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The largest national park is Wrangell–St. Elias in Alaska: at over 8 million acres (32,375 km 2 ), it is larger than each of the nine smallest states. The next three largest parks are also in Alaska. The smallest park is Gateway Arch National Park, Missouri, at 192.83 acres (0.7804 km 2 ).
On April 2, 2019, the United States Mint announced that the West Point Mint would release 10,000,000 quarters (2,000,000 of each design released that year) with the "W" mint mark. [6] This was the first time the mint mark appeared on a circulating coin.
In December 2021, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 authorized veterans of the U.S. military and Gold Star families to receive a free lifetime pass. Senior Pass – a lifetime pass for $80 (or annual pass for $20) available to U.S. citizens or permanent residents aged 62 or older.
The Official Units of the National Park System of the United States is the collection of physical properties owned or administered by the National Park Service . As of July 2024, there are 430 official units of the National Park System; [1] however, this number can be misleading. For example, Denali National Park and Preserve are counted as two ...
The National Park Service proposed a park connecting areas of public land, including Nā Pali Coast State Park, Waimea Canyon State Park, Haʻena State Park, and Kōkeʻe State Park. [33] Kauai National Park - A Proposal, NPS 1965. Lake Tahoe National Park.
In 2012, there were 240 protected areas in the Philippines, of which 35 have been classified as National Parks. By June 22, 2018, an additional 94 critical areas were designated as national parks, increasing the total national parks to 107, when President Rodrigo Duterte signed the E-NIPAS Act of 2018 .
The National Park System of the United States is the collection of physical properties owned or administered by the National Park Service. The collection includes all national parks and most national monuments, as well as several other types of protected areas of the United States. As of July 2024, there are 430 units of the National Park ...
All coins in the series feature a common obverse depicting George Washington in a restored version of the portrait created by John Flanagan for the 1932 Washington quarter, while the reverse feature five individual designs for each year of the program (one in 2021), each depicting a national park or national site (one from each state, federal district, and territory).