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Congaree National Park

(Encyclopedia) Congaree National Park, 21,888 acres (8,862 hectares), central S.C., est. as Congaree Swamp National Monument 1976, designated a national park and renamed 2003. Located along the north…

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…

National Battlefields

Name and location Total acreageAntietam (Md.) 3,244.37Big Hole (Mont.) 1,010.61Cowpens (S.C.) 841.56Fort Donelson (Tenn.) 551.69Fort Necessity (Pa.) 902.80Monocacy (Md.) 1,647.01Moores Creek…

North Cascades National Park

(Encyclopedia) North Cascades National Park, 504,781 acres (204,436 hectares), N Washington. Located in the Cascade Range, the park has outstanding alpine scenery, including high jagged peaks,…

Virgin Islands National Park

(Encyclopedia) Virgin Islands National Park, 14,689 acres (5,949 hectares), St. John, Virgin Islands; est. 1956. The park, with beaches, coves, and headlands, is rich in tropical-plant, animal, and…

Katmai National Park and Preserve

(Encyclopedia) Katmai National Park and PreserveKatmai National Park and Preservekătˈmī [key], at the northern end of the Alaska Peninsula on Shelikof Strait, S Alaska, comprising Katmai National…

Pecos National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia) Pecos National Historical Park, 6,671 acres (2,702 hectares), N New Mexico; est. as a national monument 1965, designated a national historical park 1990. The park contains the remains…

Big Bend National Park

(Encyclopedia) Big Bend National Park, 801,163 acres (324,471 hectares), W Tex.; authorized 1935, est. 1944. It is a triangle formed where the Rio Grande runs southeast then northeast in a big bend…

La Maurice National Park

(Encyclopedia) La Maurice National ParkLa Maurice National Parklä môrēsˈ [key], 210 sq mi (544 sq km), S Que., Canada, near Trois-Rivières; est. 1970. It is in a heavily wooded part of the Laurentian…

National Reserves

Name and location Total acreageCity of Rocks (Idaho) 14,107.19Ebey's Landing (Nat'l Historical Reserve) (Wash.) 19,323.99New Jersey Pinelands (N.J.)1,100,000National PreservesThe National…