Corridor. fro m 1775-1776, the house and history. In general, if an area is of the United States, vacationed with his family over , , ,,,.. , military small arms, the Springfield MORRISTOWN National Hist I Park became the home of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I I\ X1•" Armory museum interprets the designated as a 'park,' 'historical park,' a period of 56 years. Near the cottage are ( 1837- 1882). Literary friends, Nathaniel Hawthorne story of women ordinance workers, the development 'seashore,' or 'corridor,' it covers a larger Washington Place, Morristown, NJ 07960 picturesque ponds, bogs, beaches, trails, and rocky 201 539 2085 BOSTON AFRICAN AMERICAN and Ralph Waldo Emerson, were among his notable of the American factory system. and exhibits antique area and requires more time to visit, one-half 'Ii' ( ) - D6 lookouts for picnicking and birdwatching. Free. Protected by surrounding hills, Nat ional Historic Site gues s. The "Chestnut Tree" chair, a gift to and modern machinery. You can also see the day to full day or even longer. Areas that are General George Wash ng on came 46 Joy Street, Bos on, MA 0211 4 Long e lo v rom local school children, remains in "Organ of Muskets" made famous by Longfellow's 'sites.' 'monuments,' or 'memorials,' are here in January 1 0 res· and 'Ii' (617) 74 2-5415 FS hiss'. a En; a"!Ce fee. poem "The Arsenal at Springfield." Free. smaller and may take less time to visit, from rebuild his triuMo an b · s;;;;;ijiiii:::::::::;;;:;:::i On he .6·m• e Black Heritage one hour to one-half a day. Two exceptions exhaust ed Cont nenla r y Trail you · 'II explore Boston's are Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island National Washington a no s rooos RHODE ISLAND fashion able and amous Beacon LOWELL National Historical Park Monument; since each island is accessible returned here ri - 9_ They Hil neighborhood. Among he 246 :lar ei S reel. Lowell, MA 01 852 townhouses are 5 pre-Ci ii War. only by boat, plan at least a half-day for survived two dozen blizzards in wha 11as io be he ROGER WILLIAMS National Memorial 'Zl" (508 o -5000 FS black history-related structures CONNECTICUT each. harshest winter in a century." You can visit the 282 North Main Street Providence RI 02903 "Spindle City" ushered America ~-1~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-+-'J~o~c~k~eL.~H~ollillo~~C!..!=E~nc~a..w""'-Jl5Appalachian Trail Conference, PO Box 807 architecture and is still an active National Park, Maine ("Zr800/365-CAMP) fees. Boston along Battle Road with Harpers Ferry, WV 25425 NEW HAMPSHIRE place of worship. The National and on a limited basis at Fire Island National stops atthe restored Hartwell Tavern, Daniel Chester -a- (304) 535-6331 G2-D6 Park Service provides technical Seashore, New York (-a- 516/289-4810). French's famed Minute Man statue, the North Bridge, Beginn ing in Maine, 825 miles of SAINT-GAUOENS National Historic Site assistance for preservation of the CAPE COD National Seashore and historic garden at the Buttrick Mansion Visitor the "World's Longest Continuous RR #3, Box 73, Cornish, NH 03745 1763 bu ilding under a cooperative agreement. Free. Hiking: Many parks have trails; please refer South Wellfleet, MA 02663 Center. The "Wayside," home to lite rary greats Footpath" passes through Maine, 'Ii' (603) 675-2175 E4 'Ii' (508) 349-3785 GS New Hampshire, V ermont, to the chart on the reverse side of the Louisa May Alcott and Nathaniel Hawthorne, MountAscutney looks upon serene Th is wond rous but fragile, hook­ Massachusetts, Con necticut, brochure and to park descriptions on this BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLE presents a glimpse of the 19th-century American ;~~~~J "Aspet," sculptor Augustus Saint­ shaped peninsula contains wood­ New York, and New Jersey. The Netiona Heritage-Gorrid Of' literary renaissance. Some lee activi ties. side. Gaudens· 1848 1907) home and lands, marshes, wildlife, massive im!