Established to honor those who fought in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812, this 25-acre park is located on Ohio’s South Bass Island in Lake Erie. The 352-foot tall Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial monument rises from a narrow strip of land, connecting larger pieces of the island. It is […]
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White Mountains Quarter Design Finalized
January 13, 2013 – 9:07 pm
The final approved design for the 16th National Park quarter has been announced. The reverse of the first 2013 quarter, honoring the White Mountains National Forest in New Hampshire (established in 1918), features 3,490 foot Mount Chocorua. Located in the Sandwich Range, Chocorua is one of New Hampshire’s most hiked and most photographed mountains. Inscriptions […]
Candidate designs for new 2013 White Mountains National Forest Quarter
January 8, 2013 – 9:50 pm
In late 2011, the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) and Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) each met to review candidate designs for the reverse of the 2013 White Mountains National Forest quarter. At the CFA’s meeting in October, the group made a recommendation for a design depicting a mountain in the distance, seen through scattered […]
2012 Denali National Park Quarter released at Healy, AK
November 15, 2012 – 7:16 am
The new Denali National Park quarter, the fifteenth issue of the series, and fifth design for 2012, will soon be in circulation. On Thursday, November 15th, the official launch ceremony for the new Denali quarter will take place at the Tri-Valley Community Center in Healy, Alaska. With 1,000 residents, Healy is the largest community within […]
