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area of scenic beauty, historical importance, or the like, owned and maintained by a national government for the use of the people

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  • The best part though was getting the first full view of Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam at the national-park headquarters.
  • In a tiny Costa Rican village, his crew slept in A-frame cabins and helped villagers build housing in hopes of drawing national-park tourists and generating additional...
  • The Canyon of the Colorado should be made a national park; and the national-park system should include the Yosemite and as many as possible of the groves of giant trees...
  • One possible solution to the vagaries of national-park funding would be for Congress to create an endowment that would provide regular funds for the parks to rely upon,...
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