(Encyclopedia) Weirton, city (1990 pop. 22,124), Brooke and Hancock counties, NW W.Va., in the industrial Northern Panhandle, on the Ohio River; settled 1790s, inc. 1947. Its industries include coal…
Think the Empire State Building, Grand Canyon and the Eifel Tower are the most-visited tourist attractions in the world? Think again. by Jennie Wood Grand Central Station, New York…
(Encyclopedia) Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, 28 acres (11 hectares), NE Va., in Arlington National Cemetery; est. 1955. Formerly called the Custis-Lee Mansion, it is a memorial to the…
(Encyclopedia) Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, S Alaska. Located across Cook Inlet from Anchorage, the park (2,619,733 acres/1,060,621 hectares) and adjacent preserve (1,410,325 acres/570,982…
(Encyclopedia) Mesa Verde National ParkMesa Verde National Parkmāˌsə vûrdˈ, vûrˈdē [key], 52,122 acres (21,109 hectares), SW Colorado; est. 1906. Set amid forested canyons and flat mesas, the park…
(Encyclopedia) Katahdin Woods and Waters National MonumentKatahdin Woods and Waters National Monumentkətäˈdĭn [key], 87,500 acres (35,400 hectares), N central Maine, est. 2016. Located E of Baxter…
(Encyclopedia) Fort DonelsonFort Donelsondŏnˈəlsən [key], Confederate fortification in the Civil War, on the Cumberland River at Dover, Tenn., commanding the river approach to Nashville, Tenn. After…
(Encyclopedia) Fort MoultrieFort Moultriem&oomacr;lˈtrē [key], on Sullivans Island at the entrance to the harbor of Charleston, S.C.; originally called Fort Sullivan. Constructed by Col. William…
(Encyclopedia) Fort PulaskiFort Pulaskipəlăsˈkē [key], brick fortification on Cockspur Island, SE Ga., at the mouth of the Savannah River; built 1829–47 by the U.S. government and named for Casimir…
