De Soto NMem in FL is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: De Soto NMem is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nOver 3,000 Union soldiers were killed or wounded in the assault, compared to about 1,000 Confederate casualties. Despite the defeat, Sherman's flanking movements forced Johnston to retreat, opening the path to Atlanta. The battlefield preserves 2,965 acres of earthworks, trenches, and monuments.
\nWhy this matters: Kennesaw Mountain is one of the best-preserved Civil War battlefields in the South. For the 2 million visitors who walk these grounds each year \u2014 many of them students \u2014 the interpretive materials provide essential context about Sherman's March to the Sea and the military campaigns that ended the Confederacy.
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\nWhy this matters: Martin Van Buren National Historic Site is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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No specific text was ordered changed — but the act of self-reporting reveals something more troubling: the chilling effect. Staff are preemptively questioning whether the factual, documented history of a notorious colonial land swindle is too controversial to share with visitors.
In 1737, Pennsylvania officials pulled off one of colonial America's most brazen land swindles. They presented the Lenape people with a fraudulent deed claiming that William Penn had been promised all the land a man could walk in a day and a half. The colony then hired the three fastest runners available — Edward Marshall, Solomon Jennings, and James Yeates — and had them sprint along a pre-cleared trail while settlers on horseback carried their supplies.
Only Marshall finished, reaching 70 miles to the north. Colonial secretary James Logan then produced a map that deliberately misrepresented the boundaries, seizing 1,200 square miles of Lenape homeland — an area the size of Rhode Island. Courts have acknowledged the fraud: in Delaware Nation v. Pennsylvania, the court accepted the allegations of fraud as factually accurate but ruled the case was nonjusticiable.
The Delaware Water Gap itself sits on land taken in this swindle. Park staff asked whether mentioning the Walking Purchase “meets the requirements” of the secretary's order — raising the question: if a park cannot tell the true story of how the land it sits on was taken, what story is left?
Why this matters: This entry shows the chilling effect in action. No one ordered this text removed. Staff censored themselves — preemptively questioning whether a documented, court-acknowledged historical fraud was too controversial to mention in a visitor guide.
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Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in UT is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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https://karankawas.com/
https://texashighways.com/culture/people/karankawa-descendants-are-reclaiming-their-heritage-after-being-written-off-extinct/
Padre Island NS in TX preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The exhibit panels at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nAmong the content targeted: “...any signs that are negative about either past or living Americans..,” \u2014 language that the administration has ordered revised under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: The specific language being targeted at Padre Island NS \u2014 including “...any signs that are negative about either past or living Americans..,” \u2014 is historically accurate content developed by professional historians and park staff. When this language is revised or removed, visitors lose access to the documented record of what happened here.
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\nWhy this matters: Wisconsin Heights is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: North Cascades National Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: George Washington Carver National Monument is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Capulin Volcano National Monument is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Tusker National Forest is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Amistad National Recreation Area is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Little River Canyon NPres is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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Long before Pipe Spring NM became a national park, this land was home to Indigenous peoples whose connection to it spans thousands of years. The interpretive materials now being reviewed tell their story \u2014 often developed through years of formal tribal consultation, as required by federal law.
\nFrom the internal review records: “NOTE - The Cultural Museum at Pipe Spring National Monument is jointly managed and operated by the NPS and the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians, is located entirely on the Kaibab Paiute Reservation, and any museum changes must be in conjunction with the Kaibab Paiute.”
\nWhy this matters: The Indigenous history presented at Pipe Spring NM was developed through formal tribal consultation \u2014 a legal requirement under federal law. The language being reviewed was often specifically requested by tribal nations whose ancestors lived on this land for thousands of years. Revising it without renewed consultation would violate both the spirit and the letter of that process.
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\nWhy this matters: Guadalupe Mountains NP is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Keweenaw NHP is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: American Memorial Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Mount Rainier National Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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At Carl Sandburg Home NHS, the National Park Service has worked for years to document and interpret the history of slavery at this site \u2014 a history that was ignored for much of the park's existence. The exhibits, waysides, and publications now under review represent a hard-won commitment to telling the complete American story.
\nAmong the content targeted: “disparaging” \u2014 language that the administration has flagged for review under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: The history of slavery at Carl Sandburg Home NHS was suppressed for generations. The materials now being targeted represent decades of work by historians, descendants of enslaved people, and community advocates to ensure these stories are finally told. Removing them would re-erase history that has only recently been acknowledged.
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\nWhy this matters: Missouri NRR is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Biscayne National Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Flight 93 NMem is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Fort Necessity NB is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Friendship Hill National Historic Site is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/frhi/index.htm","label":"Friendship Hill National Historic Site History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"141":{"park":"Johnstown Flood National Memorial","code":"JOFL","state":"PA","lat":40.3458,"lon":-78.7745,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site in MA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/jofl/index.htm","label":"John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"142":{"park":"Gulf Islands National Seashore","code":"GUIS","state":"Florida / Mississippi","lat":30.3285,"lon":-87.288,"status":"REPLACE / REMOVE","badgeClass":"badge-remove","topics":["Slavery & Enslaved People","Civil War","Civil Rights & Racial Justice"],"action":"Replace exhibit text; replace 3 waysides; cost estimate: $42,234.24","media":"10 exhibit photos, 10 design PDFs, 1 video — 21 total artifacts","items":21,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"The administration ordered these exhibits replaced because “the content could be considered disparagingly to certain visitors.” The flagged exhibits cover: “Building the Fort, The Civil War, and United States Color Troops” at Fort Barrancas, “The Islands and Human History” at Davis Bayou, and “Live Oaks and Legends” at Headquarters.
Waysides flagged as potentially “disparaging” include: “Built By Slaves,” “Stormy Night Escape,” “Apache Prisoners,” “Dueling with Confederates,” “Down the Island to Freedom,” “Blacks Join Union Army,” “Fight for Ship Island,” “Destination Liberty,” “Jim Crow and Segregation,” and “South on the Underground Railroad.” Three are specifically ordered to be replaced: Apache Prisoners, Built by Slaves, and Fort of Many Faces.
Two publications that “mention enslaved stories” were flagged as “could be considered disparagingly to certain visitors.”
In December 1863, a freedom seeker named Henry crossed Union lines and arrived at Fort Barrancas on Pensacola Bay wearing a heavy metal bar on his right leg. Soon after, he enlisted in the 14th Regiment, Corps d'Afrique, as Henry Stalburt. He was one of hundreds of formerly enslaved men who fled to this fort and took up arms for their own freedom.
Fort Barrancas became a station of the United States Colored Troops — Black soldiers who fought for the Union. In September 1863, the 14th Regiment arrived and engaged Confederate forces in combat. In 2021, the National Park Service officially recognized Fort Barrancas as part of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom — honoring it as a place where enslaved people sought and found liberty.
The administration now wants to replace the exhibit text that tells this story. The cost estimate for replacing the waysides alone is $42,234.24 — taxpayer money spent to remove historically accurate content about American soldiers who fought for freedom.
Why this matters: The waysides titled “Destination Liberty,” “Rowing to Freedom,” and “Bravery at Barrancas” tell a story of courage recognized by the NPS's own Underground Railroad program. Removing them would erase the very history that earned Fort Barrancas its designation.
","imageCount":10,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250115/https://www.nps.gov/guis/index.htm","exhibit":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250115/https://www.nps.gov/guis/learn/historyculture/fort-barrancas.htm","label":"Fort Barrancas & Underground Railroad"},"flagType":"content-review"},"143":{"park":"Moores Creek National Battlefield","code":"MOCR","state":"NC","lat":34.4579,"lon":-78.109,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Missouri National Recreation River in NE is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Missouri National Recreation River is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/mocr/index.htm","label":"Missouri National Recreation River History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"145":{"park":"Southeast Regional Office","code":"SERO","state":"GA","lat":33.749,"lon":-84.388,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Civil Rights & Racial Justice"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Publications","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Seeking to launch a new Civil Rights Junior Ranger booklet and corresponding online activities. This is a new group of products developed in participation with 10 parks in Southeast Region. WASO IEV and Digital Team were engaged throughout development. SER Comms Office also made aware. National Park Foundation generously funded printing of booklets via grant. Included attachments: Activity Booklet pdf; Text document for all webpage/articles; Draft Launch Strategy and FAQs
Saguaro National Park in AZ preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The visitor publications at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nFrom the internal review records: “Seeking to launch a new Civil Rights Junior Ranger booklet and corresponding online activities. This is a new group of products developed in participation with 10 parks in Southeast Region. WASO IEV and Digital Team were engaged throughout development. SER Comms Office also made aware. National Park Foundation generously funded printing of booklets via grant. Included attachments: Activity Booklet...”
\nWhy this matters: The civil rights history documented at Saguaro National Park is not a matter of opinion \u2014 it is the factual record of how Americans fought for the rights promised by our founding documents. These events occurred within living memory. The people who marched, sat in, and sacrificed are still alive to tell their stories.
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\nWhy this matters: Cabrillo National Monument is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/cabr/index.htm","label":"Cabrillo National Monument History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"150":{"park":"John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site","code":"JOFI","state":"MA","lat":42.3466,"lon":-71.1233,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"John Fitzgerald Kennedy NHS in MA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: John Fitzgerald Kennedy NHS is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/jofi/index.htm","label":"John Fitzgerald Kennedy NHS History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"151":{"park":"Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site","code":"FRLA","state":"MA","lat":42.3281,"lon":-71.1312,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Frederick Law Olmsted NHS in MA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Frederick Law Olmsted NHS is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/frla/index.htm","label":"Frederick Law Olmsted NHS History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"152":{"park":"Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument","code":"LIBI","state":"Montana","lat":45.5718,"lon":-107.4267,"status":"REVISE","badgeClass":"badge-revise","topics":["Indigenous & Native History"],"action":"Revise interior/exterior exhibit text at new visitor center","media":"3 exhibit text screenshots","items":3,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"The administration ordered this text revised: “Agitated by defeat, the US Government implemented harsher policies and broke more promises” and “The United States was hungry for land and gold.” The words “agitated,” “broke more promises,” and “hungry” were flagged as potentially “subjective” language.
The administration ordered this text revised: “Residential US Federal Indian Boarding Schools and their commissioned Christian-based Indian Boarding schools violently erased cultural identities and language in the children they were entrusted to educate.” Park staff noted that “violently erased” was language specifically requested through tribal consultation and is supported by the 2024 Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report.
In a remarkable detail, park staff ran their exhibit text through ChatGPT to evaluate whether it met Secretary's Order 3431 requirements — asking an AI to judge whether descriptions of a 150-year-old battle could be considered “negative about past or living Americans.”
On June 25, 1876, the combined forces of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho nations defeated the U.S. 7th Cavalry under Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer in what they call the Battle of the Greasy Grass. It was one of the most decisive Indigenous victories in American history. Oral histories passed through generations — from witnesses like Red Horse (Minneconjou), Kate Bighead (Cheyenne), and Standing Bear — describe tactical brilliance, spiritual preparation, and the defense of families and homeland.
What followed the battle was devastating. The U.S. government confined the tribes to reservations and launched the Indian boarding school system, which the government's own 2024 investigative report confirmed forcibly separated children from their families and suppressed their languages and cultures. The park's exhibit text used the phrase “violently erased” to describe this — language that tribal nations specifically requested during years of formal consultation.
The administration ordered this language revised. They also flagged the sentence “The United States was hungry for land and gold” as too subjective — despite the fact that the Great Sioux War was triggered by the illegal invasion of the Black Hills after gold was discovered there in 1874.
Why this matters: Little Bighorn is one of very few federally managed sites where the Indigenous perspective on a major U.S. military conflict is told alongside the American military narrative. The language being targeted was developed through formal tribal consultation — a legal requirement under federal law.
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\nWhy this matters: Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/biso/index.htm","label":"Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"154":{"park":"Obed Wild & Scenic River","code":"OBED","state":"TN","lat":35.7,"lon":-84.4,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Obed Wild and Scenic River in TN is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Obed Wild and Scenic River is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/obed/index.htm","label":"Obed Wild and Scenic River History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"155":{"park":"Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve","code":"TIMU","state":"FL","lat":30.424,"lon":-81.4943,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Slavery & Enslaved People","Women's History","Colonization"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Film/video, exhibit panels, publications (12 items)","items":12,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"The attached images are from exhibit panels and waysides at the Kingsley Plantation which may be in conflict with SO 3431 or EO 14253. The site interprets the history of slavery in Florida.
Many images depict the torture of the enslaved women by colonial men; depict the horrid conditions the enslaved endured during their transport to the Americas; depict artifacts, like ankle racks, which were used to torture the enslaved at Kingsley Plantation; depict images of enslaved women having their children forcibly removed by men of a different color; show images of enslaved men and children in chains alongside men with brandishing whips; show images of torture scars on the backs of the enslaved; and images women and children being tortured by men with a different complexion with a cattle whip.
Certain text on the exhibits or waysides may be disparaging towards the U.S. Some text describes the horrid conditions the enslaved endured during their transport to the Americas; certain panels discuss the differences between slavery in Spanish Florida and the United States; panels discuss the race discrimiation laws that were passed once Spanish Florida became part of the U.S.; exhibits have ex...
At Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve, the National Park Service has worked for years to document and interpret the history of slavery at this site \u2014 a history that was ignored for much of the park's existence. The exhibits, waysides, and publications now under review represent a hard-won commitment to telling the complete American story.
\nFrom the internal review records: “Certain text on the exhibits or waysides may be disparaging towards the U.S. Some text describes the horrid conditions the enslaved endured during their transport to the Americas; certain panels discuss the differences between slavery in Spanish Florida and the United States; panels discuss the race discrimiation laws that were passed once Spanish Florida became part of the U.S.; exhibits have exc...”
\nWhy this matters: The history of slavery at Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve was suppressed for generations. The materials now being targeted represent decades of work by historians, descendants of enslaved people, and community advocates to ensure these stories are finally told. Removing them would re-erase history that has only recently been acknowledged.
","imageCount":13,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/timu/index.htm","label":"Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve History"},"folderId":"155","sosSignNames":[{"title":"Freedom Seekers of Timucuan Preserve","status":"removed"}],"flagType":"content-review","orderedToRemove":true,"orderedContext":"\"Freedom Seekers of Timucuan Preserve\" exhibit at Kingsley Plantation flagged for removal."},"156":{"park":"Wrangell - St. Elias National Park & Preserve","code":"WRST","state":"AK","lat":61.7104,"lon":-142.9857,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Wright Brothers National Memorial in NC is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Wright Brothers National Memorial is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/wrst/index.htm","label":"Wright Brothers National Memorial History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"157":{"park":"Casa Grande Ruins National Monument","code":"CAGR","state":"AZ","lat":32.99,"lon":-111.51,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in AZ is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Casa Grande Ruins National Monument is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/cagr/index.htm","label":"Casa Grande Ruins National Monument History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"159":{"park":"Ebey\u2019s Landing National Historical Reserve","code":"EBLA","state":"WA","lat":48.24,"lon":-122.62,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve in WA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/ebla/index.htm","label":"Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"161":{"park":"George Rogers Clark National Historical Park","code":"GERO","state":"IN","lat":38.88,"lon":-87.25,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"George Rogers Clark National Historical Park in IN is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: George Rogers Clark National Historical Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/gero/index.htm","label":"George Rogers Clark National Historical Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"162":{"park":"Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park","code":"STGE","state":"MO","lat":37.9814,"lon":-90.0418,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"St. George, Utah in UT is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: St. George, Utah is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/stge/index.htm","label":"St. George, Utah History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"163":{"park":"Timpanogos Cave National Monument","code":"TICA","state":"UT","lat":40.36,"lon":-111.39,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Timpanogos Cave National Monument in UT is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Timpanogos Cave National Monument is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/tica/index.htm","label":"Timpanogos Cave National Monument History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"164":{"park":"Lava Beds National Monument","code":"LABE","state":"CA","lat":41.7148,"lon":-121.5108,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Lava Beds NM in CA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Lava Beds NM is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/labe/index.htm","label":"Lava Beds NM History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"165":{"park":"Biscayne National Park","code":"BISC","state":"FL","lat":25.4824,"lon":-80.21,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Exhibit describes “Marine Debris” that collects on Biscayne National Park islands which may “emphasizes matters unrelated to the beauty, abundance, or grandeur...”
Biscayne National Park in FL preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The interpretive materials at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nThe administration has flagged for review content that includes the language: “Marine Debris”, and “emphasizes matters unrelated to the beauty, abundance, or grandeur...”.
\nWhy this matters: The specific language being targeted at Biscayne National Park \u2014 including “Marine Debris” \u2014 is historically accurate content developed by professional historians and park staff. When this language is revised or removed, visitors lose access to the documented record of what happened here.
","imageCount":2,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/bisc/index.htm","label":"Biscayne National Park History"},"folderId":"165","flagType":"no-action-specified"},"167":{"park":"Cape Hatteras National Seashore","code":"CAHA","state":"NC","lat":35.2,"lon":-75.53,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"This package is all the waysides for Bodie Island District of CAHA. All need to be reviewed for natural resource language potentially non compliant with SO.
On the doule panels, map panels do not need to be reviwed, just the interp panels on the right.
Some I have digital files for, other I do not (do not have digital files for the panels that accompany the maps)
In 1933, Cape Hatteras became a national seashore, the first of its kind in the National Park Service system, protecting the treacherous 'Graveyard of the Atlantic' from development.
\nCape Hatteras Light Station, built in 1870, is the tallest brick lighthouse in America at 210 feet. The cape's shifting sandbars and shallow waters earned it the nickname 'Graveyard of the Atlantic' for centuries of shipwrecks. Originally designated as Cape Hatteras National Seashore in 1937; represents the first federal effort to preserve a seashore ecosystem.
\nFrom the internal review records: “This package is all the waysides for Bodie Island District of CAHA. All need to be reviewed for natural resource language potentially non compliant with SO.”
\nWhy this matters: Cape Hatteras protects a unique coastal ecosystem where maritime history, geology, and ecology intersect. Over 2 million people visit this site each year.
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At Fort Raleigh NHS, the National Park Service has worked for years to document and interpret the history of slavery at this site \u2014 a history that was ignored for much of the park's existence. The exhibits, waysides, and publications now under review represent a hard-won commitment to telling the complete American story.
\nFrom the internal review records: “These are all the waysides and markers associated with the Freedom Trail at FORA (winner of regional Freeman Tilden Award in 2024). Please review for any potential disparaging language related to slavery and the successes and failures of the Freedman's Colony.”
\nWhy this matters: The history of slavery at Fort Raleigh NHS was suppressed for generations. The materials now being targeted represent decades of work by historians, descendants of enslaved people, and community advocates to ensure these stories are finally told. Removing them would re-erase history that has only recently been acknowledged.
","imageCount":1,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/fora/index.htm","label":"Fort Raleigh NHS History"},"folderId":"170","flagType":"no-action-specified"},"171":{"park":"Congaree National Park","code":"CONG","state":"SC","lat":33.7948,"lon":-80.7826,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Climate & Environment"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Film/video, exhibit panels, publications (2 items)","items":2,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Congaree National Park Film - Congaree: Wilderness Shaped By Water -- No changes yet made. Unsure if needs changing. Unsure how to make any change that may be needed. Film and associated documentation linked below.
Congaree National Park Exhibit -- No changes yet made. Unsure if needs changing. Unsure how to make any change that may be needed. Associated documentation linked below.
Congaree National Park Waysides - Bates Ferry Trail -- No changes yet made. Unsure if needs changing. Unsure how to make any change that may be needed. Associated documentation linked below.
Congaree National Park Publications -- Publications include: Congaree Unigrid, Bates Ferry Trail Guide, Self-Guided Boardwalk Tour, People of the Floodplain Site Bulletin, A Landscape Sustained By Fire Site Bulletin. No changes yet made. Unsure if needs changing. Unsure how to make any change that may be needed. Associated documentation linked below.
Congaree National Park Retail -- No changes yet made. Unsure if needs changing. Unsure how to make any change that may be needed. Associated documentation linked below.
Congaree NP in SC preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The park films, exhibit panels, visitor publications at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nThe flagged materials include content from “Congaree: Wilderness Shaped By Water”, “Bates Ferry Trail”, “Publications include: Congaree Unigrid, Bates Ferry Trail Guide, Self” \u2014 2 individual items targeted for review.
\nWhy this matters: The environmental changes documented at Congaree NP are based on decades of scientific observation and measurement. Visitors can see these changes with their own eyes. Removing references to documented science from interpretive materials doesn't reverse the changes \u2014 it only leaves visitors without the information they need to understand what they're witnessing.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/cong/index.htm","label":"Congaree NP History"},"folderId":"171","flagType":"content-review"},"175":{"park":"Monocacy National Battlefield","code":"MONO","state":"MD","lat":39.33,"lon":-77.42,"status":"REVISE","badgeClass":"badge-revise","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Revise","media":"Exhibit panels (5 items)","items":5,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"As part of the ongoing renovation of the park museum, we are requesting a review of select new exhibit content to ensure alignment with the intent and guidance of Secretary\u2019s Order 3431.
While the park has conducted an internal review of these materials, we want to ensure we are accurately interpreting the order\u2019s expectations.
The exhibits in question are newly developed and have not yet been installed. They are designed to provide visitors with a deeper understanding of the complex histories connected to the site.
Monocacy National Battlefield in MD preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The exhibit panels at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nFrom the internal review records: “The exhibits in question are newly developed and have not yet been installed. They are designed to provide visitors with a deeper understanding of the complex histories connected to the site.”
\nWhy this matters: Monocacy National Battlefield is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
","imageCount":5,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/mono/index.htm","label":"Monocacy National Battlefield History"},"folderId":"175","flagType":"content-review"},"178":{"park":"Fossil Butte National Monument","code":"FOBU","state":"WY","lat":41.8564,"lon":-110.7625,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Fort Buford National Historic Site in ND is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Fort Buford National Historic Site is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/fobu/index.htm","label":"Fort Buford National Historic Site History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"179":{"park":"New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park","code":"NEBE","state":"MA","lat":41.636,"lon":-70.923,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park in MA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/nebe/index.htm","label":"New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"180":{"park":"Kings Mountain National Military Park","code":"KIMO","state":"SC","lat":35.15,"lon":-81.63,"status":"REVISE","badgeClass":"badge-revise","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Revise","media":"Film/video (2 items)","items":2,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"COWP, KIMO, OVVI, and NISI recently completed an education program called “Five Senses. Five People.” I am submitting the videos “Cowpens Classroom” and “Join Our Side” for review. You may find them linked in the lesson plan. Thank you. https://www.nps.gov/teachers/classrooms/five-senses-five-people.htm
Kings Mountain National Military Park in SC preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The park films at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nThe administration has ordered revised content that includes the language: “Five Senses. Five People.”, “Cowpens Classroom”, and “Join Our Side”.
\nWhy this matters: The specific language being targeted at Kings Mountain National Military Park \u2014 including “Five Senses. Five People.” \u2014 is historically accurate content developed by professional historians and park staff. When this language is revised or removed, visitors lose access to the documented record of what happened here.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/kimo/index.htm","label":"Kings Mountain National Military Park History"},"flagType":"content-review"},"183":{"park":"Christiansted National Historic Site","code":"CHRI","state":"VI","lat":17.75,"lon":-64.73,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Slavery & Enslaved People"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"A collection of three waysides along the wharf that describe slavery and the sugar industry.
The topic could be considered by some to be disparaging or inappropriate to some.
At Christiansted National Historic Site, the National Park Service has worked for years to document and interpret the history of slavery at this site \u2014 a history that was ignored for much of the park's existence. The exhibits, waysides, and publications now under review represent a hard-won commitment to telling the complete American story.
\nWhy this matters: The history of slavery at Christiansted National Historic Site was suppressed for generations. The materials now being targeted represent decades of work by historians, descendants of enslaved people, and community advocates to ensure these stories are finally told. Removing them would re-erase history that has only recently been acknowledged.
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Minute Man NHP in MA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Minute Man NHP is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/mima/index.htm","label":"Minute Man NHP History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"185":{"park":"War In The Pacific National Historical Park","code":"WAPA","state":"GU","lat":13.3904,"lon":144.6543,"status":"REVISE","badgeClass":"badge-revise","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Revise","media":"Exhibit panels (2 items)","items":2,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"I am not sure if this merits revision. There are two statements in our exhibit that we request further review:
The U.S. Navy dredged Apra Harbor to expand the deep water port and altered the villages of Sumay an Piti for military installations. Damage and loss of critical habitat on land and sea continue from uncheck development.
Rebuilding" there is the following statement: War had turned Guam into rubble, destroying its pre-war architecture. Island communities were displaced and ancestral lands were taken for military use and bases. The ensuing cultural change was rapid and unprecedented.
War in the Pacific NHP in GU preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The exhibit panels at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nThe administration has ordered revised content that includes the language: “Scars on the Land”, and “Peace: Rebuilding”.
\nWhy this matters: The specific language being targeted at War in the Pacific NHP \u2014 including “Scars on the Land” \u2014 is historically accurate content developed by professional historians and park staff. When this language is revised or removed, visitors lose access to the documented record of what happened here.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/wapa/index.htm","label":"War in the Pacific NHP History"},"flagType":"content-review"},"194":{"park":"Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park","code":"CEBE","state":"VA","lat":38.87,"lon":-78.22,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"There is no waysides, exhibit panels, films, retail items, etc. that are in violation of SO 3431.
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park in VA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/cebe/index.htm","label":"Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"195":{"park":"Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore","code":"PIRO","state":"MI","lat":46.5644,"lon":-86.3163,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Colonization"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Potential removal of one sentence on newly installed wayside exhibit contracted through HFC. This wayside is one of twelve recently installed on a Nature Trail boardwalk highlighting the natural features and beauty of the landscape. The second sentence states “Despite colonization and forced removal from their homeland, their connection with this place endures.” That sentence could be represented as "content that inappropriately disparages Americans past or living (including persons living in colonial times), and... instead focusing on the respect to natural features, the beauty, abundance, and grandeur of the American landscape."
Solution: Remove only the second sentence and reprint.
The history preserved at Pigeon River area reflects a pivotal chapter in the expansion of the United States \u2014 a chapter that involved conflict, displacement, and transformation. The interpretive materials now under review present this documented history as it happened, drawing on primary sources and scholarly consensus.
\nThe administration has flagged for review content that includes the language: “Despite colonization and forced removal from their homeland, their connection with this place endures.”, and “content that inappropriately disparages Americans past or living (including persons living in colonial times), and... instead focusing on the respect to natural features, the beauty, abundance, and grandeur of the American landscape.”. Officials deemed this language potentially “disparaging to certain visitors.”
\nWhy this matters: The history presented at Pigeon River area draws on primary sources, treaties, and documented events. These are not contested opinions but the factual record of how the United States expanded its borders. Visitors \u2014 especially students \u2014 deserve access to the complete story, including its difficult chapters.
","imageCount":1,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/piro/index.htm","label":"Pigeon River area History"},"folderId":"195","flagType":"no-action-specified"},"196":{"park":"Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site","code":"LONG","state":"MA","lat":42.3701,"lon":-71.119,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Fire Island in NY is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Fire Island is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/long/index.htm","label":"Fire Island History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"200":{"park":"Stones River National Battlefield","code":"STRI","state":"TN","lat":35.877,"lon":-86.4311,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Slavery & Enslaved People","Civil War"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Exhibit panels (2 items)","items":2,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Review Requested
Ninety Days War Exhibit Panel - Text addresses slavery as the primary cause of the American Civil War. This is both historically correct and legislatively mandated but we ask for further review to confirm it is aligned with SO 3431.
At Stones River NB, the National Park Service has worked for years to document and interpret the history of slavery at this site \u2014 a history that was ignored for much of the park's existence. The exhibits, waysides, and publications now under review represent a hard-won commitment to telling the complete American story.
\nFrom the internal review records: “Ninety Days War Exhibit Panel - Text addresses slavery as the primary cause of the American Civil War. This is both historically correct and legislatively mandated but we ask for further review to confirm it is aligned with SO 3431.”
\nWhy this matters: The history of slavery at Stones River NB was suppressed for generations. The materials now being targeted represent decades of work by historians, descendants of enslaved people, and community advocates to ensure these stories are finally told. Removing them would re-erase history that has only recently been acknowledged.
","imageCount":3,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/stri/index.htm","label":"Stones River NB History"},"folderId":"200","flagType":"content-review"},"204":{"park":"Castillo de San Marcos National Monument","code":"CASA","state":"FL","lat":29.8977,"lon":-81.3114,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Indigenous & Native History"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Publications (1 items)","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"The attached brochure was developed through a partnership with the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes. The park has worked through consultations with this federally-recognized tribe about how to tell a complete history, including tribal perspectives, on the 1875-1878 imprisonment of Plains Tribes warriors and leaders. Note that the text of this brochure was written by our tribal partners to share that perspective of Fort Marion (Castillo de San Marcos) history.
Long before Castillo de San Marcos National Monument became a national park, this land was home to Indigenous peoples whose connection to it spans thousands of years. The interpretive materials now being reviewed tell their story \u2014 often developed through years of formal tribal consultation, as required by federal law.
\nFrom the internal review records: “The attached brochure was developed through a partnership with the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes. The park has worked through consultations with this federally-recognized tribe about how to tell a complete history, including tribal perspectives, on the 1875-1878 imprisonment of Plains Tribes warriors and leaders. Note that the text of this brochure was written by our tribal partners to share that p...”
\nWhy this matters: The Indigenous history presented at Castillo de San Marcos National Monument was developed through formal tribal consultation \u2014 a legal requirement under federal law. The language being reviewed was often specifically requested by tribal nations whose ancestors lived on this land for thousands of years. Revising it without renewed consultation would violate both the spirit and the letter of that process.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/casa/index.htm","label":"Castillo de San Marcos National Monument History"},"folderId":"204","flagType":"content-review","orderedToRemove":true,"orderedContext":"Park Service flagged content about historical treatment of Native Americans and enslaved people at the fort."},"212":{"park":"George Washington Memorial Parkway","code":"GWMP,THIS","state":"DC","lat":38.88,"lon":-77.0489,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Indigenous & Native History"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Tribal land acknowledgement posted on encased bulltein board at Theodore Roosevelt Island. Printed on paper; can be removed from bulletin board display. Decision was conveyed to remove. Removed on 7/2/2025.
Long before George Washington Memorial Parkway became a national park, this land was home to Indigenous peoples whose connection to it spans thousands of years. The interpretive materials now being reviewed tell their story \u2014 often developed through years of formal tribal consultation, as required by federal law.
\nFrom the internal review records: “Tribal land acknowledgement posted on encased bulltein board at Theodore Roosevelt Island. Printed on paper; can be removed from bulletin board display. Decision was conveyed to remove. Removed on 7/2/2025.”
\nWhy this matters: The Indigenous history presented at George Washington Memorial Parkway was developed through formal tribal consultation \u2014 a legal requirement under federal law. The language being reviewed was often specifically requested by tribal nations whose ancestors lived on this land for thousands of years. Revising it without renewed consultation would violate both the spirit and the letter of that process.
","imageCount":1,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/gwmp,this/index.htm","label":"George Washington Memorial Parkway History"},"folderId":"212","flagType":"no-action-specified"},"213":{"park":"Cuyahoga Valley National Park","code":"CUVA","state":"OH","lat":41.42,"lon":-81.55,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Cuyahoga Valley National Park in OH is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Cuyahoga Valley National Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/cuva/index.htm","label":"Cuyahoga Valley National Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"226":{"park":"Fort Matanzas National Monument","code":"FOMA","state":"FL","lat":29.7144,"lon":-81.2386,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Indigenous & Native History"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Publications (1 items)","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Review is requested for this sales item available at the Fort Matanzas NM Visitor Center Park Store. The title is Native Americans in History. The back cover includes a secion on “Becoming a Leader” with the following text: “Learn how Sitting Bull led with spiritual guidance and a strong will, and how Tecumseh inspired warriors to protect their communities from white American hostility.”
Long before Fort Matanzas NM became a national park, this land was home to Indigenous peoples whose connection to it spans thousands of years. The interpretive materials now being reviewed tell their story \u2014 often developed through years of formal tribal consultation, as required by federal law.
\nThe administration has flagged for review content that includes the language: “Becoming a Leader”, and “Learn how Sitting Bull led with spiritual guidance and a strong will, and how Tecumseh inspired warriors to protect their communities from white American hostility.”.
\nWhy this matters: The Indigenous history presented at Fort Matanzas NM was developed through formal tribal consultation \u2014 a legal requirement under federal law. The language being reviewed was often specifically requested by tribal nations whose ancestors lived on this land for thousands of years. Revising it without renewed consultation would violate both the spirit and the letter of that process.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/foma/index.htm","label":"Fort Matanzas NM History"},"flagType":"content-review"},"227":{"park":"Pecos National Historical Park","code":"PECO","state":"NM","lat":35.56,"lon":-105.68,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Pecos National Historical Park in NM is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Pecos National Historical Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/peco/index.htm","label":"Pecos National Historical Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"228":{"park":"Weir Farm National Historic Site","code":"WEFA","state":"CT","lat":41.27,"lon":-73.36,"status":"REVISE","badgeClass":"badge-revise","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Revise","media":"Publications (3 items)","items":3,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"After our thorough review we will be submitting the Stone Wall Brochure, Gardens Brochure, and Self-Guiding Walking Tour Brochure for NPS review.
We flagged these because with respect to content describing natural features and historical figures, some language could be perceived in a negative light, including:
- the Thomas Wentworth Higginson quote on the cover of the Stone Wall Brochure that refers to 'pathetic monuments to vanished men,' and
- language about the gardens and property falling into disrepair or not being well maintained during the Andrews period in the Gardens and Self-Guided Tour brochures.
I have attached scans with the text to review highlighted and noted.
There were no issues with any other publications nor with any waysides or exhibit panels throughout the park that we determined would require any further review.
Thanks again for your assistance with this important requirement for the park.
At Weir Farm National Historical Park, the administration has flagged books and publications sold in the park bookstore for review under Secretary's Order 3431. Among the titles targeted: Guiding Walking Tour Brochure for NPS review., Guided Tour brochures.. These works, selected by park staff and partner organizations for their educational value, are now under scrutiny.
\nThe flagged materials include content from “Guiding Walking Tour Brochure for NPS review.”, “Guided Tour brochures.” \u2014 3 individual items targeted for revision.
