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United States. National Park Service
National Park Service The U.S. Congress created the National Park Service (NPS) in 1916 as a bureau of the Department of the Interior. Its purpose was to coordinate the administration for an increasing number of national parks. NPS objectives have evolved to include (1)... Read more |
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National parks
NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. The national park system preserves the natural and cultural resources of the United States for the benefit of present and future generations. A total of 384 units, spanning 83.6 million acres in forty-nine states, fall under the jurisdiction of the... Read more |
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Mesa Verde National Park
Mesa Verde National Park , 52,122 acres (21,109 hectares), SW Colorado; est. 1906. It includes the most notable and best-preserved cliff dwellings (see cliff dwellers ) and relics in the United States, covering four archaeological periods. There are museums and a library. Canyons of the Ancients... Read more |
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Central Park
Central Park 840 acres (340 hectares), the largest park in Manhattan, New York City; bordered by 59th St. on the south, Fifth Ave. on the east, 110th St. on the north, and Central Park West on the west. The land was acquired by the city in 1856; in the process several small communities were razed,... Read more |
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Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
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amusement park
amusement park a commercially operated park offering various forms of entertainment, such as arcade games, carousels, roller coasters, and performers, as well as food, drink, and souvenirs. Amusement parks differ from circuses , carnivals , and world's fairs (see exposition ) in that parks are... Read more |
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Independence Hall
Independence Hall INDEPENDENCE HALL, a red-brick structure, near the center of Philadelphia, where the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and Constitution were signed. Built between 1732 and 1757 for speaker Andrew Hamilton to serve as provincial Pennsylvania's state... Read more |
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Linkin Park
Linkin Park Rock group For the Record… Began as Xero Stayed Determined Found Huge Success with Hybrid Theory Released Remix Album Measured Up with Meteora Selected discography Sources Within one year Linkin Park went from a little-known Los Angeles group with no respect and no... Read more |
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Overland Park
Overland Park: Recreation Sightseeing Peace and tranquility are a bargain at the Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens located on 179th Street about a mile west of U.S. Highway 69. Three hundred acres of land have been dedicated to environmental initiatives that... Read more |
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Sudanese park-steppe floral region
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