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Park Ridge

(Encyclopedia)Park Ridge, city (1990 pop. 36,175), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb adjacent to Chicago, on the Des Plaines River; inc. 1873. It is chiefly residential. Several national and international corporations ha...

Grand Bahama

(Encyclopedia)Grand Bahama: see Bahamas.

Grand Marnier

(Encyclopedia)Grand Marnier: see liqueur.

Grand Canary

(Encyclopedia)Grand Canary: see Canary Islands, Spain. ...

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia)Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, 117 acres (47 hectares), central Ky., near Hodgenville; est. 1916. Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in this area on Feb. 12, 1809. The exact...

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia)Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve

(Encyclopedia)Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia)Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

War in the Pacific National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia)War in the Pacific National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Menlo Park

(Encyclopedia)Menlo Park. 1 Residential city (1990 pop. 28,040), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. Electronic equipment and aerospace products are manufactured in the city. Menlo College and the SLAC National Acc...