Search results for "Mountain States" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Hillbillies," the "Caruso of Mountain Music," and the "Backwoods ... show. He toured the Southern United States and eventually formed a band ...6 KB (954 words) - 22:28, 16 December 2022
- She completed an extended study of mountain gorillas, observing them ... the beginning of her interest in the rare mountain gorilla. ...13 KB (1,888 words) - 11:53, 29 January 2024
- Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, and the Foggy Mountain Boys were an influential ... in 1948, taking the name "Foggy Mountain Boys" from a popular ...13 KB (1,828 words) - 06:13, 1 April 2024
- The Naval Support Facility Thurmont, popularly known as Camp David, is the rustic 125-acre mountain retreat of the President of the United States ...11 KB (1,604 words) - 18:57, 25 November 2023
- such as the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, the Heinz ... The Computer History Museum is a museum established in 1996 in Mountain ...11 KB (1,525 words) - 02:34, 8 January 2024
- Kilimanjaro is the tallest free-standing mountain rise in the world, rising ... for "hill" or "little mountain," and Njaro, understood ...13 KB (1,915 words) - 01:45, 11 March 2023
- The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a broad mountain ... population grew rapidly in the Rocky Mountain states between 1950 and 1990 ...17 KB (2,479 words) - 02:29, 16 December 2022
- to be the remains of the lost city of Turquoise Mountain. ... which the Ghurid chronicler Juzjani states washed away in a flash-flood ...10 KB (1,495 words) - 18:44, 9 November 2022
- Somalia. Some definitions also include the states of Kenya, Sudan, and Tanzania ... is the Simien range, one of the largest mountain ranges in Africa. This range ...12 KB (1,812 words) - 14:19, 7 February 2024
- National Forests are combined United States National Forests that form ... The Shenandoah National Forest was established by the United States ...15 KB (2,117 words) - 11:03, 13 December 2023
- to a range of mountains spread across the states of Tamilnadu as well as Karnataka ... . The district resides mainly contained within that mountain range. ...15 KB (2,206 words) - 04:44, 15 November 2022
- 150 years of the history of the United States with 60-foot sculptures of ... was built, as Six Grandfathers, the mountain was renamed after Charles ...16 KB (2,297 words) - 18:42, 13 July 2023
- 3,000 followers to descend onto Baekdu Mountain, then called Taebaek Mountain ... he returned to Asadal and became a mountain god at the age of 1,908. ...11 KB (1,597 words) - 18:13, 24 January 2024
- which would imply that Mount Catherine was actually the mountain in ... adjacent to Mount Catherine, to be the biblical mountain, ...14 KB (2,007 words) - 19:14, 22 December 2022
- novels such as Go Tell It On The Mountain, essays such as The Fire ... his first two novels, Go Tell It On The Mountain (1953) and Giovanni's ...12 KB (1,855 words) - 08:53, 18 March 2024
- "Mauna Loa" means "Long Mountain." Lava eruptions from ... Eruptions generally occur in three regions on the mountain: at the ...18 KB (2,821 words) - 16:58, 7 November 2022
- Alps as a method of communication between mountain peaks, later becoming part ... of communicating between cowherders from mountain to mountain.Bart Plantenga ...12 KB (1,787 words) - 00:48, 17 April 2023
- miles long providing access to Cadillac Mountain, and Otter Cliffs on the ... retains a small-town atmosphere. Cadillac Mountain, named after the French ...12 KB (1,894 words) - 07:17, 14 June 2023
- the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located about 50 miles ... The mountain has six ski areas: Timberline, Mount Hood Meadows, Ski ...18 KB (2,745 words) - 01:45, 11 March 2023
- is the tallest volcano and the highest mountain in Japan. Mount Fuji is ... Ashi—provide excellent views of the mountain. It is part of the Fuji ...18 KB (2,819 words) - 17:06, 10 November 2022
- Hill briefly before entering the United States Military Academy at West ... out of the Episcopal Church of the United States. His friend and former roommate ...10 KB (1,572 words) - 08:03, 6 March 2023
- , literally towering Eyebrow Mountain) is located in Sichuan province ... -Mount Song. A large area surrounding the mountain, known as the Permian Emeishan ...12 KB (1,741 words) - 17:05, 10 November 2022
- ('renouncing the world') mountain (within Songnisan National ... Legend states that Taejo, the founder of the Joseon Dynasty retired ...9 KB (1,412 words) - 21:05, 20 January 2022
- Physically unconnected to any nearby mountain and rising abruptly ... Mount Shasta is home to pristine mountain lakes, rivers and forests ...20 KB (2,974 words) - 17:45, 10 November 2022
- some of the oldest rocks in the western United States. The City of ... Reserve's northeast corner. Smoky Mountain (elevation 7,520 ft) is ...16 KB (2,492 words) - 22:26, 10 December 2023
