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The newest park in the U.S. celebrates turning point in Revolutionary War

Samantha Shankman

Photo Credit: A canon at Saratoga National Historical Park.  Flickr / Random Forum

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For smaller U.S. parks, connecting the place with a powerful narrative can be the difference between healthy attendance and negligence.

The history of the world changed on a grassy knoll on a hill overlooking the upper Hudson River, although it would be some time before anyone would realize the significance of what happened there in October 1777, according to National Park Service Ranger Joe Craig. "You had an enormous change that probably they didn't figure out at the time, but the shock waves eventually went out from there," said Craig, who works at Saratoga National Historica

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