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Snake, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) Snake, river, 1,038 mi (1,670 km) long, NW United States, the chief tributary of the Columbia; once called the Lewis River. The Snake rises in NW Wyoming, in Yellowstone National Park…

June 2022 Current Events: Disaster News

Top of Page World News | US News | Science & Technology News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the Disaster…

Wyoming: Temperature Extremes

MonthMaximum°FYearPlaceMinimum°FYearPlaceJan.721981Recluse*–581943Lamar Ranger StationFeb.791995Weston*–661933Riverside Ranger StationMarch861907Pine Bluff–501906Snake River (Yellowston…

Geysers in the United States

Geysers are natural hot springs that intermittently eject a column of water and steam into the air. They exist in many parts of the volcanic regions of the world such as Japan and South…

U.S. National Parks

Visit an American treasure by Elissa Haney The National Park Service maintains hundreds of outdoor parks... . . . as well as historic areas in places as far-flung as Hawaii–where tourists can…

Arapaho

(Encyclopedia) ArapahoArapahoərăpˈəhō [key], Native North Americans of the Plains whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American…

Horace Marden Albright Biography

Horace Marden Albrightconservationist, business executiveBorn: 1890Birthplace: Bishop, Calif. After earning a law degree from the University of California, he became an official of the U.S.…

spring, in geology

(Encyclopedia) spring, in geology, natural flow of water from the ground or from rocks, representing an outlet for the water that has accumulated in permeable rock strata underground. Some of the…

Guy Ray PELTON, Congress, NY (1824-1890)

PELTON Guy Ray , a Representative from New York; born near Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Mass., August 3, 1824; attended the common schools and the Connecticut Literary Institute, Suffield…