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(Encyclopedia) MakahMakahmäkôˈ [key], Native North Americans who in the early 19th cent. inhabited Cape Flattery, NW Wash. According to Lewis and Clark they then numbered some 2,000. The Makah are…Pérez, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Pérez, JuanPérez, Juanhwän pāˈrāth [key], d. 1774, Spanish colonial naval officer, explorer on the coast of the Pacific Northwest. In 1774 he commanded a fleet sent by the Spanish…Ledyard, John
(Encyclopedia) Ledyard, JohnLedyard, Johnlĕdˈyərd [key], 1751–89, American adventurer, b. Groton, Conn. He studied at Dartmouth for year, but left college to ship as a sailor. In 1776 he joined Capt…NorthweSt. Arctic, AK Social Statistics
SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school2,505100.0Nursery school, preschool1827.3Kindergarten1817.2Elementary school (grades 1-8)1,49459.6High…Hale, Horatio Emmons
(Encyclopedia) Hale, Horatio Emmons, 1817–96, American-Canadian ethnologist, b. Newport, N.H.; son of Sarah Josepha Hale. He served as ethnologist on the Charles Wilkes exploring expedition (1838–42…Bellevue
(Encyclopedia) Bellevue Bellevue bĕlˈvy&oomacr; [key]. 1 City (2020 pop. 64,176), Sarpy co., E Nebr., a…Bigfoot
(Encyclopedia) Bigfoot or Sasquatch, large apelike creature reportedly sighted hundreds of times in the United States and Canada (most often in the Pacific Northwest) since the mid-19th cent. Similar…Fraser, river, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Fraser, chief river of British Columbia, Canada, c.850 mi (1,370 km) long. It rises in the Rocky Mts., at Yellowhead Pass, near the British Columbia–Alta. line and flows northwest…Indian Pacific
Connecting the east and west coasts of Australia, the Indian Pacific runs from Sydney to Perth in three days, over a distance of 2,461 mi. This route has the world's longest stretch of straight…Camping by the Pacific
Chapter 17 Chapter 19 Camping by the Pacific Next in importance to the building of a winter camp was the fixing of a place where salt could be made. Salt is absolutely necessary…Trending
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