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Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail

(Encyclopedia)Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail

(Encyclopedia)Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail

(Encyclopedia)Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Boone

(Encyclopedia)Boone. 1 City (2020 pop. 12,242), seat of Boone co., central Iowa, on the Des Moines River; inc. 1865. It is a railroad and industrial center with ...

Bozeman, John M.

(Encyclopedia)Bozeman, John M. bōzˈmən [key], 1835–67, American pioneer. A Georgian, he went to the gold fields of Colorado (1861) and Montana (1862). In the winter of 1862–63 he traveled with a companion fr...

Sharp, Cecil James

(Encyclopedia)Sharp, Cecil James, 1859–1924, English musician, best known for his researches in English folk music. In 1911 he founded the English Folk Dance Society. In the United States he collected (1914–18)...

Camino Real, El

(Encyclopedia)Camino Real, El [Span.,=The Royal Road]. There are Camino Reals in most former Spanish possessions, including four in former Spanish territory in the United States. Probably the best-known American tr...

Appalachia

(Encyclopedia)Appalachia, region: see Appalachian Mountains. ...

Great Valley

(Encyclopedia)Great Valley: see under Appalachian Mountains. ...

Mitchell, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Mitchell, Mount, peak, 6,684 ft (2,037 m) high, W N.C., in the Black Mts. of the Appalachian system; highest peak E of the Mississippi River. ...