THE GOVERNMENT NEWS DESKPERMANENT NPS STORY ARCHIVE
Organized by publication date and destination. Each story retains its permanent State & Nation address and official NPS source.
Travel back in time and experience Yorktown 1781: Before the Siege — a dynamic living history weekend that transforms Yorktown’s Historic Main Street into a bustling British occupied town on Sept. 12 and 13.
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A seven-mile stretch of the Colonial Parkway will be open to running, walking, and biking on May 2 from 7:00 am to 12:00 pm.
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Colonial National Historical Park invites the public to “We the People: A Yorktown Battlefield Event,” a free, one-of-a-kind celebration on Saturday, September 20 on the historic grounds of Yorktown Battlefield.
Official NPS sourceColonial National Historical Park will host a living history event along Yorktown’s Main Street and Redoubts 9 and 10 on Saturday, September 6 and Sunday, September 7, 2025.
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Join us for a special screening of Ken Burns' new documentary on the American Revolution.
Official NPS sourceColonial National Historical Park invites the public to either ride their bicycles or walk a seven mile stretch of the Colonial Parkway on May 5, 2025.
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The removal of two acres of bamboo in Yorktown has necessitated the creation of some temporary closures.
Official NPS sourceMost forests in eastern United States national parks are at risk due to browsing by overabundant white-tailed deer and crowding by invasive plants, according to a National Park Service (NPS) study published in the journal Ecological Applications.
Official NPS sourceLast week, National Park Service (NPS) Director Chuck Sams visited Colonial National Historical Park in Yorktown, Fort Monroe National Monument in Hampton, and Werowocomoco in Gloucester County, part of the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail to learn about the vast diversity of these significant sites and the work that will need to be done to continue their preservation.
Official NPS sourceEffective May 20, 2022 the National Park Service (NPS) at Colonial National Historical Park will align the Road Based Commercial Tour operator’s fee schedule to a per person fee to provide consistency in fees across all visitors to the park. The NPS is required to notify commercial tour operators one year prior for any change in any entrance fee that may affect their rates.
Official NPS sourceThe Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail (Chesapeake Trail) is pleased to announce that its first cohort of interns has completed the inaugural Ancestral Lands Corps Individual Placement Program at Werowocomoco, the historic capital of the Powhatan chiefdom and a site of international and historical significance located on Virginia's York River.
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