<%=TitleDots%> Check out National Atlas for a great description of what the various designations are all about. A key that I learned during my first visit to Pinnacles National Monument is that Monuments are designated by a president, where to be a Park requires an act of Congress. <%=TitleDots%> Please excuse this work in progress...
		Abbr Expansion Abbr Expansion IHS International Historic Site NB National Battlefield NBP National Battlefield Park NBS National Battlefield Site NHP National Historic Park NHP & EP National Historical Park & Ecological Preserve NHP & PRES National Historical Park & Preserve NH RES National Historical Reserve NHS National Historic Site NL National Lakeshore NM National Monument NM & PRES National Monument & Preserve NMP National Military Park N MEM National Memorial NP National Park N & SP National & State Parks NP & PRES National Park & Preserve N PRES National Preserve NR National River NRA National Recreation Area NRR National Recreational River NRRA National River & Recreation Area N RES National Reserve NS National Seashore NSR National Scenic River or Riverway NST National Scenic Trail PKWY Parkway SRR Scenic & Recreational River WR Wild River WSR Wild & Scenic River
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