{
  "id": 4650654,
  "title": "Laurance Rockefeller helped turn 5,000 St John acres into a US national park",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/laurance-rockefeller-helped-turn-5-000-st-john-acres-into-a-us",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-31T11:27:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/laurance-rockefeller-first-saw-undeveloped-st-john-from-a-boat-in-1952-his-conservation-group-later-acquired-about-5000-acres-and-gave-them-to-create-a-us-national-park/articleshow/133651302.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Laurance Rockefeller's 1952 boat trip inspired him to preserve St. John's undeveloped island beauty. His organization acquired nearly 5,000 acres, which became the park's foundation. Congress established Virgin Islands National Park in 1956, preserving tropical forests and beaches. Additional submerged lands were incorporated later, expanding the protected area significantly. This conservation…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}