U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for Dec. 6

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Contact: Rick Reed or Tom Edwards, 301-763-2812, both of the U.S.Census Bureau

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is the daily"Profile America" feature for Dec. 6 from the U.S. Census Bureau:

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6: NATIONAL PARKS

Profile America -- Wednesday, December 6th. Major additions toAmerica's spectacular National Park System occurred this month in thepast, at opposite ends of the country. On this day in 1947, theEverglades National Park was established preserving part of the vastmarshland of the Southern Florida peninsula. And in 1980, eight areasin Alaska were designated national parks, including the DenaliNational Park and Preserve, where Mount McKinley is located. Thereare almost 50 million acres in the National Park System. In addition,there are national monuments, parkways and recreation areas.Together, they draw 277 million visitors annually approaching thetotal population of the country. You can find these and more factsabout America from the U.S. Census Bureau on the Web at http://www.census.gov

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Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office ofthe U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available asproduced segments ready to air on a monthly CD or on Internet athttp://www.census.gov(look under the "Newsroom" button). For furtherinformation, contact Rick Reed at 301-763-2812, fax at 301-457-3670,or e-mail at rreed@census.gov

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