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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

(Encyclopedia)Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, c.639 sq mi (1,655 sq km), S Calif., occupying most of E San Diego co. and neighboring portions of Riverside and Imperial cos.; est. 1933. Part of the Colorado Desert, ...

Hyde Park, town, United States

(Encyclopedia)Hyde Park, town (2020 pop. 21,021), Dutchess co., SE N.Y., on the Hudson River; settled c.1740. It is famous as the site of the Roosevelt estate, where ...

Harriet Tubman National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia)Harriet Tubman National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Hopewell Culture National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia)Hopewell Culture National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Glacier National Park, United States

(Encyclopedia)Glacier National Park, 1,013,572 acres (410,497 hectares), NW Mont.; est. 1910. Straddling the Continental Divide, the park contains some of the most beautiful primitive wilderness in the Rocky Mts. T...

Golden Spike National Historical PARK

(Encyclopedia)Golden Spike National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Minute Man National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia)Minute Man National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

National Park of American Samoa

(Encyclopedia)National Park of American Samoa: see American Samoa; National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Nez Percé National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia)Nez Percé National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia)Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...