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James Danforth (Dan) QUAYLE, Congress, IN (1947)

Senate Years of Service: 1981-1989Party: RepublicanQUAYLE, James Danforth (Dan), (father of Ben Quayle), a Representative and a Senator from Indiana and a Vice President of the United States;…

Columbia, river, Canada and the United States

(Encyclopedia) Columbia, river, c.1,210 mi (1,950 km) long, rising in Columbia Lake, SE British Columbia, Canada. It flows first NW in the Rocky Mt. Trench, then hooks sharply about the Selkirk Mts.…

Flathead, river, Canada and the United States

(Encyclopedia) FlatheadFlatheadflătˈhĕd [key], river, c.240 mi (390 km) long, rising as the North Fork, in SE British Columbia, Canada, and flowing generally SE through NW Montana, to Coram, where it…

Negro, Río, river, Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil

(Encyclopedia) Negro, RíoNegro, Ríorēˈō nāˈgrō [key], river, c.1,400 mi (2,250 km) long, rising as the Guainía River in E Colombia where it flows NE before turning south to form part of the Colombia-…

Kootenai, river, Canada and the United States

(Encyclopedia) KootenaiKootenaik&oomacr;ˈtĭnā [key], river, 407 mi (655 km) long, rising in the Rocky Mts., SE British Columbia, Canada. It flows S into NW Montana, NW through N Idaho, then N…