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CUIDAR EL AMBIENTE. NO ES PERJUDICIAL PARA LA SALUD
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The smallest<br />
site in the<br />
National Park<br />
System is<br />
0.02 acres.<br />
PLAY Number<br />
You could say that visiting Philadelphia’s<br />
Thaddeus Kosciuszko<br />
National Memorial is, well, a<br />
walk in the park. The diminutive<br />
destination commemorates the<br />
spot where Kosciuszko, a Polish<br />
freedom fighter and military<br />
engineer in the American Revolution,<br />
rented rooms in 1797–98.<br />
And while the place may be pintsized,<br />
it’s little wonder why this<br />
little wonder is worth a trip.<br />
“When Kosciuszko died, Thomas<br />
Jefferson remarked that he was<br />
‘as pure a son of liberty’ as he<br />
had ever known,” says Andrew<br />
McDougall, a special use coordinator<br />
at Independence National<br />
Historical Park, which manages<br />
the memorial. “Kosciuszko’s<br />
vision of liberty extended to all<br />
people, not just the wealthy.”<br />
Small but mighty, indeed.<br />
LAY OF<br />
THE LAND<br />
The NPS comprises<br />
411 areas, ranging<br />
from national parks to<br />
seashores. Stretching<br />
13.2 million acres<br />
across Alaska, the<br />
Wrangell-St. Elias<br />
National Park and Preserve<br />
is the system’s<br />
largest expanse.<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOSH DICKINSON<br />
july 2016 southwest 35
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