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US National Parks Reserves and Monuments
This category is for questions about National Parks of the United States and the agencies that manage them. Questions should address a specific park or agency.
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What is the funding for state parks?
In short, federal tax dollars from American citizens fund the national parks directly. Congress determines what the NPS's budget will be. Parks are also funded by user fees, such as entrance or tour fees. In parks with user fees, the general manner in which the money is used is that tax dollars pay the workers' salaries and user fees go to infrastructure such as buildings or exhibits. Parks can also get extra money for special projects through other sources, such as road construction funding through federal highway spending. Parks additionally get money and support from friends groups, advocacy groups, and non-profits.
How is the St. Louis Arch an example of a Quadratic Function?
The St. Louis Arch is in the shape of a hyperbolic cosine function It is often thought that it is in the shape of a parabola, which would have a quadratic function of y = a(x-h)^2 + k, where the vertex is h, k.
Which National Park extends across a portion of the boundary between Tennessee and North Carolina?
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Do you have any National Parks in New Jersey?
Yes, there are three National Parks in New Jersey:
Morristown National Historical Park
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
What national park is in North Wales?
There are three National Parks in Wales covering an area of 4122 sq km. This represents approximately 20% of the land area of Wales. Snowdonia was designated in 1951 followed by Pembrokeshire Coast in 1952 and Brecon Beacons in 1957.
What was the first statue ever made?
The first U.S. national monument was Devil's Tower in Wyoming, established by Theodore Roosevelt in 1906 under the newly-legislated American Antiquities Act.
How many national parks are in Florida?
Florida has three national parks -- Everglades, Biscayne, and Dry Tortugas; one national preserve (which is pretty much a national park) -- Big Cypress; and a couple (each) of national monuments, national seashores, and national memorials.
What are facts about Rainbow Bridge?
rainbow bridge is a natural bridge rainbow bridge is located in glenscanyon its the worlds largest natural bridge
Why is Abraham Lincoln sitting at the Lincoln Memorial?
I don't know if this is the real reason or not, but Abraham Lincoln was very tall. Maybe they didn't want to make a statue that would be in the scale they chose, but would show how tall he was. ---- The main influence on the style of the Lincoln Memorial was the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, Greece. The focus of the memorial is Daniel Chester Frence's sculpture of Lincoln, seated on a throne. French studied many of Mathew Brady's photographs of Lincoln and depicted the President as worn and pensive, gazing eastwards down the Reflecting Pool toward the capital's starkest emblem of the Union, the Washington Monument. Beneath his hands, the Roman fasces, symbols of the authority of the Republic, are sculpted in relief on the seat. The statue stands 19 feet 9 inches (6 m) tall and 19 feet (6 m) wide, and was carved from 28 blocks of white Georgia marble. source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Memorial#Sculptural_features
How does the granite domes of Yosemite national park were formed?
In the 1800s, there was great controversy on whether Yosemite Valley was formed from water erosion, glaciation, or volcanic cataclysm. In the early 1900s, evidence for glaciation became overwhelming.
Can you tell me about Hells Canyon?
Hell's Canyon is a gorge of the Snake River, forming part of the Idaho-Oregon boundary. It is 125 miles long, and for 40 miles it is more than a mile deep. A maximum depth of 7,900 feet (2,400 m) makes it the deepest gorge in North America. Along with its surrounding area of 662,000 acres, Hells Canyon was designated a national recreation area in 1975.
Is the Grand Canyon 400 miles north of Phoenix Arizona?
The answer is yes, the grand canyon is about 250 miles north of phoenix
Where is death valley and Grand Canyon?
Death valley(eastern california),Grand canyon(Arizona state of US)
Is Yosemite national park a volcano?
No, it's main feature -- Yosemite Valley -- was created due to glacial erosion.
Which speech in the Lincoln Memorial has a misspelled word?
In Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, an engraver inadvertently carved the letter “E” where he meant to carve an “F" in the word "future." This was corrected by filling in a portion of the carving to revert it to an "F."
What are the monuments built by Babur?
Kabuli Bagh Mosque, Panipat Mosque, Jama Masjid, Babri Masjid are a few monuments built by Babur. Babur had constructed several Mosques, Tombs, Madrassas and beautiful gardens in every palace and provinces.
Kabuli Bagh Mosque,Babri Masjid
Is the Washington monument built with limestone?
No, it is made of marble, granite and sandstone.
It holds the records for being both the world's tallest stone structure and the world's tallest obelisk in height standing 555 feet 5⅛ inches (169.294 m)
The Serengeti spreads out over 30,000 square kilometres.
What is special about the Redwood National Park?
The Redwood National Park is one of four parks in that area that, together, protect 45% of what's left of the remaining Coastal Redwood forests. These trees (Sequoia sempervirens) are the tallest and one of the most massive on what's left of our Earth. The park itself was created in 1968, after 90% of the original trees had been cut down.
In 1980, the United Nations declared the four-park region to be a World Heritage Site. In 1983, they declared it to be an International Biosphere Reserve.
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What was one reason for the creation of the vietnam veterans memorial?
During the '70's, an era when EVERYBODY wanted to forget the war...Viet Vet Jan Scruggs, formerly an infantryman in Vietnam, wanted the United States to "Remember" the men who died in Vietnam; since no one else wanted to.
So he gathered other Vietnam Vets, and lobbied Congress for a plot of land to place a monument. They then gathered PRIVATE donations. With the land & the funding, they ran a design competition-which resulted in one of the most arresting and compelling memorials in Washington DC. The wall was built & dedicated in 1982.
According to the National Parks Service:
Deliberately setting aside the controversies of the war, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial honors the men and women who served when their Nation called upon them. The designer, Maya Lin, felt that "the politics had eclipsed the veterans, their service and their lives." She kept the design elegantly simple to "allow everyone to respond and remember.
The memorial's construction and related issues have been the source of controversies, some of which have resulted in additions to the memorial complex. The memorial currently consists of three separate parts: the Three Soldiers statue, the Vietnam Women's Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, which is the best-known part of the memorial.
How many national parks are in new york state?
There are no national parks in New York State. However NY has 5 national monuments, 2 national historical parks, 11 national historical sites, 3 national memorials, 1 national recreation area, 1 national seashore, 1 national and wild scenic river and 1 national scenic trail.
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