{
  "id": 5388246,
  "title": "Vance Brand bought 160 acres for $32,000; family later donated 40 to park",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/vance-brand-bought-160-acres-for-32-000-family-later-donated-40-to",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T17:15:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/in-1967-astronaut-vance-brand-bought-160-acres-beside-rocky-mountain-national-park-for-32000-decades-later-his-family-gave-40-acres-to-the-park-and-congress-changed-its-boundary-to-accept-it/articleshow/133742151.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In a generous act, former astronaut Vance Brand has gifted forty acres of land to Rocky Mountain National Park. This pristine, undeveloped forest area now forms part of the park's eastern boundary, following congressional legislation passed in 2021 to officially recognize the donation. Protecting popular hiking trails from potential development, this land also ensures the preservation of…",
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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."
}