| United States Department of the Interior Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service
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| Description of articles | Click links below to access individual pages. | 
| 3 snippets from books.google.com: "Department of the Interior and related agencies
 appropriations for fiscal year 1981"  referencing HikaNation,
 including the Newsweek article and  the April 1, 1980 news release.
 | Department of the Interior and related agencies appropriations for fiscal year 1981 - (snippets image link),
 
 & the books.google.com link here,
 
 &  sources to find "the book",
 
 & view the entire "Senate Hearing Book - Pt. 3",
 
 & DOI-HCRS-HikaNation
 Congressional Hearings webpage.
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| General information from Wikipedia, concerning the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service
 | Wikipedia: Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service
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| Guide to Federal Records: Records of the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service
 | Records of the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service | 
 
| HikaNation search engine | HikaNation search engine results for Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service
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| Department of the Interior - HikaNation related articles previously added to The Progression of HikaNation
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| American Hiking Society Memorandum #7 December 23, 1979:
 announcing the U.S. Department of the Interior -
 Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service
 as a co-sponsor of HikaNation
 | American Hiking Society Memorandum #7 December 23, 1979
 (co-sponsorship announcement)
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| 1980 Transcontinental "HikaNation" Hike INFORMATION SHEETS: 29 questions answered,
 with "Suggested Equipment List", "Trip Preparation", and "Mail and Transportation Information Sheet"
 | 1980 Transcontinental "HikaNation" Hike INFORMATION SHEETS
Nov 1979
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| April 1, 1980 Department of the Interior news release | April 1, 1980 news release | 
| The American Hiking Society News: Hike-A-Nation Begins April 12
 (AHS HikaNation News: People, Timetable, etc.)
 | The American Hiking Society News Hike-A-Nation Begins April 12
 ("Sponsoring Organizations" snippet in middle of webpage)
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| HikaNation Opening Weekend Registration Packet The American Hiking Society and
 U.S. Department of the Interior - 
April 12, 1980
 | HikaNation Opening Weekend Registration Packet April 12, 1980
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| AHS News: Volume 4, Number 7 Kern, Kemsley and Hales to join
HikaNation
 in Silverton, Colorado - 
August 1980
 | Kern, Kemsley and Hales to join
HikaNation in Silverton, Colorado - 
August 1980
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| Cross-county hikers bring attention to U.S. trails & Federal Official, David F. Hales, praises hikers
 Silverton, Colorado - 
August 23, 1980
 | Federal Official, David F. Hales, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, praises hikers - August 23, 1980
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| August 23, 1980 Speech  in Silverton, Colorado, given by David Hales, Deputy Assistant Secretary
 of the U.S. Department of the Interior
 (Secretary of the Interior - Cecil Andrus,
 President of the United States - Jimmy Carter)
 | Note: Anyone have the entire speech David Hales gave, or a summary of it in your dusty journals? Snippets of his speech are contained in the articles on the webpage above. | 
| U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service: Appalachian Trail Project Office Memorandums
 concerning
HikaNation traverse of Virginia:
 February 5 and 20, 1981
 | U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service: Appalachian Trail Project Office Memorandums
 concerning HikaNation traverse of Virginia
 February 5 and 20, 1981
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| Enclosed are some of the documents about
the arrangements made to enable HikaNation 
through Virginia and the Shenandoah National Park with various organizations, including DOI, PATC, ATC, TATC, etc. | The Shenandoah Project - 
"Let Us In" December 1980 - February 1981
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| Bolivar Heights, West Virginia May 8 - 9, 1981
 Camp information/map, news articles, and
 U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service Memorandum - April 21, 1981:
Harpers Ferry preparations for HikaNation 
for May 8 - 9, 1981 with
 camp/breakfast/bridge crossing information
 | Bolivar Heights, West Virginia Transcontinental Hikers Hoof It To Harpers Ferry,
 Harpers Ferry preparations for HikaNation
 May 8 - 9, 1981
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| HikaNation Arrival - 
C&O Canal Segment Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, to Washington, D.C.
 Detailed itinerary for May 9 - 13, 1981
 | HikaNation Arrival - 
C&O Canal Segment Detailed itinerary for 
May 9 - 13, 1981
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| Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Welcoming Ceremonies brochure - 
May 9, 1981
 | Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Welcoming Ceremonies brochure - 
May 9, 1981
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| Letters from President Ronald Reagan and Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior,
 James Watt - 
May 1981
 | Letters from President Ronald Reagan and Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior,
 James Watt
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