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Iditarod

(Encyclopedia) IditarodIditarodīdĭtˈərŏdˌ [key], abandoned town in SW Alaska, site of a 1908 gold rush, on the Iditarod River. The town site and river lie on the Iditarod National Historic Trail, 2,…

pony express

(Encyclopedia) pony express, in U.S. history, relay mail service. At its inception in Apr., 1860, the pony express operated between St. Joseph, Mo., the western end of a telegraph line, and…

National Heritage Corridors

Name and location Total acreageBlackstone River Valley (Mass.-R.I.)400,000Delaware and Lehigh (Pa.)n.a.Erie Canalway (N.Y.)3,087,360Illinois and Michigan Canal (Ill.)n.a.Quinebaug and…