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Pages in category "National parks in Alaska" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Canoe Passage State Marine Park
The state with the most national parks is California with nine, followed by Alaska with eight, Utah with five, and Colorado with four. The largest national park is Wrangell–St. Elias in Alaska: at over 8 million acres (32,375 km 2 ), it is larger than each of the nine smallest states .
These units are a subset of the areas in the United States National Park System, and nearly all participate in the national park passport stamps program. National Park System units are found in all 50 states, in the District of Columbia , and in the U.S. territories of Guam , American Samoa , the U.S. Virgin Islands , and Puerto Rico .
The UA gymnasium/library where the constitution was signed on February 6, 1956, currently known as Signers' Hall. On November 8, 1955, 55 elected delegates from across Alaska (a number chosen to echo the 55 in attendance at the Philadelphia Convention of 1787) met at the brand new student union building at the University of Alaska.
Yukon–Charley National Park Alaska 1979 An earlier version of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (S.222), introduced by Sen. John Durkin included making a Yukon-Charley National Park. It was eventually made Yukon–Charley Rivers National Preserve. [83] S.222 - Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1979
National historical parks 12,996.49 acres (52.5949 km 2) Sitka National Historical Park: National historical parks 116.29 acres (0.4706 km 2) Alagnak Wild River: National rivers and national wild and scenic rivers 30,664.79 acres (124.0960 km 2) Chilkoot National Historic Trail: National historic and scenic trails
It then established Morristown National Historical Park, the 1779–1780 winter encampment of the Continental Army in New Jersey, on March 2, 1933, as the first NHP: The U.S. House committee noted that the new designation was logical for the area and set a new precedent, with comparison to the national military parks, which were then in the War ...
Major themes include Alaska's ancient cultures, Russian heritage, and role in World War II, but other stories are represented as well. In addition, two sites in Alaska were designated National Historic Landmarks, but the designation was later withdrawn. These sites appear in a separate table further below.