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Rock Island County, IL Housing Statistics

Rock island county illinois dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection,…

Cornish hen

(Encyclopedia) Cornish hen or Cornish chicken, breed of poultry that originated in Cornwall, England, but gained prominence only after it was established in the United States. Its body shape is quite…

petroglyphs

(Encyclopedia) petroglyphs: see rock carvings and paintings.

shale

(Encyclopedia) shale, sedimentary rock formed by the consolidation of mud or clay, having the property of splitting into thin layers parallel to its bedding planes. Shale tends to be fissile, i.e.,…

Canyon de Chelly National Monument

(Encyclopedia) Canyon de Chelly National MonumentCanyon de Chelly National Monumentdə shāˈ [key] [De Chelly, Sp. corruption of Navajo Tsegi = rock canyon], 83,840 acres (33,955 hectares), NE Ariz.;…

Dome of the Rock

(Encyclopedia) Dome of the Rock: see Islamic art and architecture.

Rock Island, town, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Rock Island, town (1991 pop. 1,067), S Que., Canada, at the Vermont border. It is the seat of Stanstead College. Machine tools, dies, and textiles are made.

Presley, Elvis

(Encyclopedia) Presley, Elvis (Elvis Aaron Presley), 1935–77, American popular singer, b. Tupelo, Miss. Exposed to gospel music…