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Battery, the

(Encyclopedia)Battery, the, park, 21 acres (8.5 hectares), southern tip of Manhattan island, New York City; site of former Dutch and English fortifications. Castle Clinton, a fort built in 1808 for the defense of N...

Massapequa Park

(Encyclopedia)Massapequa Park, residential village (1990 pop. 18,044), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island; inc. 1931. Nearby is Bethpage State Park, with its championship-level golf courses. ...

national parks and monuments

(Encyclopedia) CE5 national parks and monuments. The National Park Service, a bureau of the U.S. Dept. of the Interior, was established in 1916 to oversee the administration of 40 national parks and monuments und...

Mexico, National Autonomous University of

(Encyclopedia)Mexico, National Autonomous University of, at Mexico City, Mexico; founded 1551 by the Spanish king Charles I (Holy Roman Emperor Charles V). It has faculties of accounting and business administration...

Tulsa

(Encyclopedia)Tulsa tŭlˈsə [key], city (2020 pop. 413,066), seat of Tulsa co., NE Okla., on the Arkansas...
 

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