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Lufkin

(Encyclopedia) Lufkin, city (1990 pop. 30,206), seat of Angelina co., E Tex.; inc. 1890. Situated in the deep pine woods, it is the core of a region of forest industries with many sawmills and the…

naval stores

(Encyclopedia) naval stores, term initially applied to the cordage, mask, resin, tar, and timber used in building wooden sailing ships; it now designates the products obtained from the pine tree, e.g…

James Adam BEDE, Congress, MN (1856-1942)

BEDE, James Adam, a Representative from Minnesota; born on a farm in North Eaton Township, Lorain County, Ohio, January 13, 1856; attended the public schools of Ohio, Oberlin (Ohio) College,…

World's oldest tree

The Question: What's the world's most long-living tree? The Answer: That title goes to the bristlecone pine in and around California. The oldest known living…

monkey-puzzle tree

(Encyclopedia) monkey-puzzle tree, evergreen tree (Araucaria araucana) native to Chile and widely cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental. The symmetrical branches have an unusual angularity and are…

Southwestern B&Bs

Check out these B&Bs in New Mexico, Colorado, and Texas Adobe & Pines Inn Taos, N.M. With the Painted Desert, the Grand Canyon,…

pignolia

(Encyclopedia) pignolia: see pine nut.

piñon

(Encyclopedia) piñon: see pine nut.