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Jefferson National Expansion Memorial

(Encyclopedia)Jefferson National Expansion Memorial: see Gateway Arch National Park. ...

Jewel Cave National Monument

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

Johnstown Flood National Memorial

(Encyclopedia)Johnstown Flood National Memorial: see Johnstown (2); National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Assateague Island National Seashore

(Encyclopedia)Assateague Island National Seashore: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Minidoka National Historic Site

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

Mount McKinley National Park

(Encyclopedia)Mount McKinley National Park: see Denali National Park and Preserve. ...

Mount Rainier National Park

(Encyclopedia)Mount Rainier National Park rānērˈ, rə– [key], 235,625 acres (95,395 hectares), SW Wash., in the Cascade Range; est. 1899. The area is dominated by Mt. Rainier, a volcanic peak 14,410 ft (4,392 ...

Mount Revelstoke National Park

(Encyclopedia)Mount Revelstoke National Park rĕvˈəlstōkˌ [key], 100 sq mi (259 sq km) SE British Columbia, Canada, in the Selkirk Mts., just E of the Columbia River valley; est. 1914. Situated on a high platea...

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

(Encyclopedia)Mount Rushmore National Memorial, 1,278 acres (518 hectares), SW S.Dak., in the Black Hills; est. 1925, dedicated 1927. There, carved on the face of the mountain and visible for 60 mi (97 km), are the...

Muir Woods National Monument

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