National Park Quiz - Congaree

US State

County of that state where Congaree National Park is located

State capital located 30 minutes north of Congaree

Segregationist and oldest-ever senator who introduced legislation to designate Congaree as a national monument

Year designated as a national park

Elevated path that is the most popular attraction in the park (seen in the thumbnail)

Journalist and conservationist who was instrumental in the establishment of the park; now the namesake of the visitor center

Congaree National Park is technically a bottomland or floodplain forest, though it is often mistaken for this soggy biome

The name "Congaree" is taken from this geographic feature, in turn named for a native tribe

The visitor center features a humorous meter that indicates the population of this annoying insect

Congaree has the largest concentration in the US of trees that are the largest of their species, which are given this title

International agency that designated Congaree as a biosphere reserve

Nearest other site managed by the National Park Service, where the first battle of the Civil War took place