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Name and location Total acreageBlackstone River Valley (Mass.-R.I.)400,000Delaware and Lehigh (Pa.)n.a.Erie Canalway (N.Y.)3,087,360Illinois and Michigan Canal (Ill.)n.a.Quinebaug and…Fire Island
(Encyclopedia) Fire Island, barrier beach, 32 mi (52 km) long, off the south shore of Long Island, SE N.Y., separating Great South Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. Robert Moses State Park is at its west…Theodore Roosevelt National Park
(Encyclopedia) Theodore Roosevelt National Park, 70,447 acres (28,531 hectares), W N.Dak., in the Badlands and on the Little Missouri River; est. 1947. There are three units—the North Unit, the…Gangneung
(Encyclopedia) Gangneung or Kangnung Gangneung gängˈn&oobreve;ngˈ [key], city, Gangwon…Florida International University
(Encyclopedia) Florida International University, primarily at University Park, Miami; coeducational; chartered 1965, opened 1972. A research university, it has 18 colleges and schools and many…Tubman, Harriet
(Encyclopedia) Tubman, Harriet, c.1820–1913, American abolitionist, b. Dorchester co., Md. Born into slavery, she escaped to Phildelphia in 1849, and subsequently became one of the most successful “…Manassas National Battlefield Park
(Encyclopedia) Manassas National Battlefield Park: see Bull Run; national parks and monuments (table).Sable, Cape
(Encyclopedia) Sable, Cape, S Fla., southernmost extremity of the U.S. mainland. It is part of Everglades National Park.George Rogers Clark National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia) George Rogers Clark National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Golden Spike National Historical PARK
(Encyclopedia) Golden Spike National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Trending
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