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Hastings, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Hastings. 1 City (2020 pop. 3,013), seat of Barry co., SW Mich; inc. 1865. The town is situated on the Thornapple River and was…showboat
(Encyclopedia) showboat. In the early 19th cent. entertainment was brought by boat to the pioneers that settled along the western rivers (especially the Mississippi and Ohio) of the United States. At…Pontchartrain, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Pontchartrain, LakePontchartrain, Lakepŏnˈchərtrān [key], shallow lake, c.630 sq mi (1,630 sq km), 41 mi (66 km) long and 25 mi (40 km) wide, SE La., N of New Orleans. It is linked…Pascagoula
(Encyclopedia) PascagoulaPascagoulapăskəg&oomacr;ˈlə [key], city (1990 pop. 25,899), seat of Jackson co., extreme SE Miss. A port of entry on Mississippi Sound at the mouth of the Pascagoula…Payton, Walter Jerry
(Encyclopedia) Payton, Walter Jerry, 1954–99, American football player, b. Columbia, Miss. He played at Jackson State College (now Jackson State Univ.) in Mississippi before being drafted as a…Bemidji
(Encyclopedia) Bemidji Bemidji bəmĭjˈē [key], city (2020 pop. 14,574), seat of Beltrami co., N central Minn., on…Fort Pillow
(Encyclopedia) Fort Pillow, fortification on the Mississippi River, N of Memphis, Tenn.; built by Confederate Gen. Gideon Pillow in 1862. Evacuated by the Confederates after the fall of Island No. 10…Winona
(Encyclopedia) WinonaWinonawĭnōˈnə, wī– [key], city (1990 pop. 25,399), seat of Winona co., SE Minn., on the Mississippi River; inc. 1857. There is food processing, and construction equipment,…watershed
(Encyclopedia) watershed, elevation or divide separating the catchment area, or drainage basin, of one river system or group of river systems from another system or group of systems. The term is also…Red River, rivers, United States and Canada
(Encyclopedia) Red River. 1 River, 1,222 mi (1,967 km) long, southernmost of the large tributaries of the Mississippi River. It rises in two branches in the Texas Panhandle and flows SE between Texas…Trending
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