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Park service proposes C&O Canal upgrades in Md.
The National Park Service said Monday it aims to make the western Maryland town of Williamsport a star attraction of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, complete with a turn-of the-20th-century town square and boat rides along more than three-quarters of a mile of the canal.
Tags: C&O Canal , Bill Justice
Fort Washington Park playground closing for renovations
The National Park Service will be closing a playground in Fort Washington Park for at least the next three weeks.
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Researchers look to unearth further secrets at former slave village
National Park Service archaeologists are hoping further research conducted this summer will help refine their understanding of a slave village unearthed within Monocacy National Battlefield.
Tags: Monocacy National Battlefield , L'Hermitage , Best Farm
Park service considers Md., Va. battlefield deer shoot
The National Park Service is wrapping up a series of public meetings about the problems caused by large numbers of white-tailed deer on three Civil War battlefields in Maryland and Virginia.
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Park Service to add 500 new signs to National Mall
New maps and directional signs are being added to the National Mall to help visitors find Washington's monuments and museums.
Tags: Trust for the National Mall , National Mall , Bill Line , U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
Osprey nest on crane stops work on D.C. park bridge
Ospreys that built a nest on a construction crane have stopped work on a bridge along Washington's Anacostia Riverwalk.
Tags: District Department of Transportation , DDOT , Ospreys , Anacostia Riverwalk , Anacostia River
Celebrating National Park Week
National Park Service chief spokesman David Barna joins host Derrick Dortch on today's show to talk about National Park Week.
April 22, 2011
Tags: National Park Week , pay and benefits , Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial , Civil War , historic sites , David Barna , Fed Access , Derrick Dortch
Bike ride aims to give Wounded Warriors a boost
When wounded warriors return home, they can face a struggle to reach their "new normal." But even Friday's dreary weather couldn't stop a group of them from taking a meaningful bike ride.
Tags: Wounded Warriors Project , Christine Hill , Jonathan Jarvis , Jefferson Memorial , Hains Point , Max Smith
Park Service to refurbish hidden Nat'l Mall memorial
There's a Cinderella story on the National Mall, with beautiful columns and a domed roof.
Tags: World War I , World War I Memorial , District of Columbia War Memorial , Bill Line ,
What's with the walkways on the Memorial Bridge?
If you've seen the Memorial Bridge recently, you've probably wondered what those odd looking temporary walkways are on both sides of the sidewalk.
Tags: Arlington Memorial Bridge , Hank Silverberg , Meera Pal ,
