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Dinosaur National Monument

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

Congaree National Park

(Encyclopedia)Congaree National Park, 21,888 acres (8,862 hectares), central S.C., est. as Congaree Swamp National Monument 1976, designated a national park and renamed 2003. Located along the north bank of the mea...

Cowpens National Battlefield

(Encyclopedia)Cowpens National Battlefield: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Coronado National Memorial

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

Consumers' League, National

(Encyclopedia)Consumers' League, National, organization designed to promote better conditions among workers by encouraging the purchase of articles made and sold under improved working conditions. The movement star...

Colorado National Monument

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

Chiricahua National Monument

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

Chamizal National Memorial

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

Fiordland National Park

(Encyclopedia)Fiordland National Park, 4,868 sq mi (12,601 sq km), on the Tasman Sea, SW South Island, New Zealand. New Zealand's largest national park, it was established as a reserve in 1904 and designated a nati...

Indian National Congress

(Encyclopedia)Indian National Congress, Indian political party, founded in 1885. Its founding members proposed economic reforms and wanted a larger role in the making of British policy for India. By 1907, however, ...