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Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
(Encyclopedia)Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, N Alaska. Located N of the Arctic Circle, the park (7,523,898 acres/3,046,113 hectares) and adjacent preserve (948,629 acres/384,060 hectares) make up t...Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site
(Encyclopedia)Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
(Encyclopedia)Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
(Encyclopedia)Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
(Encyclopedia)Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
(Encyclopedia)Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, 4,913 sq mi (12,725 sq km), NW Atlantic Ocean, 130 mi (210 km) off the coast of Cape Cod; est. 2016. The monument is divided into two areas; o...North Rhine–Westphalia
(Encyclopedia)North Rhine–Westphalia nôrtˈrīn-vĕstˌfäˈlən [key], state (1994 pop. 17,759,000), 13,111 sq mi (33,957 sq km), W central Germany. Düsseldorf is the capital. The state is bounded by Belgium a...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...Browse by Subject
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