\nWhy this matters: Weir Farm National Historical Park is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/wefa/index.htm","label":"Weir Farm National Historical Park History"},"flagType":"content-review"},"229":{"park":"Ninety Six National Historic Site","code":"NISI","state":"SC","lat":34.1427,"lon":-82.0164,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Slavery & Enslaved People"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Publications (1 items)","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"There is a book titled “Wives, Slaves, and Servant Girls: Advertisements for female runaways in American Newspapers 1770-1783” by Don Hagist. The park is flagging it out of an abundance of caution.
The story of Nisqually River is inseparable from the lives of the people who were enslaved here \u2014 including Don Hagist. For generations, their stories went untold. The interpretive materials now targeted for review were created to ensure these voices would finally be heard.
\nAmong the content targeted: “Wives, Slaves, and Servant Girls: Advertisements for female runaways in American Newspapers 1770-1783” \u2014 language that the administration has flagged for review under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: The history of slavery at Nisqually River was suppressed for generations. The materials now being targeted represent decades of work by historians, descendants of enslaved people, and community advocates to ensure these stories are finally told. Removing them would re-erase history that has only recently been acknowledged.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/nisi/index.htm","label":"Nisqually River History"},"flagType":"content-review"},"235":{"park":"Virgin Islands National Park","code":"VIIS","state":"VI","lat":18.3358,"lon":-64.7473,"status":"CONFIRMED REMOVED","badgeClass":"badge-remove","topics":["General Historical Content","Slavery & Enslaved People"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":true,"whatTheyWantChanged":"The attached PDF is a mock up of a plaque that was errected at the top of the Ram Head Trail in December of 2023 in accordance with the following bill passed in the US Congress: https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-168/issue-192/house-section/article/H9682-1.
The US Virgin Islands Delegate Stacy Plasket's office was instrumental in approving the design, text, and placement of the plaque. The text specifically addresses topics stated in HR-7496
In 1980, Congress established Virgin Islands National Park to protect tropical coral reefs, beaches, and ecosystems unique to the Caribbean.
\nThe park protects 7,500 acres on the islands of Saint Croix and Saint John, covering both land and underwater marine ecosystems. The islands were home to Ta\u00edno and Arawak peoples for centuries before European colonization. Modern conservation efforts protect endangered sea turtles and coral reefs threatened by climate change and human activities.
\nFrom the internal review records: “The attached PDF is a mock up of a plaque that was errected at the top of the Ram Head Trail in December of 2023 in accordance with the following bill passed in the US Congress: https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-168/issue-192/house-section/article/H9682-1.”
\nWhy this matters: Virgin Islands protects tropical marine ecosystems\u2014coral reefs and beaches that sustain biodiversity and human communities. Over 600,000 people visit this site each year.
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\nWhy this matters: Eleanor Roosevelt NHS is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/elro/index.htm","label":"Eleanor Roosevelt NHS History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"240":{"park":"Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site","code":"HOFR","state":"NY","lat":41.7668,"lon":-73.9263,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site in PA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/hofr/index.htm","label":"Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"241":{"park":"Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site","code":"VAMA","state":"NY","lat":41.7969,"lon":-73.9426,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Valley of the Moon area in VA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Valley of the Moon area is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/vama/index.htm","label":"Valley of the Moon area History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"242":{"park":"Kaloko-Honok\u014dhau National Historical Park","code":"KAHO","state":"HI","lat":19.68,"lon":-156.03,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Kaloko-Honokohau NHP in HI is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Kaloko-Honokohau NHP is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/kaho/index.htm","label":"Kaloko-Honokohau NHP History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"243":{"park":"Pu'ukohol\u0101 Heiau National Historic Site","code":"PUHE","state":"HI","lat":20.0254,"lon":-155.8212,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Puukohola Heiau NHS in HI is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Puukohola Heiau NHS is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/puhe/index.htm","label":"Puukohola Heiau NHS History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"244":{"park":"Pu'uhonua O H\u014dnaunau National Historical Park","code":"PUHO","state":"HI","lat":19.4127,"lon":-155.9009,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Hawaii Volcanoes area in HI is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Hawaii Volcanoes area is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/puho/index.htm","label":"Hawaii Volcanoes area History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"245":{"park":"Saguaro National Park","code":"SAGU","state":"AZ","lat":32.2508,"lon":-110.7672,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"On March 1, 1933, President Herbert Hoover established Saguaro National Monument\u2014the first U.S. national park or monument created to protect a plant species.
\nSaguaro cacti can reach 50 feet tall and weigh over 8 tons, living for over 150 years in the Sonoran Desert. The monument protects over 2 million saguaros in two districts east and west of Tucson, Arizona. Redesignated as Saguaro National Park in 1994, recognizing the importance of protecting this unique desert ecosystem.
\nWhy this matters: Saguaro protects an iconic desert landscape\u2014where giant cacti dominate the Sonoran Desert ecosystem and inspire wonder in visitors.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/sagu/index.htm","label":"Saguaro National Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"246":{"park":"Montezuma Castle National Monument","code":"MOCA","state":"AZ","lat":34.6115,"lon":-111.835,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Montezuma Castle NM in AZ is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Montezuma Castle NM is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/moca/index.htm","label":"Montezuma Castle NM History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"247":{"park":"Tuzigoot National Monument","code":"TUZI","state":"AZ","lat":34.77,"lon":-112.027,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Tuzigoot NM in AZ is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Tuzigoot NM is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/tuzi/index.htm","label":"Tuzigoot NM History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"249":{"park":"Gateway National Recreation Area","code":"GATE","state":"NY","lat":40.454,"lon":-73.997,"status":"CONFIRMED REMOVED","badgeClass":"badge-remove","topics":["General Historical Content","Slavery & Enslaved People","Indigenous & Native History","Civil Rights & Racial Justice"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Exhibit panels (2 items)","items":2,"confirmedRemoved":true,"whatTheyWantChanged":"There are two exhibit panels in the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center that may need to be reviewed. There is one digital exhibit in the Sandy Hook Visitor Center that may need to be reviewed. There is one wayside panel at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge and one wayside panel at Sandy Hook that may need to be reviewed. Photos of the exhibits and waysides have been attached, along with transcription of the text in question.
Gateway NRA in NY preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The exhibit panels at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nFrom the internal review records: “There are two exhibit panels in the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center that may need to be reviewed. There is one digital exhibit in the Sandy Hook Visitor Center that may need to be reviewed. There is one wayside panel at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge and one wayside panel at Sandy Hook that may need to be reviewed. Photos of the exhibits and waysides have been attached, along with ...”
\nWhy this matters: Gateway NRA is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
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Fort Frederica National Monument in GA preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The visitor publications at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nAmong the content targeted: “In early 1740 the aggressive Oglethorpe set out to capture St. Augustine.” \u2014 language that the administration has ordered revised under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: The specific language being targeted at Fort Frederica National Monument \u2014 including “In early 1740 the aggressive Oglethorpe set out to capture St. Augustine.” \u2014 is historically accurate content developed by professional historians and park staff. When this language is revised or removed, visitors lose access to the documented record of what happened here.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/fofr/index.htm","label":"Fort Frederica National Monument History"},"flagType":"content-review"},"251":{"park":"Shenandoah National Park","code":"SHEN","state":"VA","lat":38.2929,"lon":-78.6796,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Shenandoah NP in VA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Shenandoah NP is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/laro/index.htm","label":"Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"256":{"park":"Fort Frederica National Monument","code":"FOFR","state":"Georgia","lat":31.2244,"lon":-81.3949,"status":"REVISE","badgeClass":"badge-revise","topics":["Slavery & Enslaved People"],"action":"Revise text on 4 interior/exterior exhibit panels","media":"2 exhibit photos, 3 document files","items":4,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"The administration flagged this panel because it states: “Dr. Thomas and his wife Beatre had a reputation for ill-temper and violence. The doctor often refused to pay for goods in town and Beatre beat their servants.” It also addresses visitors with: “Your house shared a wall with a meddling — and sometimes violent — neighbor.”
The administration flagged this panel because it uses the phrase “Black people” in: “Over the next century, millions of Black people left the South to find better jobs in more welcoming places.”
The administration flagged this panel because it states: “Centuries of logging, farming, and population growth have stripped the island of much of its original maritime forest. Restoring this resource would protect fragile habitat and slow environmental damage.”
The administration flagged this panel because it mentions “British merchants smuggling, British exclusive rights to sell enslaved Africans, Spanish guarda-costa stealing cargo/threatening/assaulting British.”
In 1736, James Oglethorpe established Fort Frederica on St. Simons Island as one of the earliest British settlements in the American South. Georgia was unique among the thirteen colonies: it was the only one to prohibit slavery at its founding. The Georgia Trustees believed the colony should be built on the labor of free men, not enslaved people.
That prohibition didn't last. Under pressure from colonists, slavery was legalized in Georgia in the 1750s, and the institution quickly became central to the region's economy. The exhibit panels at Fort Frederica document this transformation — from a colony that rejected slavery to one that embraced it.
The administration ordered these panels revised because the text describes colonial violence, the slave trade, and environmental degradation in terms they consider inappropriate. One panel was flagged simply for using the phrase “Black people” to describe the Great Migration.
Why this matters: Fort Frederica is one of the best-preserved colonial sites in the American Southeast. Thousands of schoolchildren visit each year as part of Georgia's history curriculum. The flagged panels teach the documented, factual history of colonial Georgia.
","imageCount":2,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250115/https://www.nps.gov/fofr/index.htm","exhibit":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250115/https://www.nps.gov/fofr/learn/historyculture/index.htm","label":"Fort Frederica History"},"flagType":"content-review"},"263":{"park":"Vicksburg National Military Park","code":"VICK","state":"MS","lat":32.3463,"lon":-90.8496,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"On May 18 - July 4, 1863, Union General Ulysses S. Grant besieged the fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, in the Civil War's most decisive campaign.
\nKnown as the 'Gibraltar of the Confederacy,' Vicksburg controlled the Mississippi River and was essential to Confederate supply lines. President Lincoln said 'Vicksburg is the key' to victory; the city's surrender gave the Union control of the entire Mississippi River. The 47-day siege and accompanying campaign resulted in over 40,000 total casualties and changed the war's trajectory.
\nWhy this matters: Vicksburg marks the moment the Union gained control of the Mississippi River, effectively splitting the Confederacy in two. Over 500,000 people visit this site each year.
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\nWhy this matters: Cumberland Island NS is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/cuis/index.htm","label":"Cumberland Island NS History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"270":{"park":"Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park","code":"PAAL","state":"TX","lat":26.0244,"lon":-97.4649,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Civil War","Climate & Environment","Colonization","Labor History","Mexican-American History"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Film/video, exhibit panels, publications (8 items)","items":8,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"“Northern Mexico was in the way...set the stage for its invasion of Mexico...” 2. Back page, Big Threats section: "Urban problems like noise and air pollution, and expanding industries, also threaten this historic landscape.\u201d\n\nPark Film Transcript: Review content at the following marks, 1:19, 2:46, 3:19, 3:29, 3:44, 4:12, 4:16, 5:13, 5:41, 6:33\n\n1:19\nAs they continually pushed their country's borders westward, many became convinced they had a manifest destiny to conquer the continent for American democracy and liberty.\n\n1:56\nIn Texas, Mexican officials tried to control the American surge West ...
Padre Island National Seashore stands as one of America's most significant Civil War sites. The events that unfolded here shaped the nation's future \u2014 and the interpretive materials that tell this story have been developed over decades by historians and park staff committed to factual accuracy.
\nThe administration has flagged for review content that includes the language: “invasion and conquest of central Mexico.”, “Northern Mexico was in the way...set the stage for its invasion of Mexico...”, and “Urban problems like noise and air pollution, and expanding industries, also threaten this historic landscape.”. This content was flagged as potentially “negative about past or living Americans.”
\nWhy this matters: Padre Island National Seashore commemorates events that shaped the course of American history. The interpretation here has been developed by professional historians over decades and reflects scholarly consensus. For the thousands of students who visit each year, this is often their first direct encounter with the realities of the Civil War \u2014 including its root cause in slavery.
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\nWhy this matters: Hot Springs NP is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/lacl/index.htm","label":"Lake Clark National Park and Preserve History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"273":{"park":"Bandelier National Monument","code":"BAND","state":"NM","lat":35.77,"lon":-106.26,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Bandelier National Monument in NM is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Bandelier National Monument is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/band/index.htm","label":"Bandelier National Monument History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"275":{"park":"Chamizal National Memorial","code":"CHAM","state":"TX","lat":31.76,"lon":-106.43,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Chamizal National Memorial in TX is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Chamizal National Memorial is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/cham/index.htm","label":"Chamizal National Memorial History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"276":{"park":"White Sands National Park","code":"WHSA","state":"NM","lat":32.7872,"lon":-106.3257,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"In 1961, Congress established White Sands National Monument to protect 275 square miles of gypsum sand dunes in New Mexico's Tularosa Basin.
\nWhite Sands contains the largest gypsum dune field in the world, with dunes reaching heights of 60 feet. The gypsum dunes are unusual because gypsum doesn't typically form dunes; the lack of moisture and unique geology created this rare landscape. The area was also home to the Trinity atomic bomb test site, making it a landscape shaped by both natural and human forces.
\nWhy this matters: White Sands reveals a landscape of pure whiteness\u2014a rare geological phenomenon and a place of striking beauty and scientific significance. Over 500,000 people visit this site each year.
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\nWhy this matters: Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/alka/index.htm","label":"Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"279":{"park":"Petersburg National Battlefield","code":"PETE","state":"VA","lat":37.2298,"lon":-77.3896,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Petrified Forest NP in AZ is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Petrified Forest NP is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/pete/index.htm","label":"Petrified Forest NP History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"281":{"park":"Natchez National Historical Park","code":"NATC","state":"LA","lat":31.5434,"lon":-91.3933,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Natchez NHP in LA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Natchez NHP is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/natc/index.htm","label":"Natchez NHP History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"283":{"park":"Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway","code":"SACN","state":"WI","lat":45.7002,"lon":-92.3613,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"San Carlos area in AZ is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: San Carlos area is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/sacn/index.htm","label":"San Carlos area History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"284":{"park":"Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument","code":"MEMY","state":"MS","lat":32.3,"lon":-90.18,"status":"CONFIRMED REMOVED","badgeClass":"badge-remove","topics":["Civil Rights & Racial Justice"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Publications (1 items)","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":true,"whatTheyWantChanged":"This site bulletin provides a park overview for MEMY. They do not yet have an official unigrid. This publication received approval from Reena Evers-Everette, daughter of Medgar and Myrlie Evers and director of park partner, The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Institute.
Note: The information about hours of operation and house tours needs to be updated before next printing.
Park Enabling legislation through Dingell Act:\n(Sec. 2301) This section establishes the Medgar Evers and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument in Mississippi as an NPS unit to preserve, protect, and interpret the resources associated with the pivotal role of Medgar and Myrlie Evers in the civil rights movement. The NPS shall seek to enter into a cooperative agreement with Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Mississippi, for interpretive and educational programming services related to the monument. The NPS may enter into agreements with the owner of a nationally significant property within the Medgar Evers Historic District to identify, mark, interpret, and furnish technical assistance with respect to preserving and interpreting such property.
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument in MS preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The visitor publications at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nFrom the internal review records: “(Sec. 2301) This section establishes the Medgar Evers and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument in Mississippi as an NPS unit to preserve, protect, and interpret the resources associated with the pivotal role of Medgar and Myrlie Evers in the civil rights movement. The NPS shall seek to enter into a cooperative agreement with Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Mississippi, for interpretive and educationa...”
\nWhy this matters: The civil rights history documented at Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument is not a matter of opinion \u2014 it is the factual record of how Americans fought for the rights promised by our founding documents. These events occurred within living memory. The people who marched, sat in, and sacrificed are still alive to tell their stories.
Update (February 5, 2026): Mississippi Today reported brochures were removed from the site, with planned edits to remove the word \"racist\" describing Byron De La Beckwith and references to Medgar Evers \"lying in a pool of blood.\" Hours after press coverage, the original brochures were returned. However, park rangers were also instructed to stop referring to Beckwith as a \"racist\" on tours, and censored replacement brochures are still planned.
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\nWhy this matters: Petroglyph National Monument is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/petr/index.htm","label":"Petroglyph National Monument History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"290":{"park":"Cumberland Island NS / Cumberland Gap NHP","code":"CUIS,CUGA","state":"GA","lat":30.86,"lon":-81.45,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Colonization"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"1 wayside submitted for review\n European Colonial Occupation: European explorers and missionaries arrived in search of land, resources, and religious converts. They ended up devestating the Indigeonous population through disease, warefare, and forced removal.
The history preserved at Cumberland Island NS / Cumberland Gap NHP reflects a pivotal chapter in the expansion of the United States \u2014 a chapter that involved conflict, displacement, and transformation. The interpretive materials now under review present this documented history as it happened, drawing on primary sources and scholarly consensus.
\nFrom the internal review records: “European Colonial Occupation: European explorers and missionaries arrived in search of land, resources, and religious converts. They ended up devestating the Indigeonous population through disease, warefare, and forced removal.”
\nWhy this matters: The history presented at Cumberland Island NS / Cumberland Gap NHP draws on primary sources, treaties, and documented events. These are not contested opinions but the factual record of how the United States expanded its borders. Visitors \u2014 especially students \u2014 deserve access to the complete story, including its difficult chapters.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/cuis,cuga/index.htm","label":"Cumberland Island NS / Cumberland Gap NHP History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"291":{"park":"Manassas National Battlefield Park","code":"MANA","state":"MD","lat":38.8123,"lon":-77.5152,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["LGBTQ+ History"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Wayside: “The War Over Memory”
24x36 Wayside located on Henry Hill adjacent to the Stonewall Jackson Wayside. It was installed in 2024 by the park.
Henry Hill (FMSS 47115)1779157 , 1779158
On July 21, 1861, Confederate forces defeated Union troops at the First Battle of Manassas, shocking Americans with the realization that civil war would be long and bloody.
\nThe battle, also called Bull Run, convinced both North and South that a quick war was impossible. Confederate General Thomas J. Jackson earned his famous nickname 'Stonewall' Jackson when soldiers said he stood 'like a stone wall'. Established as Manassas National Battlefield Park in 1940, it has grown to encompass 5,100 acres.
\nAmong the content targeted: “The War Over Memory” \u2014 language that the administration has flagged for review under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: Manassas shattered the North's hope for quick victory, transforming the Civil War into a grinding, four-year struggle for the nation's soul. Over 700,000 people visit this site each year.
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\nWhy this matters: Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/abli/index.htm","label":"Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"301":{"park":"Kalaupapa National Historical Park","code":"KALA","state":"HI","lat":21.1886,"lon":-156.9634,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Kalaupapa NHP in HI is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Kalaupapa NHP is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/kala/index.htm","label":"Kalaupapa NHP History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"303":{"park":"Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site","code":"ULSG","state":"IL","lat":38.5504,"lon":-90.3517,"status":"REVISE","badgeClass":"badge-revise","topics":["Slavery & Enslaved People","Civil War","Civil Rights & Racial Justice"],"action":"Revise","media":"Exhibit panels (1 items)","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"The political cartoon "Re-Construction, or 'A White Man's Government'" was published by Currier & Ives in 1868 ahead of Ulysses S. Grant's election to the presidency that fall. The cartoon makes powerful statements about a range of issues pertaining to the Reconstruction era, including emancipation, race, racism, civil rights, and Grant's vision for the country's future. A formerly enslaved man who is now free has the strong backing of the Tree of Liberty to support him. He offers to use the Tree of Liberty to assist his former enslaver from the drowning waters of the pre-Civil War past, but the drowning man refuses the help. He asserts that the United States "is a white man's government" and that he would rather die than take the hand of a formerly enslaved Black man who is now his equal before the law. General Grant suggests that the drowning man should use all means to save himself, “even if it is a black man that saves you.” In this sense, the cartoon highlights Grant's pragmatism and his understanding of the nation's future. The 14th Amendment had been ratified, and Black Americans were now considered citizens with equal protections of the law as white Americans. Grant accepts...
In 1854, a struggling Ulysses S. Grant \u2014 years before he would command the Union Army and serve as the 18th President \u2014 lived at White Haven in St. Louis, where he worked his father-in-law's farm alongside enslaved laborers. It was here that Grant confronted the institution of slavery firsthand.
\nGrant personally freed an enslaved man named William Jones in 1859, despite his own financial hardship. The site interprets the complex relationship between Grant, his wife Julia Dent Grant, and the enslaved people who lived and worked on the property. The park's exhibit includes a political cartoon from 1868 about Reconstruction \u2014 now flagged for review.
\nThe administration has ordered revised content that includes the language: “Re-Construction, or 'A White Man's Government'”, “is a white man's government”, and “even if it is a black man that saves you.”.
\nWhy this matters: The Grant NHS is one of the few places in America where visitors can confront the personal complexity of slavery \u2014 how even the man who would crush the Confederacy and champion the 15th Amendment once lived alongside enslaved people. Revising this interpretation flattens a story that demands nuance.
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\nWhy this matters: Perlite is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/perl/index.htm","label":"Perlite History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"306":{"park":"Ozark National Scenic Riverways","code":"OZAR","state":"MO","lat":37.5,"lon":-92.8,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Ozark National Scenic Waterways in MO is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Ozark National Scenic Waterways is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/ozar/index.htm","label":"Ozark National Scenic Waterways History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"309":{"park":"Valley Forge National Historical Park","code":"VAFO","state":"NJ","lat":40.0993,"lon":-75.4451,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Valley Forge NHP in NJ is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Valley Forge NHP is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/vafo/index.htm","label":"Valley Forge NHP History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"310":{"park":"Reconstruction Era Historical Park (National Monument)","code":"REER","state":"SC","lat":32.4316,"lon":-80.6698,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"In my personal opinion, the attached exhibit does not inappropriately disparage any American. However, since it has been recommended that any content that could potentially be perceived as “negative” might be in conflict with the intent of the SO, I am submitting for elevated review REER's Visitor Center Exhibit: “Lay of the Land.” The entire exhibit is being submitted for context, and potentially “negative” content is throughout. I'm also submitting waysides that are outside of the Visitor Center featuring this exhibit.
In the years following the Civil War, formerly enslaved people in the Sea Islands of South Carolina built some of the first free Black communities in America \u2014 establishing schools, churches, and local governments during the brief, transformative period known as Reconstruction.
\nBeaufort, South Carolina was home to Robert Smalls, a formerly enslaved man who commandeered a Confederate ship, delivered it to the Union Navy, and later served five terms in the U.S. Congress. The Penn School on St. Helena Island, established in 1862, was one of the first schools in the South for formerly enslaved people. Congress designated Reconstruction Era NHP in 2017 \u2014 the first national park dedicated to the Reconstruction period.
\nThe administration has flagged for review content that includes the language: “might be in conflict with the intent of the SO, I am submitting for elevated review REER's Visitor Center Exhibit:”, and “The entire exhibit is being submitted for context, and potentially”. Officials deemed this language potentially “disparaging to certain visitors.”
\nWhy this matters: Reconstruction Era NHP is the only national park dedicated to this pivotal period \u2014 when formerly enslaved Americans built communities, won elected office, and exercised rights that would be violently suppressed for nearly a century. Revising this story risks erasing one of the most consequential chapters in American democracy. Over 50,000 people visit this site each year.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/reer/index.htm","label":"Reconstruction Era National Historical Park History"},"folderId":"310","flagType":"content-review"},"311":{"park":"Buffalo National River","code":"BUFF","state":"AR","lat":36.34,"lon":-92.76,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Buffalo National River in AR is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Buffalo National River is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/buff/index.htm","label":"Buffalo National River History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"316":{"park":"Cape Cod National Seashore","code":"CACO","state":"MA","lat":41.9,"lon":-70.045,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Please review the wayside's photos attached.
Cape Cod NS in MA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Cape Cod NS is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/caco/index.htm","label":"Cape Cod NS History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"321":{"park":"Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area","code":"BOHA","state":"MA","lat":42.3199,"lon":-70.9287,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Boston National Historical Park in MA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Boston National Historical Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/boha/index.htm","label":"Boston National Historical Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"322":{"park":"Boston National Historical Park","code":"BOST","state":"MA","lat":42.3601,"lon":-71.0589,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Boston NHP in MA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Boston NHP is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/bost/index.htm","label":"Boston NHP History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"324":{"park":"Big Thicket National Preserve","code":"BITH","state":"TX","lat":30.3,"lon":-94.64,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Big Thicket National Preserve in TX is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Big Thicket National Preserve is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/bith/index.htm","label":"Big Thicket National Preserve History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"335":{"park":"Guilford Courthouse National Military Park","code":"GUCO","state":"NC","lat":36.1323,"lon":-79.8424,"status":"REVISE","badgeClass":"badge-revise","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Revise","media":"Exhibit panels (11 items)","items":11,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"The interpretive panels in the visitor center are nearly 25 years old. The panels and the desplayed museum objects have not been changed/edited or rotated since the 225th anniversary of the siging of the Declaration of Independance nearly 25 years ago.
To supplement the out of date experience, staff created “temporary exhibits” (laminated 8.5x11 sheets of paper) to provide visitor with some additional context for the out of date exhibits/panels. They created 5 “additional context” panels and one introductory panel that provides some context for the “additional context” panels. The introductory panel also encourages visitors to engage a ranger if they have questions about the “additional context” panels.
Generally, the public has been receptive to the temporary panels, so it would be our preference to leave them up. These are being submitted out of an abundance of caution. If they're determine to be in conflict with the EO/SO, we'd simply take them down. They're taped to the wall.
The link below will lead you to a shared one drive folder belonging to the supervisory park ranger. It contains images of the temporary panels and the permenant panels for context.
Guilford Courthouse NMP in NC preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The exhibit panels at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nThe administration has ordered revised content that includes the language: “temporary exhibits”, “additional context”, “additional context”, and “additional context”.
\nWhy this matters: The specific language being targeted at Guilford Courthouse NMP \u2014 including “temporary exhibits” \u2014 is historically accurate content developed by professional historians and park staff. When this language is revised or removed, visitors lose access to the documented record of what happened here.
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\nWhy this matters: Upper Delaware S&RR is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/upde/index.htm","label":"Upper Delaware S&RR History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"342":{"park":"Chiricahua National Monument","code":"CHIR","state":"AZ","lat":32.39,"lon":-109.41,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Chiricahua National Monument in AZ is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Chiricahua National Monument is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/chir/index.htm","label":"Chiricahua National Monument History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"343":{"park":"Coronado National Memorial","code":"CORO","state":"AZ","lat":31.349,"lon":-110.2562,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Colorado National Monument in CO is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Colorado National Monument is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/coro/index.htm","label":"Colorado National Monument History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"344":{"park":"Fort Bowie National Historic Site","code":"FOBO","state":"AZ","lat":32.1537,"lon":-109.4513,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Fort Bowie NHS in AZ is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Fort Bowie NHS is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/fobo/index.htm","label":"Fort Bowie NHS History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"345":{"park":"Andrew Johnson National Historic Site","code":"ANJO","state":"TN","lat":36.2,"lon":-82.8,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Slavery & Enslaved People","Civil War","Women's History"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Publications (1 items)","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"The ANJO Unigrid states regarding Andrew Johnson, “His conflicting, prejudicial beliefs and politics remain a source of controversy and debate today.”
In April 2020, Andrew Johnson National Historic Site began work on a complete rewrite/redesign of its unigrid park brochure. The park worked in conjunction with a publications team from Harpers Ferry Center on both design and content. During the \u201cscoping\u201d phase of the project, park management and staff met with community partners representing academia, local history, and the African American Community. Results of these meetings were communicated to the Harpers Ferry Center team.
The resulting efforts culminated in an early draft in 2021 that the park found unacceptable and inappropriate. Specifically, the draft contained what park management felt was an excess of unnecessary depictions of Andrew Johnson\u2019s views/actions concerning African Americans, with the result being the characterization of our 17th president as a racist. Park staff made the case that the draft was hyper focused on the negative, not balanced, and therefore refused to sign-off on it.
In 2022, park staff worked with Southeastern Regional NPS Interpretive Speciali...
The story of Andrew Johnson National Historic Site is inseparable from the lives of the people who were enslaved here \u2014 including Andrew Johnson, President Andrew. For generations, their stories went untold. The interpretive materials now targeted for review were created to ensure these voices would finally be heard.
\nThe administration has flagged for review content that includes the language: “His conflicting, prejudicial beliefs and politics remain a source of controversy and debate today.”, “prejudicial”, and “prejudicial”. Officials deemed this language potentially “disparaging to certain visitors.”
\nWhy this matters: The history of slavery at Andrew Johnson National Historic Site was suppressed for generations. The materials now being targeted represent decades of work by historians, descendants of enslaved people, and community advocates to ensure these stories are finally told. Removing them would re-erase history that has only recently been acknowledged.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/anjo/index.htm","label":"Andrew Johnson National Historic Site History"},"folderId":"345","flagType":"content-review"},"346":{"park":"Chesapeake Bay Program Office","code":"CBPO","state":"MD","lat":38.98,"lon":-76.49,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Chesapeake Bay Program Office in MD is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Chesapeake Bay Program Office is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/cbpo/index.htm","label":"Chesapeake Bay Program Office History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"347":{"park":"Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park","code":"HATU","state":"MD","lat":38.4434,"lon":-76.1402,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad NHP in MD is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad NHP is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/hatu/index.htm","label":"Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad NHP History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"348":{"park":"Wind Cave National Park","code":"WICA","state":"SD","lat":43.5572,"lon":-103.4837,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Indigenous & Native History"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Exhibit panels (1 items)","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Information needing review that might be out of compliance with SO 3431 criteria. This exhibit panel was developed through a series of consultation meetings with tribal partners.
Long before Wind Cave NP became a national park, this land was home to Indigenous peoples whose connection to it spans thousands of years. The interpretive materials now being reviewed tell their story \u2014 often developed through years of formal tribal consultation, as required by federal law.
\nWhy this matters: The Indigenous history presented at Wind Cave NP was developed through formal tribal consultation \u2014 a legal requirement under federal law. The language being reviewed was often specifically requested by tribal nations whose ancestors lived on this land for thousands of years. Revising it without renewed consultation would violate both the spirit and the letter of that process.
","imageCount":1,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/wica/index.htm","label":"Wind Cave NP History"},"folderId":"348","flagType":"content-review"},"350":{"park":"Grand Portage National Monument","code":"GRPO","state":"MN","lat":47.9893,"lon":-89.6862,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Grand Portage NM in MN is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Grand Portage NM is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/grpo/index.htm","label":"Grand Portage NM History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"352":{"park":"Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument","code":"TILL","state":"MS","lat":33.9465,"lon":-90.345,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Indigenous & Native History","Labor History"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Film/video (1 items)","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":""Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See" was a touring exhibit created in collaboration between the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Institute, the Emmett Till Interpretive Center (ETIC), the Till family, and The Children\u2019s Museum of Indianapolis. It tells the story of Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, challenging visitors to make a ripple for justice in their own communities.
Park partner ETIC generously worked with NPS on adapting pieces of the traveling exhibit for use at the park contact station in Sumner, MS. There are interpretive panels, tactiles, and a film included in the exhibit. Without this exhibit to share the difficult Till story, the new NPS site would be almost completely devoid of interpretation. NPS staff added three introductory panels, in keeping with the exhibit style, that acknowledge past-present-future partner involvement and provide site orientation.
The exhibit emphasizes “progress of the American people” toward a better future.
Long before Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley NM became a national park, this land was home to Indigenous peoples whose connection to it spans thousands of years. The interpretive materials now being reviewed tell their story \u2014 often developed through years of formal tribal consultation, as required by federal law.
\nThe administration has flagged for review content that includes the language: “Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See”, and “progress of the American people”.
\nWhy this matters: The Indigenous history presented at Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley NM was developed through formal tribal consultation \u2014 a legal requirement under federal law. The language being reviewed was often specifically requested by tribal nations whose ancestors lived on this land for thousands of years. Revising it without renewed consultation would violate both the spirit and the letter of that process.
","imageCount":1,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/till/index.htm","label":"Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley NM History"},"folderId":"352","flagType":"content-review"},"353":{"park":"Anacostia Park","code":"ANAC","state":"DC","lat":38.8743,"lon":-76.9637,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Duly reporting to ensure compliance with 3431. Park does not recommend a change but would appreciate a review.
Anacostia Park in DC preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The interpretive materials at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nWhy this matters: Anacostia Park (ANAC) is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
","imageCount":1,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/anac/index.htm","label":"Anacostia Park History"},"folderId":"353","flagType":"no-action-specified"},"354":{"park":"Piscataway Park","code":"PISC","state":"MD","lat":38.72,"lon":-76.77,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Colonization"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Recommend removing the word “genocidal” from the sentence: “genocidal colonial policies.”
Piscataway Park in MD is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nAmong the content targeted: “from the sentence:” \u2014 language that the administration has flagged for review under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: Piscataway Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":1,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/pisc/index.htm","label":"Piscataway Park History"},"folderId":"354","flagType":"no-action-specified"},"359":{"park":"Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site","code":"CAWO","state":"DC","lat":38.92,"lon":-77.03,"status":"REVISE","badgeClass":"badge-revise","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Revise","media":"Exhibit panels (1 items)","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Change text: Delete “anti Black riots” to “Riots”
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site in DC is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":1,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/cawo/index.htm","label":"Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site History"},"folderId":"359","flagType":"content-review"},"368":{"park":"National Mall and Memorial Parks","code":"NAMA","state":"DC","lat":38.8893,"lon":-77.0352,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Slavery & Enslaved People","Civil War"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Is the word “enslaved” ok here?
Test currently reads:
Working Waterfront
If you stood in this spot in the 1800s, you\u2019d be looking out over\nthe biggest dock in Washington, DC. The 17th Street Wharf was\nbuilt in 1806 for $2,000. It remained the bustling heart of the city\nuntil 1902. You might see goods from all over the world, including\nsandstone to rebuild the White House in 1813. You might hear the\nshouts of hundreds of dockworkers, many of them enslaved\npeople until the end of the Civil War in 1865. The 17th Street
Wharf reached its largest size in 1881, when it was 1,200 feet\nlong and 150 feet wide. That\u2019s about the size of the Lincoln
Memorial reflecting pool.\n[image caption]
The 17th Street Wharf was so enormous that it supported its own\nfloating restaurant. General H.G. Wright, Army Chief of Engineers,\nwrote in 1881 about a lunchroom on the wharf operated by an
African American man named Henry Hill.\n[Question Bubble]
Can you imagine the National Mall as a bustling port, full of ships\nand cargo?
