Front matter
Reading edition

by Melvin J. Weig, with assistance from Vera B. Craig
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES No. 7 WASHINGTON 25, D. C., 1950
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Oscar L. Chapman, Secretary
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Newton B. Drury, Director
HISTORICAL HANDBOOK NUMBER SEVEN
This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing the historical and archeological areas in the National Park System administered by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior. It is printed by the Government Printing Office and may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, D. C. Price 20¢.
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