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National Historic Sites

Name and location Total acreageAbraham Lincoln Birthplace (Ky.) 344.50Allegheny Portage Railroad (Pa.) 1,249.20Andersonville (Ga.) 494.61Andrew Johnson (Tenn.) 16.68Bent's Old Fort (Colo.)…

International Historic Site

Name and location Total acreageSaint Croix Island (Maine-New Brunswick, Canada) 44.90National Scenic TrailsThe National Park SystemInternational Park

Williston

(Encyclopedia) Williston, city (1990 pop. 13,131), seat of Williams co., NW N.Dak., on the Missouri River; inc. 1904. An early riverboating town, its importance increased with the arrival of the…

Fort Garry

(Encyclopedia) Fort Garry, two trading posts of the Hudson's Bay Company, built on the present-day site of Winnipeg, Man., Canada, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. The first,…

Fort Laramie National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia) Fort Laramie National Historic SiteFort Laramie National Historic Sitelârˈəmē [key], 833 acres (337 hectares), SE Wyo.; est. 1938. Founded in 1834 as a fur-trading post by William…

Batoche

(Encyclopedia) BatocheBatochebătŏshˈ [key], historic site, central Sask., Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. During Riel's Rebellion, Louis Riel made his headquarters there, and the rebels were…

Amherst, city, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Amherst, town, N central N.S., Canada. Amherst has a variety of light industries and is a service center for the surrounding agricultural region. Nearby are salt beds.…

Minidoka National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia) Minidoka National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).