The National Mall stretches from the United States Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial \u2014 two miles of monuments, memorials, and public spaces that tell the story of American democracy, sacrifice, and the ongoing struggle for equal rights.
\nThe Mall hosts the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, World War II Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, and the African American Civil War Memorial. Over 24 million people visit the National Mall each year, making it the most-visited national park in the country. Park staff flagged their own waysides asking whether content about the Holodomor memorial and the African American Civil War Memorial 'meets the requirements' of the Secretary's Order.
\nFrom the internal review records: “built in 1806 for $2,000. It remained the bustling heart of the city”
\nWhy this matters: The National Mall is where America tells its own story. The memorials here honor soldiers, civil rights leaders, and victims of genocide. When park staff question whether these stories can still be told, it reveals how deeply the chilling effect has penetrated \u2014 even at the nation's most visible public space. Over 24 million people visit this site each year.
","imageCount":1,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/nama/index.htm","label":"National Mall History"},"folderId":"368","flagType":"no-action-specified"},"369":{"park":"Fort Washington Park","code":"FOWA","state":"DC","lat":38.9,"lon":-77.05,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Fort Washington Park in DC is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Fort Washington Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/fowa/index.htm","label":"Fort Washington Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"371":{"park":"Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site","code":"MAMC","state":"DC","lat":38.9085,"lon":-77.0302,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park in GA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/mamc/index.htm","label":"Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"372":{"park":"Frederick Douglass National Historic Site","code":"FRDO","state":"DC","lat":38.8631,"lon":-76.9851,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Frederick Douglass NHS in DC is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Frederick Douglass NHS is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/frdo/index.htm","label":"Frederick Douglass NHS History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"374":{"park":"Harmony Hall","code":"HAHA","state":"MD","lat":38.7464,"lon":-77.003,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve in HI is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Kenai Fjords National Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/keaq/index.htm","label":"Kenai Fjords National Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"377":{"park":"Capitol Hill Parks","code":"CAHI","state":"DC","lat":38.8899,"lon":-76.9905,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Chaco Culture National Historical Park in NM is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Chaco Culture National Historical Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/cahi/index.htm","label":"Chaco Culture National Historical Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"378":{"park":"Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park","code":"CHOH","state":"MD","lat":39,"lon":-77.2,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"These need to be removed and not replaced. They are in a heavily flood prone area, hense their condition, and C&O Canal, a seperate NPS Park site interps these stories elsewhere
C&O Canal NHP in MD preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The interpretive materials at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nWhy this matters: C&O Canal NHP is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
","imageCount":2,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/choh/index.htm","label":"C&O Canal NHP History"},"folderId":"378","flagType":"no-action-specified"},"379":{"park":"Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm","code":"OXHI","state":"MD","lat":38.8006,"lon":-76.9868,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"All wayside panels at Oxon Hill Farm are in a poor state. Digital files have been lost. Image below gives an idea of their state.
Oxford Historic District in MS preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The interpretive materials at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nWhy this matters: Oxford Historic District is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
","imageCount":1,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/oxhi/index.htm","label":"Oxford Historic District History"},"folderId":"379","flagType":"no-action-specified"},"380":{"park":"Mount Rushmore National Memorial","code":"MORU","state":"SD","lat":43.88,"lon":-103.26,"status":"REVISE","badgeClass":"badge-revise","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Revise","media":"Exhibit panels","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Mount Rushmore National Memorial in SD is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Mount Rushmore National Memorial is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/moru/index.htm","label":"Mount Rushmore National Memorial History"},"flagType":"content-review"},"381":{"park":"Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument","code":"BICR","state":"AL","lat":33.5156,"lon":-86.8142,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Construction contract for the long-anticipated rehabilitation of the AG Gaston Motel is currently out for solicitation. To meet visitor needs in the present, SERO helped BICR staff create a temporary visitor contact space within the motel's former lobby. The space opened Nov 2024. Panels within the lobby and courtyard augment the facilitated experiences provided by rangers on site. The lifespan of these temporary exhibits is a few years (projected construction completion: early 2028).
The content provides an overview of the park's history as well as informs about the building restoration. Partners, including the City of Birmingham, were given opportunity for input on the exhibit development. Having a dedicated NPS ranger contact space is imperative for offering quality visitor experiences as well as meeting community expectations and maintaining partner relationships.
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument in AL preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The interpretive materials at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nFrom the internal review records: “Construction contract for the long-anticipated rehabilitation of the AG Gaston Motel is currently out for solicitation. To meet visitor needs in the present, SERO helped BICR staff create a temporary visitor contact space within the motel's former lobby. The space opened Nov 2024. Panels within the lobby and courtyard augment the facilitated experiences provided by rangers on site. The lifespan of...”
\nWhy this matters: Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument (BICR) is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
","imageCount":3,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/bicr/index.htm","label":"Birmingham Civil Rights NM History"},"folderId":"381","flagType":"content-review"},"382":{"park":"Herbert Hoover National Historic Site","code":"HEHO","state":"IA","lat":42.03,"lon":-91.49,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in IA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Herbert Hoover National Historic Site is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/heho/index.htm","label":"Herbert Hoover National Historic Site History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"386":{"park":"Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument","code":"BEPA","state":"DC","lat":38.8924,"lon":-77.0035,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Civil Rights & Racial Justice","Women's History","Women's Suffrage","Labor History"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"This is one of several waysides around BEPA
Consequential Concrete
The National Woman\u2019s Party\u2019s fight for voting rights started\nwith innovative protest methods. In 1917, the NWP organized\n\u201cSilent Sentinels\u201d to protest outside of the White House. When\nthe US entered World War I, many Americans were unwilling to\ntolerate such protest. More than 90 of the Sentinels were jailed,\nmany in Occoquan, Virginia. While imprisoned, the women\nwere beaten and force fed when they went on hunger strikes.
The ensuing publicity changed public and Congressional\nopinion. The NWP awarded silver pins to the women \u201cjailed\nfor freedom.\u201d In 1998, the steps that once led to the Occoquan
Women\u2019s Workhouse were donated to the NWP and placed on\nthe grounds in front of you.\n[Image Captions]
The Occoquan Workhouse in 1917. When they arrived at
Occoquan, suffragist prisoners were forced to strip naked, sprayed\nwith water, and given rough, dirty uniforms to wear. Wardens\nblocked them from contacting their families. They crowded into\ndirty, freezing cells.
Silent Sentry protest leader Lucy Burns spent more time in prison\nthan any other American woman suffragist.
Silver pins given to incarcerated suffragi...
Belmont-Paul Women's Equality NM preserves the history of the women's suffrage and equal rights movements at the historic headquarters of the National Woman's Party. The site documents the courageous struggle of suffragists who were jailed, beaten, and force-fed for demanding the right to vote. These interpretive materials ensure this critical chapter of American democracy is never forgotten.
\nThe administration has flagged for review content that includes the language: “Silent Sentinels”, and “jailed\nfor freedom.”.
\nWhy this matters: The women's equality history documented at Belmont-Paul Women's Equality NM is not a matter of opinion \u2014 it is the factual record of how Americans fought for the rights promised by our founding documents. These events occurred within living memory. The people who marched, sat in, and sacrificed are still alive to tell their stories.
","imageCount":1,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/bepa/index.htm","label":"Belmont-Paul Women's Equality NM History"},"folderId":"386","flagType":"no-action-specified"},"387":{"park":"Freedom Riders National Monument","code":"FRRI","state":"AL","lat":33.7356,"lon":-85.8372,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Civil Rights & Racial Justice"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Exhibit panels","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"A construction project for the long-anticipated rehabilitation of the Greyhound Bus Depot has been steadily progressing over the las few years. Projected construction completion is in 2028. To meet the current visitor needs, the depot is serving in its current state with pre-existing exhibits to tell the story of the Freedom Riders. Additionally, rangers on site can augment the experiences of the visitors. This an interim solution while the NPS continues plans for building rehab and development of future exhibits.
The exhibit on display currently at the depot was designed as a traveling exhibit in conjunction with the 50th Anniversary of the Freedom Rides and as a companion to the PBS documentary film Freedom Riders. This documentary was released in 2012, so the documentary (and likely the exhibit) likely predates the national monument by 5 years. They were temporary exhibits in the depot in the summer of 2021 and were permanently acquired by the NPS somewhere around 2022 or 2023. A segment of the film can be played in the depot on request from visitors to augment their experience.
Park staff think that the content does keep with SO3431 by focusing on "the greatness of the achi...
Fire Island National Seashore in NY preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The exhibit panels at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nAmong the content targeted: “the greatness of the achievements and progress of the American people.” \u2014 language that the administration has flagged for review under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: The civil rights history documented at Fire Island National Seashore is not a matter of opinion \u2014 it is the factual record of how Americans fought for the rights promised by our founding documents. These events occurred within living memory. The people who marched, sat in, and sacrificed are still alive to tell their stories.
","imageCount":26,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/frri/index.htm","label":"Fire Island National Seashore History"},"folderId":"387","flagType":"content-review"},"388":{"park":"Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park","code":"KLGO","state":"AK","lat":60.98,"lon":-135.33,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in AK is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/klgo/index.htm","label":"Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"389":{"park":"Muir Woods National Monument","code":"MUWO","state":"CA","lat":37.897,"lon":-122.5811,"status":"CONFIRMED REMOVED","badgeClass":"badge-remove","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":true,"whatTheyWantChanged":"“Saving Muir Woods.”
The original sign was installed in ~2004 (see attached sign labeled “original”). In 2021 park staff annotated the timeline on the exisiting sign, first with “sticky notes,” and later with a vinyl sticker overlaying the timeline of the original sign as well as a laminated piece of paper explaining why the sign was annotated to add historical information missing in the original sign. A photo of the full sign as seen today is attached, as well as a PDF of the timeline with annotations.
If the timeline is determined to need changes, we would like to edit those specific “sticky notes” rather than remove all of the updates to the timeline. If the entire annotated timeline needs to be removed, we can revert to the original sign (we have no concerns about the original contents).
Note: this sign is scheduled to be replace within the next year as part of Exhibit Cyclic Maintenance; the current intention is to make some edits to the sign but otherwise retain the overall theme and content.
In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed Muir Woods National Monument, protecting one of the last remaining stands of old-growth coast redwoods near San Francisco.
\nThe monument was named after conservationist John Muir, whose preservation efforts helped save the ancient trees. Coast redwoods in Muir Woods reach over 250 feet tall and are among the tallest living things on Earth. The grove remained relatively isolated and protected due to its remote location and conservation efforts by local preservationists.
\nThe administration has flagged for review content that includes the language: “Saving Muir Woods”, references to a “sticky notes” annotation process from 2021, and the exhibit’s historical timeline content.
\nWhy this matters: Muir Woods preserves the majesty of old-growth redwoods\u2014among Earth's tallest and most ancient living organisms. Over 2 million people visit this site each year.
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In 1916, George B. Dorr\u2014known as the 'Father of Acadia'\u2014donated thousands of acres from Mount Desert Island to create Sieur de Monts National Monument, the first national park east of the Mississippi River.
\nFirst national park established east of the Mississippi River. George Dorr spent most of his adult life overseeing the park's formation and expansion after visiting in 1868. Renamed Acadia National Park in 1929; became a major Northeast tourist destination.
\nThe content at Acadia National Park has been confirmed removed. What was once publicly accessible historical interpretation \u2014 developed over years by professional historians and park staff \u2014 has been taken down with no public record of what was changed or why.
\nWhy this matters: Acadia demonstrates how private conservation efforts can transform into major protected landscapes, representing the most-visited park in New England.
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\nWhy this matters: Sagamore Hill NHS is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/sacr/index.htm","label":"Sagamore Hill NHS History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"398":{"park":"George Washington Birthplace National Monument","code":"GEWA","state":"MO","lat":36.987,"lon":-94.355,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Publications (4 items)","items":4,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Park is seeking guidance on whether these exhibits/films/interpretive products meet the criteria of SO 3431.
George Washington Carver National Monument in MO preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The visitor publications at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nWhy this matters: George Washington Carver National Monument is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/gewa/index.htm","label":"George Washington Carver National Monument History"},"folderId":"398","flagType":"content-review"},"399":{"park":"Agate Fossil Beds National Monument","code":"AGFO","state":"NE","lat":41.13,"lon":-102.59,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Agate Fossil Beds National Monument in NE is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Agate Fossil Beds National Monument is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/agfo/index.htm","label":"Agate Fossil Beds National Monument History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"400":{"park":"Cowpens National Battlefield","code":"COWP","state":"SC","lat":35.1316,"lon":-81.8083,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Indigenous & Native History"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Film/video (2 items)","items":2,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"\u201cFive Senses. Five People.\u201d is a curriculum-based program designed to assist Fourth-grade students in learning about the Southern Campaign of the American Revolutionary War. This program includes pre-visit, on-site, and post-visit activities. Specifically, the program features a traveling trunk with reproduction artifacts, classroom activities, a key terms list, teacher resources, and pre-recorded videos featuring historical actors and National Park Service staff. Students will explore aspects of the Southern Campaign in the American Revolution through the perspectives of a loyalist woman, a continental soldier, a loyalist guide, a person of African descent serving in the militia, and a Native American. Teachers may choose to use the entire program or use aspects of the program in a way that most benefits their students and circumstances. All videos, classroom activities, and teacher resources are available for viewing and download. We would like the project and films to be reviewed.
Long before Cowpens NB became a national park, this land was home to Indigenous peoples whose connection to it spans thousands of years. The interpretive materials now being reviewed tell their story \u2014 often developed through years of formal tribal consultation, as required by federal law.
\nAmong the content targeted: “Five Senses. Five People.” \u2014 language that the administration has flagged for review under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: The Indigenous history presented at Cowpens NB was developed through formal tribal consultation \u2014 a legal requirement under federal law. The language being reviewed was often specifically requested by tribal nations whose ancestors lived on this land for thousands of years. Revising it without renewed consultation would violate both the spirit and the letter of that process.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/cowp/index.htm","label":"Cowpens NB History"},"flagType":"content-review"},"402":{"park":"El Morro National Monument","code":"ELMO","state":"NM","lat":35.84,"lon":-106.2,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"El Moro National Monument in NM is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: El Moro National Monument is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/elmo/index.htm","label":"El Moro National Monument History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"403":{"park":"Gettysburg National Military Park","code":"GETT","state":"PA","lat":39.8118,"lon":-77.2311,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"On July 1-3, 1863, Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia clashed with Union General George Meade's Army of the Potomac near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in the Civil War's bloodiest and most decisive battle.
\nOver 51,000 soldiers were killed, wounded, captured, or missing\u2014the bloodiest single battle of the Civil War. General George Pickett's disastrous charge on July 3, 1863, is considered the turning point where Confederate momentum broke. President Abraham Lincoln visited on November 19, 1863, to dedicate the cemetery and deliver his famous Gettysburg Address.
\nWhy this matters: Gettysburg marks the 'High Water Mark of the Confederacy'\u2014the moment the rebellion's military momentum permanently reversed. Over 1.5 million people visit this site each year.
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Thomas Stone National Historic Site in MD is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Thomas Stone National Historic Site is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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Review text of new brochure (not yet printed) \u2013 particularly the use of the term word \u201cAnglo-American\u201d under the King Cotton section
CARI S2 2025 Unigrid Brochure
Review text of new brochure (not yet printed) \u2013 particularly the Railway Depot section under the Enduring Legacies section that appears to connect the ending of passenger service with the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
At Cane River Creole National Historical Park, the administration has flagged books and publications sold in the park bookstore for review under Secretary's Order 3431. Among the titles targeted: American\u201d under the King Cotton section. These works, selected by park staff and partner organizations for their educational value, are now under scrutiny.
\nAmong the content targeted: “Anglo-American” \u2014 language that the administration has flagged for review under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: The civil rights history documented at Cane River Creole National Historical Park is not a matter of opinion \u2014 it is the factual record of how Americans fought for the rights promised by our founding documents. These events occurred within living memory. The people who marched, sat in, and sacrificed are still alive to tell their stories.
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\nThe park contains more glaciers than any other U.S. national park except for Alaska's parks. The Cascades were shaped by intense glaciation, creating U-shaped valleys, cirques, and thousands of alpine lakes. Conservation efforts to establish the park began in the 1950s as concerns about dam construction and logging threatened the landscape.
\nWhy this matters: North Cascades exemplifies dramatic alpine geology where glaciers continue to actively shape the mountains. Over 2.5 million people visit this site each year.
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Amache National Historic Site in CO preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The interpretive materials at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nWhy this matters: Amache National Historic Site is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
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\nWhy this matters: C\u00e9sar E. Ch\u00e1vez National Monument is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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Devils Postpile National Monument in CA preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The interpretive materials at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nWhy this matters: Devils Postpile National Monument is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument in AZ preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The exhibit panels at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nFrom the internal review records: “Picture currently shows a visitor holding a Pride flag in an indoor exhibit interpreting basalt bubbles and where to find them. Plan to replace photo with either a visitor/visitors looking up close at basalt bubbles or an up-close photo of just the basalt bubbles themselves.”
\nThe administration has directed that this content be replaced or removed, not merely revised but eliminated from the visitor experience at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument.
\nWhy this matters: Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
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\nMuir lived at his Martinez home from 1890 to 1914, writing much of his influential advocacy for national parks and wilderness preservation. Muir's 'Yosemite Glaciers' (1871) challenged the accepted theory of Yosemite's formation and demonstrated the power of glaciers in landscape creation. Muir's conservation philosophy influenced President Theodore Roosevelt and was instrumental in creating the National Park Service in 1916.
\nWhy this matters: John Muir's home represents the intellectual foundation of American conservation\u2014where words became policy that changed the nation. Over 50,000 people visit this site each year.
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\nWhy this matters: Everglades National Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Roosevelt Campobello International Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Point Church area is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nOn July 10, 1913, the United States Weather Bureau recorded 134\u00b0F (56.7\u00b0C) at Furnace Creek\u2014the highest ambient air temperature ever recorded. Death Valley was home to the Timbisha tribe of Native Americans (formerly Panamint Shoshone) for at least 1,000 years before American settlement. Redesignated as Death Valley National Park in 1994 and substantially expanded to include Saline and Eureka Valleys.
\nWhy this matters: Death Valley embodies extremes\u2014the harshest landscape in North America where geology and human resilience both reach their limits. Over 1.1 million people visit this site each year.
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\nWhy this matters: Apalachicola National Seashore is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Fire Island NS is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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Water for power and life mentions enslavement which could be considered by some to be disparaging or inappropriate to some.
It's all downstream mentions climate and human related factors that have altered the Salt River Bay ecosystem.
At Santa Rosa Island, the National Park Service has worked for years to document and interpret the history of slavery at this site \u2014 a history that was ignored for much of the park's existence. The exhibits, waysides, and publications now under review represent a hard-won commitment to telling the complete American story.
\nAmong the content targeted: “South American Indian Cultures” \u2014 language that the administration has flagged for review under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: The history of slavery at Santa Rosa Island was suppressed for generations. The materials now being targeted represent decades of work by historians, descendants of enslaved people, and community advocates to ensure these stories are finally told. Removing them would re-erase history that has only recently been acknowledged.
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\nWhy this matters: Cape Lookout National Seashore is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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The administration flagged this panel because it describes methods slaveholders used to “break the spirits” of those they held in slavery, including “whipping, depriving of food, clothing, and shelter; as well as beating, torturing, and raping those they enslaved.”
The administration flagged this panel because it states that enslaved Africans were “brutally kidnapped and forcibly brought to America.”
The administration flagged this artwork because it depicts “Washington's hands in the foreground; one with the Fugitive Slave Act, the other with a quill signing the Act, in the background a posse of white men are depicted with clubs and guns shooting at four black men (one who has been shot in the head) presumably escaping from slavery.”
The administration flagged this panel because it uses words like “profoundly disturbing” to describe Washington transporting enslaved people, and calls the site's history both “admirable and deplorable.”
On this very ground in Philadelphia stood the President's House \u2014 the executive mansion where George Washington lived while governing a nation founded on liberty. What the exhibit revealed, and what the administration removed, is that Washington brought nine enslaved people from Mount Vernon to work in this house: Oney Judge, Austin, Christopher Sheels, Giles, Hercules Posey, Joe Richardson, Moll, Paris, and Richmond.
Washington secretly rotated these individuals between Pennsylvania and Virginia every six months to exploit a loophole in Pennsylvania's 1780 Gradual Abolition Act, which would have freed any enslaved person who resided in the state for six continuous months. In 1796, Oney Judge escaped from this house and fled to New Hampshire. Washington pursued her for years but she was never recaptured. She lived as a free woman until her death in 1848.
In January 2025, the National Park Service physically dismantled the entire exhibit \u2014 all 30 individual signs and displays. After public outcry and a lawsuit by the City of Philadelphia (City of Philadelphia v. Doug Burgum), a federal judge \u2014 citing George Orwell's 1984 \u2014 ordered the panels restored. CBS News reported that during a court inspection, the 34 panels had not been destroyed, but certain panels \"exhibited damage.\" The judge issued an order preventing any further removals or changes.
On February 19, 2026, 16 of the 30 signs were restored under the court order. Further restoration was paused on February 20, leaving 14 signs still removed \u2014 including panels on Chef Hercules, Oney Judge's escape, the Fugitive Slave Act, and three \"History Lost and Found\" panels documenting the archaeological discovery of the site. This remains the only known case where removed content has been partially returned.
Why this matters: The President's House exhibit was created after a 24-year campaign by Philadelphia's African American community to ensure that the story of slavery at the seat of presidential power would not be erased. Over 3 million people visit this site each year. Of 30 original signs, 16 have been restored and 14 remain removed.
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The lawsuit argues removals violated a 2006 agreement between Philadelphia and NPS stipulating the site would 'commemorate the enslaved Africans who resided in the Washington household.'"},"441":{"park":"Waco Mammoth National Monument","code":"WACO","state":"TX","lat":31.55,"lon":-97.16,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Waco Mammoth National Monument in TX is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Waco Mammoth National Monument is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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Two panels tell of how the Liberty Bell's Biblical inscription “Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land Unto All the Inhabitants Thereof,” a verse that in part refers to the freeing of slaves, motivated the abolitionist movement to adopt the Bell as a symbol for their cause and to give it the name “Liberty Bell.” Both panels give background to the growth and support of slavery in the US and the resistance to it, with violence on both sides. Also mentioned: George Washington holding slaves while serving as President of the US in Philadelphia and Independence Hall as a location where the Fugiti...
One section of panels cover the travels of the Bell during the Post-Reconstruction period in the United States. \nThe section contrasts the use of the Liberty Bell as a symbol of universal freedom for the Abolitionist Movement prior to the Civil War. The introduction panel expresses how the same bell became a symbol of reunification after the Civil War as it made several trips around the nation beginning in 1885, including two trips south. It calls out the systemic and violent racism and sexism that existed in the US at that time. Another covers a visit to the Bell by the former President of th...
On July 4, 1956, Independence National Historical Park was officially established in Philadelphia, protecting the birthplace of American democracy where the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776.
\nCongress authorized the park in 1948 in response to local advocacy, and the National Park Service began administration in 1950. Independence Hall, Congress Hall, and the Liberty Bell are the centerpieces, symbolizing America's founding ideals. The park encompasses over 51 acres in downtown Philadelphia, transforming an aging commercial district into preserved historical spaces.
\nThe administration has ordered revised content that includes the language: “Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land Unto All the Inhabitants Thereof,”, and “Liberty Bell.”.
\nIn a remarkable turn, the content at Independence NHP was physically removed by the administration, only to be restored by federal court order after legal challenges. This is among the few known cases where removed NPS content has been returned to public view.
\nWhy this matters: Independence National Historical Park preserves the physical spaces where the American republic was born and its governing documents were debated. Over 2.5 million people visit this site each year.
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\nWhy this matters: Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/saga/index.htm","label":"Sagamore Hill National Historic Site History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"447":{"park":"Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park","code":"MABI","state":"VT","lat":43.68,"lon":-72.52,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"It is unclear as to whether or not the content of this panel would be at odds with the intention of SO3431 "with respect to natural features, the beauty, abundance, and grandeur of the American landscape.\u201d If this content is not appropriate, we would remove the panel from view.
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in VT preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The interpretive materials at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nAmong the content targeted: “with respect to natural features, the beauty, abundance, and grandeur of the American landscape.” \u2014 language that the administration has flagged for review under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: The specific language being targeted at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park \u2014 including “with respect to natural features, the beauty, abundance, and grandeur of the American landscape.” \u2014 is historically accurate content developed by professional historians and park staff. When this language is revised or removed, visitors lose access to the documented record of what happened here.
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\nWhy this matters: Mist area is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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Discussion of over logging and introduction of invasive species could be seen as disparaging and not properly highlighting the beauty, abundance and grandeur of the site.
Discussion of threats to animals and impacts of climate be seen as disparaging and not properly highlighting the beauty, abundance and grandeur of the site.
At Buck Island Reef National Monument, the natural world tells its own story. Decades of scientific observation have documented changes to this landscape \u2014 changes that are visible to every visitor who walks these trails. The interpretive materials now under review present this documented scientific record.
\nAmong the content targeted: “ranked top ten eco-friendly destinations” \u2014 language that the administration has flagged for review under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: The environmental changes documented at Buck Island Reef National Monument are based on decades of scientific observation and measurement. Visitors can see these changes with their own eyes. Removing references to documented science from interpretive materials doesn't reverse the changes \u2014 it only leaves visitors without the information they need to understand what they're witnessing.
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\nWhy this matters: El Malpais National Monument is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Mammoth Cave National Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":33,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/maca/index.htm","label":"Mammoth Cave National Park History"},"folderId":"451","flagType":"no-action-specified"},"452":{"park":"Nicodemus National Historic Site","code":"NICO","state":"KS","lat":39.3917,"lon":-99.6168,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Nicolet National Forest in MA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Nicolet National Forest is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/nico/index.htm","label":"Nicolet National Forest History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"454":{"park":"Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site","code":"CHSC","state":"AR","lat":34.75,"lon":-92.28,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site in AR is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/chsc/index.htm","label":"Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"455":{"park":"Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park","code":"CHCH","state":"GA","lat":34.9432,"lon":-85.2875,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Slavery & Enslaved People","Civil War","Civil Rights & Racial Justice"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Exhibit panels, publications (4 items)","items":4,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Interior Exhibits: \n\nThe park would request further review of the “Causes of the Civil War” Exhibit (six attached photos), located in the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center. This exhibit, placed in the early 2000s, provides multiple perspectives concering the various causes associated with the coming of the American Civil War.\n\nThe park would also like to request further review of “The Legacy of the Civil War” exhibit, located in the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center. Like the “Causes” exhibit, this one was also placed in the early 2000s.\n\nThe park requests that further review be prov...
The park would also ask that the waysides “This Was Our War Too” and “Two Rivers in One” both be reviewed. \n\nThe “This Was Our War Too” wayside points out that the Battle of Chickamauga "helped define freedom for the coutnry's enslaved population. Yet, after 80 years, the Army remained segregated, a fact evident to the African American WACs assigned here.“ Park subject matter experts believe this wayside to be in full alignment with SO 3431 and EO 14253 as well, but would request further review. \n\nThe ”Two Rivers in One" wayside, located on Moccasin Bend National Archeological District, provid...
The park requests that further review be given to the section of the park's unigrid (brochure) entitled “Soldiering to Freedom.” This short blurb accurately portrays Chattanooga, Tennessee, during the Civil War and the definition of “contraband” as it related to Camp Contraband, located within the city during the war. Although the park's subject matter experts believe this publication also alighs with SO 3431 and EO 14253, the park would like to request further review.
At Christiansted NHS, the National Park Service has worked for years to document and interpret the history of slavery at this site \u2014 a history that was ignored for much of the park's existence. The exhibits, waysides, and publications now under review represent a hard-won commitment to telling the complete American story.
\nThe administration has flagged for review content that includes the language: “Causes of the Civil War”, “The Legacy of the Civil War”, “exhibit, this one was also placed in the early 2000s.\n\nThe park requests that further review be provided for the”, and “exhibit, primarily the section on”.
\nWhy this matters: The history of slavery at Christiansted NHS was suppressed for generations. The materials now being targeted represent decades of work by historians, descendants of enslaved people, and community advocates to ensure these stories are finally told. Removing them would re-erase history that has only recently been acknowledged.
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\nWhy this matters: Pea Vine Mountain is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Klondike Gold Rush NHP - Seattle is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/lyjo/index.htm","label":"Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"469":{"park":"City Of Rocks National Reserve","code":"CIRO","state":"ID","lat":42.0699,"lon":-113.7124,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Capitol Reef National Park in UT is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Capitol Reef National Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/ciro/index.htm","label":"Capitol Reef National Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"480":{"park":"Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park","code":"HAVO","state":"HI","lat":19.42,"lon":-155.25,"status":"OTHER \u2014 SEE NOTE","badgeClass":"badge-other","topics":["Colonization","Japanese American Incarceration","Labor History"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson established Hawaii National Park to protect Kilauea, Earth's most active volcano, which erupted in a circle of fire that had captivated visitors since the 1840s.
\nKilauea is considered Earth's most active volcano, with documented activity for centuries before scientific observation. Halema'uma'u Crater, located within Kilauea's caldera, is the volcano's most active vent and holds cultural significance for Hawaiian people. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, founded in 1912 by Thomas Jaggar, has served as the world's primary volcanic research institution.
\nFrom the internal review records: “2. This wayside interprets the grandeur of the 1959 K\u012blauea Iki eruption through geological and cultural storytelling. The park is seeking a review to determine whether any of the waysides contain images, descriptions, depictions, messages, narratives, or other content that may inappropriately disparage Americans\u2014past or present\u2014including individuals from the colonial era, or, with respect to cont...”
\nWhy this matters: Hawaii Volcanoes reveals the planet's living geology\u2014where molten rock and gas continue to literally create the landscape. Over 2 million people visit this site each year.
","imageCount":4,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/havo/index.htm","label":"Hawai\u02bbi Volcanoes National Park History"},"folderId":"480","flagType":"other","flagNote":"This entry was flagged as \"Other\" in the NPS survey \u2014 not a standard content review or physical repair flag."},"481":{"park":"Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve","code":"JELA","state":"LA","lat":29.7852,"lon":-90.1312,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Climate & Environment"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Wayside describes the effects of rising sea levels, subsidence, and warming climate on the lands and people of southern Louisiana. Wayside does not disparage industry or the federal government, just states the facts as they are.
On March 17, 1962, Congress established Jean Lafitte National Historical Park to protect the Louisiana bayou and the historic battlefields where Andrew Jackson defeated the British in the War of 1812.
\nThe park preserves six distinct sites, including the Chalmette Battlefield where Jackson's forces defeated British regulars on January 8, 1815. Jean Lafitte was a pirate and privateer who fought alongside Jackson against the British, earning a pardon for his service. The park encompasses pristine bayou habitat and interprets Creole and Acadian cultural heritage.
\nFrom the internal review records: “Wayside describes the effects of rising sea levels, subsidence, and warming climate on the lands and people of southern Louisiana. Wayside does not disparage industry or the federal government, just states the facts as they are.”
\nWhy this matters: Jean Lafitte protects a crucial moment in American military history and the unique cultural landscape of the Louisiana bayou. Over 1.5 million people visit this site each year.
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\nWhy this matters: New Orleans Jazz NHP is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/jazz/index.htm","label":"New Orleans Jazz NHP History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"484":{"park":"Colonial National Historical Park","code":"COLO","state":"VA","lat":37.22,"lon":-76.51,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Needs reviewed to see if the language complies with SO 3431.
In 1926, Congress established Colonial National Monument to commemorate the birth of the American republic at Jamestown, where on May 13, 1607, English settlers landed to create the first permanent European settlement in North America.
\nJamestown served as Virginia's capital from 1607 to 1699; evolved from a struggling settlement into a prosperous colony. The park also protects Yorktown, where the British Army was defeated in 1781, ending the Revolutionary War. Redesignated as Colonial National Historical Park in 1936, making it one of the most historically significant sites in America.
\nWhy this matters: Colonial marks the beginning of English North America\u2014where the continent's trajectory toward independence and democracy first took root. Over 1.2 million people visit this site each year.
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\nWhy this matters: Florissant Fossil Beds NM is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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Blue Ridge Parkway in TN preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The exhibit panels at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nAmong the content targeted: “Traveling Shows, Circuses and Minstrelsy.” \u2014 language that the administration has flagged for review under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: The specific language being targeted at Blue Ridge Parkway \u2014 including “Traveling Shows, Circuses and Minstrelsy.” \u2014 is historically accurate content developed by professional historians and park staff. When this language is revised or removed, visitors lose access to the documented record of what happened here.
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Fort Donelson NB in TN preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The interpretive materials at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nWhy this matters: Fort Donelson NB is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
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California Through Native Eyes, William Bauer JR
Adopted by Indians, Thomas Jefferson Mayfield
We are dancing for you, Cutcha Risling Baldy
We are the Land, Damon Atkins
Project 562, Matika Wilbur
California Indians and Their Environment, Kent Lightfoot
Sisters of the Earth, Lorraine Anderson
Grave Matters, Tony Platt
Notable Native People, Adrienne Keene
In 1968, Congress established Redwood National Park to preserve the world's tallest trees, coast redwoods reaching over 300 feet tall and living for 2,000 years.
\nCoast redwoods are the tallest, among the oldest, and among the most massive tree species on Earth. The park encompasses 139,000 acres that protect 45 percent of all remaining old-growth coast redwood forests. Indigenous Yurok, Chilula, and Tolowa peoples harvested coast redwoods for centuries, processing them into planks for boats and houses.
\nFrom the internal review records: “The following books are sold by our Cooperating Association that focus on local tribal histories:”
\nWhy this matters: Redwoods preserve the largest living organisms on Earth\u2014ancient giants that have towered over human history for thousands of years. Over 1 million people visit this site each year.