~~~Ullil northern point is on top oi Mount gardens situa ed above t he 1 Depot Square, Woonsocket, RI 02895 du nes, and 40 miles of sandy Katahdin (5,267 feet) in Maine's Baxter State More Information: If you need more Connecticut River. Dubli n-born 'Il' (401) 762-0250 FS beaches. T he park offers a Park. More than 2,000 miles south is Springer information on national parks please call ~illliil•• Saint-Gaudens, America's fore­ The Blackstone River Valley is quintessential seashore environ­ Mountain (3,782 feet). the trail's southern point in "B' (617) 223-5199 or write the National • most sculpto r at the tu rn of the one of the nation's best preserved ment with rich and diverse maritime Georgia. In New Hampshire and Vermont the trail century, came to New Hampshire in 1885 and areas recalling America's "Age of Park Service, Office of Communications, and commu nications history. Swimming , fishing, passes through the White Mountain and the Green remodeled an old tavern into his estate and studio. Industry." Once called the "hardest 15 State Street, Boston, MA 02109. hiking, biking, and birdwatching are popular Mountain National Forests. The trail is managed Much of Saint-Gaudens' artwork is located working river in the world," the activities. Camping is available outside the park cooperatively by the National Park Service, the throughout the beautiful grounds including the model Blackstone begins in Worcester, boundary. Some fee areas. U.S. Forest Service, and a dozen other agencies of the Adams Memorial (Washington D.C.) and an ""'-"'-'--- -' MA, and flows through two dozen and groups including the Appalachian Trail early version of th e Shaw Memorial (Boston). Massachusetts and Rhode Island towns. In 46 Conference. Entrance fee. miles, it drops 438 feet, making the river an excellent power supplier. Samuel Slater's first cotton spinning mill (1793) in Pawtucket, RI, ushered in the American Industrial Revolution, and resulted in this sprawling river valley becoming the first industrialized area in the nation . Entrance fee. Also see: MASSACHU­ SETTS Bl ackstone Rive r Valley National Heritage Corridor.

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FIRE ISLAND National Seashore MANHATTAN SITES . -:.J11 ROOSEVELT - VANDERBILT SITES MARTIN VAN BUREN National Historic Site STATUE OF LIBERTY - ELLIS ISLAND 120 Laurel Street, Patchogue, NY 11 772 P .0 Box 545. nderhook, NY 12106 National Monument 'Ii' (516) 289-4810 E6 • CASTLE CLINTON National Monument • HAM ILTON GRAN GE National Memorial • ELEANOR ROOSEVELT National Historic Site fi 5' 8 7 58-9689 OS Liberty Island, New York, NY 10004 'll' (212) 363-3200 06 .....~ !! Fire Island is an ecologically fragile, Battery Park, New York City Conven Avenue and 141 s Stree·, ew York City 519 Albany Pos Road. Hyde Park. Y 12538 ·u ndenwald" was purchased in 32-mile long barrier island that (use FEDERAL HALL ad dress for mailing.) (use FEDERAL HALL address for mailing.) 'll' {914)229-91 5 DS 1839 by Martin Van Buren, while Statue of Liberty: After nearly a century of protects Long Island from the 'Ii' (212) 344-7220 D6 '?I" (2 12) 264-4456 06 Mrs. Roosevelt used this rural serving as our eighth president welcoming millions of immigrants with her torch of Atlantic Ocean. The park offers Completed in 1811 , this protective Completed in 1802, the Grange estate "Val-Kill" as a retreat from (1837-1 841 ). Van Buren founded freedom, New York Harbor's "Lady Liberty" received eai::ncarriBifi9~1'iTI19-:S-Wlmmli"lg-;­ onmss-was--t>allHTrrespons -~,~~-cr-rr,a:s1he-onl y-honre ever owned-by herhectic-pablic·iite-frofll1926-to -the ETemc craiic party and th-e dcnatiofts- fro!Tl-'mafty immigFant descendants for and limited camping. The Sunken British attack upon the frig ate Alexander Hamilton. Originally 1945. Here the "First Lady of the Independent Treasury. At her successful 1OOth birthday restoration. A gift Forest, the restored Fire Island Chesapeake in 1807. Originally constructed two blocks from where World" continued her and FDR's 1-=,,,.,~==;;;i Lindenwald, he "drank the pure from France, the 152-loot statue shines again and Lighthouse and keeper's quarters, and the national named for city mayor and later it now stands, the Federal-style tradition of entertaining dignitaries pleasure of a rural I 'e" for his final 21 years. The is more inspirational than ever. Restoration-related wilderness area (1,300-acres) make the seashore governor DeWitt Clinton, the house was situated on a high kno ll in a casual atmosphere. Originally restored 36-room mansion 1s decorated with original exh ibits are displayed inside her pedestal. Free. much more than "just a beach." Also, the estate of struc ure was acquired by the City "'-""~=----' from where the family could see a furniture factory, it was converted for her use in furnishings. Entrance fee. Declaration of Independence signer William Floyd of New York in 1824 and renamed ·'Castle Garden." the Harlem and Hudson Rivers. Hamilton served 1937. Stone Cottage (1925) was built for her by Ellis Island: Processing some 12 is open seasonally. Free. (Accessibility to some The site became a center for the nation's