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Cape Krusenstern National Monument

Submitted by siteadmin on Sun, 02/01/2009 - 18:16

Cape Krusenstern National Monument
P.O. Box 1029
Kotzebue, AK 99752-0029

Phone: 907-442-3890
Archeological sites located along a succession of 114 lateral beach ridges illustrate Eskimo communities of every known cultural period in Alaska, dating back some 4,000 years. LIMITED FEDERAL FACILITIES.

Cape Lookout National Seashore

Submitted by siteadmin on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 20:50

Cape Lookout National Seashore
131 Charles Street
Harkers Island, NC 28531-9702

Phone: 252-728-2250

This series of undeveloped barrier islands extends 56 miles along the lower Outer Banks embracing beaches, dunes, two historic villages, and Cape Lookout Lighthouse.

Capitol Reef National Park

Submitted by siteadmin on Sat, 02/07/2009 - 16:08

Capitol Reef National Park
HC 70, Box 15
Torrey, UT 84775-9602

Phone: 435-425-3791

Capitol Reef preserves the 100-mile-long Waterpocket Fold, an uplift of sandstone cliffs with highly colored sedimentary layers. Dome-shaped white-cap rock accounts for the name. Preserved also is rock art of the Fremont Culture and a historic Mormon settlement.

Capulin Volcano National Monument

Submitted by siteadmin on Thu, 02/05/2009 - 20:23

Capulin Volcano National Monument
P.O. Box 40
Capulin, NM 88414-0040

Phone: 505-278-2201

This symmetrical cinder cone is an interesting example of a geologically recent, inactive volcano.

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Submitted by siteadmin on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 20:50

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
1928 Little River Road
Flat Rock, NC 28731-9766

Phone: 828-693-4178

Connemara was the farm home of the noted poet, Lincoln biographer, and social advocate for the last 22 years of his life.

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Submitted by siteadmin on Thu, 02/05/2009 - 20:23

Carlsbad Caverns National Park
3225 National Parks Highway
Carlsbad, NM 88220-5354

Phone: 505-785-2232

This series of connected caverns, with one of the world's largest underground chambers, has countless formations. The park contains 85 separate caves, including the nation's deepest limestone cave--1,567 feet--and third longest.

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

Submitted by siteadmin on Sun, 02/01/2009 - 19:29

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
1100 Ruins Drive
Coolidge, AZ 85228-3200

Phone: 520-723-3172

This multi-storied, earthen-walled structure surrounded by the remains of smaller buildings and a compound wall was constructed by the Hohokam, who farmed the Gila Valley in the early 1200s. Casa Grande was abandoned by the mid-1400s.

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument

Submitted by siteadmin on Tue, 02/03/2009 - 12:27

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
1 Castillo Drive South
St.Augustine, FL 32084-3699

Phone: 904-829-6506

Construction of this, the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States, was started in 1672 by the Spanish to protect St.Augustine, first permanent settlement by Europeans in the continental United States, 1565. The floor plan is the result of modernization work done in the 18th century.

Castle Clinton National Monument

Submitted by siteadmin on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 19:34

Castle Clinton National Monument
c/o National Park Service Manhattan Sites
26 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005-1907

Phone: 212-344-7220

Built 1808-11, this structure served as a defense for New York harbor, an entertainment center, and an immigration depot through which more than 8 million people entered the United States from 1855 to 1890. It is located in Battery Park

Catoctin Mountain Park

Submitted by siteadmin on Wed, 02/04/2009 - 22:17

Catoctin Mountain Park
6602 Foxville Road
Thurmont, MD 21788-0158

Phone: 301-663-9388

Part of the forested ridge that forms the eastern rampart of the Appalachian Mountains in Maryland, this mountain park has sparkling streams and panoramic vistas of the Monocacy Valley.

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