National Park Service destinations in Boston area brace for closures because of federal shutdown
Source: Boston Globe
The USS Constitution: closed to tourists. The Faneuil Hall Visitor Center: padlocked. The Minute Man National Historic Park, the Bunker Hill Monument, Acadia National Park: All shuttered until further notice.
As the looming threat of a widespread federal government shutdown grew from a probability to certainty, federally funded agencies and organizations in the Boston area prepared to close their doors or furlough employees Tuesday, a grim procedure that will probably have immediate repercussions for tourists and for some businesses and organizations around the region.
Top tourist destinations were likely to close Tuesday, but city departments, local nonprofits, and university research centers in the Boston area were facing a different calculation. Officials at agencies that rely partially on federal funds were nervously crunching numbers to figure out just how long they could last in the face of a federal freeze-out.
"It’s going to be a kind of ripple effect," said Sean Hennessey, spokesman for the National Park Service. "There’s a significant economic impact that our national parks have in their communities."
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Many National Parks are not located in Forests, but at National historical sites.
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