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\nWhy this matters: Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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San Juan NHS in PR is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: San Juan NHS is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Tupelo NB is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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Fort Scott NHS in MO is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Fort Scott NHS is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Appomattox Court House National Historical Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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Text: They were bear and boar hunters, livestock tenders, blacksmiths, and mountain guides. Notably, they were also enslaved people descended from those who were captured and sold from their homelands of West Africa. In 2018, the park started bringing visibility to the story of these early African Americans in the Smokies by researching the history of the Enloe slave cemetery, established by the Enloe family - farmers, loggers and enslavers who settled in the Oconaluftee area in the early 19th century.
By using ground-penetrating radar (GPR), historical documents, and local accounts, the park learned that the small head and footstones in the cemetery represents the 1860s burials of at least half a dozen enslaved people. Beyond the harsh circumstances of enslavement, these people also would have celebrated birthdays, shared their family's stories, and raised their children in these very mountains hundreds of years ago. \n(A Sacred Ancestral Connection: Across time, many different peoples have used coins as a connection to their past ancestors and culture. Although the ancestors of the people buried here were removed from their African homelands, they h...
The story of Great Smoky Mountains NP is inseparable from the lives of the people who were enslaved here \u2014 including West Africa. For generations, their stories went untold. The interpretive materials now targeted for review were created to ensure these voices would finally be heard.
\nFrom the internal review records: “(A Sacred Ancestral Connection: Across time, many different peoples have used coins as a connection to their past ancestors and culture. Although the ancestors of the people buried here were removed from their African homelands, they held on to many traditions. Some African cultures believe that a spririt would wander if their loved ones did not leave graveside items that represented the dead. The...”
\nWhy this matters: The history of slavery at Great Smoky Mountains NP was suppressed for generations. The materials now being targeted represent decades of work by historians, descendants of enslaved people, and community advocates to ensure these stories are finally told. Removing them would re-erase history that has only recently been acknowledged.
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\nWhy this matters: California National Historic Trail is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/cali/index.htm","label":"California National Historic Trail History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"506":{"park":"El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail","code":"ELCA","state":"CA","lat":32.61,"lon":-116.54,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail in CA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/elca/index.htm","label":"El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"507":{"park":"El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail","code":"ELTE","state":"TX","lat":30.5,"lon":-97,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"El Camino Real de los Tejas NHT in TX is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: El Camino Real de los Tejas NHT is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/elte/index.htm","label":"El Camino Real de los Tejas NHT History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"508":{"park":"Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail","code":"MOPI","state":"UT","lat":40.7609,"lon":-111.891,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Mammoth Cave National Park in KY is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Mammoth Cave National Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Old Spanish NHT is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Oregon National Historic Trail is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/oreg/index.htm","label":"Oregon National Historic Trail History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"511":{"park":"Pony Express National Historic Trail","code":"POEX","state":"UT","lat":40,"lon":-110,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Pony Express NHT in UT is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Pony Express NHT is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/poex/index.htm","label":"Pony Express NHT History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"512":{"park":"Santa Fe National Historic Trail","code":"SAFE","state":"NM","lat":35.0828,"lon":-106.6348,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Salem Maritime NHS in MA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Salem Maritime NHS is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Trail of Tears NHT is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/trte/index.htm","label":"Trail of Tears NHT History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"516":{"park":"Andersonville National Historic Site","code":"ANDE","state":"GA","lat":32.1977,"lon":-84.1294,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Exhibit panels (8 items)","items":8,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"National Prisoner of War Museum exhibit text. Needs general review due to the museum interpreting difficult events in our history.
Andersonville NHS in GA preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The exhibit panels at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nWhy this matters: Andersonville NHS is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
","imageCount":20,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/ande/index.htm","label":"Andersonville NHS History"},"folderId":"516","flagType":"content-review"},"518":{"park":"Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument","code":"SAPU","state":"NM","lat":34.3542,"lon":-106.205,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Santa Paula area in MA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Santa Paula area is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/sapu/index.htm","label":"Santa Paula area History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"520":{"park":"Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail","code":"NATT","state":"MS","lat":32.18,"lon":-89.18,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Bulletin boards at trail heads are in a bad state of disrepair. Wasps frequently nest inside the brochure box or underneath the roof of the structure. Glass has film on it that makes posted notices inside difficult to read.
Natchez Trace Parkway in MS preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The interpretive materials at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nFrom the internal review records: “Bulletin boards at trail heads are in a bad state of disrepair. Wasps frequently nest inside the brochure box or underneath the roof of the structure. Glass has film on it that makes posted notices inside difficult to read.”
\nWhy this matters: Natchez Trace Parkway is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
","imageCount":1,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/natt/index.htm","label":"Natchez Trace Parkway History"},"folderId":"520","flagType":"no-action-specified"},"521":{"park":"Natchez Trace Parkway","code":"NATR","state":"MS","lat":32.18,"lon":-89.18,"status":"REVISE","badgeClass":"badge-revise","topics":["Civil War"],"action":"Revise","media":"Exhibit panels","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Panel of “Civil War” does not address the purpose or importance of the photographed soldier nor the USCT as a whole, which is disparaging to those who fought. Additionally, a black soldier is placed in front of a Confederate battle flag.
Natchez Trace Parkway stands as one of America's most significant Civil War sites. The events that unfolded here shaped the nation's future \u2014 and the interpretive materials that tell this story have been developed over decades by historians and park staff committed to factual accuracy.
\nFrom the internal review records: “Panel of "Civil War" does not address the purpose or importance of the photographed soldier nor the USCT as a whole, which is disparaging to those who fought. Additionally, a black soldier is placed in front of a Confederate battle flag.”
\nWhy this matters: Natchez Trace Parkway commemorates events that shaped the course of American history. The interpretation here has been developed by professional historians over decades and reflects scholarly consensus. For the thousands of students who visit each year, this is often their first direct encounter with the realities of the Civil War \u2014 including its root cause in slavery.
","imageCount":2,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/natr/index.htm","label":"Natchez Trace Parkway History"},"folderId":"521","flagType":"content-review"},"525":{"park":"Fort Monroe National Monument","code":"FOMR","state":"VA","lat":37.0044,"lon":-76.308,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Fort Monroe NM in VA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Fort Monroe NM is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/fomr/index.htm","label":"Fort Monroe NM History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"532":{"park":"President's Park (White House)","code":"WHHO","state":"DC","lat":38.8977,"lon":-77.0365,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Exhibit panels","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"\u201cDespite the national ban on alcohol during Prohibition, President Warren G. Harding (1921-23) often served cocktails to his private guests. Observers joked that the White House liquor came from the illegal shipments seized by government agents.\u201d
Needs review to assess whether it contains disparaging content.
White House in DC preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The exhibit panels at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nAmong the content targeted: “Despite the national ban on alcohol during Prohibition, President Warren G. Harding (1921-23) often served cocktails to his private guests. Observers joked that the White House liquor came from the illegal shipments seized by government agents.” \u2014 language that the administration has flagged for review under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: The specific language being targeted at White House \u2014 including “Despite the national ban on alcohol during Prohibition, President Warren G. Harding (1921-23) often ” \u2014 is historically accurate content developed by professional historians and park staff. When this language is revised or removed, visitors lose access to the documented record of what happened here.
","imageCount":1,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/whho/index.htm","label":"White House History"},"folderId":"532","flagType":"content-review"},"535":{"park":"Olympic National Park","code":"OLYM","state":"WA","lat":47.97,"lon":-123.61,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Indigenous & Native History","Climate & Environment","Labor History"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Film/video, exhibit panels, publications (22 items)","items":22,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"“Entrepreneurs built two dams in the early 1900s to power growth on the Olympic Peninsula. A century later the dams were removed and the Elwha Valley began to heal.”
"In the early 1900s, hydroelectric power generated by two dams on the Elwha [river] lured industry to Port Angeles. The power was cheap, but the cost was great. The dams blocked the migration of salmon and altered the wild river\u2019s flow, disrupting the ecosystem and the culture of the resident Klallam tribe for 100 years."
“The Hoh and Quileute pursue traditional activities along their ancestral rivers. Salmon remain central to tribal life. Today, environmental changes pose new challenges to age-old traditions.”
"A Changing Climate: With the warming climate, mountain snowfall is decreasing, and the glaciers on Mount Olympus that once carved this valley are rapidly shrinking. The result is less meltwater feeding the Hoh River. This decrease affects river flows and water temperatures. Over time will cold water aquatic species, such as salmon and bull trout, be able to adapt to these climate-driven changes?"
"A Carbon Reservoir: The Hoh Rain Forest plays an important role in our changing climate. With its massive trees, this forest takes in and stores tons of carbon from the atmosphere. The carbon is banked for centuries in living trees, decomposing wood, and organic soil. Great amounts of carbon that old-growth forests retain and recycle help combat problems of increasing carbon dioxide in our global atmosphere."
"Incredible Journeys: Marbled murrelets spend much of their lives at sea but nest exclusively in old-growth forests. With diminishing nesting habitat, they are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act."
“Listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, northern spotted owls face dwindling habitat and displacement by barred owls.”
"With Roosevelt elk hunted to near extinction in the early 1900s, one of the mandates for the establishment of the park in 1938 was to\u2026\u201dprovide suitable winter range and permanent protection for the herds of native Roosevelt elk and other wildlife\u2026"
"Elk that lived here for thousands of years were hunted to near extinction in the early 1900s. Conservationists sought to save them, and almost named these wild lands Elk National Park. Today, 5,000 members of the largest wild herd of Roosevelt elk are protected in Olympic National Park. Poachers still threaten park elk, and hunters may shoot elk that wander outside park boundaries. The loss of winter range outside the park also endangers elk in the park\u2019s eastern and southern drainages."
“EpiLog: 1492 \u2013 Columbus \u201cdiscovers\u201d New World”
“Animal Tracking: But not even a clue remains of the wolf. The species was hunted to extinction on the Olympic Peninsula in the 1920s.”
“Between 1890 and 1920, before Olympic National Park was established, early settlers began a campaign to eliminate all predators from the Olympic Peninsula. Why?”\n\nSIGNS AND WAYSIDES
"According to Indian Legend, Mount Storm King became angry because the Quileute and Klallam people were killing each other in battle. Hurling part of his crest down into the valley. Storm King killed all combatants and at the same time dammed the stream with the great rock, forming the present lake."
"In clear weather you can see Canada and and the volcanic peaks of the Cascade Mountains. The visibility here is becoming increasingly impaired, however, by pollutants from sources including industry, wood stoves, and the automobiles we drive. Simply to see a distant horizon through clean air\u2026is wealth enough for one afternoon."
"In the dry summers of the Olympics, water from melting snowbanks nourishes mountain meadows and life downstream. With our warming climate, snowfall is decreasing. This impacts all life on the Olympic Peninsula, from bears and wildflowers to farmers and fish.“\n\nPUBLICATIONS\nCoastal Clock Trail Brochure (TB-1), ”Over millennia, the beach moves as ocean levels rise and fall with changing climates. During past ice ages, enormous quantities of water were locked up in ice, lowering sea level by as much as 400 feet below the present. Today, sunken beaches and sea stacks lie offshore, drowned reminde...
On March 2, 1909, President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed Mount Olympus National Monument to protect the subalpine calving grounds of Roosevelt elk native to the Olympic Peninsula.
\nThe monument was redesignated as a national park on June 29, 1938, by Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt. Olympic contains the largest intact temperate rainforest in the Western Hemisphere, with the Hoh Rainforest receiving over 12 feet of annual precipitation. The park protects diverse ecosystems from Pacific beaches to alpine meadows to old-growth coniferous forests.
\nThe administration has flagged for review content that includes the language: “Entrepreneurs built two dams in the early 1900s to power growth on the Olympic Peninsula. A century later the dams were removed and the Elwha Valley began to heal.”, “Location: Hoh Visitor Center (HVC-1),”, “Location: Hoh Visitor Center (HVC-2),”, and “Location: Hoh Visitor Center (HVC-3),”.
\nWhy this matters: Olympic preserves one of Earth's most pristine rainforests\u2014a landscape shaped by abundant water, ancient trees, and diverse wildlife. Over 3 million people visit this site each year.
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Wupatki National Monument in AZ preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The interpretive materials at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nWhy this matters: Wupatki National Monument is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/wupa/index.htm","label":"Wupatki National Monument History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"555":{"park":"Walnut Canyon National Monument","code":"WACA","state":"AZ","lat":35.1717,"lon":-111.5097,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Walnut Canyon National Monument in WA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Walnut Canyon National Monument is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/waca/index.htm","label":"Walnut Canyon National Monument History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"560":{"park":"Valles Caldera National Preserve","code":"VALL","state":"NM","lat":35.87,"lon":-106.5189,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Valley of Fire State Park in NV is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Valley of Fire State Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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FYI--The park had submitted a project to create new exhibits for the Fort Moultrie visitor center in PMIS project - PMIS is 339814.
Park Foundation Document Interpretive theme for this exhibit:
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie NHP interprets the former sites of Gadsden\u2019s Wharf\nand quarantine stations on Sullivan\u2019s Island, where approximately 40% of all\nenslaved Africans transported to America disembarked, providing important\nconnections between the history of the slave trade and the experiences of enslaved\npeople in America.
On April 12, 1861, at 4:30 a.m., Confederate batteries opened fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, marking the official beginning of the American Civil War that would last four years and cost over 620,000 lives.
\nUnion Major Robert Anderson commanded a garrison of only 90 men when Confederate forces under General P.G.T. Beauregard attacked. The bombardment lasted 34 straight hours before Anderson surrendered; Confederate forces occupied the fort for the next four years. Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park now preserves two key Civil War sites in Charleston Harbor.
\nThe flagged materials include content from “PMIS is 339814.” \u2014 9 individual items targeted for review.
\nThe content at Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie NHP has been confirmed removed. What was once publicly accessible historical interpretation \u2014 developed over years by professional historians and park staff \u2014 has been taken down with no public record of what was changed or why.
\nWhy this matters: Fort Sumter marks the moment the nation fractured\u2014where political crisis became military conflict that defined American history. Over 500,000 people visit this site each year.
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\nThe petrified wood represents fallen trees from the Late Triassic Period (225-207 million years ago) that were buried in volcanic ash. The 'Painted Desert' features brilliantly colored layers of mudstone, sandstone, and siltstone created under an ancient equatorial sea. The park was established as a national monument in 1906 and redesignated as a national park in 1962.
\nWhy this matters: Petrified Forest reveals Earth's ancient past\u2014where Triassic ecosystems were frozen in stone for 225 million years. Over 800,000 people visit this site each year.
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\nWhy this matters: Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/fova/index.htm","label":"Fort Vancouver National Historic Site History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"587":{"park":"Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve","code":"GLBA","state":"AK","lat":58.67,"lon":-136.9,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"On December 2, 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, establishing Glacier Bay National Park and protecting 3.3 million acres of pristine Alaskan wilderness.
\nGlacier Bay contains some of the largest glaciers in North America, including Muir Glacier and Glacier Bay's largest tidewater glaciers. The landscape has been shaped by indigenous Tlingit and Haida peoples for centuries; many glaciers are retreating due to climate change. The park is one of the most remote in the National Park System, accessible primarily by air or cruise ship.
\nWhy this matters: Glacier Bay reveals the dynamic interplay between glacial advance and retreat\u2014a landscape that is literally reshaping itself. Over 50,000 people visit this site each year.
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While these statements are historically accurate and supported by firsthand accounts, they may be perceived as disparaging by individuals who are less familiar with the history of the Civil Rights Movement.
According to Park Enabling Legislation, Public Law 101-321:\n(Section 2.3) The designation of the route of the march from Selma to Montgomery as a national historic trail will serve as a reminder of the right and responsibility of all Americans to fully participate in the election processes. It will serve as a reminder that we must be ever vigilant in securing our right to vote. It will also give long overdue recognition to the men and women who have sacrificed so much for, and dedicated their lives to, voting rights for all Americans.
Selma to Montgomery NHT in AL preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The visitor publications at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nFrom the internal review records: “(Section 2.3) The designation of the route of the march from Selma to Montgomery as a national historic trail will serve as a reminder of the right and responsibility of all Americans to fully participate in the election processes. It will serve as a reminder that we must be ever vigilant in securing our right to vote. It will also give long overdue recognition to the men and women who have sacrif...”
\nWhy this matters: The civil rights history documented at Selma to Montgomery NHT is not a matter of opinion \u2014 it is the factual record of how Americans fought for the rights promised by our founding documents. These events occurred within living memory. The people who marched, sat in, and sacrificed are still alive to tell their stories.
","imageCount":6,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/semo/index.htm","label":"Selma to Montgomery NHT History"},"folderId":"588","sosSources":[{"pub":"Axios","title":"Selma Bloody Sunday 60th Anniversary Voting Rights","date":"Jan 19, 2026","url":"https://www.axios.com/2025/03/08/selma-bloody-sunday-60-anniversary-voting-rights"}],"flagType":"content-review","orderedToRemove":true,"orderedContext":"DOI identified approximately 80 items for removal at the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail, the largest single-site order.","orderedCount":80},"596":{"park":"Sagamore Hill National Historic Site","code":"SAHI","state":"NY","lat":40.8856,"lon":-73.4979,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Sagamore Hill NHS in NY is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Sagamore Hill NHS is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/sahi/index.htm","label":"Sagamore Hill NHS History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"603":{"park":"Ice Age National Scenic Trail","code":"IATR","state":"WI","lat":43.5,"lon":-88.3,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Publications (1 items)","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"This brochure in our office may need a higher level of review. Some of the contents may be in conflict SO3431 \u201cimages, descriptions, depictions, messages, narratives or other information (content) that...with respect to content describing natural features, that emphasizes matters unrelated to the beauty, abundance, or grandeur of said natural feature.\u201d
Iowa National Heritage and Recreation Trail in IA preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The visitor publications at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nAmong the content targeted: “images, descriptions, depictions, messages, narratives or other information (content) that...with respect to content describing natural features, that emphasizes matters unrelated to the beauty, abundance, or grandeur of said natural feature.” \u2014 language that the administration has flagged for review under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: The specific language being targeted at Iowa National Heritage and Recreation Trail \u2014 including “images, descriptions, depictions, messages, narratives or other information (content) that...with re” \u2014 is historically accurate content developed by professional historians and park staff. When this language is revised or removed, visitors lose access to the documented record of what happened here.
","imageCount":2,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/iatr/index.htm","label":"Iowa National Heritage and Recreation Trail History"},"folderId":"603","flagType":"content-review"},"604":{"park":"Alaska Public Lands","code":"ANCH","state":"AK","lat":61.2181,"lon":-149.89,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Alaska Public Lands Information Centers in AK is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Alaska Public Lands Information Centers is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/anch/index.htm","label":"Alaska Public Lands Information Centers History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"605":{"park":"Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument","code":"KAWW","state":"ME","lat":45.87,"lon":-68.25,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in ME is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/kaww/index.htm","label":"Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"607":{"park":"Dinosaur National Monument","code":"DINO","state":"CO","lat":40.44,"lon":-109.38,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Desert Voices Trail - There is a series of outdoor waysides (40 total) that was installed on the Desert Voices Trail in 1992. While most of the porcelain enamel waysides are in fair condition, the content is from a different time period and does not meet current standards for interpretation. Some of the content is inaccurate and the approach for may of the waysides was to address issues instead of the resources, scenery and stories visible to the visitor. Recommendation is to remove these wayside exhibits and replace with newly design ones that focus on the resources and scenery immediately visible to visitors. The content, style and methods should be done in a way to engage more visitors.
Dinosaur National Monument in CO preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The interpretive materials at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nFrom the internal review records: “Desert Voices Trail - There is a series of outdoor waysides (40 total) that was installed on the Desert Voices Trail in 1992. While most of the porcelain enamel waysides are in fair condition, the content is from a different time period and does not meet current standards for interpretation. Some of the content is inaccurate and the approach for may of the waysides was to address issues instead of...”
\nWhy this matters: Dinosaur National Monument is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
","imageCount":13,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/dino/index.htm","label":"Dinosaur National Monument History"},"folderId":"607","flagType":"no-action-specified"},"611":{"park":"Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument","code":"CHYO","state":"OH","lat":39.7217,"lon":-83.8863,"status":"REVISE","badgeClass":"badge-revise","topics":["Indigenous & Native History","Civil Rights & Racial Justice"],"action":"Revise","media":"Exhibit panels (8 items)","items":8,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"These panels include detailed accounts of segretation and ostracism in the U.S. Army, race descrimination, U.S. Army, discrimination against Native Americans, and racial prejudice.
Long before Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers NM became a national park, this land was home to Indigenous peoples whose connection to it spans thousands of years. The interpretive materials now being reviewed tell their story \u2014 often developed through years of formal tribal consultation, as required by federal law.
\nWhy this matters: The Indigenous history presented at Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers NM was developed through formal tribal consultation \u2014 a legal requirement under federal law. The language being reviewed was often specifically requested by tribal nations whose ancestors lived on this land for thousands of years. Revising it without renewed consultation would violate both the spirit and the letter of that process.
","imageCount":8,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/chyo/index.htm","label":"Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers NM History"},"folderId":"611","flagType":"content-review"},"614":{"park":"Arkansas Post National Memorial","code":"ARPO","state":"AR","lat":34.04,"lon":-91.31,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Indigenous & Native History","Colonization"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"The Quapaw Indians - A tribe of Arkansas Indians whose members characteristically were tall and handsome, the Quapaws lived in the delta area and belonged to a tribe that ranged from the Ohio River into present day Pennsylvania. Always friendly to the Europeans, they provided protection against raids of the Chickasaw and Osage tribes.
THE FRENCH PERIOD - The Regent of France authorized a settlement at the Post of Arkansas in 1722. These early settlers were on good terms with the Quapaw Indians who "exhibited a great spirit of friendliness and hospitality toward the French: Cotton was introduced in 1740. In 1751 the settlement was strengthened. The French Government sent a number of girls as wives for the settlers “with a dowry of a cow and calf, cock and five hens, gun and ammunition, axe and hoe, and a supply of garden seed”. (Note: This wayside exhibit is likely a historic property.
Long before Arkansas Post National Memorial became a national park, this land was home to Indigenous peoples whose connection to it spans thousands of years. The interpretive materials now being reviewed tell their story \u2014 often developed through years of formal tribal consultation, as required by federal law.
\nAmong the content targeted: “exhibited a great spirit of friendliness and hospitality toward the French: Cotton was introduced in 1740. In 1751 the settlement was strengthened. The French Government sent a number of girls as wives for the settlers” \u2014 language that the administration has flagged for review under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: The Indigenous history presented at Arkansas Post National Memorial was developed through formal tribal consultation \u2014 a legal requirement under federal law. The language being reviewed was often specifically requested by tribal nations whose ancestors lived on this land for thousands of years. Revising it without renewed consultation would violate both the spirit and the letter of that process.
","imageCount":2,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/arpo/index.htm","label":"Arkansas Post National Memorial History"},"folderId":"614","flagType":"no-action-specified"},"621":{"park":"Cumberland Gap National Historical Park","code":"CUGA","state":"TN","lat":36.6006,"lon":-83.6693,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"We have 4 wayside exhibits submitted for review.
Cumberland Gap NHP in TN is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Cumberland Gap NHP is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":4,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/cuga/index.htm","label":"Cumberland Gap NHP History"},"folderId":"621","flagType":"no-action-specified"},"623":{"park":"Fort Pulaski National Monument","code":"FOPU","state":"SC","lat":32.0283,"lon":-80.8906,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Slavery & Enslaved People","Civil War","Climate & Environment"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Per implementation guidance on SO 3431, FOPU's interpretation staff created a public-facing content inventory and reviewed 151 items across the park. Content that was identified for further review was flagged and then reviewed at weekly park management team meetings in June and July 2025. After PMT discussion, 8 items (about 5% of total interpretive content) were agreed upon for submission under SO 3431 5B.
Item 1: “Marsh Restoration,” VC Nature Corner: temporary sign created by interp staff that details marsh restoration efforts and human actions that threaten coastal GA salt marsh.
Item 2: “Embedded in Brick,” Fort Wayside: temporary sign created by interp staff that describes the creation of Fort Pulaski's bricks by enslaved workers.
Item 3: “Can you Find the Pawprint?”, Fort Wayside: temporary sign created by interp staff that describes a paw print indentation in one of Fort Pulaski's bricks.
Item 4: “Why We Dig it,” Tradeshow Banner: moveable, temporary banner created by resources staff that describes the process and purposes of archeology at FOPU.
Item 5: “Objects of Decoration” Tradeshow Banner: moveable, temporary banner created by resources staff that describes some of th...
The story of Fort Pulaski NM is inseparable from the lives of the people who were enslaved here \u2014 including Fort Pulaski. For generations, their stories went untold. The interpretive materials now targeted for review were created to ensure these voices would finally be heard.
\nThe administration has flagged for review content that includes the language: “Marsh Restoration,”, “Embedded in Brick,”, “Can you Find the Pawprint?”, and “Why We Dig it,”.
\nWhy this matters: The history of slavery at Fort Pulaski NM was suppressed for generations. The materials now being targeted represent decades of work by historians, descendants of enslaved people, and community advocates to ensure these stories are finally told. Removing them would re-erase history that has only recently been acknowledged.
","imageCount":8,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/fopu/index.htm","label":"Fort Pulaski NM History"},"folderId":"623","flagType":"no-action-specified"},"626":{"park":"Pea Ridge National Military Park","code":"PERI","state":"AR","lat":36.4544,"lon":-94.0347,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Petersburg NB in VA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Petersburg NB is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/peri/index.htm","label":"Petersburg NB History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"627":{"park":"Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve","code":"ORCA","state":"OR","lat":42.1,"lon":-123.39,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve in OR is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/orca/index.htm","label":"Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"629":{"park":"Camp Nelson National Monument","code":"CANE","state":"KY","lat":37.7972,"lon":-84.5978,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Exhibit panels (2 items)","items":2,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Cane River Creole National Historical Park in LA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Cane River Creole National Historical Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":2,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/cane/index.htm","label":"Cane River Creole National Historical Park History"},"folderId":"629","flagType":"content-review"},"630":{"park":"Canaveral National Seashore","code":"CANA","state":"FL","lat":28.6336,"lon":-80.6756,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"CANA has two prominent signs located in both our Apollo and Playalinda districts that informs visitors that they may encounter nude sunbathing at certain boardwalks within the park (boardwalk #5 in Apollo and boardwalk #13 in Playalinda). Both of these signs have been reviewed and approved by DOI Solicitors and have been in the park for a number of years. These signs assist the general public in making an informed decision on whether they want to use the beach access at these two locations in the park. We are looking for guidance on whether the signs can remain as is or if they need additional review.
Canaveral NS in FL preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The interpretive materials at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nFrom the internal review records: “CANA has two prominent signs located in both our Apollo and Playalinda districts that informs visitors that they may encounter nude sunbathing at certain boardwalks within the park (boardwalk #5 in Apollo and boardwalk #13 in Playalinda). Both of these signs have been reviewed and approved by DOI Solicitors and have been in the park for a number of years. These signs assist the general public in...”
\nWhy this matters: Canaveral NS is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
","imageCount":2,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/cana/index.htm","label":"Canaveral NS History"},"folderId":"630","flagType":"no-action-specified"},"632":{"park":"Indiana Dunes National Park (National Lakeshore)","code":"INDU","state":"IN","lat":41.65,"lon":-87.05,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Climate & Environment"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"We have developed original content for each wayside exhibit and can make revisions based on your recommendations. The content for review has been highlighted for your convenience. The majority of the content focuses on dune preservation and highlights the efforts of individuals dedicated to protecting the dunes from development. Additionally, some exhibits discuss the erosion caused by man-made structures as opposed to natural processes. Recommend review and preferred course of action if needed.
Indiana Dunes National Park in IN preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The interpretive materials at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nFrom the internal review records: “We have developed original content for each wayside exhibit and can make revisions based on your recommendations. The content for review has been highlighted for your convenience. The majority of the content focuses on dune preservation and highlights the efforts of individuals dedicated to protecting the dunes from development. Additionally, some exhibits discuss the erosion caused by man-made st...”
\nWhy this matters: The environmental changes documented at Indiana Dunes National Park are based on decades of scientific observation and measurement. Visitors can see these changes with their own eyes. Removing references to documented science from interpretive materials doesn't reverse the changes \u2014 it only leaves visitors without the information they need to understand what they're witnessing.
","imageCount":6,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/indu/index.htm","label":"Indiana Dunes National Park History"},"folderId":"632","flagType":"no-action-specified"},"644":{"park":"Homestead National Monument of America","code":"HOME","state":"NE","lat":40.2872,"lon":-96.8359,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Indigenous & Native History","Colonization"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Exhibit panels","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Quote from Andrew Jackson: "That those tribes can not exist surrounded by our settlements....is certain. Without appreciating the causes of their inferiority or seeking to control them, they must necessarily yield to the force of circumstances and ere long disappear."
Long before Homestead NMon became a national park, this land was home to Indigenous peoples whose connection to it spans thousands of years. The interpretive materials now being reviewed tell their story \u2014 often developed through years of formal tribal consultation, as required by federal law.
\nAmong the content targeted: “That those tribes can not exist surrounded by our settlements....is certain. Without appreciating the causes of their inferiority or seeking to control them, they must necessarily yield to the force of circumstances and ere long disappear.” \u2014 language that the administration has flagged for review under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: The Indigenous history presented at Homestead NMon was developed through formal tribal consultation \u2014 a legal requirement under federal law. The language being reviewed was often specifically requested by tribal nations whose ancestors lived on this land for thousands of years. Revising it without renewed consultation would violate both the spirit and the letter of that process.
","imageCount":2,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/home/index.htm","label":"Homestead NMon History"},"folderId":"644","flagType":"content-review"},"647":{"park":"Mesa Verde National Park","code":"MEVE","state":"CO","lat":37.2309,"lon":-108.4618,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Indigenous & Native History","Climate & Environment","Colonization"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Publications (2 items)","items":2,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"MEVE-601_Mesa Recovers from Fire - The wayside panel discusses the ecological impacts of fire at Mesa Verde. The main text states, “The current increase in climate temperatures will make further recovery even more difficult, threatening biodiversity.” A map caption adds that 70% of the park has burned since it was established, noting: “Although fire has always been a part of the Mesa Verde ecosystem, recent fires are occurring more often and are more devastating than in the past.” The panel is grounded in current scientific research and is consistent with agency climate communication guidance.
MEVE-603_The Ute Homeland - This wayside panel highlights the historic and ongoing connection between the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and ancestral lands in the park. It includes discussion of a land exchange and visual depiction of reservation boundary changes. One sentence states: "Under continued pressure from white settlements, additional negotiations between the federal government and the tribe further reduced Ute lands, resulting in today's reservation boundaries.“
MEVE-805_Kodak House Overlook - This briefly references early documentation of the site and states, ”By then, it had alread...
In 1925, Congress established Mesa Verde National Park to preserve the archaeological sites of the ancestral Puebloans (Anasazi), who built sophisticated cliff dwellings in the high desert of Colorado.
\nMesa Verde contains over 600 known cliff dwellings, including the famous Cliff Palace with over 150 rooms. The ancestral Puebloans inhabited the region from 600 to 1300 CE before mysteriously abandoning the cliff dwellings and relocating south. The landscape reveals dramatic evidence of a civilization that mastered water management and architecture in an arid environment.
\nThe administration has flagged for review content that includes the language: “The current increase in climate temperatures will make further recovery even more difficult, threatening biodiversity.”, “Although fire has always been a part of the Mesa Verde ecosystem, recent fires are occurring more often and are more devastating than in the past.”, “Under continued pressure from white settlements, additional negotiations between the federal government and the tribe further reduced Ute lands, resulting in today's reservation boundaries.”, and “By then, it had already suffered the detrimental effects of the search for artifacts by earlier explorers.”.
\nWhy this matters: Mesa Verde preserves the tangible evidence of a sophisticated pre-Columbian civilization\u2014a window into indigenous American achievement. Over 500,000 people visit this site each year.
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\nWhy this matters: Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/yuho/index.htm","label":"Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"650":{"park":"Pipestone National Monument","code":"PIPE","state":"MN","lat":44.0133,"lon":-96.3253,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"The waysides “Connection to the Earth Mother” and “Pipestone Pilgrimage” are in poor physical condition and are nearly unreadable. They are ajacent to the parking lot and seen by most visitors. Neither the park nor HFC has been able to locate files for replacement. The purpose of the waysides is to convey the importance of the unique tallgrass prairie landscape and the pipestone contained within it. Ideally, the NPS would design and fabricate new waysides. The park does not currently have any interpretive staff above GS-5 seasonals, though we do have access to a term VIS shared among 4 parks.
In 1969, Congress established Pipestone National Monument in Minnesota to protect a sacred quarry where Native Americans have mined red stone for over 3,000 years.
\nThe red pipestone quarry has been used by Great Plains tribes since at least 1000 BCE to create sacred pipes. Native Americans continue to use the quarry today, maintaining traditions that predate European contact. The monument protects both the geological resources and the cultural heritage of indigenous peoples.
\nThe administration has flagged for review content that includes the language: “Connection to the Earth Mother”, and “Pipestone Pilgrimage”.
\nWhy this matters: Pipestone honors indigenous cultural heritage\u2014a sacred landscape that remains central to Native American spiritual traditions. Over 50,000 people visit this site each year.
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\nWhy this matters: Gates of the Arctic National Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Yucca House National Monument is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Lake Mead National Recreation Area is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Great Sand Dunes National Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Whiskey Town National Recreation Area is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Western Arctic Parklands is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in AZ is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":3,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/orpi/index.htm","label":"Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument History"},"folderId":"660","flagType":"no-action-specified","orderedToRemove":true,"orderedContext":"Descriptions of destructive grazing practices flagged for removal."},"664":{"park":"Saratoga National Historical Park","code":"SARA","state":"NY","lat":43.0034,"lon":-73.6384,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Saratoga NHP in NY is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Saratoga NHP is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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At National Mall / Lincoln Memorial, the National Park Service has worked for years to document and interpret the history of slavery at this site \u2014 a history that was ignored for much of the park's existence. The exhibits, waysides, and publications now under review represent a hard-won commitment to telling the complete American story.
