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César E. Chávez National Monument

(Encyclopedia)César E. Chávez National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Chaco Culture National Historical Park

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

African Burial Ground National Monument

(Encyclopedia)African Burial Ground National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Canyon de Chelly National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Canyon de Chelly National Monument də shāˈ [key] [De Chelly, Sp. corruption of Navajo Tsegi = rock canyon], 83,840 acres (33,955 hectares), NE Ariz.; est. 1931. The area contains the ruins of sever...

Cape Breton Highlands National Park

(Encyclopedia)Cape Breton Highlands National Park brĕtˈən [key], 367 sq mi (951 sq km), N Cape Breton Island, N. S., Canada; est. 1936. It covers a large tableland and includes sections of the rugged Atlantic co...

Whitman Mission National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia)Whitman Mission National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table); Whitman, Marcus. ...

United States National Science Foundation

(Encyclopedia)United States National Science Foundation: see National Science Foundation. ...

Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 330,780 acres (133,860 hectares), N Calif., est. 2015. Jointly managed by Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, the monument extends from near sea le...

Weir Farm National Historic Site

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