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Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail
(Encyclopedia)Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...North Country National Scenic Trail
(Encyclopedia)North Country National Scenic Trail: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
(Encyclopedia)Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Beaver Falls
(Encyclopedia)Beaver Falls, city (2020 pop. 8,232), Beaver co., W Pa., on falls of the Beaver River near its junction with the Ohio; settled c.1793, inc. 1868. The ci...Florida National Scenic Trail
(Encyclopedia)Florida National Scenic Trail: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...California National Historic Trail
(Encyclopedia)California National Historic Trail: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Teneriffe
(Encyclopedia)Teneriffe or Tenerife both: tĕnˈərĭf, tĕnərēfˈ, Span. tānārēˈfā [key], island (1990 pop. 770,627), 795 sq mi (2,059 sq km), in the Atlantic off NW Africa, the largest of the Canary Island...Luini, Bernardino
(Encyclopedia)Luini, Bernardino bārnärdēˈnō lo͞oēˈnē [key], c.1480–1532, b. Luino, Italian painter, son of Giovanni Lutero. Among the extant works of his early years (before 1510) are a Pietà (Santa Mar...Coronado, Francisco Vásquez de
(Encyclopedia)Coronado, Francisco Vásquez de fränthēsˈkō väsˈkāth dā kōrōnäˈᵺō [key], c.1510–1554, Spanish explorer. He went to Mexico with Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza and in 1538 was made governor...iron
(Encyclopedia)iron, metallic chemical element; symbol Fe [Lat. ferrum]; at. no. 26; at. wt. 55.845; m.p. about 1,535℃; b.p. about 2,750℃; sp. gr. 7.87 at 20℃; valence +2, +3, +4, or +6. Iron is biologically s...Browse by Subject
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