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The Largest States in the U.S. by Area

The United States of America is a country of immense geographical diversity, with a landscape that spans from snow-capped mountains to sun-kissed beaches, arid deserts to lush forests. The country's…

İstanbul

(Encyclopedia) İstanbul İstanbul ĭsˌtănb&oomacr;lˈ, ĭstanˈb&oomacr;l [key],…

fur trade

(Encyclopedia) fur trade, in American history. Trade in animal skins and pelts had gone on since antiquity, but reached its height in the wilderness of North America from the 17th to the early 19th…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 3, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 2, 1805May 4, 1805May 3, 1805 Friday May 3rd 1805. The morning being very could we did not set out as early as usual; ice formed on a…

America's 25 Worst Highway Bottlenecks, 2012

Each year, the Daily Beast compiles a list of the country's worst bottlenecks using data supplied by INRIX, a traffic tracking and analyzing company. Their Traffic Index collects data from 100…

Best Hiking in Texas: Natural Must-Dos

Top of Page Source: iStock  Texas is the second largest state in the United States, and the largest in the continental U.S. There are 80 state parks and two national parks in Texas, and hiking is one…

Brewer's: Races

Goodwood Races. So called from Goodwood Park, in which they are held. They begin the last Tuesday of July, and continue four days, of which Thursday (the “cup-day”) is the principal. These…

Michigan and Huron: One Lake or Two?

It is a widely accepted fact that Lake Superior, with an area of 31,820 square miles, is the world's largest freshwater lake. However, this fact is based on a historical inaccuracy in the…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 26, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 25, 1806April 27, 1806April 26, 1806 Saturday April 26th 1806. This morning early we set forward and at the distance of three miles entered…