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(Encyclopedia) Twin Falls, city (1990 pop. 27,591), seat of Twin Falls co., S Idaho, in the Snake River valley; inc. 1905. The city began as a center of a private irrigation project, which is…Sacajawea
(Encyclopedia) SacajaweaSacajaweasăkˌəjəwēˈə, səkäˌ– [key], SacagaweaSacajawea–gəwēˈə [key], or SakakaweaSacajawea–kəwēˈə [key], c.1788–1812?, Native North American woman who accompanied the Lewis…Missouri River basin project
(Encyclopedia) Missouri River basin project, comprehensive plan authorized in 1944 for the coordinated development of water resources of the Missouri River and its tributaries, draining an area of c.…Death Valley
(Encyclopedia) Death Valley, SE Calif. and SW Nev., a deep, arid basin, 140 mi (225 km) long, bordered on the W by the Panamint Range and on the E by the Amargosa Range. In summer the valley has…National Forest System
(Encyclopedia) National Forest System, federally owned reserves, c.191 million acres (77.4 million hectares), administered by the Forest Service of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. The system is made…Comanche
(Encyclopedia) ComancheComanchekəmănˈchē [key], Native North Americans belonging to the Shoshonean group of the Uto-Aztecan branch of the Aztec-Tanoan linguistic stock (see Native American languages…Slideshow: Native American Tribes of the Great Plains
by Liz Olson The Great Plains is an area of the United States stretching east to west from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and north to south from Canada to…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 20, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 19, 1806June 21, 1806June 20, 1806 Friday June 20th 1806. Our hunters set out early this morning; most of them returned before noon. R.…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 25, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 24, 1806June 26, 1806June 25, 1806 Wednesday June 25th 1806. last evening the indians entertained us with seting the fir trees on fire. they…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, May 12, 1806
Day 1385 Day 1387 Clark, May 12, 1806 Monday 12th May 1806 a fine Morning great number of Indians flock about us as usial. after brackfast I began to administer eye water and in a fiew…Trending
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