History & Culture

...there is a mandate to invent an entirely new kind of park. It must be one where the human stories and the natural history are intertwined; where the relatively small acreage serves as an educational resource for the entire National Park Service and a seedbed for American environmental thought; and where the legacy of American conservation and its future enter into dialogue, generating a new environmental paradigm for our day.

—John Elder, Middlebury College Professor of English & Environmental Studies, 1998 opening ceremony
 

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller History

 

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National Park Service Resources

  • Thomas Cole's Niagara painting
    Cultural Resources

    The nation's historic and cultural resources are the physical and spiritual reminders of the decisive times, people, and places in history.

  • group of children listen to speaker on a hike
    Teaching & Learning with Historic Places

    Resources, lesson plans, and teaching tools to engage with powerful stories representing America’s history.

  • Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller mansion lawn in summer
    Landscape Architecture

    Explore the story of landscape architecture and learn how landscape architects plan, design, and care for land in the national parks.

Last updated: March 19, 2025

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