
But I also understand it must protect natural lands and this is man made. Now, I am a novice at the national park names, but after our goal to see all 59, I’ve learned a few things and one is that it’s an 'official' national park when it’s in the name. The new name is Gateway Arch National Park. "Recently I did a Google search for the newest national park and the Jefferson Memorial came up. "We set a goal as a family to visit all 59 national parks and visit about 4 a year," one reader wrote us. The new name has more than a few travelers scratching their heads. Louis served for Lewis and Clark and other explorers and fur trappers who ventured into the Western landscape to see what was there and try to seek their fortune? Or does it make you wonder why a manmade stainless steel arch is being called a "national park"? But even that name is raising some eyebrows.ĭoes that name alone evoke images of the country's Western expansion, of the gateway St. What exactly is a "Jefferson National Expansion Memorial"? That apparently is one of the reasons there's a new "national park" in the National Park System, Gateway Arch National Park in St. Louis has a new name, but that has quite a few folks scratching their heads over the change/NPS Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Oil Trains Pose A Significant Threat To National Parks.The Care And Keeping Of History Within The National Park System.Wastewater And Sewer Facilities Failing In National Parks.Private Philanthropy Fills The Gaps Of Deferred Maintenance.

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