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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Candidate designs for new 2011 Olympic National Park Quarter

November 29, 2010 – 12:12 pm

Four designs for reverse of the 2011 Olympic National Park quarter were submitted to the Citizen’s Coinage Advisory Committee early in 2010. The committee viewed four designs and selected the one with a Roosevelt elk about to cross the Hoh River with Mt. Olympus in the background. Members also liked the design featuring a coastal […]

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Olympic National Park featured 8th in National Park Quarter series

November 29, 2010 – 12:03 pm

Washington’s Olympic National Park is 1,441 sq. miles and includes miles of coastal beaches, old growth forests and glacial mountain peaks. Because of its old growth woodlands, the park serves as a refuge for many endangered species. It is one of the last large tracts of primeval forest in the lower 48 states. In 1897, […]

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