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(Encyclopedia) Independence Hall, historic building on Independence Square, downtown Philadelphia, in Independence National Historical Park. Originally constructed as the Pennsylvania colony's…Kings, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) Kings, river, 125 mi (201 km) long, rising in three forks in the Sierra Nevada, E Calif., and flowing SW to Tulare Lake in the San Joaquin valley. Its middle and southern forks flow…Louise, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Louise, Lake, 11&fslsh;2 mi (2.4 km) long, alt. 5,680 ft (1,731 m), SW Alta., Canada, in the Rocky Mts., in Banff National Park. Noted for its scenic beauty, it is surrounded by…Long Range
(Encyclopedia) Long Range, mountain range, extending c.300 mi (480 km) along the west coast of Newfoundland island, Canada; rises to 2,672 ft (814 m) in the Lewis Hills. It forms the Great Northern…Cuyahoga Falls
(Encyclopedia) Cuyahoga Falls, city (2020 pop. 48,978), Summit co., NE Ohio, on the Cuyahoga River; inc. 1836. On its course through the city the river…Chico
(Encyclopedia) Chico Chico chēˈkō [key], city (2020 pop. 101,475), Butte co., N Calif., in a region noted…Bradford, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Bradford, city (2020 pop. 7,849), McKean co., NW Pa., in the Alleghenies, near the N.Y. line; settled c.1823, inc. as a city 1879. The…Yamanashi
(Encyclopedia) YamanashiYamanashiyämäˈnäshē [key], prefecture (1990 pop. 852,980), 1,724 sq mi (4,465 sq km), central Honshu, Japan. Kofu is the capital. The mountainous region is drained by the Fuji…Bow, river, Canada
(Encyclopedia) BowBowbō [key], river, 315 mi (507 km) long, rising in the Rocky Mts., S Alta., Canada, and flowing SE through Banff National Park. It emerges from the mountains in the Bow River Pass…Holmes, William Henry
(Encyclopedia) Holmes, William Henry, 1846–1933, American geologist, anthropologist, and museum director, b. Harrison co., Ohio. He was internationally recognized for his work in museum science. In…Trending
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