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Carlsbad Caverns National Park
(Encyclopedia) Carlsbad Caverns National Park, 46,766 acres (18,940 hectares), SE N.Mex., in the Guadalupe Mts.; designated a national park in 1930. These connecting limestone caves, with remarkable…Lewis & Clark: Crossing the Bitter Root Mountains
by NoahBrooks Camping with the Nez PercesThe Expedition SubdividedCrossing the Bitter Root Mountains Disasters many kept pace with the unhappy explorers on their way…Gainesville
(Encyclopedia) Gainesville. 1 City (2020 pop. 141,085), seat of Alachua co., N central Fla.; inc. 1869. The Univ. of Florida is a major source of…Gemsbok National Park
(Encyclopedia) Gemsbok National Park, Botswana: see Kalahari.Badlands National Park
(Encyclopedia) Badlands National Park: see under badlands.West Orange
(Encyclopedia) West Orange, town (1990 pop. 39,103), Essex co., NE N.J., a residential suburb of Newark; set off from Orange 1862, inc. 1900. “Glenmont,” Thomas Edison's home in Llewellyn Park, and…Fort Clatsop National Memorial
(Encyclopedia) Fort Clatsop National Memorial, now part of Lewis and Clark National Historical Park. See National Parks and Monuments (table)Piscataway Park
(Encyclopedia) Piscataway Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Louisburg
(Encyclopedia) LouisburgLouisburgl&oomacr;ˈĭsbərgˌ [key], town (1991 pop. 1,261), E Cape Breton Island, N.S., Canada. The town, an ice-free port, is near the site of the great fortress of…Yerkes, Robert Mearns
(Encyclopedia) Yerkes, Robert MearnsYerkes, Robert Mearnsyûrˈkēz [key], 1876–1956, American psychologist, b. Bucks co., Pa., grad. Harvard (B.A. 1898; Ph.D.1902). He taught (1902–17) at Harvard,…