Michael Doveton joined the National Park Service in 2009 and got assigned to Philadelphia. He never left. Michelle Gustafson for NBC NewsFORSUBSCRIBERSU.S. newsAt Independence Hall in Philadelphia, rangers pack 250 years of history into 20 minutes. “We do the Fourth of July every day.” July 1, 2026, 6:09 AM EDTBy Jeremy OlshanWhen he applied to be a park ranger, Michael Doveton dreamed his office would be a mountaintop. He ended up in Philadelphia.Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.
America can’t agree on its own story. This park ranger tells it anyway.
At Independence Hall in Philadelphia, rangers pack 250 years of history into 20 minutes. “We do the Fourth of July every day.”
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