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(Encyclopedia)Ellensburg, city (2020 pop. 18,666), seat of Kittitas co., central Wash., on the Yakima River; inc. 1886. It is the trade and processing center for a re...Dean, Forest of
(Encyclopedia)Dean, Forest of, ancient royal forest (c.30,000 acres/12,141 hectares), Gloucestershire, W England, between the Severn estuary and the gorges of the Wye River. It was the first (1938) of the National ...Sedona
(Encyclopedia)Sedona, city (2010 pop. 10,031), Coconino and Yavapai co., N Ariz., 22 mi (35 km) SSW of Flagstaff on Oak Creek in the Coconino National Forest; est. 1902, inc. 1988. Tourism is Sedona's main industry...national grasslands
(Encyclopedia)national grasslands: see National Forest System. ...Dry Tortugas National Park
(Encyclopedia)Dry Tortugas National Park: see under Dry Tortugas. ...Crater Lake National Park
(Encyclopedia)Crater Lake National Park, 183,224 acres (74,206 hectares), SW Oreg., in the Cascade Range; est. 1902. Crater Lake, 20 sq mi (52 sq km), lies in a huge pit that was created when the top of a prehistor...Cuyahoga Valley National Park
(Encyclopedia)Cuyahoga Valley National Park kīˌəhōˈgə [key], 32,950 acres (13,334 hectares), in the Cuyahoga River valley between Akron and Cleveland, NE Ohio; est. as a national recreation area 1974, designa...Colonial National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)Colonial National Historical Park, 9,350 acres (3,785 hectares), SE Va., mainly on the peninsula between the York and James rivers; created 1930 as Colonial National Monument, renamed 1936. The park e...Channel Islands National Park
(Encyclopedia)Channel Islands National Park: see Channel Islands, California; National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Elk Island National Park
(Encyclopedia)Elk Island National Park, 75 sq mi (194 sq km), central Alta., Canada, near Edmonton; est. 1913. It occupies a wooded rolling region in the midst of level farmland. The park is Canada's major fenced p...Browse by Subject
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