Pirates, Spies and the Parks
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59NationalParks
replying to @naturetechfam @naturetechfam @NatlParkService @BiscayneNPS Nice guess. Correct. #ParkChat
naturetechfam
unconpeace
replying to @kristarsha @kristarsha @59NationalParks @NatlParkService @CapeCodNPS I'm sure I played pirate there on many a childhood summer @CapeCodNPS #parkchat
AnneJoLee
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @NatlParkService #ParkChat I certainly can say that @NatlParkService protects the @DryTortugasNPS , which I have been visiting for 12 years, as often as possible; my experience is that, I (Like the pirates probably) found the location to be inspiring and a home a way from home a special hideout!
Wild_Tribute
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 @59NationalParks The #ParkChat sanctuary here to took you away sir
Wild_Tribute
A1. Anybody that answers all without cheating should receive auto-induction to HOF. Only can think of two off top of head #ParkChat
Wild_Tribute
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @NatlParkPodcast @CapeHatterasNPS @FortRaleighNPS Dry Tortugas, Ft Sumter #ParkChat
Wild_Tribute
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @ParksandPoints @JeanLafitteNPS Agreed #ParkChat
Wild_Tribute
Q2. Landlocked folks often don’t have pirates top of mind. And spies, well, you forget about them (they’re sneaky). But the lore of outlaws surrounds us all. What’s your favorite story memorialized within a park or public land that captures a headline from an outlaw? #ParkChat
59NationalParks
replying to @tthrash @tthrash @NatlParkService To me, USVI NPS is the no-brainer but we’ve been then several times. Last time we were there we stayed at Blackbeard’s Castle. #ParkChat
AnneJoLee
RT @59NationalParks: Q1 #ParkChat The @NatlParkService lists and protects 13 sites that were hubs of activity for pirates. Can you name at…
59NationalParks
replying to @ParksandPoints @ParksandPoints @JeanLafitteNPS My research says you’re right. #ParkChat
59NationalParks
replying to @kristarsha @kristarsha @NatlParkService @CapeCodNPS Oh yeah. #ParkChat Good job.
Stars252525
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A2 Not really a public land but enjoy visiting Lincoln, NM, for Billy the Kid history and Tombstone for the OK Corral history. Stopped at many places like that. #ParkChat
59NationalParks
Q3 #ParkChat Much of the piracy of our Colonial Period was “State Sponsored” with the main target being slaves, not treasure chests and pieces of eight. Which current state do you think was the most active for such piracy? Why?
J_Doylejr
RT @kleinap: Anybody know what happened to the rock chair on the Watchman Trail @ZionNPS ? Did the hike in 2015 and snapped the photo of @g…
Wild_Tribute
A2. Robbers Roost in southern Utah has caught our imagination. The official hideout of Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch. Impossible to find, the perfect place for an outlaw. #ParkChat
Wild_Tribute
RT @59NationalParks: Q3 #ParkChat Much of the piracy of our Colonial Period was “State Sponsored” with the main target being slaves, not tr…
beckyjlomax
A2 Joe Cosley was hired as one of Glacier's first backcountry rangers...he poached all kinds of wildlife, led people on hunting trips in the park, and escaped over the border to Canada (with his pelts) after friends sprung him from jail. #ParkChat
theRangerLife
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A2. Hmm, supposedly after Blackbeard was beheaded at CAHA the Royal Navy traveled with his head a while. Popular lore is that his headless body swam twice around the ship #ParkChat
t_jh2009
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A2) Though to he was an outlaw while others consider Geronimo a hero, both Fort Bowie National Historic Site & Chiricahua National Monument in Southeastern Arizona have links to him. #ParkChat
Stars252525
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute Lots of outlaw hidey holes. Love them. #ParkChat
unconpeace
A2 All National Battlefields immortalize the actions of outlaws - war is a crime #parkchat
tthrash
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 @Wild_Tribute Yo ho ho, yeah, I have to manually refresh. Thought it was just me, but something seemsoff. #parkchat
kokuaelli
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute We have good ol’ Benedict Arnold here. A few parks have reference to him & the whole burning of New London. #parkchat
carfreerunner
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A3 With no research in front of me, but I'd guess Louisiana and, possibly, South Carolina. New Orleans was huge slave trade area. As was Charleston (I think). #parkchat
theRangerLife
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A3. Maybe VA? It was a major port for importing slaves #ParkChat
RCGibby73
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A3: I’d Guess Georgia as a landing spot from the Caribbean with maybe the Mississippi Delta a close second. #ParkChat
ThatOutdoorGuy
replying to @59NationalParks
@59NationalParks Indeed ya’ have, Matey! #Moosebeard
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beckyjlomax
replying to @theRangerLife @theRangerLife @Wild_Tribute That's gross and hilarious at the same time. #ParkChat
kermode
A2 #ParkChat Landlocked here. Not perfectly aligned, but thinking about perceived outlaws: Minidoka was an internment camp in WWII for Japanese immigrants, assumed to be anti-American. It’s in Idaho.
NatlParkPodcast
A2) not much comes to mind, but our latest episode mentions a bit of Billy the Kid at @WhiteSands_NPS #ParkChat https://t.co/gBSnNETUCI
Wild_Tribute
replying to @carfreerunner @carfreerunner @59NationalParks SC was our guess but then Colonial threw us for a turn #ParkChat
59NationalParks
replying to @theRangerLife @theRangerLife Virginia was my answer. For a time DC was the slave auction capitol of the world. #ParkChat
Wild_Tribute
Q4. The definition of a pirate is a person who attacks and robs ships at sea. Who are the modern day pirates of our National Parks and public lands? Remember, PG-rated answers only #ParkChat