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2019 Bureau of Land Management Highlights
Trail Administration — Administered three trails and engaged in the National Trail Administrators Roundtable in Harper’s Ferry, WV (Iditarod, Old Spanish, and El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro NHTs). Trail Management — Managed significant portions of 18 NSHTs on 6,000 miles of public lands in…
2019 Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Highlights
National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association, Inc. (W3R-US) OUTREACH Programs — W3R-US supported initial efforts to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution by providing financial support to Westchester250 for a brochure to raise awareness and to recruit partnerships. W3R-US commissioned research funded by the…
2019 Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Highlights
National Park Service (NPS) OUTREACH Programs — NPS offered a Trail Stewards Program, a shipboard curriculum-based education program, for nearly 500 students to share their experiences through legacy learning projects with over 5,723 people. NPS held Star-Spangled Banner NHT paddle programs for 262 urban youth…
2019 Santa Fe National Historic Trail Highlights
Santa Fe Trail Association (SFTA) OUTREACH Events — SFTA held a workshop in New Mexico with NPS staff participation on cooperative topics. SFTA held a symposium in St. Louis, MO, “Gateway to Santa Fe,” with educational speakers and tours to sites related to the history…
2019 Trail of Tears National Historic Trail Highlights
Trail of Tears Association (TOTA) OUTREACH Events — TOTA worked with the Hiwassee River Heritage Center in Charleston, TN to dedicate new exhibits at the grand opening of a signed walking trail, featuring two days of events with information booths and lectures that attracted standing…
2019 Pony Express National Historic Trail Highlights
National Pony Express Association (NPEA) OUTREACH Events — NPEA held its Annual Re-Ride of the Pony Express Trail from St. Joseph, MO to Old Sacramento, CA, which took 10 days to complete traveling nonstop by horseback 24 hours a day. About 900 riders and their…
2019 Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail Highlights
Overmountain Victory Trail Association (OVTA) OUTREACH Programs — NPS entered into cooperative agreements with OVTA for programming, such as the Annual Commemorative March involving over 11,000 students, 7,000 adults, 300 volunteers, and over 25 partners. OVTA held over 100 other programs throughout the year for…
2019 Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail Highlights
OUTREACH Programs — History teacher Verona Pitts, a former NPS park guide, was honored as the 2019 Selma High School Teacher of the Year and is assisting her students in participating in the 2020 National History Day program. The Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail…
2019 Oregon and California National Historic Trails Highlights
Oregon-California Trails Association (OCTA) OUTREACH Technology — OCTA launched a new website (gateway-octa.org), which contains over 200 original trail diaries from those who jumped off from St. Joseph, MO, plus over 200 Pony Express documents and an interactive map that details the trail-related businesses found…
2019 Old Spanish National Historic Trail Highlights
Old Spanish Trail Association (OSTA) OUTREACH Programs — OSTA chapters held Old Spanish Trails Days programs, including a new K-12 Charter School Art Contest. NPS created the first Old Spanish Trail Junior Ranger worksheet and converted an OSTA tabletop game to a digital file printed…