Millionth visitor to NY's 'Walkway' to be chosen

06/29/11 POUGHKEEPSIE -- Someone watching the Fourth of July fireworks display from the Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park will be chosen as the one millionth visitor to the scene span.

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Events offer taste of Civil War history

07/03/11 Take to the diamond for a day of baseball with games at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. using Civil War-period rules. 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 9. Appomattox Court House National Historic Park, Highway 24, Appomattox. (434) 352-8987. www.nps.gov/ apco. $4 per adult, maximum of $10 per vehicle; age 15 and younger are free.

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Keeping the past alive

07/10/11 Historical interpreter Bruce Cobb has turned his love of American history into a job at Washington Crossing Historic Park.

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