(Encyclopedia) railroad or railway, form of transportation most commonly consisting of steel rails, called tracks, on which trains of freight cars, passenger cars, and other rolling stock are drawn…
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UtahUtahy&oomacr;ˈtäˌ [key], Rocky Mt. state of the W United States. It is bordered by Idaho and Wyoming (N), Colorado (E), Arizona (S), and Nevada (W), and touches New…
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U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Afghan Relations PEOPLE Afghanistan, often called the crossroads of…
Most people are familiar with their state’s official flower and flag, but did you know that almost every state has an official fossil as well?
These state symbols are a representation of a territory…
A chronology of Black history from the early slave trade through Affirmative Action
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National Parks and Monuments
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Type1
Location
Year authorized
Sizeacres (hectares)
Description
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace
HP
Central Ky.
1916
344.5 (139)
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United States, officially United States of America, republic (2015 est. pop. 319,929,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the…
