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Many national parks have direct connections to American presidents—dozens of national historic sites, monuments, and memorials (even one national park) preserve the birthplaces, childhood homes, and residences of our nation's chief executives. One park, the White House, has been home to every U.S. president except George Washington. Have you visited the home of a president? Image 1: georgewashingtonbirthplacenm in the Northern Neck of Virginia is where seven generations of the Washington family lived and where George Washington was born in 1732. Image 2: Explore five generations of the Adams family including Presidents, First Ladies, U.S. Ministers, historians, and writers at adamsnps. Image 3: Follow in the footsteps of Abraham Lincoln as you explore the historic neighborhood surrounding his home of seventeen years in Springfield, Illinois at lincolnhomenps. Image 4: Known as the victorious Civil War general the 18th President first met Julia Dent, his future wife, at her fam...

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