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Jamestown, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Jamestown. 1 City (1990 pop. 34,681), Chautauqua co., W N.Y., on Chautauqua Lake; founded c.1806, inc. as a city 1886. It is the business and financial center of a dairy, livestock,…

Biscayne Bay

(Encyclopedia) Biscayne BayBiscayne Baybĭskānˈ [key], shallow, narrow inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, c.40 mi (60 km) long, SE Fla. Famous resort areas, including Miami and Miami Beach, are on the NW…

Steamboat Springs

(Encyclopedia) Steamboat Springs, town (1990 pop. 6,695), Routt co., NW Colo., on the Yampa River, just W of the Park Range; founded 1875, inc. 1907. It is a resort and skiing center, with ranching,…

Mill Valley

(Encyclopedia) Mill Valley, city (1990 pop. 13,038), Marin co., W Calif., a suburb on Richardson Bay, an inlet of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1900. It is a residential community set in heavily timbered…

Durango, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Durango Durango d&oobreve;răngˈgō [key], city (2020 pop. 19,071), seat of La Plata co., SW Colo.,…

Rosa Parks Biography

Rosa Parks Rosa Louise McCauley ParksactivistBorn: 1913 Rosa Parks, an activist with the Montgomery, Alabama, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), made history…

National League Leaders: Pitching

Earned Run Average ArmWLERAGmGSCGShOSvIPHRERHRHBBBSOWPRandy Johnson, AriL2162.493534320249.218174691918713728Curt Schilling, AriR2262.983535610256.22378685371392934John Burkett, AtlR12123.…

Noatak National Preserve

(Encyclopedia) Noatak National Preserve, 6,569,904 acres (2,660,811 hectares), N Alaska. The preserve is the largest mountain-ringed river basin in the United States that is still virtually…

Wood Buffalo National Park

(Encyclopedia) Wood Buffalo National Park, 17,577 sq mi (45,525 sq km), in NE Alta., Canada, extending into the Northwest Territories; est. 1922 to protect the only remaining herd of wood bison. It…

Klamath Falls

(Encyclopedia) Klamath Falls, city (1990 pop. 17,737), seat of Klamath co., SW Oreg., at the southern tip of Upper Klamath Lake; inc. 1905. It is the processing and distribution center of a lumber,…