\nWhy this matters: The history of slavery at National Mall / Lincoln Memorial was suppressed for generations. The materials now being targeted represent decades of work by historians, descendants of enslaved people, and community advocates to ensure these stories are finally told. Removing them would re-erase history that has only recently been acknowledged.
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\nWhy this matters: African American Civil War Memorial is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Padre Island National Seashore is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Council Grove NHS is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Curecanti National Recreation Area is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Alibates Flint Quarries NM is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Lamprey River is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/lamr/index.htm","label":"Lamprey River History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"675":{"park":"Adams National Historical Park","code":"ADAM","state":"MA","lat":42.2568,"lon":-71.0114,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Adams National Historical Park in MA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Adams National Historical Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Yellowstone National Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Gateway Arch National Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/gari/index.htm","label":"Gateway Arch National Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"679":{"park":"Bluestone National Scenic River","code":"BLUE","state":"WV","lat":37.56,"lon":-80.98,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Bluestone National Scenic River in WV is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Bluestone National Scenic River is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/blue/index.htm","label":"Bluestone National Scenic River History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"680":{"park":"New River Gorge National River","code":"NERI","state":"WV","lat":38.0659,"lon":-80.999,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"New River Gorge NP in WV is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: New River Gorge NP is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/neri/index.htm","label":"New River Gorge NP History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"681":{"park":"Everglades National Park","code":"EVER","state":"FL","lat":25.2866,"lon":-80.8987,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Indigenous & Native History","Climate & Environment","Colonization"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Exhibit panels (12 items)","items":12,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Several of Everglades National Park's stories could be conceived as being disparaging to the development of industrial America. Because of the impacts that urbanization, agriculture, drainage, and industrialization, Everglades National Park was established because eventually society realized the significance of the ecosystem for being a source of fresh water for agriculture and people inhabiting South Florida and the numerous other resources it provides. This theme can be found throughout the purpose, foundation, and enabling legislation of what established Everglades National Park and is a th...
The purpose statement identifies the specific reason(s) for establishment of a particular park. Everglades National Park was established when the enabling legislation adopted by Congress was signed into law on May 30, 1934. The purpose statement lays the foundation for understanding what is most important about the park.\n\nEverglades National Park preserves the largest subtropical wilderness in the nation, a vast natural area in the southern Everglades and Florida Bay known throughout the world for its unparalleled ecological values, natural hydrologic conditions, vibrant cultural heritage, and...
In 1927, journalist and conservationist Marjory Stoneman Douglas joined the committee to create Everglades National Park, beginning a lifelong crusade to save the 'River of Grass' from drainage and development.
\nDouglas's 1947 book 'The Everglades: River of Grass' redefined the swamp as a treasured river ecosystem and became instrumental in preservation efforts. Everglades National Park officially opened in 1947, protecting 1.5 million acres of unique subtropical wetland. Douglas founded Friends of the Everglades in 1969 and continued conservation work until her death in 1998 at age 108.
\nAmong the content targeted: “River of Grass” \u2014 language that the administration has flagged for review under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: The Everglades represent a unique ecosystem where freshwater flows through a subtropical landscape, supporting wildlife found nowhere else on Earth. Over 1.1 million people visit this site each year.
","imageCount":15,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/ever/index.htm","label":"Everglades NP History"},"folderId":"681","flagType":"content-review","orderedToRemove":true,"orderedContext":"Descriptions of industrial pollution and environmental damage flagged for removal at Everglades."},"683":{"park":"River Raisin National Battlefield Park","code":"RIRA","state":"MI","lat":41.9131,"lon":-83.3776,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Indigenous & Native History","Civil War"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Text in Question: Facing U.S. expansion in the early 1800s, diverse Native Nations united under Shawnee war chief Tecumseh. This Native Confederation, the largest organized Indigenous resistance ever, fought to protect their families, lands, and traditions against U.S. encroachment during the War of 1812.
Long before Rio Grande valley became a national park, this land was home to Indigenous peoples whose connection to it spans thousands of years. The interpretive materials now being reviewed tell their story \u2014 often developed through years of formal tribal consultation, as required by federal law.
\nFrom the internal review records: “Text in Question: Facing U.S. expansion in the early 1800s, diverse Native Nations united under Shawnee war chief Tecumseh. This Native Confederation, the largest organized Indigenous resistance ever, fought to protect their families, lands, and traditions against U.S. encroachment during the War of 1812.”
\nWhy this matters: The Indigenous history presented at Rio Grande valley was developed through formal tribal consultation \u2014 a legal requirement under federal law. The language being reviewed was often specifically requested by tribal nations whose ancestors lived on this land for thousands of years. Revising it without renewed consultation would violate both the spirit and the letter of that process.
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\nWhy this matters: Tumacacori NHP is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/tuma/index.htm","label":"Tumacacori NHP History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"692":{"park":"Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park","code":"PAGR","state":"NJ","lat":40.9156,"lon":-74.181,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Indigenous & Native History"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Exhibit panels (1 items)","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Approved Land Acknowledgement text for use in new visitor center exhibit, not yet under construction. I do not have thoughts on how to revise the text as it was approved by three federally-recognized tribes.
Long before Palo Alto Battlefield NHP became a national park, this land was home to Indigenous peoples whose connection to it spans thousands of years. The interpretive materials now being reviewed tell their story \u2014 often developed through years of formal tribal consultation, as required by federal law.
\nFrom the internal review records: “Approved Land Acknowledgement text for use in new visitor center exhibit, not yet under construction. I do not have thoughts on how to revise the text as it was approved by three federally-recognized tribes.”
\nWhy this matters: The Indigenous history presented at Palo Alto Battlefield NHP was developed through formal tribal consultation \u2014 a legal requirement under federal law. The language being reviewed was often specifically requested by tribal nations whose ancestors lived on this land for thousands of years. Revising it without renewed consultation would violate both the spirit and the letter of that process.
","imageCount":1,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/pagr/index.htm","label":"Palo Alto Battlefield NHP History"},"folderId":"692","flagType":"content-review"},"700":{"park":"Thomas Edison National Historical Park","code":"EDIS","state":"NJ","lat":40.5839,"lon":-74.3395,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Thomas Edison NHP in NJ is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Thomas Edison NHP is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/edis/index.htm","label":"Thomas Edison NHP History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"701":{"park":"Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park","code":"DAAV","state":"OH","lat":39.7589,"lon":-84.1916,"status":"REVISE","badgeClass":"badge-revise","topics":["Indigenous & Native History"],"action":"Revise","media":"Exhibit panels","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"This exhibit is part of a timeline and is not likely in conflict with SO3431, however further review is requested. Text: 1890s, 1890 Wounded Knee. “More than 200 Lakota men, wormen, and children were massacred by U.S. troops...”
Long before Death Valley National Park became a national park, this land was home to Indigenous peoples whose connection to it spans thousands of years. The interpretive materials now being reviewed tell their story \u2014 often developed through years of formal tribal consultation, as required by federal law.
\nAmong the content targeted: “More than 200 Lakota men, wormen, and children were massacred by U.S. troops...” \u2014 language that the administration has ordered revised under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: The Indigenous history presented at Death Valley National Park was developed through formal tribal consultation \u2014 a legal requirement under federal law. The language being reviewed was often specifically requested by tribal nations whose ancestors lived on this land for thousands of years. Revising it without renewed consultation would violate both the spirit and the letter of that process.
","imageCount":1,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/daav/index.htm","label":"Death Valley National Park History"},"folderId":"701","flagType":"content-review"},"709":{"park":"Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site","code":"EDAL","state":"PA","lat":39.96,"lon":-75.18,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Slavery & Enslaved People","Labor History"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Exhibit panels (2 items)","items":2,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Philadelphia Through Poe's Eyes; Subtitle: Chaotic Democracy: Content comments on violence committed against immigrants, Catholics, and African Americans, in Philadelphia, especially after the right to vote was stripped from the latter in PA in 1838. It states that Poe, having been raised in Richmond, VA “a world dependent on slave labor,” was not an abolitionist.
James Russell Lowell: Content demonstrates Poe's criticism of Lowell as an abolitionist.\n\nPlease review to confirm alginment with SO 3431
At Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site, the National Park Service has worked for years to document and interpret the history of slavery at this site \u2014 a history that was ignored for much of the park's existence. The exhibits, waysides, and publications now under review represent a hard-won commitment to telling the complete American story.
\nAmong the content targeted: “a world dependent on slave labor,” \u2014 language that the administration has flagged for review under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: The history of slavery at Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site was suppressed for generations. The materials now being targeted represent decades of work by historians, descendants of enslaved people, and community advocates to ensure these stories are finally told. Removing them would re-erase history that has only recently been acknowledged.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/edal/index.htm","label":"Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site History"},"folderId":"709","flagType":"content-review"},"710":{"park":"Antietam National Battlefield","code":"ANTI","state":"MD","lat":39.4743,"lon":-77.7383,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Civil War"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"House Was Burning: armies causing destruction to civilian property.
Witness to History: natural resource (historic Burnside Sycamore) with no beauty and grandeur reference.
Pry Family Upheaval: Union army causing destruction to civilian property.
ANB Wayside at Newcomer: armies causing destruction to civilian property.
History or Memory: Lost Cause narrative
On September 17, 1862, Union and Confederate forces collided near Sharpsburg, Maryland, in the single bloodiest day in American history, with 23,000 casualties in 12 hours of savage fighting.
\nBattle of Antietam resulted in over 22,726 dead, wounded, or missing\u2014more than any other single day of combat in U.S. history. Union's tactical performance at Antietam gave President Lincoln the 'victory' he needed to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. One of the first five Civil War battlefields to receive federal protection, designated in 1890.
\nFrom the internal review records: “Witness to History: natural resource (historic Burnside Sycamore) with no beauty and grandeur reference.”
\nWhy this matters: Antietam marks the turning point where military victory transformed into a moral reckoning\u2014the bloodiest day that ultimately changed the war's purpose. Over 750,000 people visit this site each year.
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1 \u2013 Cultural Expression) \n\na. Video 2, Image of a newspaper \u2013 critique of slave owners (Attachment: 1a \u2013 Video 2) \n\nb. Video 4, Image of Lowell Offering \u2013 description of burning Native Americans (Attachment: 1b \u2013 Video 4)
2 - Adapt \n\na. Video 1 \u2013 addresses treatment of Native Americans (No attachment) \n\nb. Video 2 \u2013 images of enslaved people (No attachment) \n\nc. Video 3 \u2013 addresses treatment of indentured servants
The Continuing Revolution \u2013 critique of harm caused by industrial byproducts and exploitation of natural resources around the 1:30 and 12:30 marks (URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdVU85zBZXE)
The story of Lower Delaware Wild and Scenic River is inseparable from the lives of the people who were enslaved here \u2014 including Lowell Offering, Native Americans, Gilded Age. For generations, their stories went untold. The interpretive materials now targeted for review were created to ensure these voices would finally be heard.
\nFrom the internal review records: “b. Video 4, Image of Lowell Offering \u2013 description of burning Native Americans (Attachment: 1b \u2013 Video 4)”
\nWhy this matters: The history of slavery at Lower Delaware Wild and Scenic River was suppressed for generations. The materials now being targeted represent decades of work by historians, descendants of enslaved people, and community advocates to ensure these stories are finally told. Removing them would re-erase history that has only recently been acknowledged.
","imageCount":3,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/lowe/index.htm","label":"Lower Delaware Wild and Scenic River History"},"folderId":"714","sosSources":[{"pub":"Washington Post","title":"Slavery Exhibit Removed","date":"Jan 22, 2026","url":"https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/01/22/slavery-exhibit-removed/"}],"flagType":"content-review"},"716":{"park":"Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park","code":"OCMU","state":"GA","lat":32.838,"lon":-83.6038,"status":"REVISE","badgeClass":"badge-revise","topics":["Indigenous & Native History"],"action":"Revise","media":"Publications (1 items)","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"This is a site bulliten available at the park visitor center. It discusses the harsh treatment of Native Americans during the Creek Removal period, and des ribes the policies and views of past presidents and other historical figures toward removal. This document directly relates to the park story and enabling legislation to preserve the Ocmulgee Old Fields, the ancestral homeland of the Muskogee People. It is one of many publications that describe other aspects of the culture, archeology and history of this park and the people that are associated with it. This is the one publication that discusses the removal period, during which horrible acts were committed against the indigenous people of the Southeast. Publication is available via link.
Long before Ocmulgee Mounds NHP became a national park, this land was home to Indigenous peoples whose connection to it spans thousands of years. The interpretive materials now being reviewed tell their story \u2014 often developed through years of formal tribal consultation, as required by federal law.
\nFrom the internal review records: “This is a site bulliten available at the park visitor center. It discusses the harsh treatment of Native Americans during the Creek Removal period, and des ribes the policies and views of past presidents and other historical figures toward removal. This document directly relates to the park story and enabling legislation to preserve the Ocmulgee Old Fields, the ancestral homeland of the Muskogee P...”
\nWhy this matters: The Indigenous history presented at Ocmulgee Mounds NHP was developed through formal tribal consultation \u2014 a legal requirement under federal law. The language being reviewed was often specifically requested by tribal nations whose ancestors lived on this land for thousands of years. Revising it without renewed consultation would violate both the spirit and the letter of that process.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/ocmu/index.htm","label":"Ocmulgee Mounds NHP History"},"flagType":"content-review"},"719":{"park":"Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park","code":"FRSP","state":"MD","lat":38.3048,"lon":-77.471,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Slavery & Enslaved People"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"The last sentence of the second paragraph makes a pretty sweeping statement about “American culture” and how this site reflects it. This may violate the SO and is honestly just not a great reflection on the site itself. We have updated language for our approach to enslavement that would be good to implement, and to make statements specific to the site and its history rather than American culture at large. The sign itself is also very busy in design and faded. We could rework it with the original file to streamline and revise text, or I could see restarting from scratch.
At Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania NMP, the National Park Service has worked for years to document and interpret the history of slavery at this site \u2014 a history that was ignored for much of the park's existence. The exhibits, waysides, and publications now under review represent a hard-won commitment to telling the complete American story.
\nAmong the content targeted: “American culture” \u2014 language that the administration has flagged for review under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: The history of slavery at Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania NMP was suppressed for generations. The materials now being targeted represent decades of work by historians, descendants of enslaved people, and community advocates to ensure these stories are finally told. Removing them would re-erase history that has only recently been acknowledged.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/frsp/index.htm","label":"Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania NMP History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"720":{"park":"Grand Teton National Park","code":"GRTE","state":"WY","lat":43.7904,"lon":-110.8023,"status":"CONFIRMED REMOVED","badgeClass":"badge-remove","topics":["Indigenous & Native History","Women's History"],"action":"Revise","media":"Exhibit panels, publications (3 items)","items":3,"confirmedRemoved":true,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Text asks visitors to examine how we tell history of a person. Doane was involved in early expeditions of YELL/GRTE and involved in massacre of Blackfeet tribal members.
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How do we acknowledge the good and bad of a historic figure?
Gustavus Cheyney Doane is a challenging figure. While he is known to many for his explorations and national park contributions, many Indigenous people know him for his connection to the deaths of their ancestors.
Doane served in the U.S. Army and participated in several expeditions in the greater Yellowstone area. His detailed journal notes and reports (including the quote shown here) played a role in future decisions to establish national parks in this area.
In January 1870, Doane participated in what is now known as the Marias Massacre, at which, the U.S. Army killed over 170 Piegan Blackfeet, including many women, elders, and children. Doane wrote fondly about this attack and bragged about it for the rest of his life. "
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In 1872, the Grand Tetons' dramatic peaks rising 13,000 feet from the valley floor captured the imagination of conservationists who eventually protected them as Grand Teton National Park in 1929.
\nGrand Teton Mountain reaches 13,775 feet and dominates the Teton Range, which rises abruptly from the floor of Jackson Hole. The park was created after fierce local opposition; Jackson Hole National Monument was created in 1943 and later merged into the park. Contains pristine glacial lakes, abundant wildlife, and some of the most dramatic mountain scenery in North America.
\nFrom the internal review records: “In January 1870, Doane participated in what is now known as the Marias Massacre, at which, the U.S. Army killed over 170 Piegan Blackfeet, including many women, elders, and children. Doane wrote fondly about this attack and bragged about it for the rest of his life. "”
\nWhy this matters: Grand Tetons showcase the raw power of mountain geology\u2014where uplift and erosion created one of Earth's most dramatic landscapes. Over 3.3 million people visit this site each year.
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\nWhy this matters: New Philadelphia area is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/neph/index.htm","label":"New Philadelphia area History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"728":{"park":"Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area","code":"CHAT","state":"GA","lat":33.99,"lon":-84.32,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Colonization"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Review text ontent on waysides. Reference to land-hungry white settlement and land-hungry European settlers
The history preserved at Chattahoochee River NRA reflects a pivotal chapter in the expansion of the United States \u2014 a chapter that involved conflict, displacement, and transformation. The interpretive materials now under review present this documented history as it happened, drawing on primary sources and scholarly consensus.
\nWhy this matters: The history presented at Chattahoochee River NRA draws on primary sources, treaties, and documented events. These are not contested opinions but the factual record of how the United States expanded its borders. Visitors \u2014 especially students \u2014 deserve access to the complete story, including its difficult chapters.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/chat/index.htm","label":"Chattahoochee River NRA History"},"folderId":"728","flagType":"no-action-specified"},"730":{"park":"Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail","code":"LECL","state":"OR","lat":46.3,"lon":-123.87,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Slavery & Enslaved People","Indigenous & Native History","Climate & Environment"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Film/video (1 items)","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Big Medicine: York Outdoors explores the untold story of York, the only African American member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Enslaved by Captain William Clark, York did not choose to be part of this journey, yet his significant contributions as a hunter, guide, caretaker, and intermediary in interactions with Tribal Nations are chronicled in the journals of Expedition members as well as in accounts from the tribes they met along the way. The Arikara tribe referred to him as Big Medicine for his strength and the color of his skin.
This film follows eight educators and environmental stewards as they retrace York\u2019s steps on a four-day river trip along the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument. On their journey to revive York\u2019s story, they explore themes of recreation access for people of color, and the joy and healing that the outdoors can provide.
Big Medicine: York Outdoors is an opportunity to reflect on history, honor York\u2019s legacy, and recognize the connections between community, nature, and personal growth.
Link to documentary: https://f.io/NlhY0WpI
The story of Lewis and Clark National Historical Park is inseparable from the lives of the people who were enslaved here \u2014 including Captain William. For generations, their stories went untold. The interpretive materials now targeted for review were created to ensure these voices would finally be heard.
\nFrom the internal review records: “Big Medicine: York Outdoors explores the untold story of York, the only African American member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Enslaved by Captain William Clark, York did not choose to be part of this journey, yet his significant contributions as a hunter, guide, caretaker, and intermediary in interactions with Tribal Nations are chronicled in the journals of Expedition members as well as in a...”
\nWhy this matters: The history of slavery at Lewis and Clark National Historical Park was suppressed for generations. The materials now being targeted represent decades of work by historians, descendants of enslaved people, and community advocates to ensure these stories are finally told. Removing them would re-erase history that has only recently been acknowledged.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/lecl/index.htm","label":"Lewis and Clark National Historical Park History"},"flagType":"content-review"},"731":{"park":"Capitol Reef National Park","code":"CARE","state":"UT","lat":38.79,"lon":-111.27,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Capitol Reef National Park in UT is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Capitol Reef National Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/care/index.htm","label":"Capitol Reef National Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"732":{"park":"Jimmy Carter National Historic Site","code":"JICA","state":"GA","lat":32.78,"lon":-84.15,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Slavery & Enslaved People"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Exhibit panels (1 items)","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Language stating the line "like many movies at the time, 'Gone with the Wind' romanticized slavery" may need to be altered as may be seen as absolute.
At Jimmy Carter National Historical Park, the National Park Service has worked for years to document and interpret the history of slavery at this site \u2014 a history that was ignored for much of the park's existence. The exhibits, waysides, and publications now under review represent a hard-won commitment to telling the complete American story.
\nAmong the content targeted: “like many movies at the time, 'Gone with the Wind' romanticized slavery” \u2014 language that the administration has flagged for review under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: The history of slavery at Jimmy Carter National Historical Park was suppressed for generations. The materials now being targeted represent decades of work by historians, descendants of enslaved people, and community advocates to ensure these stories are finally told. Removing them would re-erase history that has only recently been acknowledged.
","imageCount":1,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/jica/index.htm","label":"Jimmy Carter National Historical Park History"},"folderId":"732","flagType":"content-review"},"737":{"park":"Big Cypress National Preserve","code":"BICY","state":"FL","lat":26.06,"lon":-80.92,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Big Cypress National Preserve in FL is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Big Cypress National Preserve is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":2,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/bicy/index.htm","label":"Big Cypress National Preserve History"},"folderId":"737","flagType":"no-action-specified"},"738":{"park":"Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial","code":"THKO","state":"NM","lat":35.3,"lon":-106.8,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial in NM is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/thko/index.htm","label":"Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"741":{"park":"Voyageurs National Park","code":"VOYA","state":"MN","lat":47.9838,"lon":-89.647,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"A Mile in Their Shoes: Lumberjacks. \n\nThis wayside gives an overview of life of area lumberjacks in late 1800s to mid-1900s. Following a description of how difficult it was for lumberjacks to do laundry is this passage: \u201cAfter a season in the woods aghast townspeople might refer to these men as \u2018timber beasts,\u2019 but not to their faces!\u201d Statement that townspeople were aghast is disparaging the cleanliness of lumberjacks. That townspeople would not call lumberjacks \u201ctimber beasts\u201d to their face clearly shows this to be a derogatory term. Note: this wayside also includes the terms \u201criver pigs\u201d an...
The View: Managing the Dams & The View: After the Dam
Managing the Dams\u201d also provides a list of the harmful effects of the dam in the following text: \u201cThis unnaturally high water destroyed wild rice beds, flooded private property, submerged important spawning grounds, and significantly altered the way of life for the Ojibwe people.\u201d The content of these sign were determined to be relevant and appropriate for Voyageurs National Park when they were first created, reviewed, and installed by prior interpretive professionals and are determined to still be so by the park\u2019s current Interpretation Division Manager.
Voyageurs National Park in MN preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The interpretive materials at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nThe administration has flagged for review content that includes the language: “After a season in the woods aghast townspeople might refer to these men as \u2018timber beasts,\u2019 but not to their faces!”, “timber beasts”, “river pigs”, and “catty men.”. Officials deemed this language potentially “disparaging to certain visitors.”
\nWhy this matters: The specific language being targeted at Voyageurs National Park \u2014 including “After a season in the woods aghast townspeople might refer to these men as \u2018timber beasts,\u2019 but not ” \u2014 is historically accurate content developed by professional historians and park staff. When this language is revised or removed, visitors lose access to the documented record of what happened here.
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\nWhy this matters: Big Hole National Battlefield is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/biho/index.htm","label":"Big Hole National Battlefield History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"745":{"park":"Nez Perce National Historical Park","code":"NEPE","state":"ID","lat":46.0702,"lon":-115.8761,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"New Pennsylvania National Heritage Area in MA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: New Pennsylvania National Heritage Area is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/nepe/index.htm","label":"New Pennsylvania National Heritage Area History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"746":{"park":"Whitman Mission National Historic Site","code":"WHMI","state":"WA","lat":46.64,"lon":-117.99,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Whitman Mission National Historic Site in WA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Whitman Mission National Historic Site is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/whmi/index.htm","label":"Whitman Mission National Historic Site History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"748":{"park":"Ford's Theatre NHS / National Mall","code":"FOTH,NAMA","state":"DC","lat":38.8966,"lon":-77.0256,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Slavery & Enslaved People"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Publications (12 items)","items":12,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"These books are sold at the bookstore at Fords Theatre NHS. They are mostly on slavery and the black experience in Washington DC as well as a few on Lincoln's assassination. Not sure they all disparage historical figures, but they do cover dark periods in American history.
At Ford's Theatre NHS / National Mall, the National Park Service has worked for years to document and interpret the history of slavery at this site \u2014 a history that was ignored for much of the park's existence. The exhibits, waysides, and publications now under review represent a hard-won commitment to telling the complete American story.
\nFrom the internal review records: “These books are sold at the bookstore at Fords Theatre NHS. They are mostly on slavery and the black experience in Washington DC as well as a few on Lincoln's assassination. Not sure they all disparage historical figures, but they do cover dark periods in American history.”
\nWhy this matters: The history of slavery at Ford's Theatre NHS / National Mall was suppressed for generations. The materials now being targeted represent decades of work by historians, descendants of enslaved people, and community advocates to ensure these stories are finally told. Removing them would re-erase history that has only recently been acknowledged.
","imageCount":13,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/foth,nama/index.htm","label":"Ford's Theatre NHS / National Mall History"},"folderId":"748","flagType":"content-review"},"749":{"park":"Belmont-Paul Womens Equality NM / National Mall","code":"BEPA,NAMA","state":"DC","lat":38.89,"lon":-77.03,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Women's History"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Publications (8 items)","items":8,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"These are all sold at the bookstore at Belmont Paul National Womens Monument. A few are books about the suffrage movement and some of the more radical things they did and several are negative to President Wilson, who opposed the movement. 5 are books, the others are pins, magnets, mugs, etc
Belmont-Paul Womens Equality NM / National Mall in DC preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The visitor publications at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nFrom the internal review records: “These are all sold at the bookstore at Belmont Paul National Womens Monument. A few are books about the suffrage movement and some of the more radical things they did and several are negative to President Wilson, who opposed the movement. 5 are books, the others are pins, magnets, mugs, etc”
\nWhy this matters: Belmont-Paul Womens Equality NM / National Mall is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
","imageCount":9,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/bepa,nama/index.htm","label":"Belmont-Paul Womens Equality NM / National Mall History"},"folderId":"749","flagType":"content-review"},"750":{"park":"National Mall / Washington Monument","code":"NAMA,WAMO","state":"DC","lat":38.8895,"lon":-77.0353,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Slavery & Enslaved People"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Publications (1 items)","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Book in the Washington Monument Bookstore- Discusses him as an enslaver
National Mall / Washington Monument in DC is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nThe flagged materials include content from “Discusses him as an enslaver”, targeted for review under the current directive.
\nWhy this matters: Sites like National Mall / Washington Monument are among the few public spaces where the history of slavery in America is told with the gravity it deserves. These stories were suppressed for generations and have only recently been restored to the national narrative.
","imageCount":1,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/nama,wamo/index.htm","label":"National Mall / Washington Monument History"},"folderId":"750","flagType":"content-review"},"752":{"park":"Hovenweep National Monument","code":"HOVE","state":"CO","lat":37.38,"lon":-109.63,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Hovenweep National Monument in CO is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Hovenweep National Monument is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/hove/index.htm","label":"Hovenweep National Monument History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"753":{"park":"Natural Bridges National Monument","code":"NABR","state":"UT","lat":37.6045,"lon":-110.0022,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Natchitoches National Heritage Area in LA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Natchitoches National Heritage Area is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/nabr/index.htm","label":"Natchitoches National Heritage Area History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"754":{"park":"Kenai Fjords National Park","code":"KEFJ","state":"AK","lat":60.04,"lon":-149.82,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"On December 1, 1978, President Jimmy Carter proclaimed Kenai Fjords National Monument, protecting a landscape where glaciers calve into the sea and marine ecosystems thrive.
\nThe park's crown jewel is the Harding Icefield, the largest icefield entirely within U.S. borders, from which nearly 40 glaciers flow. Exit Glacier, the most accessible of the park's glaciers, has retreated dramatically in recent decades, offering visible evidence of climate change. The fjords are glacial valleys carved deep by ice-age glaciers and later flooded by rising sea levels, creating dramatic coastal scenery.
\nWhy this matters: Kenai Fjords reveals the power of glacial geology and the dramatic ways ice shapes the landscape\u2014a process accelerated by modern climate change. Over 400,000 people visit this site each year.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/kefj/index.htm","label":"Kenai Fjords National Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"756":{"park":"Clara Barton National Historic Site","code":"CLBA","state":"MD","lat":38.9676,"lon":-77.1401,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Clear Lake State Park in UT is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Clear Lake State Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/clba/index.htm","label":"Clear Lake State Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"757":{"park":"Arches National Park","code":"ARCH","state":"UT","lat":38.7331,"lon":-109.5925,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Climate & Environment"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"This panel's focus is on beautiful park landscapes. The park seeks guidance on whether the following inset text\u2014which describes the impact of dust, smoke, and pollution on the viewsheds\u2014is within scope of Secretary's Order 3431:
"Viewsheds are precious park resources, easily affected by activities outside park boundaries. Smoke from regional wildfires (shown here), dust storms, and air pollution can drastically reduce visibility. Policies that combat climate change, conserve soil, and reduce air pollutants can help to protect views\u2014both inside and outside of the park."
On April 12, 1929, President Herbert Hoover designated over 75,000 acres of Utah's high desert as Arches National Monument, preserving the highest concentration of sandstone arches in the world.
\nContains over 2,000 natural sandstone arches, more than any other location on Earth. Delicate Arch and Balanced Rock are among the most iconic formations, carved from 150-million-year-old Entrada Sandstone. Arches formed through a complex geological process involving ancient salt deposits that bulged upward, creating fractures that water widened over millennia.
\nFrom the internal review records: “"Viewsheds are precious park resources, easily affected by activities outside park boundaries. Smoke from regional wildfires (shown here), dust storms, and air pollution can drastically reduce visibility. Policies that combat climate change, conserve soil, and reduce air pollutants can help to protect views\u2014both inside and outside of the park."”
\nWhy this matters: Arches reveals the dramatic sculpting power of time, water, and geology in the arid American West. Over 1.6 million people visit this site each year.
","imageCount":1,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/arch/index.htm","label":"Arches National Park History"},"folderId":"757","flagType":"no-action-specified"},"758":{"park":"Glen Echo Park","code":"GLEC","state":"MD","lat":38.97,"lon":-77.12,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Glen Echo Park in MD is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Glen Echo Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/glec/index.htm","label":"Glen Echo Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"760":{"park":"Theodore Roosevelt Island","code":"THIS","state":"DC","lat":38.8953,"lon":-77.0651,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Theodore Roosevelt Island in DC is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Theodore Roosevelt Island is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/this/index.htm","label":"Theodore Roosevelt Island History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"766":{"park":"San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park","code":"SAFR","state":"CA","lat":37.77,"lon":-122.41,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park in CA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/safr/index.htm","label":"San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"768":{"park":"Canyonlands National Park","code":"CANY","state":"UT","lat":38.33,"lon":-109.88,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"These panels (one each in two park districts) introduce visitors to biological soil crust and its ecological services. The park seeks guidance on whether the text describing negative outcomes associated with loss of soil crusts is within scope of Secretary's Order 3431. The text reads:
"Because the organisms grow within 1/8th inch (3mm) of the surface, small impacts have big effects on soil conditions. Even a single footstep crushes this fragile system. Livestock grazing, off-road vehicle travel, and land development can lead to broad-scale damage, the effects of which are being studied today."
Canyonlands National Park in UT preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The interpretive materials at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nFrom the internal review records: “"Because the organisms grow within 1/8th inch (3mm) of the surface, small impacts have big effects on soil conditions. Even a single footstep crushes this fragile system. Livestock grazing, off-road vehicle travel, and land development can lead to broad-scale damage, the effects of which are being studied today."”
\nWhy this matters: Canyonlands National Park is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
","imageCount":1,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/cany/index.htm","label":"Canyonlands National Park History"},"folderId":"768","flagType":"no-action-specified"},"776":{"park":"Channel Islands National Park","code":"CHIS","state":"CA","lat":34.0069,"lon":-119.7785,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Channel Islands NP in CA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Channel Islands NP is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/chis/index.htm","label":"Channel Islands NP History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"777":{"park":"Rainbow Bridge National Monument","code":"RABR","state":"UT","lat":36.98,"lon":-111.45,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Rainbow Bridge National Monument in UT is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Rainbow Bridge National Monument is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/rabr/index.htm","label":"Rainbow Bridge National Monument History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"778":{"park":"Great Basin National Park","code":"GRBA","state":"NV","lat":38.86,"lon":-114.23,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Great Basin National Park in NV is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Great Basin National Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/grba/index.htm","label":"Great Basin National Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"779":{"park":"Great Falls Park","code":"GRFA","state":"DC","lat":38.8,"lon":-77.15,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"We are submitting 2 signs for review. Text is below and photos are attached.
GRFA VC- Struggle, Resilience, Hope
Text for review: Discrimination and Displacement
Although Captain Pointer saved his cottage, his descendants later lost homes because of discriminatory development practices in our nation\u2019s capital. In the 1840s, his granddaughter, Mary Ann Plummer Harris and her husband built their family\u2019s home, Dry Meadows, on a two-acre farm. In 1928, Joseph Harris and Mary Moten were forced to sell Dry Meadows by eminent domain, to build a school serving a whites-only housing development.
Descendants of Captain Pointer were forced to move from their homes several more times. The discriminatory use of eminent domain, redlining, and gentrification still effects us today.
GRFA VC- A Story Untold
Text for review: Please review all text
At Great Falls Park, the administration has flagged books and publications sold in the park bookstore for review under Secretary's Order 3431. Among the titles targeted: Struggle, Resilience, Hope, A Story Untold. These works, selected by park staff and partner organizations for their educational value, are now under scrutiny.
\nThe flagged materials include content from “Struggle, Resilience, Hope”, “A Story Untold”, targeted for review under the current directive.
\nWhy this matters: Great Falls Park is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
","imageCount":2,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/grfa/index.htm","label":"Great Falls Park History"},"folderId":"779","flagType":"no-action-specified"},"780":{"park":"Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas","code":"MISS","state":"MN","lat":46.69,"lon":-92.1,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Mississippi National River and Recreation Area in MN is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Mississippi National River and Recreation Area is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/miss/index.htm","label":"Mississippi National River and Recreation Area History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"781":{"park":"Point Reyes National Seashore","code":"PORE","state":"CA","lat":38.06,"lon":-122.88,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"On September 13, 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed legislation creating Point Reyes National Seashore \u2014 saving 71,000 acres of pristine California coastline from subdivision development just 30 miles north of San Francisco.
\nPoint Reyes sits on the Pacific Plate, which is slowly moving northwest relative to the rest of North America at about 2 inches per year. The 1906 San Francisco earthquake caused the peninsula to shift 20 feet in an instant. The park protects the largest colony of elephant seals in the world and is a critical habitat for over 490 bird species.
