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Aspen, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Aspen Aspen ăsˈpən [key], city, alt. 7,850 ft (2,390 m), seat of Pitkin co., S central Colo., on the Roaring Fork River; founded c.1879 by silver prospectors…

Western Federation of Miners

(Encyclopedia) Western Federation of Miners (WFM), a radical labor union that organized the miners and smelter workers of the Rocky Mountain states. Created in 1893 by the merger of several local…

State Nicknames

Alabama Yellowhammer StateAlaska The state is commonly called “The Last Frontier” or “Land of the Midnight Sun”Arizona Grand Canyon StateArkansas The Natural StateCalifornia Golden…

Other Tournaments, 2002–2003

MENNIT—St. John's 70, Georgetown 67NAIA Div. I—Concordia (Calif.) 88, Mountain State (W. Va.) 84 (OT)NAIA Div. II—Northwestern (Iowa) 77, Bethany (Kans.) 57WOMENNIT—Auburn 64, Baylor 63NAIA…

Other Tournaments, 2003–2004

MENNIT—Michigan 62, Rutgers 55NAIA Div. I—Mountain State (W. Va.) 74, Concordia 70NAIA Div. II—Oregon Tech 81, Bellevue (Neb.) 72WOMENNIT—Creighton 72, Nevada-Las Vegas 53NAIA Div. I—Southern…

Gale A. Norton Biography

Gale A. Nortonpublic officialBorn: 3/11/1954Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas Norton has been Secretary of the Interior since 2001. She earned a B.A. in 1975, and a law degree in 1978, both from…

West Virginia

West Virginia State Information Capital: Charleston Official Name: West Virginia Organized as territory/republic: July 1, 1861 Entered Union (rank): June 20, 1863 (35th state) Present…

Vermont

  Vermont State Information Capital: Montpelier Official Name: State of Vermont Organized as a territory/republic: January 15, 1777 Entered Union (rank): March 4, 1791 (14th state) Present…

National Parks in Texas

Top of Page Source: iStockTexas is the US's second-largest state by area (after Alaska). The Lone Star State is home to spectacular mountain ranges, colossal canyons, and vast deserts, as well as…