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hot spring
(Encyclopedia)hot spring, natural discharge of groundwater having an elevated temperature. Most hot springs result from the emergence of groundwater that has passed through or near recently formed, hot, igneous roc...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...rhyolite
(Encyclopedia)rhyolite, fine-grained light-colored acidic volcanic rock. Rhyolite is chemically the equivalent of granite, and is thus composed primarily of quartz and orthoclase feldspar with subordinate amounts o...Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
(Encyclopedia)Jefferson National Expansion Memorial: see Gateway Arch National Park. ...Fort Jefferson National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Fort Jefferson National Monument: see Dry Tortugas National Park under Dry Tortugas. ...Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
(Encyclopedia)Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, 117 acres (47 hectares), central Ky., near Hodgenville; est. 1916. Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in this area on Feb. 12, 1809. The exact...Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
(Encyclopedia)Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, SE Alaska, near Juneau. The park (3,224,840 acres/1,305,603 hectares) and the preserve (58,406 acres/23,646 hectares) were established in 1925 as a national mon...George Rogers Clark National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)George Rogers Clark National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Browse by Subject
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