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Natural Bridges National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Natural Bridges National Monument, 7,636 acres (3,093 hectares), SE Utah; est. 1908. Located in an area of colored cliffs and box canyons, the monument contains three huge natural sandstone bridges: O...Glen Roy
(Encyclopedia)Glen Roy, valley, Highland, W Scotland, E of Loch Lochy. The Parallel Roads, three terraces on each side of the valley at corresponding heights, are believed to mark receding levels of a lake that onc...Mojave Trails National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Mojave Trails National Monument, 1.6 million acres (647,000 hectares), SE California. Linking Joshua Tree National Park and Mojave National Preserve, it follows the trails of the Chemehuevi people, a ...George Washington Birthplace National Monument
(Encyclopedia)George Washington Birthplace National Monument: see Wakefield. ...Castle Clinton National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Castle Clinton National Monument: see Battery, the. ...Arlington Memorial Bridge
(Encyclopedia)Arlington Memorial Bridge, granite and concrete bridge across the Potomac River connecting the Lincoln Monument in Washington, D.C., with Arlington National Cemetery, N Va.; built 1926–32. ...Mariana Trench Marine National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Mariana Trench Marine National Monument: see under Mariana Trench. ...San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
(Encyclopedia)San Gabriel Mountains National Monument: see San Gabriel Mountains. ...Statue of Liberty National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Statue of Liberty National Monument: see Liberty, Statue of. ...Fort Jefferson National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Fort Jefferson National Monument: see Dry Tortugas National Park under Dry Tortugas. ...Browse by Subject
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