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Rockaway
(Encyclopedia)Rockaway, narrow peninsula, c.10 mi (16 km) long, SW Long Island, SE N.Y., in Queens borough of New York City. Separating Jamaica Bay from the Atlantic Ocean and isolated from the rest of New York Cit...National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
(Encyclopedia)National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing: see NASCAR. ...Río Grande del Norte National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Río Grande del Norte National Monument, 242,500 acres (98,140 hectares), N central N.Mex, on the Taos Plateau between the San Juan and Sangre de Cristo mts.; est. 2013. The monument consists of an 80...American Automobile Association
(Encyclopedia)American Automobile Association (AAA), federation of American automobile clubs, est. 1902. AAA provides a number of benefits to its members, including emergency road service; national and internationa...Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
(Encyclopedia)Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, S central Idaho; est. 1924. The monument (53,438 acres/21,625 hectares) lies at the north end of the much larger preserve (698,940 acres/282,851 hec...Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve
(Encyclopedia)Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site
(Encyclopedia)President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Cane River Creole National Historical Park and Heritage Area
(Encyclopedia)Cane River Creole National Historical Park and Heritage Area: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...turnpike
(Encyclopedia)turnpike, road paid for partly or wholly by fees collected from travelers at tollgates. It derives its name from the hinged bar that prevented passage through such a gate until the toll was paid. See ...Cumberland Gap
(Encyclopedia)Cumberland Gap, natural passage through the Cumberland Mts., near the point where Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee meet. The gap was formed by the erosive action of a stream that once flowed there. I...Browse by Subject
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