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U.S. National Park Trivia - Eastern National Parks

The West gets all the attention when it comes to National Parks. How much do you know about eastern National Parks?
For the purposes of this quiz "Eastern National Park" refers to any National Park east of the Missouri River.
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The smallest National Park by area - Serves as symbolic "gateway" between the eastern and western U.S.
Gateway Arch National Park
The first National Park east of the Mississippi, established in 1919 - It was created largely from land donated by the Rockefeller estate.
Acadia National Park
The most visited National Park, though some argue by a technicality as driving on the busy highway through the park counts as a visit.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
This urban National Park was created largely through eminent domain. In the park boundaries was a small village turned ghost town - most of these buildings were later razed.
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
The most recently established National Park. It's main attraction is a large car bridge constructed in 1977 to shorten commutes for nearby workers.
New River Gorge National Park
This park predates the National Park system, being federally protected in 1832 as a resort destination. It was established as a National Park in 1921.
Hot Springs National Park
This island National Park in Lake Superior is well studied by ecologists for its population dynamics between wolves and moose, though neither are native to the island.
Isle Royale National Park
This National Park preserves the largest old growth bottom-land forests in the Eastern U.S. It can be paddled to from the nearby state capital.
Congaree National Park
The third largest National Park in the contiguous U.S. containing the largest wilderness area east of the Mississippi.
Everglades National Park
One of two National Parks in a U.S. territory as opposed to a state.
Virgin Islands National Park
95% of the area of this National Park is water, not land. It preserves vast swaths of mangrove swamp and portions of one of the world's largest coral reefs.
Biscayne National Park
This remote National Park is a world class destination for canoeing and kayaking. It was named for the French Fur traders who once did the same.
Voyageurs National Park
This National Park contains over 420 miles of cave with more being discovered to this day, though only about 3 miles are accessible by the general public.
Mammoth Cave National Park
This park preserves a small group of islands in the Caribbean and features a military fort used both in the Civil War and the Spanish-American War.
Dry Tortugas National Park
First proposed to be a National Park by Stephen Mather in 1916, over 100 years later it was designated as such. Chicago's skyline is visible from the park.
Indiana Dunes National Park
The closest National Park to Washington D.C. It was initially criticized for its aggressive eminent domain acquisitions, including a smear campaign of uncooperative residents as inbred "hillbillies" to create support for forced evictions.
Shenandoah National Park
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