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GrantsTombNPS

  1. May is Tourism Month! NPS areas attract visitors from around the globe, adding to the economy of the tourism industry and nation:...
  2. Join us this morning at 11 to observe Grant's 190th bday. Salute and wreath-laying ceremony + speakers. ow.ly/aw3mP
  3. West Point cadets honor Grant tomorrow at the "Tomb" for his 190th bday. Please join us! ow.ly/aw39J
  4. @Columbia come visit your neighbors at "Grants Tomb" for the President's 190th bday and hear prof Jackson speak ow.ly/aw1Qh
  5. Historian and author Ken Jackson of Columbia U speaking at Grant's bday event Friday 04.27 Join Us! ow.ly/aw1dU
  6. Join the National Park Service in obsserving Grant's 190th birthday on Friday April 27th at 11 AM. #Grantstomb ow.ly/arpBR
  7. 141 yrs ago today Congress passes the second Enforcement Act, to suppress white leagues from denying African Americans their rights.
  8. RT @picturedrocksnl: RT @NatlParkService Find an event near u & join us April 21–29 as we celebrate National Park Week: go.nps.gov/2012
  9. RT @capelookoutnps: Today in 1861, NC Gov John Ellis orders coastal lights off, to stop Union ships from using them. ow.ly/anVoH
  10. RT @NPCA See the 23,743 candles honoring Civil War casualties at Shiloh from the park’s moving commemoration: bit.ly/shilohgi
  11. Annual Grant birthday observance April 27th 11 a.m. at the "Tomb". More info to come!
  12. Grant was the 1st Pres to visit Japan. NYC Parks is hosting a cherry blossom festival today in front of The Tomb ow.ly/ahBQi
  13. RT @OnToRichmond: Check it out! The Richmond Region presents 60 days of events for the Civil War 150th beginning May 9! fb.me/1CynLVStu
  14. It is time that we make a concerted effort to connect kids to our heritage, though our National Parks. huff.to/I5A7SK Agree?
  15. Excellent shot~~ ! RT @maryannreilly: Grant's Tomb instagr.am/p/JUelxhPd1j/
  16. @myakkariversp Thanks for the mention!
  17. Mathew Brady- Civil War Photographs: Mathew Brady (1823-1896) was one of the most prolific photographers of the 19th... ow.ly/a8Ht4
  18. @myakkariversp Thanks for the mention!!
  19. RT @smokey_bear: Getting ready for the White House Easter Egg Roll tomorrow! vsb.li/EYqHEK
  20. It's that time again! #FF @ShilohNPS @NPCA @GOParks @NYHarborParks @EllisIslandNPS @CivilWarTrust @NPSArcheology @ParksTraveler