cultural the United States as orator, soldier, presidential FDR. Val-Kill's natural setting includes trees, ponds, million immigrants from 1892 to its areas is by ferry or private boat only.) entertainment. P. T. Barnum debuted Swedish singer adviser, first Secretary of the Treasury, Federalist meadows and swamps. Free. SAGAMORE HILL National Historic Site closure in 1954, the partially­ Jenny Lind here in 1850. Later, as an immigration Papers writer, and as supporter of anti-slavery 20 Sagamore Hill Road, Oyster Bay, NY 11771 restored Ellis Island complex depot (1855-1890), eight million new citizens passed ideals. Free. (Photo circa 1880) 'B" (516) 922-4447 E6 reopened in 1989. "The Great Hall," • VANDERBILT MANSION National Historic Site FORT STANWIX National Monument through its doors. Lastly, it served as the city's .---- ...... ,,- "There could be no healthier and where millions began new lives as 519 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, NY 12538 11 2 East Park Street, Rome. NY 13440 aquarium. Now it is the embarkation point for ferry ,._,..._,. pleasanter place in which to bring "" . ...i Americans, and extensive inter- • THEODORE ROOSEVELT BIRTHPLACE "B' (914) 229-911 5 0 5 'Ii' (315) 336-2090 trips to Liberty and Ellis Islands. Free. up children than in that nook of active exhibits are the focal points for visitors to National Historic Site From a high bluff, the Indiana The successful defense of Fort old-time Ame rica," said Theodore experience the difficulties encountered by 28 East 20th Street, New York City limestone country home of Stanwix by American coloni al Roosevelt about the estate he built immigrants upon their arrival. The special "Wall of • FEDERAL HALL National Memorial (use FE DERAL HALL address for mailing.) Frederick and Louise Vanderbilt forces in 1777 contributed to the in 1884-85 . It was at Sagamore Honor" is a tribute to th e many who passed th rough 26 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005 'll' (212) 260-1616 D6 overlooks the Hudson River. Under c rucial American victory at ==-..:..:..:.-'--''---' Hill , named fo r Indian ch ief this historic port of entry. Free. (Photo credit: Brian Feeney/NPS) 1l' (212) 264-87 11 D6 Our 26th president, Theodore construction between 1896-98, the Saratoga. Under the command of Sagamore Mohannis, that three of Roosevelt's five Bui lt in 1703 as New York's first ' Roosevelt, was born here in 1858. 54 -roo m, Gilded Age mansion is Colonel Peter Gansevoort, the children were born. Also his summer White House, Both Islands can only be reached by Circle Line Ferry city ha ll, Federal Hall has In 1916, the family home was an opulent example of the great it was here that Roosevelt enjoyed "a great many u...... ::...:~--....1 Americans withstood a 21-day from Castle Clinton (Manhattan's Battery Park) "a" 212/ witnessed several important demolished to make room for a estates developed by the financial and industrial siege by General Barry St. Leger's British force things: birds, trees, books, rifles, horses, hard work, 267-5755 and Liberty State Park (Jersey City.NJ) historical events including John larger commercial structure. After tycoons from 1880 into the 1900s. Although only from Canada. The fort was also the site of th e and the joy of li fe ." The 23-room Victorian house is 'Ii' 201 1435-9499. Call forterryticketcost and schedule. Zenger's "freedom of the press" Roosevelt's death at Sagamore used as a summer cottage, magnificent furn ishings Iroquois Boundary Line Treaty (1768) and the Treaty decorated with orig inal fu rnishings and collections. tria l (1 735) , the Stamp Act Hi ll in 191 9, the birthplace was appoint its uniquely decorated rooms. Entrance of Fort Stanwix with the same tribe in 1784. The """"'""""'...:="""',_.. Entrance fee . Congress (1765), the Second reconstructed on its original site. Opened as a fee. present fort is a repl ica of the 1758 structure. THEODORE ROOSEVELT INAUGURAL Continental Co ng ress (1785), and George museum in 1925, the site now contains an extensive Entrance fee. National Historic Site Washington's first presidential oath (1789). The collection of original and fam ily-owned furnishings. SARATOGA National Historical Park • HOME OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT 641 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14202 present Greek revival structure, completed in 1842, Entrance fee. (Photo credit: Brian Feeney/NPS) National Historic Site 648 Route 32, Stillwater, NY 12170 'Ii' (716) 884-0095 AS first served as a U.S. Custom