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Fort Bridger State Park
(Encyclopedia)Fort Bridger State Park, on Blacks Fork of the Green River, SW Wyo. The supply post, founded by U.S. fur trader James Bridger in 1843, was an important station on the Oregon Trail. The Mormons held Fo...National Road
(Encyclopedia)National Road, U.S. highway built in the early 19th cent. At the time of its construction, the National Road was the most ambitious road-building project ever undertaken in the United States. It final...Sophia, Santa
(Encyclopedia)Sophia, Santa: see Hagia Sophia. ...Santa Claus
(Encyclopedia)Santa Claus: see Nicholas, Saint. ...Santa Isabel
(Encyclopedia)Santa Isabel: see Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. ...Santa Maura
(Encyclopedia)Santa Maura, Greece: see Lefkás.Santa Sophia
(Encyclopedia)Santa Sophia: see Hagia Sophia.Santa Tecla
(Encyclopedia)Santa Tecla: see Nueva San Salvador, El Salvador. ...Lucia, Santa
(Encyclopedia)Lucia, Santa: see Lucy, Saint.Los Angeles
(Encyclopedia)Los Angeles lôs ănˈjələs, lŏs, ănˈjəlēzˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. A port of entry on the Pacific coast, with a fine harbor at San Ped...Browse by Subject
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