National Historic Trail
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A National Historic Trail is a federally designated long-distance route in the United States that commemorates significant historical events, people, or cultural movements by preserving and interpreting their original travel corridors.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Historic Trails | 3 |
| National Historic Trail (as part of California National Historic Trail) | 1 |
| National Trail | 1 |
| U.S. National Historic Trail | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal designation
ⓘ
long-distance trail category ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
ⓘ
surface form:
Bureau of Land Management
National Park Service ⓘ U.S. Forest Service ⓘ other federal agencies ⓘ |
| canBeUsedFor |
driving tours
ⓘ
equestrian travel ⓘ heritage tourism ⓘ hiking ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
National Recreation Trail
ⓘ
National Trails System units ⓘ
surface form:
National Scenic Trail
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| definedIn |
National Trails System Act
ⓘ
surface form:
National Trails System Act of 1968
|
| focusesOn |
civil rights history
ⓘ
historic themes of conflict ⓘ historic themes of exploration ⓘ historic themes of migration ⓘ historic themes of trade ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
long-distance route
ⓘ
may cross multiple states ⓘ may include non-contiguous segments ⓘ often follows historic roads or paths ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
commemorate cultural movements
ⓘ
commemorate significant historical events ⓘ commemorate significant historical routes ⓘ commemorate significant people ⓘ interpret historic travel routes for the public ⓘ preserve original travel corridors ⓘ |
| includesExample |
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail
ⓘ
Mormon Trail ⓘ
surface form:
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
Oregon National Historic Trail ⓘ Pony Express National Historic Trail ⓘ Santa Fe Trail ⓘ
surface form:
Santa Fe National Historic Trail
Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail ⓘ Trail of Tears National Historic Trail ⓘ |
| isTypeOf |
National Historic Trail
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
National Trail
|
| legalStatus | federally designated route ⓘ |
| mayInclude |
federal lands
ⓘ
local government lands ⓘ private lands with easements or agreements ⓘ state lands ⓘ |
| overseenBy | federal administering agency ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Trails System units
ⓘ
surface form:
United States National Trails System
|
| provides |
educational materials
ⓘ
interpretive sites ⓘ visitor centers ⓘ wayside exhibits ⓘ |
| requires | congressional designation ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
nonprofit trail associations
ⓘ
partner organizations ⓘ state and local agencies ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
National Historic Trails
this entity surface form:
National Historic Trails
this entity surface form:
National Historic Trail (as part of California National Historic Trail)
this entity surface form:
U.S. National Historic Trail
this entity surface form:
National Historic Trails
this entity surface form:
National Trail