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3 unusual facts about Smithsonian Institution Libraries


Maryland Route 458

The highway expands to six lanes east of MD 414 and passes a Smithsonian Institution Libraries support center.

Smithsonian Institution Libraries

The original library was founded by an Act of Congress on August 10, 1846, when the Smithsonian Institution was named a trust instrumentality of the United States.

Main site is in Panama City; branches in research stations on Barro Colorado Island on Gatun Lake, and on Colón Island, Bocas del Toro Province.



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