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Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table). ...San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Fort Clatsop National Memorial
(Encyclopedia)Fort Clatsop National Memorial, now part of Lewis and Clark National Historical Park. See National Parks and Monuments (table) ...Colter, John
(Encyclopedia)Colter, John kōlˈtər [key], c.1775–1813, American trapper and guide, b. Virginia. In 1803 he enlisted in the Lewis and Clark expedition and in 1806, on the return trip, was granted a discharge to...Prince William Forest Park
(Encyclopedia)Prince William Forest Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Noatak National Preserve
(Encyclopedia)Noatak National Preserve, 6,569,904 acres (2,660,811 hectares), N Alaska. The preserve is the largest mountain-ringed river basin in the United States that is still virtually unaffected by human activ...Twachtman, John Henry
(Encyclopedia)Twachtman, John Henry twäktˈmən [key], 1853–1902, American landscape painter and etcher, b. Cincinnati. He studied in Cincinnati under Duveneck and in Munich and Paris, but was influenced princip...National Symphony Orchestra
(Encyclopedia)National Symphony Orchestra (NSO), Washington, D.C., founded in 1931 by Hans Kindler, who conducted the orchestra until 1949. Its first home was Constitution Hall; since 1986 it has been affiliated wi...Wrangell–Saint Elias National Park and Preserve
(Encyclopedia)Wrangell–Saint Elias National Park and Preserve, at the convergence of the Chugach, Wrangell, and St. Elias mts., SW Alaska. The park (8,323,618 acres/3,369,856 hectares) contains Mt. Saint Elias (1...Browse by Subject
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