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Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail important caravan route of the W United States, extending c.780 mi (1,260 km) from Independence, Mo., SW to Santa Fe, N.Mex. Independence and Westport, Mo., were the chief points where wagons, teams, and supplies were obtained. From there, the trail led 150 mi (241 km) SW to Council... Read more |
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Bozeman Trail
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
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Cimarron
Cimarron , river, 698 mi (1,123 km) long, rising in NE N.Mex., and flowing generally E to the Arkansas River, W of Tulsa, Okla. It follows the direct route of the Santa Fe Trail for many miles in Kansas. Crooked Creek and North Fork are among the Cimarron's tributaries. Sections of its bed are dry... Read more |
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El Monte
El Monte , city (1990 pop. 106,209), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1912. A residential, industrial, and commercial city in the San Gabriel Valley, El Monte manufactures furniture, electronic equipment, semiconductors, chemicals, and plastic and metal products. The population has increased by more... Read more |
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Great Bend
Great Bend city (1990 pop. 15,427), seat of Barton co., central Kans., on a bend in the Arkansas River; settled and inc. 1872. It is a trade and shipping center for a wheat and oil region. Alfalfa pellets and farm machinery are manufactured. Great Bend was located on the old Santa Fe Trail .... Read more |
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McPherson
McPherson city (1990 pop. 12,422), seat of McPherson co., central Kans., in a farm area on the old Santa Fe Trail; inc. 1874. The city has an oil refinery and factories that make plastics, railroad equipment, and motor vehicles. The city is named for Gen. James B. McPherson, the highest ranking... Read more |
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Appalachian National Scenic Trail
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William Sherley Williams
William Sherley Williams 1787-1849, American trader and trapper, known as Old Bill Williams, b. Rutherford co., N.C. Much of his early life was spent in Missouri, where he was a traveling preacher. Becoming (c.1822) an independent trapper, he accompanied (1825-26) a surveying party on the Santa Fe... Read more |
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Toussaint heeds advice.
...Toussaint competed in just one event Saturday...Harris (sixth) and Santa Fe Trail's Katie Barezinsky...team points. Other big point producers included Ottawa freshman Chantay Caron and Santa ... |
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Ojeleye carries Ottawa boys.
...EUDORA -- Ottawa High's Victor...three quarters as Ottawa took a 50-37...Tonganoxie 60, Santa Fe Trail 54, OT Carbondale...19 points for Santa Fe Trail. Wathena...opposing player's ... |
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Recreation on the Reservation.
...the reservation just isn't the same...Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians...resorts. Tamahka Trails Golf Club opened...Pueblo Tribe of Santa Fe, New Mexico...CITY). Isleta, Santa Ana, and other...trade for decades. ... |