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Appalachian Trail

(Encyclopedia) Appalachian Trail, officially Appalachian National Scenic Trail, hiking path, 2,144 mi (3,450 km) long, passing through 14 states, E United States. Conceived in 1921 by Benton MacKaye…

Boone

(Encyclopedia) Boone. 1 City (2020 pop. 12,242), seat of Boone co., central Iowa, on the Des Moines River; inc. 1865. It is a railroad and industrial…

Appalachian Mountains

(Encyclopedia) Appalachian MountainsAppalachian Mountainsăpəlāˈchən, –chēən, –lăchˈ– [key], mountain system of E North America, extending in a broad belt c.1,600 mi (2,570 km) SW from the Gaspé…

Kittatinny Mountain

(Encyclopedia) Kittatinny MountainKittatinny Mountainkĭtətĭnˈē [key], ridge of the Appalachian system, extending across NW N.J. from Shawangunk Mt., SE N.Y., to Blue Mt., S central Pa.; rises to High…

Sharp, Cecil James

(Encyclopedia) Sharp, Cecil James, 1859–1924, English musician, best known for his researches in English folk music. In 1911 he founded the English Folk Dance Society. In the United States he…

Green Mountains

(Encyclopedia) Green Mountains, range of the Appalachian Mts., extending 250 mi (402 km) from north to south and extending from S Que., Canada to Vt. Mt. Mansfield, 4,393 ft (1,339 m) high, in…

Appalachia

(Encyclopedia) Appalachia, region: see Appalachian Mountains.

Great Valley

(Encyclopedia) Great Valley: see under Appalachian Mountains.