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Statue of Liberty National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Statue of Liberty National Monument: see Liberty, Statue of. ...

Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

San Gabriel Mountains National Monument

(Encyclopedia)San Gabriel Mountains National Monument: see San Gabriel Mountains. ...

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Sand to Snow National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Sand to Snow National Monument, 154,000 acres (62,000 hectares) in the San Bernadino Mountains, S Calif. It rises from the Sonoran Desert floor to Mount San Gorgonio (11,503 ft/3,506 m), the highest p...

Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Canyon de Chelly National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Canyon de Chelly National Monument də shāˈ [key] [De Chelly, Sp. corruption of Navajo Tsegi = rock canyon], 83,840 acres (33,955 hectares), NE Ariz.; est. 1931. The area contains the ruins of sever...

César E. Chávez National Monument

(Encyclopedia)César E. Chávez National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Katmai National Park and Preserve

(Encyclopedia)Katmai National Park and Preserve kătˈmī [key], at the northern end of the Alaska Peninsula on Shelikof Strait, S Alaska, comprising Katmai National Park (3,674,530 acres/1,487,664 hectares) and an...