- defeat did much to demoralize the Southern states, the fact that such men as ... Virginia, and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1847 ...11 KB (1,694 words) - 06:51, 13 June 2023
- Trail. The highest peak is Hawksbill Mountain at 4,051 feet (1,235 m) ... Mountains and runs to the Smoky Mountain National Park. ...14 KB (2,152 words) - 19:57, 21 April 2023
- of public lands in the northwestern United States. The park straddles the border ... pristine wilderness in the lower 48 states. Because of its size the ...13 KB (1,924 words) - 17:59, 31 October 2023
- 039;s Jay and migratory birds such as the Mountain Bluebird, the Peregrine ... Europeans saw it. By the time the United States gained independence in 1776 ...14 KB (2,151 words) - 18:04, 31 October 2023
- | location_country = United States | location = Reston, Virginia, United States | area_served = United States ...15 KB (2,010 words) - 04:19, 11 March 2023
- is home to Mount McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America at 20, ... and refers to the Mount McKinley. The mountain was named after president ...19 KB (2,921 words) - 09:33, 28 January 2024
- The Atlas Mountain Range also served to facilitate agriculture in ... After defining the landscape in the region, the Atlas Mountain range ...12 KB (1,787 words) - 06:36, 16 November 2022
- the downfall of Shang Kingdom, when legend states thatKing Wu of Zhou released him. ... returned to Asadal, where he became a mountain god at the age of 1908. ...8 KB (1,218 words) - 06:55, 14 December 2022
- It is bounded to the north by the United States. Politically, it is divided ... A series of mountain ranges runs the length of the peninsula, which ...14 KB (2,128 words) - 05:48, 26 August 2023
- Press, 1937. Reprinted in The Seven Mountain-Travel Books. The Mountaineers ... Nanda Devi, the second highest mountain in India, has the distinction ...20 KB (2,980 words) - 01:17, 11 November 2022
- Range of southern New England, United States, is a narrow and steep fault ... There is no universal consensus on the name for this mountain range ...33 KB (4,756 words) - 10:34, 10 March 2023
- supporter of secession from the United States after Abraham Lincoln's ... When the Confederate States of America was established, Brown spoke ...6 KB (817 words) - 07:21, 10 August 2022
- The various Gaya mini-states formed a confederacy in the second and ... The Gaya states each have a distinct history. Unfortunately, academic ...15 KB (2,181 words) - 04:48, 18 April 2024
- Lassen Volcanic National Park is a United States National Park in ... recent eruption in the contiguous 48 U.S. states until the 1980 eruption of ...22 KB (3,291 words) - 17:48, 25 October 2022
- The Sierra Nevada (Spanish for "snowy mountain range") is a major mountain range of the western United States. It is also known informally ...23 KB (3,404 words) - 20:09, 21 April 2023
- Oregon, and Washington. The Mountain States include Arizona, Colorado ... The Colorado River snakes through the Mountain states, forming the ...23 KB (3,514 words) - 17:21, 4 May 2023
- that it creates its own weather. The mountain and the surrounding area ... Though located in a state with two mountain ranges, (the Cascades and ...24 KB (3,759 words) - 17:43, 10 November 2022
- that covers parts of six western United States. Its boundaries depend on ... Nevada, consists of a series of isolated mountain ranges and intervening valleys ...18 KB (2,728 words) - 02:26, 19 December 2022
- the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located 128 miles ... event in the history of the United States. Fifty-seven people were ...26 KB (4,064 words) - 01:45, 11 March 2023
- eroded away, but still form a basaltic mountain range known as North Mountain ... These tholeiitic basalts form a volcanic mountain range known as North Mountain. ...16 KB (2,540 words) - 03:10, 26 September 2023
- of Mexico, especially in the United States. Among other plants sometimes ... With a name derived from the Greek for "joy of the mountain" ...11 KB (1,590 words) - 01:11, 18 November 2022
- The Andes is South America's longest mountain range, forming ... The Andes is the highest mountain range outside Asia, with the highest ...15 KB (2,126 words) - 19:59, 26 July 2023
- the Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2004–2005] US Census Bureau ... |popplace=United States (Utah, Colorado, New Mexico) |rels=Christianity ...20 KB (2,983 words) - 13:48, 3 May 2023
- kinds of sparrows, red Fox, kangaroo rat, mountain lion, midget faded rattlesnake ... in the area were the Mormon Elk Mountain Mission in 1855, who soon ...13 KB (1,918 words) - 06:16, 12 August 2023
- Lobster, in particular, is a great delicacy in the United States, ... the Northeast coastline of the United States. Various type of clams are ...11 KB (1,582 words) - 19:57, 21 April 2023
