The U.S. Mint presented three finalist designs for the 2011 Chickasaw National Recreation Area quarter to citizen committees and government officials for their consideration. The Chickasaw quarter design will be the tenth coin in the America’s National Parks Quarter Series, and the last of five 2011 issues. The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) favored design […]
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Chickasaw National Recreation Area is featured on 10th National Park Quarter
December 9, 2010 – 1:44 pm
Located about 80 miles south of Oklahoma city, Chickasaw National Recreation Area is known for its fresh water, mineral springs, cool streams, and beautiful lakes. Called the “Peaceful Valley of Rippling Waters” by early American Indian visitors, this protected site was originally established in 1902 through an agreement between the Chickasaw and Choctaw Indian Nations […]
Candidate designs for 2011 Vicksburg National Military Park Quarter
December 9, 2010 – 1:30 pm
The U.S. Mint presented four finalist designs for the 2011 Vicksburg National Military Park quarter to the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, the Commission of Fine Arts, the Secretary of the Interior, and the state of Mississippi for consideration. Vicksburg and the park are located on a prominent bend of the Mississippi River, and the capture […]
Vicksburg National Military Park is featured on 9th National Park Quarter
December 9, 2010 – 12:46 pm
Strategically located on the Mississippi River, Vicksburg was the site of a pivotal Civil War siege by Union General Ulysses S. Grant from May 18 to July 4, 1863. The surrender of Vicksburg, MS (coupled with the fall of Port Hudson, LA a week later) gave control of the Mississippi River to Union forces and […]
