January 25, 2012 – 8:22 am
Located in northwestern New Mexico, Chaco Culture National Historical Park honors the pre-Columbian cultural center that thrived in the face of adversity hundreds of years ago. Established in 1907, Chaco Culture is the 12th site featured in the 2010-2021 National Park Quarter Series. Beginning in the mid-800s A.D., a series of immense buildings, or pueblos, […]
January 18, 2012 – 1:16 pm
The final approved design for the first 2012 National Park quarter was announced by the U.S. Mint at a special ceremony in Washington, D.C. on December 8, 2011. The new quarter design honors El Yunque National Forest, located on the U.S. Territorial island of Puerto Rico and the only tropical rainforest in the U.S. National […]
January 18, 2012 – 12:58 pm
The U.S. Mint presented 5 finalist designs for the first new 2012 National Park quarter featuring El Yunque National Forest, located on the U.S. Territorial island of Puerto Rico and the only tropical rainforest in the U.S. National Forest System. Two of the designs feature a waterfall, two others focus on exotic wildlife indigenous to […]
January 10, 2012 – 1:27 pm
The first 2012 issue of America’s National Park quarter series features El Yunque National Forest, located on the U.S. Territorial island of Puerto Rico. Established as a national site in 1903, El Yunque is the only tropical rain forest in the U.S. National Forest system. Containing Puerto Rico’s rugged Luquillo Mountains, the 26,000-acre site offers a year-round […]
November 15, 2011 – 9:18 am
The 10th issue and final 2011 design of the America’s National Park Quarter Series, featuring Chickasaw National Recreation Area in Oklahoma, was released on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at a special ceremony in the recreation area’s Flower Park. The popular 2010-2021 quarter series is honoring a national park or historic site in each of the […]
