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Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
(Encyclopedia)Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Florida National Scenic Trail
(Encyclopedia)Florida National Scenic Trail: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...California National Historic Trail
(Encyclopedia)California National Historic Trail: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Beaver Falls
(Encyclopedia)Beaver Falls, city (2020 pop. 8,232), Beaver co., W Pa., on falls of the Beaver River near its junction with the Ohio; settled c.1793, inc. 1868. The ci...Independence
(Encyclopedia)Independence. 1 City (2020 pop. 6,064), seat of Buchanan co., NE Iowa; founded 1847. Located on the Wapsipinicon River, the town's grist mill ...Raytown
(Encyclopedia)Raytown rāˈtounˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 30,061), Jackson co., W central Mo., a residential suburb of Kansas City; inc. 1950. It was the first stop on the Santa Fe Trail out of Independence, Mo. The...Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
(Encyclopedia)Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Big Spring
(Encyclopedia)Big Spring, city (2020 pop. 26,144), seat of Howard co., W central Tex.; inc. 1907. The spring for which it was named once fed a branch of the Colorado ...Cadman, Charles Wakefield
(Encyclopedia)Cadman, Charles Wakefield, 1881–1946, American composer, b. Johnstown, Pa. Although he is known to the public principally for two songs—From the Land of the Sky-blue Water, based on Native America...White Pass
(Encyclopedia)White Pass, 2,888 ft (880 m) high, in the Coast Mts., on the Alaska–British Columbia border, NE of Skagway. A hazardous trail through the pass was made (1897) by prospectors going to the Klondike, a...Browse by Subject
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