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A 1876 map of the Adirondacks, showing many of the now obsolete names for many of the peaks, lakes, and communities. The first humans to live in the Adirondacks were Paleo-Indians who arrived around the 14th millennium BC following the end of the Last Glacial Period.
The Missouri River is a river in the Central and Mountain West regions of the United States.The nation's longest, [13] it rises in the eastern Centennial Mountains of the Bitterroot Range of the Rocky Mountains of southwestern Montana, then flows east and south for 2,341 miles (3,767 km) [9] before entering the Mississippi River north of St. Louis, Missouri.
The Adirondack Park is a park in northeastern New York protecting the Adirondack Mountains.The park was established in 1892 for "the free use of all the people for their health and pleasure", and for watershed protection. [2]
The Missouri River Valley Culture, or "Steamboat Society," was first defined in the 1850s by non-Indian residents of the Dakotas who sold wood to steamboats or trapped furs along the river bottoms. Gambling, prostitution and illegal alcohol sales to American Indians fueled the growth of the culture, which eventually included outfitters ...
The Adirondacks in upstate New York ranked #17 on the list and are famous for their early fall colors, with peak foliage often occurring in mid-September. ... Missouri #22 Red River Gorge ...
Proglacial and prehistoric lakes of New England during the end of the Wisconsin Glacial Epoch of the Pleistocene Era. [1]Lake Hitchcock was a glacial lake that formed approximately 15,000 years ago in the late Pleistocene epoch. [2]
NCPR: Remembering Noah John Rondeau, the Hermit of Cold River; William J. O'Hern: Life With Noah, North Country Books, 1997. New York Times, "Following a Hermit's Footsteps", October 7, 2005; William J. O'Hern: Noah John Rondeau's Adirondack Wilderness Days: A Year with the Hermit of Cold River Flow, The Forager Press, LLC, 2009.
Map of the Missouri River watershed The White River flowing into the Missouri River and coloring it with clay. Tributaries of the Missouri River, a major river in the central United States, are listed here in upstream order. These lists are arranged into river sections between cities or mouths of major tributaries for ease of navigation.