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Wallowa Lake

(Encyclopedia) Wallowa LakeWallowa Lakewəlouˈə [key], c.3 mi (4.8 km) long, NE Oreg., at the foot of the Wallowa Mts. An irrigation reservoir, it is drained by the Wallowa River NW to the Grande…

Bannack

(Encyclopedia) BannackBannackbănˈək [key], SW Mont. Founded in 1862 when gold was discovered along Grasshopper Creek, Bannack was the first town in Montana and was the first territorial capital (1864…

Naples, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Naples, resort city (1990 pop. 19,505), Collier co., SW Fla., on the Gulf of Mexico; inc. 1927. Bordering the Big Cypress Swamp, the city has been called the “gateway to the Everglades…

Montauk Point

(Encyclopedia) Montauk PointMontauk Pointmŏnˈtôkˌ [key], eastern extremity of the south peninsula of Long Island, SE N.Y. Approximately 115 mi (190 km) E of Manhattan, it is the easternmost point of…

Chippewa Falls

(Encyclopedia) Chippewa Falls, city (2020 pop. 14,740), seat of Chippewa co., W central Wis., on the Chippewa River; settled 1837, inc. as a city 1869…

Starved Rock

(Encyclopedia) Starved Rock, cliff, 140 ft (43 m) high, overlooking the Illinois River between La Salle and Ottawa, N Ill. Legend says that in the 18th cent. the Ottawas drove a band of Illinois onto…

Great South Bay

(Encyclopedia) Great South Bay, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.45 mi (72 km) long, between the southern shore of Long Island and offshore barrier islands, SE N.Y. With the rapid population growth along…

Fort Pickens

(Encyclopedia) Fort Pickens, fortification on the western end of Santa Rosa Island at the entrance to Pensacola Bay, NW Fla. When Florida joined the Confederacy in Jan., 1861, Fort Barrancas on the…

State College

(Encyclopedia) State College, borough (1990 pop. 38,923), Centre co., central Pa., surrounded by farmland; settled 1859, inc. 1896. Manufacturing includes electronic products, foods, chemicals, and…

Moosehead Lake

(Encyclopedia) Moosehead Lake, 35 mi (56 km) long, from 2 to 10 mi (3.2–16.1 km) wide, with an area of 120 sq mi (311 sq km), W Maine, N of Augusta. It is the largest lake in Maine and has an…