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theme park

(Encyclopedia)theme park: see amusement park.

Palisades Park

(Encyclopedia)Palisades Park, residential borough (1990 pop. 14,536), Bergen co., NE N.J.; inc. 1899. Palisades Park is notable for its proportionally high Korean-American population. ...

Massapequa Park

(Encyclopedia)Massapequa Park, residential village (1990 pop. 18,044), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island; inc. 1931. Nearby is Bethpage State Park, with its championship-level golf courses. ...

Loves Park

(Encyclopedia)Loves Park lŭvz [key], city (1990 pop. 15,462), Winnebago co., N Ill., on the Rock River; inc. 1947. It is chiefly residential. ...

Park, Mungo

(Encyclopedia)Park, Mungo, 1771–1806, British explorer in Africa, b. Selkirk, Scotland. After serving as a surgeon with the East India Company, he was employed by the African Association to explore the course of ...

Pinellas Park

(Encyclopedia)Pinellas Park pĭnĕlˈəs [key], city (1990 pop. 43,426), Pinellas co., W central Fla.; inc. 1915. Mainly residential, it has industries that manufacture electronic equipment and plastics. The city's...

Aleutian Range

(Encyclopedia)Aleutian Range, volcanic mountain chain, c.1,600 mi (2,600 km) long, SW Alaska, extending W from Anchorage along the Alaska Peninsula, and continuing, partly submerged as the Aleutian Islands, to Attu...

Monterey Park

(Encyclopedia)Monterey Park, city (1990 pop. 60,738), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a growing residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1916. It is a wholesale, retail, and financial services center. With the immigratio...

Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia)Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Big Bend Ranch State Park

(Encyclopedia)Big Bend Ranch State Park, Texas: see under Big Bend National Park. ...