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Photograph by George R. King 



PRECIPITOUS GRANITE CRAGS OVERHANGING SlEUR DE MONTS SPRING 



rst National Park east of the Mississippi River, the Sieur de Monts National Monu- 

 the first land 10 be visited, described, and named by Champlain when sailing under 

 orders in the exploration of the New England coast. 



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