BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 14, 2024
In late August 2016, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, then-President Barack Obama designated the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument near Baxter State Park. A second national monument in Maine is reported to be under consideration. The Biden administration is seeking to increase the number of cultural and historic properties managed by the National Park Service that honor and recognize women. We hope that when Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visits the homestead and meets with community members in Newcastle on Thursday, she sees why this Maine landmark — and the life and legacy of Frances Perkins — are worthy of this federal recognition.