National Park System : What Do the Different Park Titles Signify?

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historic sites.

National monuments.

National parks and reserves.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (18 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Addresses significance of park unit titles used within the National Park System, including national park, national monument, national preserve, national historic site, national recreation area, and national battlefield. Discusses potential advantages and disadvantages of systemwide recommendations to simplify park nomenclature.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. National Park System

Access Restriction:

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