\nWhy this matters: Point Reyes is where plate tectonics meets conservation \u2014 a living laboratory where visitors can see the San Andreas Fault, witness the power of geological forces, and understand the ecological richness that careful stewardship can protect.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/pore/index.htm","label":"Point Reyes National Seashore History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"782":{"park":"John Day Fossil Beds National Monument","code":"JODA","state":"OR","lat":44.6257,"lon":-119.8811,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Joshua Tree National Park in CA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Joshua Tree National Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/joda/index.htm","label":"Joshua Tree National Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"783":{"park":"Glacier National Park","code":"GLAC","state":"ID","lat":48.7596,"lon":-113.787,"status":"CONFIRMED REMOVED","badgeClass":"badge-remove","topics":["Climate & Environment"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":true,"whatTheyWantChanged":"The five waysides described below were all well-researched, thoroughly reviewed by resource experts for accuracy, and are directly tied to Glacier National Park\u2019s resources and primary interpretive themes. They are being included for higher level review to ensure they comply with SO 3431.
On May 11, 1910, President William Howard Taft signed legislation creating Glacier National Park, the country's 10th national park, after conservationist George Bird Grinnell dubbed it the 'Crown of the Continent.'
\nGlacier National Park represents a unique high-elevation ecosystem with over 1,000 miles of trails crossing pristine wilderness. The park broke its 1 million visitor mark for the first time in 1969; by 2023 it exceeded 2.9 million annual visitors. Contains 25 major glaciers, though climate change has reduced their numbers from over 150 glaciers a century ago.
\nThe administration has flagged for review content that includes the language: “emphasizing matters unrelated to the beauty, abundance, or grandeur”, and “emphasize matters unrelated to the beauty, abundance, or grandeur”. Officials deemed this language potentially “disparaging to certain visitors.”
\nThe content at Glacier NP has been confirmed removed. What was once publicly accessible historical interpretation \u2014 developed over years by professional historians and park staff \u2014 has been taken down with no public record of what was changed or why.
\nWhy this matters: Glacier exemplifies the fragility of the American wilderness\u2014where visible climate change impacts reveal the planet's transformation. Over 2.9 million people visit this site each year.
","imageCount":5,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/glac/index.htm","label":"Glacier NP History"},"folderId":"783","sosSignNames":[{"title":"Climate Change Affects National Parks and the Treasures They Protect","status":"removed"},{"title":"Blame It on the Grain","status":"removed"},{"title":"Fire on the Rise","status":"removed"},{"title":"Symbol of Controversy","status":"removed"},{"title":"Park Podcast","status":"removed"}],"sosSources":[{"pub":"Outside","title":"NPS Removes Historical Signs","date":"Jan 28, 2026","url":"https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/environment/nps-removes-historical-signs/"},{"pub":"Hungry Horse News","title":"Glacier National Park podcast, displays axed under Trump directive","date":"Feb 4, 2026","url":"https://hungryhorsenews.com/news/2026/feb/04/glacier-national-park-podcast-displays-axed-under-trump-directive/"},{"pub":"Daily Montanan","title":"What National Park Service interpretive material in Montana has been flagged for review?","date":"Mar 20, 2026","url":"https://dailymontanan.com/2026/03/20/what-national-park-service-interpretive-material-in-montana-has-been-flagged-for-review/"},{"pub":"Washington Post","title":"National parks signs censorship","date":"Jan 27, 2026","url":"https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/01/27/national-parks-signs-censorship/"}],"sosPhotos":true,"sosPhotoNote":"Before photos available (SOS Archive)","flagType":"no-action-specified","sosContext":"Officials removed descriptions of how climate change is contributing to glacial loss, along with displays on wolves, the Sherburne Dam in Many Glacier, and the Park's Headwaters Podcast. The 'Blame It on the Grain' sign about the Sherburne Dam quoted NPS founder Stephen Mather calling it 'a glaring example of what is to be avoided in national parks,' which was flagged as potentially disparaging a past American. Additional brochures showing glaciers retreating, a video about glacier disappearance, and a sign about the mass slaughter of the Piegan Blackfeet were also ordered removed.","orderedToRemove":true,"orderedContext":"Additional brochures showing glaciers retreating, a video about glacier disappearance, and a sign about the Piegan Blackfeet massacre ordered removed beyond the 5 already confirmed removed."},"787":{"park":"Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail","code":"JUBA","state":"CA/AZ","lat":32.691,"lon":-115.4994,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Jamestown National Historic Site in VA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Jamestown National Historic Site is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/juba/index.htm","label":"Jamestown National Historic Site History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"788":{"park":"Fort Stanwix National Monument","code":"FOST","state":"SC","lat":32.76,"lon":-79.94,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Fort Sumter National Monument in SC is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Fort Sumter National Monument is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/fost/index.htm","label":"Fort Sumter National Monument History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"792":{"park":"Grand Canyon National Park","code":"GRCA","state":"AZ","lat":36.1069,"lon":-112.1129,"status":"NEEDS REPAIR / REPLACEMENT","badgeClass":"badge-repair","topics":["General Historical Content","Indigenous & Native History"],"action":"Replace/Remove","media":"Exhibit panels","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":true,"whatTheyWantChanged":"The majority of our waysides, interior/exterior exhibits, and and other markers have not been replaced in decade or more. We have not had a museum/exhibit space had any major change or update in over 10 years. Of our ~400 waysides, approximately 70% of them need to be replaced due to sun damage and other degredation. The park has not had a major focus in this area since 2014.
On January 11, 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt exercised the Antiquities Act to make over 800,000 acres of the Grand Canyon a national monument, protecting what he called a landscape that 'fills me with awe.'
\nThe Grand Canyon was under attack from developers, miners, and ranchers; Roosevelt's proclamation barred settlement and resource extraction. Despite Roosevelt's action in 1908, the Grand Canyon didn't become a national park until President Woodrow Wilson signed the bill in 1919. The Colorado River carved the 277-mile-long canyon over 6 million years, exposing nearly 2 billion years of geological history.
\nFrom the internal review records: “The majority of our waysides, interior/exterior exhibits, and and other markers have not been replaced in decade or more. We have not had a museum/exhibit space had any major change or update in over 10 years. Of our ~400 waysides, approximately 70% of them need to be replaced due to sun damage and other degredation. The park has not had a major focus in this area since 2014.”
\nThe administration has directed that this content be replaced or removed, not merely revised but eliminated from the visitor experience at Grand Canyon NP.
\nWhy this matters: The Grand Canyon exemplifies Roosevelt's conservation vision\u2014protecting natural wonders not as resources to exploit but as treasures to preserve. Over 4.5 million people visit this site each year.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/grca/index.htm","label":"Grand Canyon NP History"},"sosSources":[{"pub":"Washington Post","title":"More history exhibits pulled from national parks, including Grand Canyon","date":"Jan 27, 2026","url":"https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/01/27/national-parks-signs-censorship/"},{"pub":"NPCA","title":"Erasure of History and Science Spreads At National Parks Across the Country","date":"Jan 2026","url":"https://www.npca.org/articles/11292-erasure-of-history-and-science-spreads-at-national-parks-across-the-country"}],"sosPhotos":true,"sosPhotoNote":"Before & after photos available (SOS Archive)","flagType":"physical-repair","flagNote":"This entry was flagged as \"Needs Repair/Replacement\" in the NPS survey \u2014 indicating physical damage, not a content conflict with SO 3431.","sosContext":"Staff at a Grand Canyon visitor center removed part of an exhibit after flagging potentially problematic passages to NPS leadership. The passages included text stating that settlers 'exploited land for mining and grazing' and that federal officials 'pushed tribes off their land' to establish the park. The park also removed references to cattle ranchers 'carelessly overgrazing' the land and entrepreneurs who 'profited excessively' from tourism. Additional items flagged but not yet confirmed removed include a video about Native American history and roadside displays on climate change, pollution and mining.","orderedToRemove":true,"orderedContext":"Additional items ordered removed include a video about Native American history and roadside displays on climate change, pollution and mining."},"794":{"park":"Aztec Ruins National Monument","code":"AZRU","state":"NM","lat":36.84,"lon":-107.09,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Aztec Ruins NM in NM is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Aztec Ruins NM is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/azru/index.htm","label":"Aztec Ruins NM History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"795":{"park":"Morristown National Historical Park","code":"MORR","state":"NJ","lat":40.7698,"lon":-74.533,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Slavery & Enslaved People","Labor History"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"This is for a new wayside exhibit panel that has yet to be fabricated. To ensure the sign conforms to SO3431, the following text changes are suggested:
Existing Text: "It took a lot of paid servants and enslaved people to support a large household in the 1700s. The Ford family enslaved at least three people to provide labor for them on this farm. An unknown number of enslaved people worked in the Continental Army\u2019s headquarters. Hannah and Isaac Till were two of them.
Their enslavers were Reverend John Mason and Captain John Johnson. General George Washington rented the couple from these men to work at the Ford Mansion.“
Revised Text: ”It took a number of paid servants and individuals held in slavery to support a large household in the 1700s. The Ford family relied on at least three such individuals to provide labor on this farm. An unknown number of people in bondage also worked at the Continental Army\u2019s headquarters. Hannah and Isaac Till were among them.
They were owned by Reverend John Mason and Captain John Johnson. General George Washington arranged to rent the couple from these men to work at the Ford Mansion."
During the brutal winter of 1779-1780, General George Washington and 10,000 Continental Army soldiers encamped at Morristown, New Jersey, enduring what soldiers called the worst winter of the 18th century \u2014 colder even than Valley Forge.
\nWashington's army survived 28 snowstorms during the Morristown encampment, with snow drifts reaching six feet. Morristown was established as the first National Historical Park in 1933. The park preserves Washington's headquarters at the Ford Mansion and the Jockey Hollow encampment site.
\nAmong the content targeted: “Revised Text:” \u2014 language that the administration has flagged for review under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: Morristown NHP preserves the story of the Continental Army's most desperate hour \u2014 when the Revolution nearly ended not from British bullets but from cold, hunger, and despair. The interpretive materials here tell a story of survival that is central to understanding how American independence was won. Over 350,000 people visit this site each year.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/morr/index.htm","label":"Morristown NHP History"},"folderId":"795","flagType":"no-action-specified"},"796":{"park":"Chaco Culture National Historical Park","code":"CHCU","state":"NM","lat":36.061,"lon":-107.963,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Some may interpret this content as diparaging to Richard Wetherill.
Chaco Culture National Historical Park in NM is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Chaco Culture National Historical Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/chcu/index.htm","label":"Chaco Culture National Historical Park History"},"folderId":"796","flagType":"no-action-specified"},"799":{"park":"Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore","code":"SLBE","state":"MI","lat":44.87,"lon":-86.25,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Climate & Environment"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Text for review: Increasing occurrences of volatile weather, due to climate change, is impacting this beach and others throughout the park.
At Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, the natural world tells its own story. Decades of scientific observation have documented changes to this landscape \u2014 changes that are visible to every visitor who walks these trails. The interpretive materials now under review present this documented scientific record.
\nWhy this matters: The environmental changes documented at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore are based on decades of scientific observation and measurement. Visitors can see these changes with their own eyes. Removing references to documented science from interpretive materials doesn't reverse the changes \u2014 it only leaves visitors without the information they need to understand what they're witnessing.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/slbe/index.htm","label":"Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"805":{"park":"Charles Pinckney National Historic Site","code":"CHPI","state":"SC","lat":32.85,"lon":-79.82,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Exhibit panels (1 items)","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Please review the text for the water bottle sign locatedf at the comfort station of the Charles Pinckney NHS to ensure compliance with the SO/EO.
Charles Pinckney NHS in SC preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The exhibit panels at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nWhy this matters: Charles Pinckney NHS is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
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Civil War Driving Tour, p. 2: this publication includes quotes from secession documents and Alexander Stephens on the cause of secession. True, but is this considered cherry picking and denigrating southerners? If it needs to be changed, we can just remove this text box.
John Brown Raiders handout: this document refers to townspeople using the body of a dead insurrectionist for “target practice.” Does this denigrate the townspeople? We can reword this: “They threw his body into the river and continued to fire shots at it.”
John Brown's Raid timeline: this document states “a drunken mob murders” an insurrectionist. Does this denigrate the townspeople? We can reword to "Some townspeople, enraged by the mayor's death, kill William Thompson and toss his body into the Potomac.“
Life and Times of John Brown: this document states a ”mob murders“ an abolitionist. Does this denigrate the murderers? We can reword to: ”Abolitionist editor Elijah Lovejoy is murdered for his views.“
Storer College: ”White people tried everything from mob violence to vandalism and slanderous newspaper articles to pulling strings\u2026" to stop th...
The story of Harpers Ferry NHP is inseparable from the lives of the people who were enslaved here \u2014 including John Brown. For generations, their stories went untold. The interpretive materials now targeted for revision were created to ensure these voices would finally be heard.
\nThe administration has ordered revised content that includes the language: “target practice.”, “They threw his body into the river and continued to fire shots at it.”, “a drunken mob murders”, and “Some townspeople, enraged by the mayor's death, kill William Thompson and toss his body into the Potomac.”.
\nWhy this matters: The history of slavery at Harpers Ferry NHP was suppressed for generations. The materials now being targeted represent decades of work by historians, descendants of enslaved people, and community advocates to ensure these stories are finally told. Removing them would re-erase history that has only recently been acknowledged.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/hafe/index.htm","label":"Harpers Ferry NHP History"},"folderId":"813","flagType":"content-review","orderedToRemove":true,"orderedContext":"Materials at Harper's Ferry, where abolitionist John Brown led his famous raid, flagged for removal. Estimated 30+ items.","orderedCount":30},"814":{"park":"Wilson's Creek National Battlefield","code":"WICR","state":"MO","lat":37.1001,"lon":-93.4099,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Civil War"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Exhibit panels (9 items)","items":9,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"9 interior exhibit items were flagged out of an abundance of caution for review. Most items are of primary sources (quotes, political cartoons) that demonstrate the attitudes, feelings, and beliefs about the Civil War, violence, and treatment of human beings from the period. All are found in the interior exhibit and the review team feels that the content is appropriate and provided with contextual information. Please see attachment for exhibit heading, concern, context, and photographs (word and pdf version are the same). MP3 Audio are for the listening devices (transcripts found in the document).
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Wilson\u2019s Creek National Battlefield in MO preserves the site of the first major Civil War battle west of the Mississippi. The events that unfolded here shaped America's most significant Civil War sites. The events that unfolded here shaped the nation's future \u2014 and the interpretive materials that tell this story have been developed over decades by historians and park staff committed to factual accuracy.
\nFrom the internal review records: “9 interior exhibit items were flagged out of an abundance of caution for review. Most items are of primary sources (quotes, political cartoons) that demonstrate the attitudes, feelings, and beliefs about the Civil War, violence, and treatment of human beings from the period. All are found in the interior exhibit and the review team feels that the content is appropriate and provided with contextual...”
\nWhy this matters: Wilson\u2019s Creek National Battlefield preserves the site of the first major Civil War battle west of the Mississippi. The interpretation here has been developed by professional historians over decades and reflects scholarly consensus. For the thousands of students who visit each year, this is often their first direct encounter with the realities of the Civil War \u2014 including its root cause in slavery.
","imageCount":19,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/wicr/index.htm","label":"Wilson\u2019s Creek NB History"},"folderId":"814","flagType":"content-review"},"815":{"park":"Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River","code":"RIGR","state":"MA","lat":42.35,"lon":-71.06,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Rio Grande area in MA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Rio Grande area is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/rigr/index.htm","label":"Rio Grande area History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"817":{"park":"Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site","code":"GRKO","state":"MT","lat":46.4136,"lon":-112.7467,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"This wayside is being submitted for review out of abundance of caution and we would like to request feedback on if the portrayal of settlers is “without right reason, inappropriately disparaging.”
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site was established to preserve and interpret the history of the Open Range Cattle Era in American history. The site commemorates the legacy of cowboys and cattlemen through the operation of an intact working ranch with over 150 years of unbroken history, highlighting the era\u2019s integral role in shaping American society.
The exhibit features verbiage sourced from primary documents that illustrate the events leading to the opening of the prairie and the emergence of the Open Range Cattle Era. The review team has determined that the content is appropriate and is presented with sufficient contextual information; however, it is being submitted for higher-level review to ensure full compliance with SO 3431.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park in TN preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The interpretive materials at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nAmong the content targeted: “without right reason, inappropriately disparaging.” \u2014 language that the administration has flagged for review under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: The specific language being targeted at Great Smoky Mountains National Park \u2014 including “without right reason, inappropriately disparaging.” \u2014 is historically accurate content developed by professional historians and park staff. When this language is revised or removed, visitors lose access to the documented record of what happened here.
","imageCount":1,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/grko/index.htm","label":"Great Smoky Mountains National Park History"},"folderId":"817","flagType":"no-action-specified"},"820":{"park":"Rock Creek Park","code":"ROCR","state":"DC","lat":38.9576,"lon":-77.0498,"status":"CONFIRMED REMOVED","badgeClass":"badge-remove","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":true,"whatTheyWantChanged":"ROCR is flagging the What's in a Name? wayside exhibit at Chevy Chase Circle for review.
Developed at the park level in coordination with the local community and installed circa 2022, this wayside talks about a congressman, his racist views, and the fountain dedicated to him.
In June 2022, the regional office provided previous park leaders with an alternate wayside design but the one with community input was ultimately installed.
The wayside from the regional office is written and designed more thoughtfully, though it may still need to take a different approach to the topic of the Senator Newlands, his views, and the fountain named for him.
It may be more appropriate to provide: a brief balanced biography of him (good and bad); history of the installation/naming of the fountain; mention the modern debate within the community about the appropriateness of this memorialization; and pose a question that allows the reader to contemplate memorials and who they think should have memorials.
Attachments include the current wayside design (green background) and the alternate design that NCR proposed.
This wayside is not in the NPS App as a Places page yet, but there are corresponding ...
Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C. was established by Congress on September 27, 1890, making it one of the oldest urban parks in the United States. Spanning over 1,700 acres along Rock Creek valley, the park preserves a significant natural area in the heart of the nation\u2019s capital.
\nThe flagged content involves the \u201cWhat\u2019s in a Name?\u201d wayside exhibit at Chevy Chase Circle, which addresses Senator Francis G. Newlands, his white supremacist views, and the fountain dedicated to him. The wayside was developed at the park level in coordination with the local community and installed circa 2022.
\nFrom the internal review records: “It may be more appropriate to provide: a brief balanced biography of him (good and bad); history of the installation/naming of the fountain; mention the modern debate within the community about the appropriateness of this memorialization; and pose a question that allows the reader to contemplate memorials and who they think should have memorials.”
\nThe content at Rock Creek Park has been confirmed removed. What was once publicly accessible historical interpretation \u2014 developed over years by professional historians and park staff \u2014 has been taken down with no public record of what was changed or why.
\nWhy this matters: Rock Creek Park is one of the oldest and largest urban parks in the U.S., visited by over 2 million people each year. The removed wayside addressed the legacy of Senator Newlands and the community\u2019s ongoing dialogue about how we memorialize flawed historical figures.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/rocr/index.htm","label":"Rock Creek Park History"},"folderId":"820","sosSignNames":[{"title":"What's in a Name?","status":"removed"}],"sosSources":[{"pub":"Mother Jones","title":"Trump's National Park Signs: Francis Newlands, Chevy Chase Circle","date":"Feb 2026","url":"https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/donald-trumps-national-park-signs-francis-newlands-chevy-chase-circle/"}],"sosPhotos":true,"sosPhotoNote":"Before photo available","flagType":"no-action-specified","sosSubsite":"Senator Newlands Memorial","sosContext":"The 'What's in a Name?' sign was installed in 2022, the culmination of a multi-year project influenced by an expert group convened in 2020 after nearly a decade of debate over public calls to rename the Newlands fountain. Francis Newlands was a white supremacist senator who authored the Newlands Reclamation Act. The sign disappeared during the government shutdown in early November 2025 when federal employees were furloughed, raising questions about who actually removed it."},"821":{"park":"Shiloh National Military Park","code":"SHIL","state":"MA","lat":42.35,"lon":-71.06,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"On April 6-7, 1862, the Battle of Shiloh erupted near Pittsburg Landing in Tennessee, becoming the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to that point with 23,746 casualties.
\nMore casualties were sustained than in the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Mexican-American War combined. The battle awakened both sides to the magnitude of the conflict\u2014what would be a long, grinding war of attrition. Congress established Shiloh National Military Park on December 27, 1894, making it one of the first Civil War battlefield parks.
\nWhy this matters: Shiloh shattered the illusion of a short war, demonstrating that civil conflict would be prolonged, bloody, and transformative. Over 500,000 people visit this site each year.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/shil/index.htm","label":"Shiloh NMP History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"822":{"park":"Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area","code":"SAMO","state":"CA","lat":34.1,"lon":-118.77,"status":"NEEDS REPAIR / REPLACEMENT","badgeClass":"badge-repair","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Replace/Remove","media":"Exhibit panels (1 items)","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Welcome wayside at KGR Visitor Center, sun damaged.
In 1973, Congress established Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to protect 154,000 acres of mountains, canyons, and beaches near Los Angeles.
\nThe Santa Monica Mountains were home to Tongva and other Native American peoples for thousands of years before Spanish colonization. The area includes pristine wilderness within 50 miles of downtown Los Angeles, making it a unique urban-adjacent park. Conservation efforts protected the mountains from intensive development that threatened to cover the landscape with sprawl.
\nThe administration has directed that this content be replaced or removed, not merely revised but eliminated from the visitor experience at Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
\nWhy this matters: Santa Monica Mountains demonstrate the possibility of preserving wilderness near major cities\u2014a landscape of ecological and cultural significance. Over 8 million people visit this site each year.
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\nWhy this matters: Katmai National Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/katm/index.htm","label":"Katmai National Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"824":{"park":"Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site","code":"KNRI","state":"MA","lat":42.35,"lon":-71.06,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Knife River Indian Villages NHS in MA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Knife River Indian Villages NHS is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/knri/index.htm","label":"Knife River Indian Villages NHS History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"825":{"park":"Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site","code":"FOUS","state":"ND","lat":48.0,"lon":-104.0386,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Fort Union National Monument in NM is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Fort Union National Monument is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/fous/index.htm","label":"Fort Union National Monument History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"826":{"park":"Mojave National Preserve","code":"MOJA","state":"CA","lat":35.12,"lon":-115.52,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Civil Rights & Racial Justice"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Exhibit panels (1 items)","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Not sure that this would need replacement, but it comes the closest to anything needing to be considered by our understanding of the order.
This panel is part of a larger exhibit about several of the communities that existed in the preserve before its creation. A separate panel incorporates some information about Lanfair, and this panel covers the community of Dunbar. These two towns existed as two entities but in reality overlapped into each otther. Their post offices, for example, were in the same building but had separate entrances, counters, etc. before they were merged.
The bit at the end of the Dunbar panel, which speculates as to the motivations of why the Dunbar/Lanfair school was integrated, seems odd in juxtoposition to it having just been used as an example of how the area was less segregated than many other places at the time. We are not familiar enough with the primary documents used to create this exhibit (which was put together approximately 20 years ago) to know if there was a reason to incorporate this statement, or if this is speculation or opinion on the part of the writer.
Mojave National Preserve in CA preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The exhibit panels at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nFrom the internal review records: “The bit at the end of the Dunbar panel, which speculates as to the motivations of why the Dunbar/Lanfair school was integrated, seems odd in juxtoposition to it having just been used as an example of how the area was less segregated than many other places at the time. We are not familiar enough with the primary documents used to create this exhibit (which was put together approximately 20 years ag...”
\nWhy this matters: The civil rights history documented at Mojave National Preserve is not a matter of opinion \u2014 it is the factual record of how Americans fought for the rights promised by our founding documents. These events occurred within living memory. The people who marched, sat in, and sacrificed are still alive to tell their stories.
","imageCount":1,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/moja/index.htm","label":"Mojave National Preserve History"},"folderId":"826","flagType":"content-review"},"827":{"park":"Yosemite National Park","code":"YOSE","state":"CA","lat":37.8651,"lon":-119.5383,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Please review the Maria Lebrado quote. It was recently vandalized.
Please review content about “punitive” work of the Army.
review sentence “vast numbers of their population were wiped out”
review Koomine Village paragraph
On October 1, 1890, Congress established Yosemite National Park after conservationist John Muir convinced President Theodore Roosevelt to protect the valley and its giant sequoia groves.
\nScottish-born naturalist John Muir was one of the first to theorize that Yosemite's dramatic features were carved by glaciers, not floods. President Theodore Roosevelt visited Yosemite with Muir in 1903, and in 1906 signed legislation transferring the valley from state to federal control. Glaciers carved Yosemite's distinctive U-shaped valleys and left behind polished granite surfaces and countless alpine lakes.
\nAmong the content targeted: “work of the Army.\n3) Adapting to New Life wayside: review sentence” \u2014 language that the administration has flagged for review under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: Yosemite exemplifies the power of glacial geology\u2014where massive ice sheets sculpted a landscape of unparalleled beauty. Over 5 million people visit this site each year.
","imageCount":5,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm","label":"Yosemite NP History"},"folderId":"827","sosSources":[{"pub":"SFGate","title":"Bay Area Writer's Book Banned at Yosemite","date":"Nov 13, 2025","url":"https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/bay-area-writer-book-banned-yosemite-21171556.php"}],"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"828":{"park":"Hampton National Historic Site","code":"HAMP","state":"MD","lat":39.4153,"lon":-76.5881,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"In 1976, Congress established Hampton National Historic Site in Baltimore, Maryland, protecting one of the largest and most elaborately decorated pre-Revolutionary mansions in America.
\nHampton House, built by wealthy merchant Charles Ridgely, exemplifies the wealth and influence of colonial Maryland's merchant class. The estate was home to the Ridgely family for over 150 years and represents the complexity of colonial wealth built partly on enslaved labor. The 62-acre site includes formal gardens, outbuildings, and archaeological evidence of the enslaved people who worked the estate.
\nWhy this matters: Hampton National Historic Site reveals the contradictions of colonial wealth\u2014demonstrating how elegant architecture was built on the foundation of human bondage. Over 50,000 people visit this site each year.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/hamp/index.htm","label":"Hampton NHS History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"829":{"park":"Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail","code":"STSP","state":"MD","lat":39.2637,"lon":-76.5799,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Saint Stephens National Monument in MA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Saint Stephens National Monument is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/stsp/index.htm","label":"Saint Stephens National Monument History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"831":{"park":"Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial","code":"ARHO","state":"DC","lat":38.883,"lon":-77.074,"status":"REVISE","badgeClass":"badge-revise","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Revise","media":"Exhibit panels (8 items)","items":8,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"8 photos (398-404 & 406)
We are submitting photos of all of the exhibits found within the museum at Arlington House, Robert E. Lee Memorial. This site was designated by Congress as a memorial to Robert E Lee. The museum was designed as a space dedicated to the life and legacy of Robert E. Lee. All material within the museum presents a balanced narrative of his life and influence. We decided to submit all exhibits so they can be reviewed in their entirety.
Arlington House in DC preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The exhibit panels at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nFrom the internal review records: “We are submitting photos of all of the exhibits found within the museum at Arlington House, Robert E. Lee Memorial. This site was designated by Congress as a memorial to Robert E Lee. The museum was designed as a space dedicated to the life and legacy of Robert E. Lee. All material within the museum presents a balanced narrative of his life and influence. We decided to submit all exhibits so the...”
\nWhy this matters: Arlington House is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
","imageCount":8,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/arho/index.htm","label":"Arlington House History"},"folderId":"831","flagType":"content-review"},"833":{"park":"Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine","code":"FOMC","state":"MD","lat":39.26,"lon":-76.59,"status":"OTHER \u2014 SEE NOTE","badgeClass":"badge-other","topics":["Indigenous & Native History"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Exhibit panels","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Exhibit Text:
Despite some impressive victories in the War of 1812, America was rarely far from defeat and disaster. Fighting ranged across several fronts, on land and sea. America took the war to the British, in Canada. Britain brought the war home to America, along its eastern and southern coasts.
Staff Evaluation:
The Americans were hampered by internal problems. President Madison was a weak and uninspiring war leader, who failed to replace incompetent military commanders or to unite his own party. The war was unpopular, reflected in poor rates of enlistment, and high rates of desertion in the army and navy. With notable exceptions the volunteer citizen militias were an unreliable alternative. Finally, the Federal government failed to raise enough money to pay for the war.
Disparages Madison, but it is a fact that he did not replace commanders or unite his party. - MCM; This does disparage Madison, but is there good documentation?- Greg ; “Our President has not those commanding talents, which are necessary to control those about him.” John C. Calhoun https://www.nps.gov/articles/grading-madison-wartime-president.htm - MCM
Long before Fort McHenry National Monument became a national park, this land was home to Indigenous peoples whose connection to it spans thousands of years. The interpretive materials now being reviewed tell their story \u2014 often developed through years of formal tribal consultation, as required by federal law.
\nAmong the content targeted: “Our President has not those commanding talents, which are necessary to control those about him.” \u2014 language that the administration has flagged for review under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: The Indigenous history presented at Fort McHenry National Monument was developed through formal tribal consultation \u2014 a legal requirement under federal law. The language being reviewed was often specifically requested by tribal nations whose ancestors lived on this land for thousands of years. Revising it without renewed consultation would violate both the spirit and the letter of that process.
","imageCount":1,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/fomc/index.htm","label":"Fort McHenry National Monument History"},"folderId":"833","flagType":"other","flagNote":"This entry was flagged as \"Other\" in the NPS survey \u2014 not a standard content review or physical repair flag."},"840":{"park":"Manzanar National Historic Site","code":"MANZ","state":"CA","lat":36.7283,"lon":-118.1547,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, forcibly relocating 120,000 Japanese Americans to internment camps, including Manzanar in California's Owens Valley.
\nManzanar held over 10,000 internees at its peak, though it was one of the smaller of ten concentration camps. In December 1942, military police fired into a crowd of protesting internees, killing two and wounding eleven. Manzanar National Historic Site, established in 1992, preserves the legacy of this dark chapter and honors those incarcerated there.
\nWhy this matters: Manzanar stands as a testament to a grave injustice\u2014when the U.S. government incarcerated citizens based solely on their ancestry. Over 300,000 people visit this site each year.
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Dry Tortugas NP in VI is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Dry Tortugas NP is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/drto/index.htm","label":"Dry Tortugas NP History"},"folderId":"841","flagType":"other","flagNote":"This entry was flagged as \"Other\" in the NPS survey \u2014 not a standard content review or physical repair flag."},"846":{"park":"Pullman National Monument","code":"PULL","state":"IL","lat":41.81,"lon":-87.59,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Labor History"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Exhibit panels","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Two 1894 period newspaper political cartoons are in the Visitor Center exhibits (consisting of over 260 images). The political cartoons are part of the exhibits that reflect multiple perspectives about 1894 Pullman Strike and Boycott and some of the signigant participants in the emerging event. The 1894 Pullman Strike and Boycott represents one of the core legislated interpretive themes for the park.
The individual Americans that may be recognized in the cartoons are Mr. Pullman and President Cleveland. The following is the acccompanying exhibt text with the cartoons:
"Political cartoons routinely satarized the actions of elected officials, labor leaders, and business elites. This drawing depicts President Grover Cleveland with his Secretary of Treasury, a senator, and several representatives reparing a statute labled “Prosperity.” As often happens during times of crisis, politicians disagreed on the best ways to address the ecomonic panic.“;
”1894 political cartoon depicts George Pullman squeezing a worker between two metal plates -- one labeled “low wages,” and the other “high rent.” The company believed wages and rents in the town of Pullman were totally seperate issu...
Pullman National Monument in IL preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The exhibit panels at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nThe administration has flagged for review content that includes the language: “Political cartoons routinely satarized the actions of elected officials, labor leaders, and business elites. This drawing depicts President Grover Cleveland with his Secretary of Treasury, a senator, and several representatives reparing a statute labled”, “As often happens during times of crisis, politicians disagreed on the best ways to address the ecomonic panic.”, “1894 political cartoon depicts George Pullman squeezing a worker between two metal plates -- one labeled”, and “and the other”.
\nWhy this matters: The specific language being targeted at Pullman National Monument \u2014 including “Political cartoons routinely satarized the actions of elected officials, labor leaders, and business” \u2014 is historically accurate content developed by professional historians and park staff. When this language is revised or removed, visitors lose access to the documented record of what happened here.
","imageCount":3,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/pull/index.htm","label":"Pullman National Monument History"},"folderId":"846","flagType":"content-review"},"847":{"park":"Prince William Forest Park","code":"PRWI","state":"NE","lat":41.13,"lon":-102.59,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Slavery & Enslaved People","Indigenous & Native History","Colonization","Labor History"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Exhibit panels (1 items)","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"#1. Interior Exhibit at Visitor Center. See attached image. Exhibit panel theme is the Pyrite Mine. Text “The mine closed in 1920, leaving a scarred landscape, still recovering, and an economic wound that never healed.” This language may be inconsistent with guidance. A park significance statement in the 2009 Long Range Interpretive Plan notes "Prince William Forest Park has been shaped by its diverse historical land uses, including Native American Encampments, European settlement, plantations, farms, mills, mineral mining operations, recreation demonstration projects, and military operations.“
#2. Wayside. See attached image. Title: Piedmont Forest Trail. Text ”This type of mixed hardwood forest once covered the rollling hills between the Coastal Plain and Appalachian Mountains from New York to Alabama. Agricultural practices and development have destroyed most of these eastern woodlands.“ This language may be inconsistent with guidance.
#3. Wayside. See attached image. Title: Mary Bird Branch Trail. Text ”Beavers. Because of the populartiy of beaver hats and coats, beavers disappeared from most of the United States by the mid-1800s." This may be inconsiste...
The story of Prince William Forest Park is inseparable from the lives of the people who were enslaved here \u2014 including Historic Places. For generations, their stories went untold. The interpretive materials now targeted for review were created to ensure these voices would finally be heard.
