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Goodnight, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Goodnight, Charles, 1836–1929, Texas cattleman, b. Macoupin co., Ill. He went to Texas in 1846, where he joined the Texas Rangers and became a noted scout and Indian fighter. He was…bluefish
(Encyclopedia) bluefish, voracious marine fish of the family Pomatomidae, resembling the pompano but more closely related to the sea basses (see bass, in zoology). Bluefish are found in the warm…Scottsbluff
(Encyclopedia) ScottsbluffScottsbluffskŏtsˈblŭfˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 13,711), Scotts Bluff co., W Nebr., on the North Platte River near the Wyo. line; inc. 1900. It is the market, distribution,…transcontinental railroad
(Encyclopedia) transcontinental railroad, in U.S. history, rail connection with the Pacific coast. In 1845, Asa Whitney presented to Congress a plan for the federal government to subsidize the…Allen, Paul Gardner
(Encyclopedia) Allen, Paul Gardner, 1953–2018, American business executive and philanthropist, b. Seattle. He dropped out of Washington State Univ. (1974) and with his friend Bill Gates co-founded (…Fonda, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Fonda, Henry, 1905–83, American actor, b. Grand Island, Nebr. He had considerable stage experience, appearing in such plays as Mr. Roberts (1948), The Caine Mutiny Court Martial (1958…Casper
(Encyclopedia) Casper, city (2020 pop. 59,038), alt. 5,123 ft (1,561 m), seat of Natrona co., E central Wyo., on the North Platte River; inc. 1889. It…Uspallata Pass
(Encyclopedia) Uspallata PassUspallata Pass&oomacr;späyäˈtä [key], c.12,500 ft (3,810 m) high, over the Andes between Mendoza, Argentina, and Santiago, Chile. A trail—and later a rough road—for…Shenandoah National Park
(Encyclopedia) Shenandoah National Park, 198,081 acres (80,195 hectares), N Va., extending 80 mi (129 km) along the crest of the Blue Ridge. Authorized in 1926, it was fully established as a national…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,…Trending
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