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Federal Hall National Memorial

(Encyclopedia) Federal Hall National Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).

Federal National Mortgage Association

(Encyclopedia) Federal National Mortgage Association (FMNA), commonly known as Fannie Mae, government-sponsored enterprise that is the largest purchaser and guarantor of home mortgages in the country…

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

(Encyclopedia) Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), physical science research center located near Batavia, Ill., est. 1968 as the National Accelerator Laboratory, renamed 1974 in honor…

Fort Union National Monument

(Encyclopedia) Fort Union National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).

Fossil Butte National Monument

(Encyclopedia) Fossil Butte National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).

Ireland, National University of

(Encyclopedia) Ireland, National University of, founded 1908 to provide higher education for Irish Roman Catholics. It consists of three colleges: University College, Galway; University College, Cork…

Ironwood Forest National Monument

(Encyclopedia) Ironwood Forest National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).

Independence National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia) Independence National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).

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…

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,…