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Rock Creek Park
(Encyclopedia)Rock Creek Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Catoctin Mountain Park
(Encyclopedia)Catoctin Mountain Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Porterville
(Encyclopedia)Porterville, city (1990 pop. 29,563), Tulare co., S central Calif., on the Tule River; founded 1859 on the old Los Angeles–San Francisco stage route, inc. 1902. Olives, fruits, nuts, grain, sugar be...Park Geun-hye
(Encyclopedia)Park Geun-hye päk go͝on-hĕ [key], 1952–, South Korean political leader, president of South Korea (2013–17). The daughter of South Korean dictator Park Chung Hee, she served as his acting first ...Metasequoia
(Encyclopedia)Metasequoia: see sequoia.dawn redwood
(Encyclopedia)dawn redwood: see sequoia.big tree
(Encyclopedia)big tree: see sequoia.amusement park
(Encyclopedia)amusement park, a commercially operated park offering various forms of entertainment, such as arcade games, carousels, roller coasters, and performers, as well as food, drink, and souvenirs. Amusement...National Archives
(Encyclopedia)National Archives, official depository for records of the U.S. federal government, established in 1934 by an act of Congress. Although displeasure concerning the method of keeping national records was...Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
(Encyclopedia)Jefferson National Expansion Memorial: see Gateway Arch National Park. ...Browse by Subject
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