America’s National Parks Podcast
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Everyone knows America's legendary origins — 13 colonies fighting off the tyranny of the British Empire to form our Union — but did you know there was, if only for a brief time, an extra-legal 14th colony? If that blows your mind, you'll be even more astounded to find out its name ... it was called Transylvania.
It was made possible by a famous name, too, a man called Daniel Boone. On this episode of America's National Parks, The Transylvania Purchase, a land which laid its gateway at a gap in the Allegheny Mountains, now known as Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, where the borders of Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee meet.
More information, music credits, and a transcript are available at nationalparkpodcast.com/14thcolony
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Nature’s Open Door: Unlocking Accessible Adventures in National Parks
America’s Outdoor Recreation Act
The Mysterious Lives of Northern Elephant Seals
Agate Fossil Beds
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