House, then a treasury 'Ii' (518) 664-9821 D4 GATEWAY National Recreation Area 519 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park , NY 12538 --.::;;;;~ President William McKinley was repository. On occasion, its front steps still host Bucolic rolling farmland belies the Headquarters, Floyd Bennett Field • SAINT PAUL'S CHURCH National Historic Site 'Ii' (91 4) 229-911 5 06 wounded by an assassin's bullet Building 69, Brooklyn, NY 11234 political and social rallies. Free Pho'.o C·ed B••an 897 South Columbu s Avenue, Mount Vernon O erlooking the Hudson Ri er. two bloody battles fought here in in 1901 while attending the Pan "8" (718) 338-3338 D6 Fe eneytNPS) (use FEDERAL HALL address for mailing.) "Springwood" was Franklin D. 1777. British General John American Exposition . When he Five areas comprise this sprawling 'Il' (914) 667-4116 D6 Roosevelt's birthplace ( 1882) and Burgoyne wanted to divide the gained strength a few days revolt-minded Colonies and rule histori cal, natural and recreational • GENERAL GRANT National Memorial Near this site, John Peter Zenger summer White House during his later, Vice President Theodore the Hudson River. At Saratoga his "ring" around the Atlantic Ocean's 122nd St. and Riverside Drive, New York City ~ printed the accounts of the Great four presidential terms. Dating to Roosevelt left for an outing in the unreinforced army was stopped entrance to New York Harbor. (u se FEDERAL HALL address for mailing.) Election of 1733 . This event is the early 1800s, the house was Adirondack Mountains. While hiking, Roosevelt by American General Horatio Gates. On October Breezy Point Unit ('n" 718/474- 'll' (212) 666-1640 D6 associated with the inclusion of purchased by Roosevelt's lather received the news to return to Buffalo where 17, Burgoyne was forced to surrender his army. Overlooking the Hudson River, this "freedo m of the press" in the Bill of in 1867. The home is decorated with original McKinley died September 14, 1901. That afternoon, "tliiiiiiilill•imll 4600) includes Fort Tilden and This "turning point of the American Revolution" was • Jacob Riis Park, and offers a 150-foot tall mausoleum is the Rights (1791). The site's museum furnishings and memorabil ia. Wi nston Churchill was Roosevelt was sworn in as the 26th president here the fi rst major victory in the American quest for boardwalk and wide beaches for swi mming and rgest such structure in the United _..__.__ __tL....; .,, is operated by the Society of the among many major 20th-century fi gures to visit. at the Ansley Wilcox House. Free. independence. Entrance fee. fishing. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Unit ("a" 718/474- States. It was built in 1897 for National Shrine of the Bill of Rights, Inc. under a Th e former president and his wife Eleanor are 0613) includes a 2,474-acre wildlife refuge and General Ulysses S. Grant, whose cooperative agreement with the National Park buried in th e garden adjacent to the home. His WOMEN'S RIGHTS National Historical Park bird sanctuary. Floyd Bennett Field, ( "B" 718/ Civil War leadership saved the Service. The cemetery includes graves of soldiers presidential library is nearby. Entrance fee. 136 Fall Street, Seneca Falls, NY 13148-1 511 338-3799) was New York City's first municipal ----=~::::i Union, abolished slavery, and from the French and Indian War, the American airport and the site of many achievements in paved the way to his becoming the 18th president. Revol ution, the Civil War, and both World Wars I 'Ii' (315) 568-2991 cs In 1847, Elizabeth Cady Stanton aviation. A great vari ety of recreat ional, When Grant died in July 1885, massive fund­ and 11. Free. (Photo credit: Brian Feeney/NPS) (1815-1902) moved to Seneca environmental, and cultural programs are offered raising campaign and design competition were Falls from Boston with her family. throughout the year. Staten Island Unit ( ~ 718/ held to build the memorial. Mrs. Julia Grant died in It was here she began her quest to 351-8700) incl udes Miller Air Field and Great Kills 1902 and is also buried here. Fre . (Photo credit: Brian establish equal rights for women Park and offers a variety of recreational areas. Feeney/NPS) Some fee activities. Also see: NEW JERSEY, •ll•lilll including petitioning for the 1848 Gateway National Recreation Area. (Photo credit: Brooks l Marri ed Women's Property Act. At Vaughn/NPS) the first Women's Rights Convention, Stanton and a group of reformers drafted the "Declaration of Sentiments," a list of 18 rights, including the right to vote. Free.