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Johnstown Flood National Memorial
(Encyclopedia)Johnstown Flood National Memorial: see Johnstown (2); National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Assateague Island National Seashore
(Encyclopedia)Assateague Island National Seashore: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Minidoka National Historic Site
(Encyclopedia)Minidoka National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Mount McKinley National Park
(Encyclopedia)Mount McKinley National Park: see Denali National Park and Preserve. ...Mount Rainier National Park
(Encyclopedia)Mount Rainier National Park rānērˈ, rə– [key], 235,625 acres (95,395 hectares), SW Wash., in the Cascade Range; est. 1899. The area is dominated by Mt. Rainier, a volcanic peak 14,410 ft (4,392 ...Mount Revelstoke National Park
(Encyclopedia)Mount Revelstoke National Park rĕvˈəlstōkˌ [key], 100 sq mi (259 sq km) SE British Columbia, Canada, in the Selkirk Mts., just E of the Columbia River valley; est. 1914. Situated on a high platea...Mount Rushmore National Memorial
(Encyclopedia)Mount Rushmore National Memorial, 1,278 acres (518 hectares), SW S.Dak., in the Black Hills; est. 1925, dedicated 1927. There, carved on the face of the mountain and visible for 60 mi (97 km), are the...Muir Woods National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Muir Woods National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Mojave Trails National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Mojave Trails National Monument, 1.6 million acres (647,000 hectares), SE California. Linking Joshua Tree National Park and Mojave National Preserve, it follows the trails of the Chemehuevi people, a ...Montezuma Castle National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Montezuma Castle National Monument, 858 acres (347 hectares), central Ariz.; est. 1906. Montezuma Castle, built c.1250, is a 5-story, 20-room dwelling perched high in the cavity of a cliff. It was nam...Browse by Subject
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