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South Dakota Map: Geography, Facts & Figures

South Dakota is a beautiful state located in the Midwestern region of North America. It is the seventeenth largest state in the country and covers an area of over 77,000 square miles. The state is…

U.S. Historical Monuments and Landmarks

/**/ The U.S. Capitol, Jefferson Memorial, and Washington Memorial as seen from the Lincoln Memorial. Explore a variety of facts, images, and the significance of some of the most famous landmarks…

U.S. Historical Monuments

Explore a variety of facts, images, and the significance of some of the most famous landmarks and monuments, including the Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, and the White House. The Statue of…

South Dakota

  South Dakota State Information Capital: Pierre Official Name: State of South Dakota Organized as territory/republic: March 2, 1861 Entered Union (rank): Nov. 2, 1889 (40) Present constitution…

Mount Holyoke College

(Encyclopedia) Mount Holyoke CollegeMount Holyoke Collegehōlˈyōk [key], at South Hadley, Mass.; for women; chartered 1836, opened 1837 as Mount Holyoke Female Seminary under Mary Lyon, rechartered as…

Aorangi, Mount

(Encyclopedia) Aorangi, MountAorangi, Mountourängˈē [key], Mount AorakiMount Aorakiouräkˈē [key] [both: Maori,=cloud in the sky], or Mount Cook, 12,254 ft (3,735 m) high, on the South Island, New…

Aragats, Mount

(Encyclopedia) Aragats, MountAragats, Mountărəgătsˈ, Rus. ərəgätsˈ [key] or Mount AlagezMount Alagezələgyôsˈ [key], extinct volcano, 13,435 ft (4,095 m) high, N Armenia, in the Lesser Caucasus. It is…

Landmarks

Arlington National Cemetery Mount Rushmore The Supreme Court Building The Liberty Bell The Washington Monument The White House U.S. Capitol…

Kerinci, Mount

(Encyclopedia) Kerinci, Mount, or Mount KerintjiMount Kerintjiboth: kərĭnˈchē [key], peak, 12,467 ft (3,800 m) high, in the Pegunungan Barisan, W central Sumatra, Indonesia. It is Sumatra's highest…

Mount Allison University

(Encyclopedia) Mount Allison University, at Sackville, N.B., Canada; nonsectarian; founded 1839; opened 1843 as Mount Allison Wesleyan Academy; Mount Allison College organized 1862. It achieved…