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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. ...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...Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail
(Encyclopedia)Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail: see National Parks and Monuments (table). ...National Museum of Anthropology
(Encyclopedia)National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City. The present building, designed by Pedro Ramírez Vázquez and inspired by ancient Mexican architecture, was opened in 1964 and houses choice and extensive...Suitland
(Encyclopedia)Suitland, uninc. city (1990 pop. 35,400 including Silver Hill), Prince Georges co., central Md., a suburb of Washington, D.C. The Suitland Federal Center houses offices of the U.S. Census Bureau, Nati...Gulick, Luther Halsey, 1892–1992, American public administrator and educator
(Encyclopedia)Gulick, Luther Halsey, 1892–1992, American public administrator and educator, b. Osaka, Japan, grad. Oberlin College, 1914. He studied at the Training School for Public Service, New York and at Colu...Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
(Encyclopedia)Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, scientific research centers run by the Univ. of California, located in Berkeley, Calif., and Livermore, Calif., respec...Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument: see Little Bighorn, river; National Parks and Monuments (table). ...Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument: see Grand Canyon; 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...Browse by Subject
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