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Growth of State and National Parks Across the United States
The article traces the development of parks from urban green spaces to vast federal reserves and state parks. It highlights New York’s expansive system, early park moves in California and the Far West, and the emergence of park to park highways. It notes hotels in parks, notable sites along the Lincoln Highway, and state park networks across New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf and Republic of Mexico
New York
Adirondack Park
United States
Niagara Falls
Adirondacks
Great Wilderness Park
Yosemite Valley
California
Park and Conservation Boards
Indiana
Kentucky
Natural Bridge Park
Atlantic Seaboard
New York City
Palisades Interstate Park
Hudson
Catskill Park
Finger Lake
Livingston
Wyoming
Portage Falls
Cattaraugus County
Pennsylvania
Valley Forge
Interst
Maryland
Patapsco State Forest
Baltimore
Virginia
Prince Edward County
North Carolina
Mount Mitchell
Mississippi
Fort Macon
Ocean Beach
Georgia
State Board of Forestry
Ohio
Lima
Middle West
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Dixon
Starved Rock Park
Illnois
Iowa
Palisades Park
Linn County
Gorges of Ledges Park
Boone County
Wapsipnicon Park
Jones County
Nebraska