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Camino Real, El
(Encyclopedia) Camino Real, El [Span.,=The Royal Road]. There are Camino Reals in most former Spanish possessions, including four in former Spanish territory in the United States. Probably the best-…Tillamook
(Encyclopedia) Tillamook, Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Salishan branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). In the early 19th cent.…Step-by-Step on the Campaign Trail
How the President Gets Elected —Holly Hartman Don't know the difference between a caucus and a convention? Unsure what the electoral college is? Check…Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
The annual race stretches from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska. Begun in 1973, the course follows an old frozen river route and is named after a deserted…Kelley, Hall Jackson
(Encyclopedia) Kelley, Hall Jackson, 1790–1874, American propagandist for the settlement of Oregon, b. Northwood, N.H. A schoolmaster in Boston (1818–23) and later a railroad surveyor in Maine, he…Oregon grape
(Encyclopedia) Oregon grape: see barberry.Trail of Tears National Historic Trail
(Encyclopedia) Trail of Tears National Historic Trail: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Oregon, University of
(Encyclopedia) Oregon, University of, mainly at Eugene; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1872, opened 1876. Its is one of seven institutions in the Oregon Univ. System. The university has…Chisholm Trail
(Encyclopedia) Chisholm Trail, route over which vast herds of cattle were driven from Texas to the railheads in Kansas after the Civil War. Its name is generally believed to come from Jesse Chisholm…Williams, Roger John
(Encyclopedia) Williams, Roger John, 1893–1988, American chemist, b. India, grad. Univ. of Redlands, Redlands, Calif. (B.S., 1914), Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1919; brother of the chemist Robert R.…Trending
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