Restoration of America's Log Cabins.One of the hottest trends in family travel is "learning vacations"--trips that combine travel with education, making for an enriching, fun-filled time for all. During this presidential election year, families can learn about the accomplishments of four past presidents through the Discover Presidential Log Cabins program. This multi-faceted program includes actual log cabin renovations, an archeological dig, an interactive Web site and excursions to three National Parks, bringing America's past to life. The Discover Presidential Log Cabins program details the lives and accomplishments of four of our nation's greatest leaders who became president of the United States The head of the Executive Branch, one of the three branches of the federal government. The U.S. Constitution sets relatively strict requirements about who may serve as president and for how long. . Each of them spent time in log cabins. Families will learn how great leaders from the 18th and 19th centuries experienced defining moments in log cabins and how their actions influence our nation today. And if families can't make the trip to these three National Parks, parents and kids can visit these historic sites online at www.nps.gov/logcabin. Families will discover three different eras in American history, two U.S. wars and the contributions of four past presidents--and the common thread of the rustic log cabin. Three sites are being preserved this year: * An archeological dig of log hut brigade sites occupied by George Washington's Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, located at Valley Forge National Historic Park in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania This article is about the Village of Valley Forge, in southeastern Pennsylvania. For other uses, see Valley Forge (disambiguation). The Village of Valley Forge is an unincorporated settlement located on the west side of Valley Forge National Historical Park at the * The restoration of the Maltese Cross Cabin built for Theodore Roosevelt in 1883, now located at Theodore Roosevelt National Park Theodore Roosevelt National Park, 70,447 acres (28,531 hectares), W N.Dak., in the Badlands and on the Little Missouri River; est. 1947. There are three units—the North Unit, the Elkhorn Ranch Unit, and the South Unit. in Medora, North Dakota Medora is a city in Billings County, North Dakota in the United States. It is the county seat of Billings CountyGR6. The population was 100 at the 2000 census. * The restoration of Ulysses S. Grant's Civil War headquarters cabin at the City Point Unit of Petersburg National Battlefield Petersburg National Battlefield: see National Parks and Monuments (table). in Hopewell, Virginia The Discover Presidential Log Cabins program is made possible by a public/private partnership between the National Park Foundation, the National Park Service, and Aurora Foods Inc., makers of Log Cabin Syrup Log Cabin Syrup is a brand of pre-packaged syrups owned by Pinnacle Foods, and marketed as its competitor to Mrs. Butterworth's. Log Cabin syrup was introduced in 1887. Minnesota grocer Patrick J. . Aurora Foods committed $1 million over four years to the NPF's restoration program. Since 1998, the program has funded the restoration of log cabins in Grand Canyon National Park and Great Smoky Mountains National Park Great Smoky Mountains National Park National preserve, eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina, U.S. It is 20 mi (32 km) wide and extends southwest for 54 mi (87 km) from the Pigeon River to the Little Tennessee River. Established in 1934 to preserve the U.S. . |
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