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Río Grande del Norte National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Río Grande del Norte National Monument, 242,500 acres (98,140 hectares), N central N.Mex, on the Taos Plateau between the San Juan and Sangre de Cristo mts.; est. 2013. The monument consists of an 80...

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...

Pinnacles National Park

(Encyclopedia)Pinnacles National Park, c.26,000 acres (10,500 hectares), in the Gabilan Mts. of the Coast Ranges, W central Calif.; est. as a national monument 1980, designated a national park 2013. Pinnacles featu...

Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument kətäˈdĭn [key], 87,500 acres (35,400 hectares), N central Maine, est. 2016. Located E of Baxter State Park (the site of Mt. Katahdin) along the East Bra...

Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Canyons of the Ancients National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Canyons of the Ancients National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Castillo de San Marcos National Monument: see Saint Augustine, Fla.; National Parks and Monuments, tablenational parks and monuments, table. ...