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Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve

(Encyclopedia)Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, S central Idaho; est. 1924. The monument (53,438 acres/21,625 hectares) lies at the north end of the much larger preserve (698,940 acres/282,851 hec...

Saint John, city, Canada

(Encyclopedia)Saint John, city (1991 pop. 74,969), S N.B., Canada, at the mouth of the St. John River on the Bay of Fundy. A year-round port, it has an excellent harbor, large dry docks, and terminal facilities. Th...

National Science Foundation

(Encyclopedia)National Science Foundation (NSF), an independent agency in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government concerned with promoting a national science policy by supporting basic research and educ...

National Republican party

(Encyclopedia)National Republican party, in U.S. history, a short-lived political party opposed to Andrew Jackson. In the election of 1828, which Jackson won overwhelmingly, some of the supporters of his opponent, ...

Monocacy National Battlefield

(Encyclopedia)Monocacy National Battlefield: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Navajo National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Navajo National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Tonto National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Tonto National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Bandelier National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Bandelier National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Colorado National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Colorado National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Coronado National Memorial

(Encyclopedia)Coronado National Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...