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National Mall’s Revolutionary Heroes among upcoming events celebrating patriotism in DC

Asher Notheis · April 23, 2025 6:00 am

Singer Marian Anderson, left, is congratulated by President Lyndon B. Johnson during presentation ceremonies of the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 6, 1963.

Marian Anderson’s ‘seminal’ Easter concert at Lincoln Memorial commemorated in DC

Minute Man park ranger and historic weapons specialist Jarrad Fuoss walks past the approximate area where five Revolutionary War musket balls were found, which are believed to have been fired at the British by colonial militia men, at Minute Man National Historical Park, Monday, July 15, 2024, in Concord, Massachusetts. Archeologists say the musket balls date back nearly 250 years and were fired during one of the first battles in the Revolutionary War. At left is park museum curator Nicole Walsh.

Minute Man National Historical Park celebrates 250th anniversary of Revolution’s first shots

Junior Ranger Day kicks off National Parks Week with nationwide family events

These six national parks near DC are free on Saturday for National Park Week 2025

Visitors look down on the New River Gorge from a national park overlook Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, in Grandview, West Virginia. Under legislation passed by Congress in 2020, some of America's most spectacular natural settings are getting a makeover. Historic masonry grills have been restored near the Grandview Visitor Center.

Explore New River Gorge: America’s newest national park for National Park Week 2025

Luke Gentile April 17, 2025 2:34 pm