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(Encyclopedia)Verde vûrdˈē, vĕrdˈē [key], river, c.190 mi (310 km) long, rising in central Ariz. and flowing S to the Salt River. The valley supported early Native American civilizations and is dotted with ru...Escondido
(Encyclopedia)Escondido ĕskəndēˈdō [key], city (2020 pop. 151,038), San Diego co., S Calif.; inc. 1888. ...John Day
(Encyclopedia)John Day, river, 281 mi (452 km) long, rising in several branches in the Strawberry Mts., NE Oreg., and flowing W, then N to the Columbia River. Unnavigable, the river is used to irrigate vegetable fa...Holbrook
(Encyclopedia)Holbrook. <1> City (2020 pop. 4,858), seat of Navaho co., NE Ariz.; founded c. 1881; inc. 1917. The town was established with the opening of the ...Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
(Encyclopedia)Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes: see Katmai National Park and Preserve. ...Ten Thousand Smokes, Valley of
(Encyclopedia)Ten Thousand Smokes, Valley of: see Katmai National Park and Preserve. ...Effigy Mounds National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Effigy Mounds National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Devils Postpile National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Devils Postpile National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Devils Tower National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Devils Tower National Monument, 1,347 acres (546 hectares), overlooking the Belle Fourche River, NE Wyo.; it was the first designated U.S. national monument (1906). Devils Tower, 865 ft (264 m) high a...Custer Battlefield National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Custer Battlefield National Monument: see Little Bighorn, river; Little Bighorn National Battlefield under the National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Browse by Subject
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