\nThe administration has flagged for review content that includes the language: “The mine closed in 1920, leaving a scarred landscape, still recovering, and an economic wound that never healed.”, “Prince William Forest Park has been shaped by its diverse historical land uses, including Native American Encampments, European settlement, plantations, farms, mills, mineral mining operations, recreation demonstration projects, and military operations.”, “This type of mixed hardwood forest once covered the rollling hills between the Coastal Plain and Appalachian Mountains from New York to Alabama. Agricultural practices and development have destroyed most of these eastern woodlands.”, and “Beavers. Because of the populartiy of beaver hats and coats, beavers disappeared from most of the United States by the mid-1800s.”.
\nWhy this matters: The history of slavery at Prince William Forest Park was suppressed for generations. The materials now being targeted represent decades of work by historians, descendants of enslaved people, and community advocates to ensure these stories are finally told. Removing them would re-erase history that has only recently been acknowledged.
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It speaks of the displacement of native people by Euro-Americans. Please review for conflict with SO 3431.
Long before Taos Pueblo became a national park, this land was home to Indigenous peoples whose connection to it spans thousands of years. The interpretive materials now being reviewed tell their story \u2014 often developed through years of formal tribal consultation, as required by federal law.
\nAmong the content targeted: “they [native people] were removed to reservations and the land was settled by Euro-Americans” \u2014 language that the administration has flagged for review under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: The Indigenous history presented at Taos Pueblo was developed through formal tribal consultation \u2014 a legal requirement under federal law. The language being reviewed was often specifically requested by tribal nations whose ancestors lived on this land for thousands of years. Revising it without renewed consultation would violate both the spirit and the letter of that process.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/tapr/index.htm","label":"Taos Pueblo History"},"flagType":"content-review"},"851":{"park":"Isle Royale National Park","code":"ISRO","state":"MI","lat":47.96,"lon":-89.15,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Climate & Environment"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Exhibit panels (2 items)","items":2,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Text panels associated with a Marine Debris exhibit identify human-caused pollution affecting Lake Superior which is part of the park. Now attached are photos of the marine debris exhibit panels on Ranger III and in the main Rock Harbor marine debris exhibit.
Isle Royale National Park in MI preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The exhibit panels at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nFrom the internal review records: “Text panels associated with a Marine Debris exhibit identify human-caused pollution affecting Lake Superior which is part of the park. Now attached are photos of the marine debris exhibit panels on Ranger III and in the main Rock Harbor marine debris exhibit.”
\nWhy this matters: The environmental changes documented at Isle Royale National Park are based on decades of scientific observation and measurement. Visitors can see these changes with their own eyes. Removing references to documented science from interpretive materials doesn't reverse the changes \u2014 it only leaves visitors without the information they need to understand what they're witnessing.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/isro/index.htm","label":"Isle Royale National Park History"},"flagType":"content-review"},"855":{"park":"First Ladies National Historic Site","code":"FILA","state":"OH","lat":40.7963,"lon":-81.3759,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Women's History"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Exhibit panels (1 items)","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"This panel is being flagged for review out of caution. First Ladies NHS was established to shine a spotlight on the accomplishments of First Ladies. The museum's exhibit showcases all First Ladies for the last 249 years. In the Founding Era display, there is a large quote by Abigail Adams that reads “Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of Husbands. Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could.”
This is a direct quote that Abigail wrote in a letter to her husband President John Adams. In the letter, she was discussing her hope of women being recognized by law in the US Constitution that was being writing at that time. This quote is a clear example of a First Lady advocating for a cause to her husband. First Ladies have been supporting their choosen causes such as women's right to vote, literacy, ect in both the private and public spheres throughout American history. First Ladies NHS' museum discuses many of this causes.
First Ladies National Historic Site in OH preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The exhibit panels at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nAmong the content targeted: “Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of Husbands. Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could.” \u2014 language that the administration has flagged for review under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: The specific language being targeted at First Ladies National Historic Site (FILA) \u2014 including “Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such” \u2014 is historically accurate content developed by professional historians and park staff. When this language is revised or removed, visitors lose access to the documented record of what happened here.
","imageCount":2,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/fila/index.htm","label":"First Ladies NHS History"},"folderId":"855","flagType":"content-review"},"857":{"park":"Golden Gate National Recreation Area","code":"GOGA","state":"CA","lat":37.827,"lon":-122.523,"status":"CONFIRMED REMOVED","badgeClass":"badge-remove","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":true,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"On October 27, 1972, President Richard Nixon signed legislation creating the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, uniting 37 diverse natural and historic sites across the San Francisco Bay Area.
\nGolden Gate NRA encompasses 59 miles of bay and ocean shoreline, including the Presidio, Alcatraz, and Muir Woods. The park was created through innovative legislation by Congressmen William Mailliard and Phillip Burton, who envisioned non-contiguous park lands. Contains centuries of San Francisco history, from Spanish colonial fortifications to Cold War-era Nike missile sites.
\nThe content at Golden Gate NRA has been confirmed removed. What was once publicly accessible historical interpretation \u2014 developed over years by professional historians and park staff \u2014 has been taken down with no public record of what was changed or why.
\nWhy this matters: Golden Gate represents innovative conservation\u2014connecting urban natural areas with historic sites to create a unified park system within a major city. Over 13 million people visit this site each year.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/goga/index.htm","label":"Golden Gate NRA History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"858":{"park":"Fort Point National Historic Site","code":"FOPO","state":"CA","lat":37.81,"lon":-122.47,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Fort Point National Historic Site in CA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Fort Point National Historic Site is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/fopo/index.htm","label":"Fort Point National Historic Site History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"861":{"park":"Crater Lake National Park","code":"CRLA","state":"OR","lat":42.9446,"lon":-122.109,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Around 7,700 years ago, Mount Mazama erupted in one of the largest Holocene eruptions on Earth, creating a cataclysmic eruption that distributed volcanic material as far north as Canada.
\nThe eruption collapsed Mount Mazama's upper 4,000 feet into a caldera that filled with water to become Crater Lake. Crater Lake reaches a depth of 1,949 feet, making it the deepest lake in the United States. The explosive eruption was 75 times more powerful than Mount St. Helens' 1980 eruption.
\nWhy this matters: Crater Lake exemplifies the raw power of volcanism\u2014where catastrophic geological forces created one of Earth's most beautiful and deepest lakes. Over 700,000 people visit this site each year.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/crla/index.htm","label":"Crater Lake National Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"862":{"park":"Fort Davis National Historic Site","code":"FODA","state":"TX","lat":30.5988,"lon":-103.8963,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Several signs are in need of replacement due to weathering. These include: All four First Fort Davis waysides, the Post Chapel wayside, and the Fort Davis National Historic Site agency sign seen upon entering the park grounds from the parking lot.
Fort Davis NHS in TX preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The interpretive materials at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nFrom the internal review records: “Several signs are in need of replacement due to weathering. These include: All four First Fort Davis waysides, the Post Chapel wayside, and the Fort Davis National Historic Site agency sign seen upon entering the park grounds from the parking lot.”
\nWhy this matters: Fort Davis NHS is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
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Long before Effigy Mounds NM became a national park, this land was home to Indigenous peoples whose connection to it spans thousands of years. The interpretive materials now being reviewed tell their story \u2014 often developed through years of formal tribal consultation, as required by federal law.
\nFrom the internal review records: “The park has 3 trail guides for educators and tour leaders. They are out dated and contain language that is potentially offensive to our affiliated tribal nations. I am unable to upload the .pdfs of the documents so I have included a link to my onedrive. I hope that it works.”
\nWhy this matters: The Indigenous history presented at Effigy Mounds NM was developed through formal tribal consultation \u2014 a legal requirement under federal law. The language being reviewed was often specifically requested by tribal nations whose ancestors lived on this land for thousands of years. Revising it without renewed consultation would violate both the spirit and the letter of that process.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/efmo/index.htm","label":"Effigy Mounds NM History"},"flagType":"content-review"},"869":{"park":"Glen Canyon National Recreation Area","code":"GLCA","state":"AZ","lat":36.86,"lon":-111.38,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Climate & Environment","Colonization"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Lone Rock 3P - The wayside says Climate change and increased water needs to support agriculture and power has altered this water playground. In 2022, this iconic geologic feature lived up to its name and water receded from its base. A year plagued with drought and low snowpack painted a bleak and dry scene. But as the seasons change the mountains filled with snow again. The following spring the water rose, and boater\u2019s paradise reemerged. Fluctuating lake levels are as common as the changing of the seasons...
At Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, the natural world tells its own story. Decades of scientific observation have documented changes to this landscape \u2014 changes that are visible to every visitor who walks these trails. The interpretive materials now under review present this documented scientific record.
\nFrom the internal review records: “Lone Rock 3P - The wayside says Climate change and increased water needs to support agriculture and power has altered this water playground. In 2022, this iconic geologic feature lived up to its name and water receded from its base. A year plagued with drought and low snowpack painted a bleak and dry scene. But as the seasons change the mountains filled with snow again. The following spring the ...”
\nWhy this matters: The environmental changes documented at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area are based on decades of scientific observation and measurement. Visitors can see these changes with their own eyes. Removing references to documented science from interpretive materials doesn't reverse the changes \u2014 it only leaves visitors without the information they need to understand what they're witnessing.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/glca/index.htm","label":"Glen Canyon National Recreation Area History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"873":{"park":"Bryce Canyon National Park","code":"BRCA","state":"UT","lat":37.63,"lon":-112.17,"status":"REPLACE / REMOVE","badgeClass":"badge-remove","topics":["Climate & Environment"],"action":"Replace/Remove","media":"Exhibit panels (1 items)","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Visitor Center exhibit on Air Quality. Text block reads "Gases and tiny particles in the air cause haze. Windblown dust and soot from wildfires are natural causes of haze. Human-caused sources come from burning fossil fuels that release nitrogen and sulfur gases.“
Side panel text: ”You can help keep the air clear. Conserve energy, use renewable resources, switch to cleaner technologies, and support programs that do the same. “
Includes inset photo of coal fired power plant with caption ”...What happens outside the park - Winds carry pollution into the park from a coal-fired power plant 60 miles (98 km) away in Page, Arizona".
Most practical way to make change, if needed, would be removal and replacement of panel with different text.
In 1874, Mormon settler Ebenezer Bryce homesteaded in what is now southwestern Utah, reportedly saying the colorful amphitheaters were a 'helluva place to lose a cow'\u2014a comment that would name the canyon.
\nNot a true canyon but a series of giant natural amphitheaters along the Paunsaugunt Plateau created by erosion. Designated as Bryce Canyon National Park on February 25, 1928; expanded through 1942 to reach 35,835 acres. Contains over one million hoodoos\u2014distinctive tall, thin spires of rock\u2014creating one of Earth's most otherworldly landscapes.
\nThe administration has ordered replaced or removed content that includes the language: “Gases and tiny particles in the air cause haze. Windblown dust and soot from wildfires are natural causes of haze. Human-caused sources come from burning fossil fuels that release nitrogen and sulfur gases.”, “You can help keep the air clear. Conserve energy, use renewable resources, switch to cleaner technologies, and support programs that do the same.”, and “...What happens outside the park - Winds carry pollution into the park from a coal-fired power plant 60 miles (98 km) away in Page, Arizona”.
\nThe administration has directed that this content be replaced or removed, not merely revised but eliminated from the visitor experience at Bryce Canyon National Park.
\nWhy this matters: Bryce Canyon's hoodoos demonstrate how wind, frost, and water can sculpt rock into the most fantastical formations. Over 1.2 million people visit this site each year.
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Tour Stop 1: “Futile Escape” was damaged when struck by debris during a tornado that hit the park.
Tour Stop 5: “They Fought to the Last” is extremely sun faded and unreadable.
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park in AL preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The interpretive materials at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nThe administration has flagged for review content that includes the language: “Futile Escape”, and “They Fought to the Last”.
\nWhy this matters: The specific language being targeted at Horseshoe Bend National Military Park \u2014 including “Futile Escape” \u2014 is historically accurate content developed by professional historians and park staff. When this language is revised or removed, visitors lose access to the documented record of what happened here.
","imageCount":5,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/hobe/index.htm","label":"Horseshoe Bend National Military Park History"},"folderId":"877","flagType":"no-action-specified"},"881":{"park":"Craters Of The Moon National Monument and Preserve","code":"CRMO","state":"ID","lat":43.42,"lon":-113.51,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Craters of the Moon National Monument in ID is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Craters of the Moon National Monument is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/crmo/index.htm","label":"Craters of the Moon National Monument History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"883":{"park":"Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument","code":"HAFO","state":"ID","lat":42.7907,"lon":-114.9456,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Hagerman Fossil Beds NM in ID is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Hagerman Fossil Beds NM is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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"Today many ethnic minorities in the United States continue to face discrimination and violence because of their race, challenging our founding principle that all people 'are created equal'."
Here\u2019s a suggested revision: \u201cThe legacy of exclusion and discrimination continues to impact many communities in the United States, reminding us of the ongoing work needed to fully realize the founding principle that all people are created equal.\u201d
Governor's Island National Monument in NY preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The exhibit panels at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nThe administration has flagged for review content that includes the language: “Today many ethnic minorities in the United States continue to face discrimination and violence because of their race, challenging our founding principle that all people 'are created equal'.”, and “The legacy of exclusion and discrimination continues to impact many communities in the United States, reminding us of the ongoing work needed to fully realize the founding principle that all people are created equal.”.
\nWhy this matters: The specific language being targeted at Governor's Island National Monument \u2014 including “Today many ethnic minorities in the United States continue to face discrimination and violence becau” \u2014 is historically accurate content developed by professional historians and park staff. When this language is revised or removed, visitors lose access to the documented record of what happened here.
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Pathways to Freedom Gallery
The gallery provides a brief description (with images, A/V, and IT components) of the history of African Americans from St. Louis\u2019 early establishment through the post-Civil war period. The intent is provide context for the adjacent gallery, Dred and Harriet Scott, part of the reason President Roosevelt signed legislation in 1935 designating the Old Courthouse as part of Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, now Gateway Arch National Park.
The McIntosh Lynching and Four Executions panel reflects the situation in St. Louis in the 1830s and 1840s regarding African Americans. It also provides context for the impact of these events locally as well as nationally. All text is historically accurate and the images are primary sources from the period. The image above the text panel is from An Excursion on the Regular Steam Packet Eagle, broadside advertisement, 1841, related to the Four Executions text. We believe this is \u201cwithin right reason\u201d in order to provide visitors with appropriate context for understanding local and national history during the time Dred and Harriet Scott lived in St. Louis and began seeking freedom for themselves and the...
The story of Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum is inseparable from the lives of the people who were enslaved here \u2014 including African Americans, Jefferson National. For generations, their stories went untold. The interpretive materials now targeted for review were created to ensure these voices would finally be heard.
\nThe administration has flagged for review content that includes the language: “within right reason”, and “impudent free negroes to be cautious.”.
\nWhy this matters: The history of slavery at Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum was suppressed for generations. The materials now being targeted represent decades of work by historians, descendants of enslaved people, and community advocates to ensure these stories are finally told. Removing them would re-erase history that has only recently been acknowledged.
","imageCount":1,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/jeff/index.htm","label":"Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum History"},"folderId":"888","flagType":"content-review"},"890":{"park":"Brown v. Board Of Education National Historic Site","code":"BRVB","state":"KS","lat":39.04,"lon":-95.69,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Civil Rights & Racial Justice"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Exhibit panels (1 items)","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"The permanent exhibits at the park are more than 20 years old and further the legislative purpose of the park, i.e., to help the public understand the Brown v. Board of Education in the context of the civil rights movement and “to honor the stories of struggle, perseverance, and activism in the pursuit of education equity.” When people are mentioned by name, it is to celebrate in a positive way their role in the cases and the movement for equality. Our exhibits also celebrate the positive role that the Brown decision has played in other countries, which have used it as a model for their own struggles. The one exhibit panel I am supporting now was installed on a temporary basis in 2022, when the park hosted a symposium that included the author of the book that the panel highlights. While the book is certainly relevant to the park purpose, we chose provocative language from the book in order to engage visitors with the topic. In quoting the book, however, some may question statements like “Conservatives seek to codify what students are expected to feel in school: the idea that happy white children testify to the quality of our democracy is an old one.”
Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park in KS preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The exhibit panels at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nThe administration has flagged for review content that includes the language: “to honor the stories of struggle, perseverance, and activism in the pursuit of education equity.”, and “Conservatives seek to codify what students are expected to feel in school: the idea that happy white children testify to the quality of our democracy is an old one.”.
\nWhy this matters: The civil rights history documented at Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park is not a matter of opinion \u2014 it is the factual record of how Americans fought for the rights promised by our founding documents. These events occurred within living memory. The people who marched, sat in, and sacrificed are still alive to tell their stories.
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Signs and Waysides
On November 24, 1909, President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed Mukuntuweap National Monument to protect the Virgin River canyons of southern Utah; it was renamed Zion National Park in 1919.
\nOver 13 million years, the Virgin River carved through 2,000 feet of Navajo Sandstone to create Zion Canyon's towering walls. In 1847, Mormon settlers arrived at the Virgin River; Isaac Behunin is credited with naming Zion after the biblical promised land. The park protects pristine canyons and a diverse range of ecosystems from desert to forest.
\nThe administration has ordered revised content that includes the language: “Pollinators in Peril”, “Controlling the River”, “Big Floods”, and “Prescribed Burn”. This content was flagged as potentially “negative about past or living Americans.”
\nWhy this matters: Zion represents the creative power of water and time\u2014where a river carved one of the most dramatic canyons on Earth. Over 5 million people visit this site each year.
","imageCount":8,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/zion/index.htm","label":"Zion National Park History"},"folderId":"892","flagType":"content-review"},"893":{"park":"George Washington Memorial Parkway","code":"GWMP","state":"DC","lat":38.85,"lon":-77.07,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Indigenous & Native History"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Sign including tribal land acknowledgement at Great Falls Park, VA. This is in an encased bulletin board and removable. Short term options include removing entire sign or covering up the tribal land acknowdlegement section and keeping other information available to visitors.
Long before George Washington Memorial Parkway became a national park, this land was home to Indigenous peoples whose connection to it spans thousands of years. The interpretive materials now being reviewed tell their story \u2014 often developed through years of formal tribal consultation, as required by federal law.
\nFrom the internal review records: “Sign including tribal land acknowledgement at Great Falls Park, VA. This is in an encased bulletin board and removable. Short term options include removing entire sign or covering up the tribal land acknowdlegement section and keeping other information available to visitors.”
\nWhy this matters: The Indigenous history presented at George Washington Memorial Parkway was developed through formal tribal consultation \u2014 a legal requirement under federal law. The language being reviewed was often specifically requested by tribal nations whose ancestors lived on this land for thousands of years. Revising it without renewed consultation would violate both the spirit and the letter of that process.
","imageCount":1,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/gwmp/index.htm","label":"George Washington Memorial Parkway History"},"folderId":"893","flagType":"no-action-specified"},"897":{"park":"Niobrara National Scenic River","sosPhotoUrls":[],"code":"NIOB","state":"NE","lat":42.8,"lon":-100.14,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Niobrara National Scenic River in NE is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Niobrara National Scenic River is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/niob/index.htm","label":"Niobrara National Scenic River History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"899":{"park":"Minidoka National Historic Site","code":"MIIN","state":"ID","lat":42.6808,"lon":-114.2491,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Beginning in August 1942, the U.S. government forcibly relocated over 9,000 Japanese Americans \u2014 most of them U.S. citizens \u2014 to the Minidoka War Relocation Center in the remote Idaho desert, where they were imprisoned behind barbed wire for up to three years.
\nOver 70% of Minidoka's prisoners were American citizens, including children and elderly community leaders. Despite their imprisonment, 418 men from Minidoka volunteered for military service, serving in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team \u2014 the most decorated unit in U.S. military history. In 2001, the site was designated a National Historic Site to preserve the memory of this civil liberties violation.
\nWhy this matters: Minidoka tells the story of American citizens imprisoned by their own government solely because of their ancestry. The men who volunteered to fight for America from behind barbed wire demonstrated a patriotism that shames the policy that confined them. This is a story that must never be sanitized. Over 50,000 people visit this site each year.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/miin/index.htm","label":"Minidoka NHS History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"900":{"park":"Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks","code":"SEKI","state":"CA","lat":36.71,"lon":-118.59,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Although the design and content of the Silence and Clean Air wayside were appropriate at the time of installation, the exhibit is now dated and is scheduled for replacement when funding becomes available. Replacement will include a newly designed panel (graphics/text/wayside material) to replace the existing panel. The current interpretation focuses on clean energy\u2014an emerging topic when the wayside was originally developed. However, the content could better relate to park resources and the visitor experience.
This draft is submitted for higher-level review to gather input in advance of the replacement process and to ensure that the updated wayside aligns with the principles of Secretary\u2019s Order 3431.
In 1890, Congress established Sequoia National Park to protect the world's largest trees by volume\u2014giant sequoias reaching 300 feet tall and weighing 2,000 tons.
\nGiant sequoias live for over 3,000 years and are among Earth's longest-lived organisms. The park encompasses 404,000 acres including Mount Whitney, the tallest peak in the contiguous United States. Early efforts to protect the trees from loggers were driven by conservationists who recognized their scientific and aesthetic importance.
\nFrom the internal review records: “Although the design and content of the Silence and Clean Air wayside were appropriate at the time of installation, the exhibit is now dated and is scheduled for replacement when funding becomes available. Replacement will include a newly designed panel (graphics/text/wayside material) to replace the existing panel. The current interpretation focuses on clean energy\u2014an emerging topic when the waysi...”
\nWhy this matters: Sequoia protects Earth's largest organisms\u2014ancient giants that provide perspective on the vast timescales of natural history. Over 1.1 million people visit this site each year.
","imageCount":1,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/seki/index.htm","label":"Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks History"},"folderId":"900","flagType":"no-action-specified"},"901":{"park":"Badlands National Park","code":"BADL","state":"SD","lat":43.7729,"lon":-102.5007,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"For over 11,000 years, the Lakota people and their ancestors have lived among the dramatic buttes, pinnacles, and grasslands of what they call mako sica \u2014 'land bad.' French fur trappers later called it les mauvaises terres \u00e0 traverser, the 'bad lands to travel across.'
\nBadlands contains one of the world's richest fossil beds, with remains of ancient horses, rhinos, and saber-toothed cats dating back 75 million years. The park protects 244,000 acres of dramatically eroded buttes and the largest undisturbed mixed-grass prairie in the United States. Over 1 million people visit annually.
\nWhy this matters: The Badlands tell a story that spans 75 million years of Earth's history. The interpretive materials here connect ancient geology, paleontology, Indigenous history, and prairie ecology into a narrative that helps visitors understand deep time and the peoples who have called this landscape home.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/badl/index.htm","label":"Badlands National Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"902":{"park":"Minuteman Missile National Historic Site","code":"MIMI","state":"SD","lat":43.8956,"lon":-102.0272,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Mimas in MA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Mimas is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/mimi/index.htm","label":"Mimas History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"903":{"park":"Bering Land Bridge National Preserve","code":"BELA","state":"AK","lat":65.35,"lon":-166,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Bering Land Bridge National Preserve in AK is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Bering Land Bridge National Preserve is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Overmountain Victory NHT is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Parashant NM is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: National Park Service Administration is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Coltsville National Historical Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Honouliuli National Historic Site is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Federal Hall NMem is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Women's Rights NHP / Harriet Tubman NHP is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Eisenhower NHS is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Virgin Islands National Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Cumberland Gap National Historical Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/cwdw/index.htm","label":"Cumberland Gap National Historical Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"917":{"park":"Pinnacles National Park","code":"PINN","state":"CA","lat":36.49,"lon":-121.2,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"In 1919, Congress established Pinnacles National Monument in California to protect dramatic rock formations created by volcanic activity and carved by millions of years of erosion.
\nPinnacles features steep rock spires reaching hundreds of feet, created by a volcanic system and then fragmented by the San Andreas Fault. The monument was established to protect the unique geology and native California condor population. Redesignated as Pinnacles National Park in 2013, expanding protection for this geologically significant landscape.
\nWhy this matters: Pinnacles showcases volcanic geology and the power of fault tectonics\u2014where dramatic formations result from volcanic creation and tectonic disruption. Over 300,000 people visit this site each year.
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\nWhy this matters: Lynnewood Beach area is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: First State National Historical Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: General Grant National Memorial is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/gegr/index.htm","label":"General Grant National Memorial History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"923":{"park":"Stonewall National Monument","code":"STON","state":"NJ","lat":40.7338,"lon":-74.0019,"status":"CONFIRMED REMOVED","badgeClass":"badge-remove","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":true,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"In the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village. The patrons fought back \u2014 launching six days of protests that ignited the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement.
\nPresident Obama designated Stonewall National Monument in 2016, making it the first national monument honoring LGBTQ+ history. The monument encompasses the Stonewall Inn, Christopher Park, and surrounding streets where the uprising occurred. Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and Storm\u00e9 DeLarverie are among those credited with sparking the resistance.
\nThe content at Stonewall NM has been confirmed removed. What was once publicly accessible historical interpretation \u2014 developed over years by professional historians and park staff \u2014 has been taken down with no public record of what was changed or why.
\nWhy this matters: Stonewall NM is the only national monument dedicated to LGBTQ+ rights. It marks the birthplace of a civil rights movement that transformed American law and society. The content confirmed removed from this site told a story that millions of Americans see as central to their identity and their struggle for equality. Over 2 million people visit this site each year.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/ston/index.htm","label":"Stonewall NM History"},"sosSources":[{"pub":"Gay City News","title":"Trump Rainbow Flag Stonewall National Monument","date":"2026","url":"https://gaycitynews.com/trump-rainbow-flag-stonewall-national-monument/"}],"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"924":{"park":"Haleakal\u0101 National Park","code":"HALE","state":"HI","lat":20.7,"lon":-156.17,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"On February 26, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed legislation creating Hawaii National Park to protect the active volcanoes Kilauea and Mauna Loa, which were already attracting thousands of visitors.
\nLorrin Thurston, grandson of missionary Asa Thurston, was a driving force behind the park's establishment after investing in local hotels. Thomas Jaggar founded the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory in 1912 to study Kilauea, making it the world's premier volcanic research facility. The park was split in 1961, with Hawaii Volcanoes National Park protecting Kilauea and Mauna Loa, while Haleakal\u0101 became its own park.
\nWhy this matters: Haleakal\u0101 protects Hawaii's dry-side volcano, offering views from one of Earth's highest volcanic summits into a landscape of volcanic creation. Over 1 million people visit this site each year.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/hale/index.htm","label":"Haleakala National Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"925":{"park":"Joshua Tree National Park","code":"JOTR","state":"CA","lat":33.87,"lon":-115.9,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"On August 10, 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt used the Antiquities Act to establish Joshua Tree National Monument, protecting 825,000 acres of desert where two American deserts meet.
\nThe park sits on the boundary between the Mojave and Colorado deserts, featuring the unique Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia). Minerva Hoyt and other conservationists persuaded state and federal governments to protect the area; it was redesignated as a national park in 1994. The park expanded by 234,000 acres through the Desert Protection Act and now protects pristine desert landscape and indigenous cultural sites.
\nWhy this matters: Joshua Tree protects a unique desert ecosystem where geology, botany, and indigenous cultures create an irreplaceable American landscape. Over 3 million people visit this site each year.
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\nWhy this matters: Castle Clinton NM / Governors Island NM / African Burial Ground NM is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Devils Tower NM / Curecanti NRA is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Chiricahua National Monument is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/malu/index.htm","label":"Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"931":{"park":"Carlsbad Caverns NP","code":"CAVE","state":"NM","lat":32.1479,"lon":-104.5567,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"On October 25, 1923, President Calvin Coolidge designated the remarkable Carlsbad Cavern as a national monument, calling it 'a limestone cavern of extraordinary proportions and unusual beauty.'
\nJim White, a young prospector, explored the cave in 1898 and named its passages including the Big Room, Kings Palace, and Queens Chamber. The Big Room covers 8.2 acres and reaches 255 feet high\u2014one of the largest single cave chambers in the world. Ancient peoples inhabited the area before 900 AD; the Mescalero Apache used the cave for centuries before American exploration.
\nWhy this matters: Carlsbad Caverns reveals an underground world of geological wonder\u2014a hidden landscape that shaped human culture for millennia. Over 500,000 people visit this site each year.
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\nWhy this matters: Statue of Liberty National Monument is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Tuskegee Institute NHS is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Tuskegee Airmen NHS is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Salem Maritime NHS / Saugus Iron Works NHS is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: War in the Pacific National Historical Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/waro/index.htm","label":"War in the Pacific National Historical Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"939":{"park":"Cedar Breaks National Monument","code":"CEBR","state":"UT","lat":37.62,"lon":-112.84,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Cedar Breaks National Monument in UT is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Cedar Breaks National Monument is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Boston African American National Historic Site is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/boaf/index.htm","label":"Boston African American National Historic Site History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"941":{"park":"Richmond National Battlefield Park","code":"RICH","state":"VA","lat":37.4213,"lon":-77.3675,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"On October 13, 1936, Congress established Richmond National Battlefield Park to commemorate the Union's seven major battles to capture Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital.
\nRichmond was the most important Confederate stronghold in the Eastern Theater, and multiple Union campaigns failed to take it until 1865. The final Union assault, led by General Ulysses S. Grant, resulted in Richmond's abandonment and the beginning of the Confederacy's end. The park preserves the siege lines, fortifications, and the landscape where hundreds of thousands of soldiers fought.
\nWhy this matters: Richmond represents the strategic importance of the Confederate capital\u2014where military pressure finally forced the South's greatest city to fall. Over 400,000 people visit this site each year.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/rich/index.htm","label":"Richmond NBP History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"942":{"park":"Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site","code":"MAWA","state":"VA","lat":37.5478,"lon":-77.4375,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Matanuska Wildlife Area in MA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Matanuska Wildlife Area is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Midwest Archeological Center is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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There are five waysides that may conflict with SO 3431. They are attached below.
On January 26, 1915, President Woodrow Wilson signed legislation creating Rocky Mountain National Park, protecting 415 square miles of the Colorado Rockies \u2014 from alpine tundra above 11,000 feet to montane forests where elk, bighorn sheep, and black bears roam.
\nRocky Mountain NP contains 77 peaks above 12,000 feet, including Longs Peak at 14,259 feet. The park's Trail Ridge Road reaches 12,183 feet \u2014 the highest continuous paved road in the United States. Over 4.5 million people visit annually, making it one of the top 5 most-visited national parks.
\nFrom the internal review records: “The exhibits at Kawuneeche Visitor Center has outdated exhibits that are planned to be replaced in FY26/FY27. We've worked with HFC through this process.”
\nWhy this matters: Rocky Mountain NP is where millions of Americans encounter alpine wilderness for the first time. The park's interpretive materials document decades of ecological change \u2014 including the impacts of bark beetle infestations, wildfire, and shifting snowpack \u2014 changes that are visible to every visitor who drives Trail Ridge Road.
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\nWhy this matters: Alagnak Wild River is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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Colorado NM in CO is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Colorado NM is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/colm/index.htm","label":"Colorado NM History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"948":{"park":"Denali National Park and Preserve","code":"DENA","state":"AK","lat":63.13,"lon":-151.2,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"On February 26, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson signed legislation creating Mount McKinley National Park, championed by conservationists Charles Sheldon and Belmore Browne who fought to protect North America's tallest peak.
\nIn 1980, President Jimmy Carter expanded the park and renamed it Denali National Park and Preserve, honoring the mountain's Koyukon name meaning 'the great one'. The mountain was officially renamed Denali in 2015 by President Barack Obama, though President Trump's 2025 order reverted the federal name to Mount McKinley. Charles Sheldon lived in the region for two years gathering support before winning congressional approval for the park.
\nWhy this matters: Denali represents the last great American wilderness and the ongoing debate over how we name, protect, and honor landscapes. Over 1 million people visit this site each year.
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\nWhy this matters: Western Arctic Parklands is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Jewel Cave National Monument is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/jeca/index.htm","label":"Jewel Cave National Monument History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"951":{"park":"Alaska Public Lands Info Ctr - Fairbanks","code":"FAIR","state":"AK","lat":64.8378,"lon":-147.7164,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Fairbanks in AK is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Fairbanks is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/fair/index.htm","label":"Fairbanks History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"952":{"park":"Chickasaw National Recreation Area","code":"CHIC,OKCI,WABA","state":"OK","lat":34.47,"lon":-97.29,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Chickasaw National Recreation Area in OK is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Chickasaw National Recreation Area is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Steamtown NHS is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/waba/index.htm","label":"Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"955":{"park":"Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site","code":"HOFU","state":"PA","lat":40.2,"lon":-75.74,"status":"NEEDS REPAIR / REPLACEMENT","badgeClass":"badge-repair","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Replace/Remove","media":"Exhibit panels","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site in PA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nThe administration has directed that this content be replaced or removed, not merely revised but eliminated from the visitor experience at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site.
\nWhy this matters: Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Cahokia Mounds National Historic Site is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Assateague Island NS is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Baltimore-Washington Parkway is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Fort Frederica National Monument is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Fort Davis National Historic Site is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: National Capital Parks - East is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/nace/index.htm","label":"National Capital Parks - East History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"967":{"park":"Lassen Volcanic National Park","code":"LAVO","state":"CA","lat":40.49,"lon":-121.41,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"On May 22, 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed Lava Beds National Monument in northeastern California, protecting a dramatic landscape of volcanic cones, lava tubes, and cinder fields.
\nThe monument contains over 700 caves, more than any other site in the National Park System. Lava Beds was also the site of the Modoc War (1872-1873), where Modoc warriors resisted forced relocation to reservations. The landscape reveals different types of volcanic eruptions and lava flows spanning millions of years.
\nWhy this matters: Lava Beds demonstrates volcanic geology in all its forms\u2014from gentle lava flows to explosive cinder cones\u2014and tragic indigenous history. Over 100,000 people visit this site each year.
