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National Institute of Standards and Technology
(Encyclopedia)National Institute of Standards and Technology, governmental agency within the U.S. Dept. of Commerce with the mission of “working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and st...Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)Lewis and Clark National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
(Encyclopedia)Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, S Alaska. Located across Cook Inlet from Anchorage, the park (2,619,733 acres/1,060,621 hectares) and adjacent preserve (1,410,325 acres/570,982 hectares) featur...Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument kətäˈdĭn [key], 87,500 acres (35,400 hectares), N central Maine, est. 2016. Located E of Baxter State Park (the site of Mt. Katahdin) along the East Bra...Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
(Encyclopedia)Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
(Encyclopedia)Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, SE Alaska, near Juneau. The park (3,224,840 acres/1,305,603 hectares) and the preserve (58,406 acres/23,646 hectares) were established in 1925 as a national mon...Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve
(Encyclopedia)Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Macquarie, Lachlan
(Encyclopedia)Macquarie, Lachlan məkwäˈrē [key], 1761–1824, governor (1809–21) of the British colonies in Australia. Sent to replace the corrupt rule of the officers of the original convict guard, he establ...Nevada, University of
(Encyclopedia)Nevada, University of, at Reno and Las Vegas; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1864, opened 1874 at Elko, moved to Reno 1886. The Reno campus includes the Mackay School of Mine...New Brunswick, University of
(Encyclopedia)New Brunswick, University of, at Fredericton, N.B., Canada; nondenominational; provincially supported; coeducational; chartered and opened 1800 as the College of New Brunswick, called King's College b...Browse by Subject
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