Essay On Military Parks

All museums have a purpose, to transfer knowledge to newer, younger generations of what it was like in the past, and what types of items they used in that set situation for say a war they would use guns that took longer to reload than those that we use today. I find three of these parks to be of more importance than the other ones. The first park would have to be Gettysburg Military Park, due to the fact that that was where the bloodiest battle of the Civil War took place, leading to the deaths of 50,000, it also caused Lincoln to create the Gettysburg Address. The next park I find of uttermost importance to be kept would have to be the Acadia National Park due to the fact that they had a bit of trouble with Congress, until Congress finally set the boundaries in 1986. The third park I would have to say is of much importance is Acadia National Park, this is because that is where the tallest trees on Earth lay, and because it was used for gold mining, plus there is the bonus that American Indians live there. The hypothetical situation is that the United States
government is having budget difficulties and can no longer afford to keep all of the parks open, and must remove some from the park list and put them on the “CUT LIST” and in order to narrow down the list a committee has been created, and I am that committee and I must choose what three parks I believe should remain open. I have examined three landmarks on the cut-list to see which one should be removed from the list and thus remain open.
The first landmark I believe should remain open is Gettysburg Military Park.
This mainly is due to the factor that a major battle of the Civil War occurred here. The park is free of charge for entry, although upgrades that do cost money are available. The park was established in 1895, although the museum and visitor center were built and opened in 2008. It averages around 1,200,000 visitors per year. This park is located at 1195 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg, PA, and its zip code is 17325. The landmark is known for being a historical battle ground park. This is because it was where the bloodiest battle of the Civil War occurred, as mentioned earlier, but in the battle there were 51,000 casualties. This is also what led to the Gettysburg address from Lincoln. Although there is much more known of the park, these are factors that led to me anchoring it to be one of the most important landmarks that must be kept
open.
Acadia National Park is a wildlife recreation park that I believe must also be kept open. This park was established in 1916, although it was renamed in 1929. This park had quite the trouble with Congress, unlike many other parks. Congress hadn’t set the park’s boundaries until 1986. This park covers an astonishing 47,000 miles. This park is not free for entree, unlike the Gettysburg Military Park, for a private vehicle it costs $25, for a motorcycle is $20, a person is $12, and an annual pass is $50. It averages around 2,500,000 visitors yearly. This park is located at Mt Desert in Maine. There is a past history of the park’s land, Samuel de Champlain explored the coastline in 1604, naming it L’Isle des monts Deserts translated into “The land of Barren Mountains”. The land was rediscovered in the 19th century and they started building. This is quite obvious why I find this park of a level of importance, and not to be revoked as a national park. Redwood Forest National Park is another park I believe is of importance to remain open. The park averages 429,000 visitors per year. The park was created in 1968. This park is located on record street, Crescent City, California, and it’s zip code is 95531. This park has an admission of $0. This park is known as being a rainforest. There are some interesting factors of the park though. For instance, the Redwood Forest National Park is known for having the tallest trees on Earth. Also, the park has a military station inside of it, this station is known as Radar Station B-17. This park also has a fish hatchery that is known as the Prairie Creek Fish Hatchery. The park also has gold mines covering it. The park covers a total of 131,983 acres. There are many features of this park that stand out from others, which is why I believe it should remain open. Of all these parks, if only one will stay open I would have to say that the Gettysburg Military Park is of higher importance. I think that this decision is quite obvious why I chose this above others. Mainly the fact that the bloodiest battle of the Civil War occurred here led to this choice. So many soldiers died here and those younger who go to the park learn about what the past was like, and why the past was of importance. This park must remain open, or the past will not be as widespread for the next generations about the Battle of Gettysburg. If this park shuts down the future generations will not have knowledge of the Battle of Gettysburg, at least not as much. Also hearing about a battle is one thing but seeing the area it was fought upon is even better to teach and even more astonishing. Just believe you are part of the future generation and get to see the area where a major battle, the Battle of Gettysburg was fought. Gettysburg Military Park must remain open, we must think of the generation of tomorrow too. All of these landmarks are important for numerous reasons. The Gettysburg Military Park tells the past and shows a Battle, the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. The battle even caused Lincoln to create the Gettysburg Address. The Acadia National Park houses a past history and a past problem with Congress. This park also contains actual houses from the past. The Redwood Forest National Park contains the tallest trees on earth and interesting landmarks in its area. This even holds the military Radar Station B-17. The Gettysburg Military Park tells the importance of the Battle of Gettysburg to newcomers, and how it was the bloodiest war of the Civil War. These are all very important parks, but the Gettysburg Military Park is the most important to remain off the “CUT LIST.”