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Custer Battlefield National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Custer Battlefield National Monument: see Little Bighorn, river; Little Bighorn National Battlefield under the National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Cuyahoga Valley National Park
(Encyclopedia)Cuyahoga Valley National Park kīˌəhōˈgə [key], 32,950 acres (13,334 hectares), in the Cuyahoga River valley between Akron and Cleveland, NE Ohio; est. as a national recreation area 1974, designa...Colonial National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)Colonial National Historical Park, 9,350 acres (3,785 hectares), SE Va., mainly on the peninsula between the York and James rivers; created 1930 as Colonial National Monument, renamed 1936. The park e...Chickasaw National Recreation Area
(Encyclopedia)Chickasaw National Recreation Area: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Channel Islands National Park
(Encyclopedia)Channel Islands National Park: see Channel Islands, California; National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Father Marquette National Memorial
(Encyclopedia)Father Marquette National Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Federal Hall National Memorial
(Encyclopedia)Federal Hall National Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Federal National Mortgage Association
(Encyclopedia)Federal National Mortgage Association (FMNA), commonly known as Fannie Mae, government-sponsored enterprise that is the largest purchaser and guarantor of home mortgages in the country. Headquartered ...Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
(Encyclopedia)Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), physical science research center located near Batavia, Ill., est. 1968 as the National Accelerator Laboratory, renamed 1974 in honor of Enrico Fermi. ...Elk Island National Park
(Encyclopedia)Elk Island National Park, 75 sq mi (194 sq km), central Alta., Canada, near Edmonton; est. 1913. It occupies a wooded rolling region in the midst of level farmland. The park is Canada's major fenced p...Browse by Subject
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