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Petroglyph National Monument
National Park in Albuquerque, NM USA
National Monument As you walk among the petroglyphs, you are not alone. This world is alive with the sights and sounds of the high desert - a hawk spirals down from the mesa top, a roadrunner scurries into fragrant sage, a desert millipede traces waves in the sand.
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Pinnacles National Monument
National Park in Paicines, CA USA
National Monument Rising out of the chaparral-covered Gabilan Mountains, east of central California's Salinas Valley, are the spectacular remains of an ancient volcano.
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Pipestone National Monument
National Park in Pipestone, MN USA
National Monument The story of this stone and the pipes made from it spans four centuries of Plains Indian life.
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Point Reyes National Seashore
National Park in Point Reyes, CA USA
National Park Point Reyes National Seashore contains unique elements of biological and historical interest in a spectacularly scenic panorama of thunderous ocean breakers, open grasslands, bushy hillsides and forested ridges.
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Pony Express National Historic Trail
National Park in State of Nebraska, NE USA
National Historic Trail The Pony Express National Historic Trail was used by young men on fast paced horses to carry the nation's mail across the country, from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California, in the unprecedented time of only ten days.
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Poverty Point
National Park in Epps, LA USA
National Monument Located in northeastern Louisiana, this park commemorates a culture that thrived during the first and second millennia B.C. This site, which contains some of the largest prehistoric earth works in North America, is managed by the state of Louisiana.
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Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site
National Park in Kawaihae, HI USA
National Historic Site The founding of the Hawaiian kingdom can be directly associated with one structure in the Hawaiian Islands: Pu'ukohola Heiau. The temple was constructed to incur the favor of the war god Kuka'ilimoku.
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Rock Creek Park
National Park in Washington, DC USA
National Park Rock Creek Park is truly a gem in our nations capital. It offers visitors an opportunity to reflect and soothe their spirits through the beauty of nature.
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Rocky Mountain National Park
National Park in Grand Lake, CO USA
National Park Established on January 26, 1915, Rocky Mountain National Park is a living showcase of the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains.
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Roger Williams National Memorial
National Park in Providence, RI USA
National Memorial Roger Williams National Memorial commemorates the life of the founder of Rhode Island and a champion of the ideal of religious freedom. Williams, banished from Massachusetts for his beliefs, founded Providence in 1636.
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Roosevelt Campobello International Park
National Park in Lubec, ME USA
International Park The Roosevelt Campobello International Park is not a unit of the United States National Park Service or Parks Canada. It is administered by a joint U.S./Canadian Commission, funded equally by the two countries.
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Rosie The Riveter Wwii Home Front National Historical Park
National Park in Richmond, CA USA
National Historical Park The World War II Home Front is a significant chapter in Americas history. Fully engaged in winning World War II, American women, minorities, and men worked toward a common goal in a manner that has been unequaled since.
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Russell Cave National Monument
National Park in Bridgeport, AL USA
National Monument For thousands of years bands of prehistoric Indians came to the area we know today as Russell Cave. The cave provided a shelter. The surrounding forest provided food, tools, and fuel for their fires.
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Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
National Park in Oyster Bay, NY USA
National Historic Site Sagamore Hill was the home of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, from 1885 until his death in 1919.
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