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Whitman Mission National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Whitman Mission National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table); Whitman, Marcus. ...

National Theatre of Great Britain

(Encyclopedia)National Theatre of Great Britain: see Royal National Theatre. ...

United States National Science Foundation

(Encyclopedia)United States National Science Foundation: see National Science Foundation. ...

Santa Clarita

(Encyclopedia)Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby ...

Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail

(Encyclopedia)Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail: see National Parks and Monuments (table). ...

National Estuarine Research Reserve System

(Encyclopedia)National Estuarine Research Reserve System: see under National Marine Sanctuary Program. ...

Fort Laramie National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Fort Laramie National Historic Site lârˈəmē [key], 833 acres (337 hectares), SE Wyo.; est. 1938. Founded in 1834 as a fur-trading post by William Sublette and Robert Campbell, it was bought by the...

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument: see Little Bighorn, river; National Parks and Monuments (table). ...

Ireland, National University of

(Encyclopedia)Ireland, National University of, founded 1908 to provide higher education for Irish Roman Catholics. It consists of three colleges: University College, Galway; University College, Cork; and University...

Federal National Mortgage Association

(Encyclopedia)Federal National Mortgage Association (FMNA), commonly known as Fannie Mae, government-sponsored enterprise that is the largest purchaser and guarantor of home mortgages in the country. Headquartered ...