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\nWhy this matters: Tule Lake NM is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Lewis and Clark National Historical Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Hopewell Culture National Historical Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Fort Smith NHS is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: James A Garfield National Historic Site is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/blrv/index.htm","label":"Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"976":{"park":"Roger Williams National Memorial","code":"ROWI","state":"RI","lat":41.8311,"lon":-71.4109,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Roger Williams National Memorial in WA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Roger Williams National Memorial is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/rowi/index.htm","label":"Roger Williams National Memorial History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"977":{"park":"Booker T. Washington National Monument","code":"BOWA","state":"VA","lat":37.1232,"lon":-79.7667,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"","narrative":"Booker T. Washington NM in VA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Booker T. Washington NM is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
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\nWhy this matters: Fort Laramie NHS is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/fola/index.htm","label":"Fort Laramie NHS History"},"sosSignNames":[{"title":"A Father's Grief ... A Soldier's Honor","status":"removed"}],"sosSources":[{"pub":"Mother Jones","title":"Trump's National Park Signs","date":"Feb 2026","url":"https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/donald-trumps-national-park-signs-francis-newlands-chevy-chase-circle/"}],"sosPhotos":true,"sosPhotoNote":"Before photo available","flagType":"no-action-specified","orderedToRemove":true,"orderedContext":"\"A Father's Grief ... A Soldier's Honor\" sign about Native American relations flagged for removal."},"982":{"park":"Virgin Islands National Park","code":"VIIS,VICR","state":"VI","lat":18.33,"lon":-64.73,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Publications (1 items)","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"This is the park's new unigrid brochure that has been updated in 2023 and began distribution in 2024; this project was a regular update of the material.
Virgin Islands National Park in VI preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The visitor publications at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nWhy this matters: Virgin Islands National Park is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/viis,vicr/index.htm","label":"Virgin Islands National Park History"},"folderId":"982","flagType":"content-review"},"985":{"park":"Blackwell School National Historic Site","code":"BLSC","state":"TX","lat":30.31,"lon":-104.02,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"The Texas State Historical Marker needs revisement for historical accuracy. The marker was in place prior to NPS establishment and recent research proves that the school was never a Methodist Church. This is the responsibility of the Texas State Historical Commission Historic Markers Program.
Blackwell School NHS in TX preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The interpretive materials at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nFrom the internal review records: “The Texas State Historical Marker needs revisement for historical accuracy. The marker was in place prior to NPS establishment and recent research proves that the school was never a Methodist Church. This is the responsibility of the Texas State Historical Commission Historic Markers Program.”
\nWhy this matters: Blackwell School NHS is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
","imageCount":1,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/blsc/index.htm","label":"Blackwell School NHS History"},"folderId":"985","flagType":"no-action-specified"},"994":{"park":"Natural Resource Stewardship","code":"NRSS","state":"MA","lat":42.35,"lon":-71.06,"status":"REPLACE / REMOVE","badgeClass":"badge-remove","topics":["Climate & Environment"],"action":"Replace/Remove","media":"Publications (1 items)","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Night Skies Jr Ranger Booklet
p6 graphic and text alluding to man-made light pollution
Natural Resource Stewardship in MA is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nThe administration has directed that this content be replaced or removed, not merely revised but eliminated from the visitor experience at Natural Resource Stewardship.
\nWhy this matters: The changes documented at Natural Resource Stewardship are visible to any visitor. Removing scientific information from interpretive materials doesn't change what people can see with their own eyes \u2014 it only removes the explanation.
","imageCount":1,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/nrss/index.htm","label":"Natural Resource Stewardship History"},"folderId":"994","flagType":"content-review"},"1000":{"park":"Catoctin Mountain Park","code":"CATO","state":"MD","lat":39.6469,"lon":-77.4665,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Per HFC, submitting full wayside plans for review prior to fabrication and installation.
Catoctin Mountain Park in MD is one of hundreds of National Park Service sites where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. This directive requires parks to review materials that could be considered negative about past or living Americans \u2014 a standard that threatens the factual historical record these sites were created to preserve.
\nWhy this matters: Catoctin Mountain Park is one of 466+ National Park Service sites where historically accurate interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary's Order 3431. Over 300 million people visit national parks each year. For many \u2014 especially schoolchildren \u2014 these visits are their first and deepest encounter with American history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/cato/index.htm","label":"Catoctin Mountain Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"1032":{"park":"Canyon de Chelly National Monument","code":"CACH","state":"AZ","lat":36.1565,"lon":-109.4494,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Publications","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"No suggestions, but open to your suggestions. Our brochures are printable, so we print as needed when the stock runs low.
Cache National Forest in UT preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The visitor publications at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nWhy this matters: Cache National Forest is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/cach/index.htm","label":"Cache National Forest History"},"flagType":"content-review"},"1033":{"park":"Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site","code":"HUTR","state":"AZ","lat":35.82,"lon":-109.4,"status":"REVISE","badgeClass":"badge-revise","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Revise","media":"Publications","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"No Suggestions, but open to your suggestions. PDF file is available to print more when needed, so total number is approxiamate.
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site in AZ preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The visitor publications at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nWhy this matters: Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/hutr/index.htm","label":"Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site History"},"flagType":"content-review","orderedToRemove":true,"orderedContext":"Panel on Ganado Mural describing hardships experienced by Navajo people flagged for removal."},"1034":{"park":"Navajo National Monument","code":"NAVA","state":"AZ","lat":36.68,"lon":-110.54,"status":"REVISE","badgeClass":"badge-revise","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Revise","media":"Publications","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"No suggestions, but open to what you may have. We print more paper copies if needed. We do have a PDF file.
Navajo National Monument in AZ preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The visitor publications at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nWhy this matters: Navajo National Monument is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/nava/index.htm","label":"Navajo National Monument History"},"flagType":"content-review"},"1037":{"park":"Big Bend National Park","code":"BIBE","state":"TX","lat":29.25,"lon":-103.25,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"These wayside exhibits describe natural features, but emphasize “matters unrelated to the beauty, abundance, or grandeur of said natural feature.” For example, they describe and emphasize the geologic interpretation of the formation of various mountains or geologic features, or they provide educational messages, without emphasizing beauty, abundance or grandeur. The park does not advocate changing these wayside exhibits, unless scientific methods or new information identify a better interpretation.
In 1966, Big Bend became a national park protecting 801,000 acres of remote Texas wilderness where the Rio Grande carves through limestone canyons and desert mountains.
\nLocated along the Rio Grande on the U.S.-Mexico border; contains one of the least-visited national parks despite its vast size. Features three dramatic canyons carved by the Rio Grande: Boquillas, Santa Elena, and Mariscal. Home to Chisos Mountains, which rise to 7,835 feet and create a unique desert mountain ecosystem.
\nAmong the content targeted: “matters unrelated to the beauty, abundance, or grandeur of said natural feature.” \u2014 language that the administration has flagged for review under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: Big Bend represents pristine American wilderness where geology, culture, and international partnership converge at the border. Over 500,000 people visit this site each year.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/bibe/index.htm","label":"Big Bend National Park History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified","orderedToRemove":true,"orderedContext":"Nearly 20 signs flagged for not conforming to SO 3431, including climate and environmental content.","orderedCount":20},"1038":{"park":"Tonto National Monument","code":"TONT","state":"AZ","lat":33.649,"lon":-111.087,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Indigenous & Native History"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Publications","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"On the park\u2019s website, located on the Yavapai and Tonto Apache, there is some questionable language regarding the U.S. Army.
Less descriptive adjectives could be used to describe the events.
Long before Tonto NM became a national park, this land was home to Indigenous peoples whose connection to it spans thousands of years. The interpretive materials now being reviewed tell their story \u2014 often developed through years of formal tribal consultation, as required by federal law.
\nWhy this matters: The Indigenous history presented at Tonto NM was developed through formal tribal consultation \u2014 a legal requirement under federal law. The language being reviewed was often specifically requested by tribal nations whose ancestors lived on this land for thousands of years. Revising it without renewed consultation would violate both the spirit and the letter of that process.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/tont/index.htm","label":"Tonto NM History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"1047":{"park":"Scotts Bluff National Monument","code":"SCBL","state":"NE","lat":41.84,"lon":-103.67,"status":"REVISE","badgeClass":"badge-revise","topics":["Indigenous & Native History","Colonization"],"action":"Revise","media":"Exhibit panels (1 items)","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Panel describing Native American perspective on treaties and changing lifeways. Does intersect with the park story as treaty signing was part of the establishment of overland trails. Panel includes one William Henry Jackson painting of Fort Mitchell and Mitchell Pass (in the park).
Long before Scotts Bluff National Monument became a national park, this land was home to Indigenous peoples whose connection to it spans thousands of years. The interpretive materials now being reviewed tell their story \u2014 often developed through years of formal tribal consultation, as required by federal law.
\nFrom the internal review records: “Panel describing Native American perspective on treaties and changing lifeways. Does intersect with the park story as treaty signing was part of the establishment of overland trails. Panel includes one William Henry Jackson painting of Fort Mitchell and Mitchell Pass (in the park).”
\nWhy this matters: The Indigenous history presented at Scotts Bluff National Monument was developed through formal tribal consultation \u2014 a legal requirement under federal law. The language being reviewed was often specifically requested by tribal nations whose ancestors lived on this land for thousands of years. Revising it without renewed consultation would violate both the spirit and the letter of that process.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/scbl/index.htm","label":"Scotts Bluff National Monument History"},"flagType":"content-review"},"1053":{"park":"Lincoln Home National Historic Site","code":"LIHO","state":"IL","lat":39.7972,"lon":-89.6451,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"First wayside talks about diversity. However, the reference is purely describing the makeup of the neighborhood.
Second wayside talks about activism as it relates to freedom seekers.
Lihue, Hawaii in HI preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The interpretive materials at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nWhy this matters: Lihue, Hawaii is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/liho/index.htm","label":"Lihue, Hawaii History"},"flagType":"content-review"},"1054":{"park":"San Juan Island National Historical Park","code":"SAJH","state":"WA","lat":48.4596,"lon":-123.0233,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Exhibit panels","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"We would like a review of the content of this sign to ensure it does not conflict with SO 3431. Full panel picture included for better context of invasive species text.
San Juan Island NHP in WA preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The exhibit panels at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nWhy this matters: San Juan Island NHP is part of a network of over 400 national parks that serve as America's classrooms. The interpretive materials here were developed by subject-matter experts to help visitors understand the full story of this place. When historically accurate content is removed, the public loses access to its own history.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/sajh/index.htm","label":"San Juan Island NHP History"},"flagType":"content-review"},"1057":{"park":"Fort Larned National Historic Site","code":"FOLS","state":"KS","lat":37.91,"lon":-97.86,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Indigenous & Native History"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Film/video, publications (1 items)","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"The park film is outdated and contains language pertaining to Native Americans that may violate SO 3414.
Two park handouts also contain language that could be perceived as derogatory to Native Americans and violating SO 3414.
Long before Fort Larned National Historic Site became a national park, this land was home to Indigenous peoples whose connection to it spans thousands of years. The interpretive materials now being reviewed tell their story \u2014 often developed through years of formal tribal consultation, as required by federal law.
\nFrom the internal review records: “Two park handouts also contain language that could be perceived as derogatory to Native Americans and violating SO 3414.”
\nWhy this matters: The Indigenous history presented at Fort Larned National Historic Site was developed through formal tribal consultation \u2014 a legal requirement under federal law. The language being reviewed was often specifically requested by tribal nations whose ancestors lived on this land for thousands of years. Revising it without renewed consultation would violate both the spirit and the letter of that process.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/fols/index.htm","label":"Fort Larned National Historic Site History"},"flagType":"content-review"},"1059":{"park":"Sitka National Historical Park","code":"SITK","state":"AK","lat":57.0468,"lon":-135.3169,"status":"REVISE","badgeClass":"badge-revise","topics":["Indigenous & Native History"],"action":"Revise","media":"Exhibit panels (2 items)","items":2,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Russian Bishop's House:
“Elite or Employee”\n\nText to review: “Indigenous people thrived in Alaska, but Russians found it more challenging.”
“The Russian Empire, The North Pacific World”\n\nText to review: “Alaskan Natives named these lands first.”
Long before Sitka NHP became a national park, this land was home to Indigenous peoples whose connection to it spans thousands of years. The interpretive materials now being reviewed tell their story \u2014 often developed through years of formal tribal consultation, as required by federal law.
\nThe administration has ordered revised content that includes the language: “Elite or Employee”, “Indigenous people thrived in Alaska, but Russians found it more challenging.”, “The Russian Empire, The North Pacific World”, and “Alaskan Natives named these lands first.”.
\nWhy this matters: The Indigenous history presented at Sitka NHP was developed through formal tribal consultation \u2014 a legal requirement under federal law. The language being reviewed was often specifically requested by tribal nations whose ancestors lived on this land for thousands of years. Revising it without renewed consultation would violate both the spirit and the letter of that process.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/sitk/index.htm","label":"Sitka NHP History"},"flagType":"content-review","orderedToRemove":true,"orderedContext":"Interpretive materials explaining mistreatment of Indigenous groups by missionaries flagged for removal."},"1061":{"park":"Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site","code":"BEOL","state":"CO","lat":38.03,"lon":-103.61,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Mexican-American History"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"This 2009 exterior wayside panel is entitled “A Colorful Cast of Characters” and features short descriptions of seven individuals along with a watercolor illustration of these same individuals. There is no clear theme connecting these seven individuals to the fort. There is a text box below labeled "Kid's Corner" with short text about a Mexican individual breaking horses.
This panel and others in the park are scheduled to be redesigned and replaced in a project formulated to begin in FY27.
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in CO preserves a piece of American history that the public has trusted the National Park Service to protect and interpret. The interpretive materials at this site have been developed over years by historians, subject-matter experts, and park staff \u2014 and are now being reviewed under Secretary's Order 3431.
\nThe administration has flagged for review content that includes the language: “A Colorful Cast of Characters”, and “Kid's Corner”.
\nWhy this matters: The history presented at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site draws on primary sources, treaties, and documented events. These are not contested opinions but the factual record of how the United States expanded its borders. Visitors \u2014 especially students \u2014 deserve access to the complete story, including its difficult chapters.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/beol/index.htm","label":"Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified","orderedToRemove":true,"orderedContext":"Sign describing how Mexican War was orchestrated to annex Mexican territory ordered removed."},"1062":{"park":"Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site","code":"SAND","state":"CO","lat":38.5475,"lon":-102.5132,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Indigenous & Native History","Colonization"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Interpretive materials","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"This wayside exhibit panel, entitled “Night March to Sand Creek” prominently features a photograph of Colonel John Chivington. This panel is located at an orientation pullout along a county road and has unmonitored visitor access 24 hours a day. Because of the open access of this location, the picture of John Chivington is often a target for vandalism, leading to the regular replacement of this panel due to damage.
This and all other wayside exhibits at SAND have gone through an extensive tribal consultation process, as required by the park's enabling legislation, Public Law 106-465. A wayside exhibit replacement project is currently formulated for FY26, and relocating the picture of John Chivington to a location elsewhere in the park less likely to be vandalized is a high priority.
Long before Sand Creek Massacre NHS became a national park, this land was home to Indigenous peoples whose connection to it spans thousands of years. The interpretive materials now being reviewed tell their story \u2014 often developed through years of formal tribal consultation, as required by federal law.
\nAmong the content targeted: “Night March to Sand Creek” \u2014 language that the administration has flagged for review under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: The Indigenous history presented at Sand Creek Massacre NHS was developed through formal tribal consultation \u2014 a legal requirement under federal law. The language being reviewed was often specifically requested by tribal nations whose ancestors lived on this land for thousands of years. Revising it without renewed consultation would violate both the spirit and the letter of that process.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/sand/index.htm","label":"Sand Creek Massacre NHS History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"1066":{"park":"San Antonio Missions National Historical Park","code":"SAAN","state":"TX","lat":29.3267,"lon":-98.4547,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Indigenous & Native History","Colonization"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Exhibit panels (6 items)","items":6,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"The photos attached are from indoor exhibits at Mission Concepcion. Each contains language that may have been or is disparaging to Americans living in colonial times. Specifically, language that may imply less agency or autonomy of indigenous peoples facing Spanish culture in 1700s. Examples include:
Long before San Antonio Missions NHP became a national park, this land was home to Indigenous peoples whose connection to it spans thousands of years. The interpretive materials now being reviewed tell their story \u2014 often developed through years of formal tribal consultation, as required by federal law.
\nThe administration has flagged for review content that includes the language: “Coahuiltecans”, “Imperfect conversion of Indians”, “pacified native people”, and “The Church sought converts who understood and observed Chistianity and who accepted Spanish culture and language.”. Officials deemed this language potentially “disparaging to certain visitors.”
\nWhy this matters: The Indigenous history presented at San Antonio Missions NHP was developed through formal tribal consultation \u2014 a legal requirement under federal law. The language being reviewed was often specifically requested by tribal nations whose ancestors lived on this land for thousands of years. Revising it without renewed consultation would violate both the spirit and the letter of that process.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/saan/index.htm","label":"San Antonio Missions NHP History"},"flagType":"content-review"},"1069":{"park":"Theodore Roosevelt National Park","code":"THRO","state":"ND","lat":46.97,"lon":-103.45,"status":"FLAGGED FOR REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Flagged for Review","media":"Publications","items":0,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Junior Ranger Book, page 6 of 13, Activity 4 of the document uploaded below. Three illustrations and the last two sentences of the final paragraph on the page may be in conflict with the SO. Options for change include 1) removal of the page from the Junior Ranger Book, or 2) editing of text and illustrations to bring into alignment wiht the SO.
Note: THRO is listed under PWR “LEGACY NPS REGION” above. It should be MWR, but I am proceeding with this submission as annotated.
On April 25, 1947, President Harry S. Truman established Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park in the North Dakota Badlands where the young politician found solace after personal tragedy.
\nRoosevelt invested heavily in ranches in the Badlands, spending formative years in the harsh landscape that shaped his conservation philosophy. The park was later expanded and redesignated Theodore Roosevelt National Park in 1978. The landscape represents both Roosevelt's personal journey and his vision for American conservation.
\nAmong the content targeted: “LEGACY NPS REGION” \u2014 language that the administration has flagged for review under its directive to review historically accurate interpretive materials.
\nWhy this matters: Theodore Roosevelt National Park represents how landscape can transform an individual and how that transformation can reshape a nation's values. Over 750,000 people visit this site each year.
","imageCount":0,"wayback":{"main":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250119/https://www.nps.gov/thro/index.htm","label":"Theodore Roosevelt NP History"},"flagType":"no-action-specified"},"FWS-001":{"park":"Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge","code":"BRMBR","state":"UT","lat":41.46,"lon":-112.23,"agency":"FWS","status":"CONTENT UNDER FURTHER REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-fws-flagged","topics":["Climate & Environment"],"action":"Factual statements, no action recommended","media":"Interior/Exterior Exhibits","items":4,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Four exhibit panels flagged in the Refuge\u2019s Exhibit Hall:
\u201cWhy Save Wetlands\u201d Exhibit: \u201cIn the United States, more than half of the original wetlands found here have been destroyed. They have been drained and converted to farmland, filled for housing developments and industrial facilities, and used as household and industrial waste dumps.\u201d
\u201cWetland Threats & Wetland Management Puzzle Piece\u201d Exhibit: \u201cBefore the 1970s, wetland destruction was an accepted practice in this country and was even encouraged by government farming programs.\u201d
","narrative":"Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in Utah is among the FWS facilities where interpretive content has been flagged under Secretary\u2019s Order 3431. Four exhibit panels in the Exhibit Hall were reported by internal review, documenting the historical destruction of wetlands in the United States.
Why this matters: These exhibits present factual ecological history about wetland loss \u2014 a core conservation issue. FWS internal reviewers themselves concluded these are \u201cfactual statements about what occurred\u201d requiring no action, yet they remain flagged for further review. Photographic evidence of these exhibits was provided by the Sierra Club.
","fwsSource":"Internal Review","fwsRecommendedAction":"Factual statements about what occurred, no action recommended.","fwsFurtherReview":true,"imageCount":13,"sosPhotoUrls":[{"title":"Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge \u2014 Exhibit Panel 1","before":"images/FWS-001/bear-river-exhibit-01.jpg"},{"title":"Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge \u2014 Exhibit Panel 2","before":"images/FWS-001/bear-river-exhibit-02.jpg"},{"title":"Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge \u2014 Exhibit Panel 3","before":"images/FWS-001/bear-river-exhibit-03.jpg"},{"title":"Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge \u2014 Exhibit Panel 4","before":"images/FWS-001/bear-river-exhibit-04.jpg"},{"title":"Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge \u2014 Exhibit Panel 5","before":"images/FWS-001/bear-river-exhibit-05.jpg"},{"title":"Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge \u2014 Exhibit Panel 6","before":"images/FWS-001/bear-river-exhibit-06.jpg"},{"title":"Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge \u2014 Exhibit Panel 7","before":"images/FWS-001/bear-river-exhibit-07.jpg"},{"title":"Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge \u2014 Exhibit Panel 8","before":"images/FWS-001/bear-river-exhibit-08.jpg"},{"title":"Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge \u2014 Exhibit Panel 9","before":"images/FWS-001/bear-river-exhibit-09.jpg"},{"title":"Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge \u2014 Exhibit Panel 10","before":"images/FWS-001/bear-river-exhibit-10.jpg"},{"title":"Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge \u2014 Exhibit Panel 11","before":"images/FWS-001/bear-river-exhibit-11.jpg"},{"title":"Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge \u2014 Exhibit Panel 12","before":"images/FWS-001/bear-river-exhibit-12.jpg"},{"title":"Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge \u2014 Exhibit Panel 13","before":"images/FWS-001/bear-river-exhibit-13.jpg"}],"flagType":"fws-review","flagNote":"This entry comes from a separate U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service review, not the NPS survey."},"FWS-002":{"park":"Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge","code":"WMWR","state":"OK","lat":34.73,"lon":-98.72,"agency":"FWS","status":"ACTION REQUIRED","badgeClass":"badge-fws-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content","Climate & Environment"],"action":"Remove title of display","media":"Interior/Exterior Exhibits","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"The \u201cHall of Shame\u201d exhibit inside the Quanah Parker Environmental Education Center documents historical conditions that brought the American Bison population to near-extinction. While the verbiage is factual, the title was flagged as potentially \u201cdisparaging past Americans.\u201d
","narrative":"Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma houses the Quanah Parker Environmental Education Center, which includes an exhibit titled \u201cHall of Shame\u201d documenting the near-extinction of the American Bison.
Why this matters: The recommended action is to remove the title of the display. The exhibit\u2019s factual content about bison decline \u2014 a foundational conservation story \u2014 was deemed acceptable, but its provocative title was flagged as disparaging. This represents a direct attempt to sanitize the framing of environmental history.
","fwsSource":"Internal Review","fwsRecommendedAction":"Remove the title of the display.","fwsFurtherReview":true,"imageCount":0,"flagType":"fws-review","flagNote":"This entry comes from a separate U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service review, not the NPS survey."},"FWS-003":{"park":"National Wildlife Refuge System Film","code":"NWRS-HQ","state":"DC","lat":38.89,"lon":-77.03,"agency":"FWS","status":"FILM PULLED FROM CIRCULATION","badgeClass":"badge-fws-flagged","topics":["Indigenous & Native History","Colonization","Climate & Environment"],"action":"Film pulled; edited script proposed","media":"Film","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":true,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Original narration (removed): \u201cFrom the earliest days of colonization the delicate balance nurtured by indigenous peoples, the first stewards of these lands, was violently disrupted. Rivers were damned, forests felled, wildlife populations decimated, and many indigenous communities forcibly removed, and their indigenous way of life changed forever.\u201d
Proposed replacement: \u201cRivers were damned, forests felled, and wildlife populations declined, and many indigenous communities\u2019 way of life was changed forever.\u201d
All references to colonization, indigenous stewardship, violent disruption, and forced removal deleted.
","narrative":"A system-wide film about the origins of the National Wildlife Refuge System was flagged and pulled from circulation. The film\u2019s narration described how colonization disrupted indigenous land stewardship and decimated wildlife \u2014 the very crisis that led to the Refuge System\u2019s creation.
Why this matters: This is the most consequential FWS action documented in the FOIA response. The proposed edit erases all mention of colonization, indigenous peoples as stewards, violent disruption, and forced removal \u2014 replacing it with passive language that obscures who did what. The Refuge System\u2019s origin story is being rewritten to omit its foundational context.
","fwsSource":"Internal Review (Kristen Gilbert, FWS Deputy Director)","fwsRecommendedAction":"Film pulled from circulation. Edited script removes references to colonization and forced removal of indigenous communities.","fwsFurtherReview":true,"imageCount":0,"flagType":"fws-review","flagNote":"This entry comes from a separate U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service review, not the NPS survey."},"FWS-004":{"park":"Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck NWR","code":"EHMN","state":"VA","lat":38.64,"lon":-77.19,"agency":"FWS","status":"CONTENT UNDER FURTHER REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-fws-flagged","topics":["Indigenous & Native History","Colonization"],"action":"Factual, no action recommended","media":"Interior/Exterior Exhibits","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Exterior panel titled \u201cColonization, Displacement and Survival\u201d: \u201cThe arrival of Europeans in the 1600s devastated Native American\u2019s villages and their way of life. European diseases killed thousands. Those who survived the epidemics were expelled from these ancestral lands by colonists intent on starting European-style farms.\u201d
","narrative":"Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck NWR in Virginia features an exterior panel discussing the Tauxenent people and the impact of European colonization on their communities. The panel describes devastation from disease, displacement from ancestral lands, and the resilience of Algonquin tribes.
Why this matters: FWS reviewers found this to be factual history requiring no action. Yet under SO 3431\u2019s broad directive to flag content that \u201cdisparages Americans past or living,\u201d even accurate accounts of colonial-era displacement are subject to review.
","fwsSource":"Internal Review","fwsRecommendedAction":"Factual statements about what occurred, no action recommended.","fwsFurtherReview":true,"imageCount":0,"flagType":"fws-review","flagNote":"This entry comes from a separate U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service review, not the NPS survey."},"FWS-005":{"park":"Occoquan Bay NWR","code":"OBNWR","state":"VA","lat":38.62,"lon":-77.25,"agency":"FWS","status":"CONTENT UNDER FURTHER REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-fws-flagged","topics":["Indigenous & Native History","Colonization"],"action":"Factual, no action recommended","media":"Interior/Exterior Exhibits","items":2,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"\u201cHistory of this Land\u201d panel: \u201c1653 a colonial land grant to Thomas Burbage for 3,000 acres between Occoquan Creek and Neabsco Creek establishes European style farming and forced the removal of the Tauxenent people from their ancestral lands.\u201d
Exterior exhibit documents European farming succession from 1653\u20131950s on formerly indigenous land.
","narrative":"Occoquan Bay NWR in Virginia has two panels flagged documenting the displacement of the Tauxenent people by colonial land grants beginning in 1653.
Why this matters: The 1653 land grant to Thomas Burbage is documented historical fact. The panel\u2019s description of forced removal is factual, yet it was flagged under SO 3431\u2019s criteria. FWS reviewers recommended no action.
","fwsSource":"Internal Review","fwsRecommendedAction":"Factual statements about what occurred, no action recommended.","fwsFurtherReview":true,"imageCount":0,"flagType":"fws-review","flagNote":"This entry comes from a separate U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service review, not the NPS survey."},"FWS-006":{"park":"Audubon NWR","code":"ANWR","state":"ND","lat":47.66,"lon":-100.71,"agency":"FWS","status":"CONTENT UNDER FURTHER REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-fws-flagged","topics":["Climate & Environment"],"action":"Factual, no action recommended","media":"Signs/Waysides","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Kiosk panel discussing \u201cthe challenges of climate change.\u201d
","narrative":"Audubon NWR in North Dakota has a kiosk panel discussing climate change challenges that was flagged for review.
Why this matters: Climate change is a core scientific reality affecting wildlife refuges. Flagging educational content about climate impacts undermines the scientific mission of the Fish and Wildlife Service itself.
","fwsSource":"Internal Review","fwsRecommendedAction":"Factual statements about what occurred, no action recommended.","fwsFurtherReview":true,"imageCount":0,"flagType":"fws-review","flagNote":"This entry comes from a separate U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service review, not the NPS survey."},"FWS-007":{"park":"Fort Niobrara NWR","code":"FNNWR","state":"NE","lat":42.89,"lon":-100.47,"agency":"FWS","status":"CONTENT UNDER FURTHER REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-fws-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under research","media":"Signs/Waysides","items":2,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Two signs in the visitor contact area flagged. Details under research.
","narrative":"Fort Niobrara NWR in Nebraska has two signs in the visitor contact area flagged for review. Specifics are still being researched by FWS staff.
","fwsSource":"Internal Review","fwsRecommendedAction":"Researching the specifics to come up with a plan of action.","fwsFurtherReview":true,"imageCount":0,"flagType":"fws-review","flagNote":"This entry comes from a separate U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service review, not the NPS survey."},"FWS-008":{"park":"Genoa National Fish Hatchery","code":"GNFH","state":"WI","lat":43.57,"lon":-91.22,"agency":"FWS","status":"CONTENT UNDER FURTHER REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-fws-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Under research","media":"Interior/Exterior Exhibits","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Wall panel exhibit inside the Great River Road Interpretive Center at Genoa NFH.
","narrative":"Genoa National Fish Hatchery in Wisconsin has a wall panel exhibit inside the Great River Road Interpretive Center that was flagged for review.
","fwsSource":"Internal Review","fwsRecommendedAction":"FAC researching the specifics to come up with a plan of action.","fwsFurtherReview":true,"imageCount":0,"flagType":"fws-review","flagNote":"This entry comes from a separate U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service review, not the NPS survey."},"FWS-009":{"park":"Slaughter Slough WPA","code":"SSWPA","state":"MN","lat":43.87,"lon":-95.12,"agency":"FWS","status":"CONTENT UNDER FURTHER REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-fws-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"Factual, no action recommended","media":"Signs/Waysides","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Kiosk panels at the Slaughter Slough Waterfowl Production Area flagged for review. Photographic evidence provided by the Sierra Club.
","narrative":"Slaughter Slough WPA in Minnesota has kiosk panels that were flagged for review. The Sierra Club provided photographic documentation of these panels as part of their FOIA submission.
","fwsSource":"Internal Review","fwsRecommendedAction":"Factual statements about what occurred, no action recommended.","fwsFurtherReview":true,"imageCount":5,"sosPhotoUrls":[{"title":"Slaughter Slough WPA \u2014 Kiosk Panel 1","before":"images/FWS-009/slaughter-slough-panel-01.jpg"},{"title":"Slaughter Slough WPA \u2014 Kiosk Panel 2","before":"images/FWS-009/slaughter-slough-panel-02.jpg"},{"title":"Slaughter Slough WPA \u2014 Kiosk Panel 3","before":"images/FWS-009/slaughter-slough-panel-03.jpg"},{"title":"Slaughter Slough WPA \u2014 Kiosk Panel 4","before":"images/FWS-009/slaughter-slough-panel-04.jpg"},{"title":"Slaughter Slough WPA \u2014 Kiosk Panel 5","before":"images/FWS-009/slaughter-slough-panel-05.jpg"}],"flagType":"fws-review","flagNote":"This entry comes from a separate U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service review, not the NPS survey."},"FWS-010":{"park":"Aransas NWR","code":"ARWR","state":"TX","lat":28.3,"lon":-96.82,"agency":"FWS","status":"CONTENT UNDER FURTHER REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-fws-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content"],"action":"No action, per EO 14172 compliance","media":"Signs/Visitor Center","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Map at visitor center entrance still labels the body of water as \u201cGulf of Mexico.\u201d Public QR feedback noted a sticker reading \u201cGulf of America\u201d was \u201cnot historically accurate.\u201d
","narrative":"Aransas NWR in Texas received public feedback via QR code about the visitor center map still labeling the \u201cGulf of Mexico.\u201d A visitor noted that a sticker relabeling it \u201cGulf of America\u201d per Executive Order 14172 is not historically accurate.
","fwsSource":"Public QR Feedback","fwsRecommendedAction":"No Action, to stay in compliance with Executive Order 14172 (\u201cRestoring Names That Honor American Greatness\u201d)","fwsFurtherReview":true,"imageCount":0,"flagType":"fws-review","flagNote":"This entry comes from a separate U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service review, not the NPS survey."},"FWS-011":{"park":"National Conservation Training Center","code":"NCTC","state":"WV","lat":39.46,"lon":-77.8,"agency":"FWS","status":"CONTENT UNDER FURTHER REVIEW","badgeClass":"badge-fws-flagged","topics":["General Historical Content","Indigenous & Native History"],"action":"Not actionable","media":"Interior Exhibits","items":1,"confirmedRemoved":false,"whatTheyWantChanged":"Visitor noted Roosevelt images and information were removed from the \u201cRoosevelt Room\u201d during the previous administration. Requested restoration of exhibits including Roosevelt\u2019s views on Native Americans.
","narrative":"The National Conservation Training Center in West Virginia received QR feedback requesting restoration of Theodore Roosevelt exhibits that were previously removed, including content about Roosevelt\u2019s views on Native Americans.
Why this matters: NCTC noted that exhibits in Headwaters Lodge rotate every 5 years and 2026 exhibits will focus on America\u2019s 250th anniversary. A new TR exhibit and wall mural have already been installed.
","fwsSource":"Public QR Feedback","fwsRecommendedAction":"Not actionable - NCTC rotates exhibits every 5 years; 2026 exhibits focused on A250.","fwsFurtherReview":true,"imageCount":0,"flagType":"fws-review","flagNote":"This entry comes from a separate U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service review, not the NPS survey."},"1070":{"park":"Cane River Creole National Historical Park","code":"CACR","state":"LA","lat":31.6654,"lon":-93.0005,"status":"ORDERED TO REMOVE","badgeClass":"badge-flagged","topics":["Slavery & Forced Labor","General Historical Content"],"narrative":"Cane River Creole National Historical Park preserves Oakland and Magnolia plantations in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana \u2014 two of the most intact Creole cotton plantations in the South. The park interprets over 200 years of history, including the lives of enslaved Africans and their descendants who built and sustained these plantations. Interpretive materials documenting the Creole slave economy and plantation labor systems have been ordered removed under Secretary's Order 3431.
","sosSignNames":[],"sosSources":[],"sosPhotoUrls":[],"orderedToRemove":true,"orderedContext":"Cane River Creole NHP was included in the SOS 'Ordered to Remove' tracker. The park preserves Oakland and Magnolia plantations, interpreting Creole slave economy and plantation labor. Specific sign names pending confirmation.","media":"Exhibits","imageCount":0}}