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Old Kasaan National Monument

2009 in Review: Abolished National Parks Were Highlighted in Park Pruning Series

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on January 3, 2010 - 2:45am
During 2009, Traveler posted histories of ten of the many national parks that have been abolished/deauthorized/decommissioned/delisted since 1895.

Pruning the Parks: Moving the Totems Changed Everything for Old Kasaan National Monument (1916-1955) –

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on October 25, 2009 - 2:35am
Old Kasaan National Monument was established on October 25, 1916 to preserve an abandoned Haida Indian village site in the Alaska panhandle. The Park Service moved historic totems to a different site, and Congress abolished the park in 1955.
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