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Indiana Dunes National Park

(Encyclopedia)Indiana Dunes National Park, 15,177 acres (6,142 hectares), NW Indiana, on the southern tip of Lake Michigan, est. 1966 as Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, designated a national park 2019. The park's...

Hot Springs National Park

(Encyclopedia)Hot Springs National Park, 5,549 acres (2,247 hectares), W central Ark.; est. 1921; nearly surrounded by the city of Hot Springs. Visited by Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto in 1541, the springs, lon...

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

(Encyclopedia)Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, 209,695 acres (84,926 hectares), on Hawaii island, Hawaii; est. 1916. The park contains two of the most active volcanoes in the world—Kilauea with its fiery pit crate...

Hampton National Historic Site

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

Hanford Reach National Monument

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

Hohokam Pima National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Hohokam Pima National Monument, Ariz.: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Amistad National Recreation Area

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

Gulf Islands National Seashore

(Encyclopedia)Gulf Islands National Seashore: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

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