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California, University of

(Encyclopedia)California, University of, at ten campuses, main campus at Berkeley; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1868, opened 1869 when it took over the College of California (est. 1853 a...

Eisenhower National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Eisenhower National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Effigy Mounds National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Effigy Mounds National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

De Soto National Memorial

(Encyclopedia)De Soto National Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Devils Postpile National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Devils Postpile National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Devils Tower National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Devils Tower National Monument, 1,347 acres (546 hectares), overlooking the Belle Fourche River, NE Wyo.; it was the first designated U.S. national monument (1906). Devils Tower, 865 ft (264 m) high a...

Dry Tortugas National Park

(Encyclopedia)Dry Tortugas National Park: see under Dry Tortugas. ...

Crater Lake National Park

(Encyclopedia)Crater Lake National Park, 183,224 acres (74,206 hectares), SW Oreg., in the Cascade Range; est. 1902. Crater Lake, 20 sq mi (52 sq km), lies in a huge pit that was created when the top of a prehistor...

Cumberland Island National Seashore

(Encyclopedia)Cumberland Island National Seashore, Ga.: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Curecanti National Recreation Area

(Encyclopedia)Curecanti National Recreation Area: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...