Individual #USA__United_States_of_America__United_States__America__US__U.S.__U.S.A. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
instance of: #North_American_country
member: #American
member of: #NATO #Organization_of_American_States
location of: #Union #Connecticut_River
part of: #North_America
part: #American_Civil_War__War_between_the_States US history: civil war between the North and the South; 1861-1865
part: #battle_of_Atlanta__Atlanta Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying Atlanta and burned the city; 1864
part: #Bull_Run two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated in Federal army in both battles
part: #Chancellorsville a major battle in the American Civil War (1863); the Confederates under Robert E. Lee defeated the Union forces under Joseph Hooker
part: #battle_of_Chattanooga__Chattanooga in the American Civil War (1863) the Union armies of Hooker, Thomas, and Sherman under the command of Ulysses S. Grant won a decisive victory over the Confederate Army under Braxton Bragg
part: #battle_of_Chickamauga__Chickamauga a Confederate victory in the American Civil War (1863); Confederate forces under Braxton Bragg defeated Union forces
part: #battle_of_Fredericksburg__Fredericksburg an important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union's Army of the Potomac under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee
part: #battle_of_Gettysburg__Gettysburg a battle of the American Civil War (1863); the defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate army was a major victory for the Union
part: #Hampton_Roads a naval battle of the American Civil War (1862); the indecisive battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac
part: #Kennesaw_Mountain battle of the American Civil War (1864); Union forces under William Tecumseh Sherman were repulsed by Confederate troops under Joseph Eggleston Johnston
part: #Petersburg_Campaign__Petersburg the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee
part: #battle_of_Shiloh__Shiloh__battle_of_Pittsburgh_Landing the second great battle of the American Civil War (1862); the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but is was not a Union victory
part: #siege_of_Vicksburg__Vicksburg a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered
part: #Wilderness_Campaign American Civil War; a series of indecisive battles in Grant's campaign (1864) against Lee in which both armies suffered terrible losses
part: #battle_of_Spotsylvania_Courthouse__Spotsylvania a battle between the armies of Grant and Lee during the Wilderness Campaign
part: #East_USA the region of the United States lying north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River
part: #Southeast_USA the southeastern region of the United States
part: #Northeast_USA the northeastern region of the United States
part: #Alleghenies__Allegheny_Mountains the western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending from northern Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia
part: #Appalachians__Appalachian_Mountains a mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico; a historic barrier to early westward expansion of the United States
part: #Appalachia an impoverished coal mining area in the Appalachian Mountains (from Pennsylvania to North Carolina)
part: #Alleghenies__Allegheny_Mountains the western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending from northern Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia
part: #Blue_Ridge_Mountains__Blue_Ridge a range of the Appalachians extending from Pennsylvania to northern Georgia
part: #Catskills__Catskill_Mountains a range of the Appalachians west of the Hudson in southeastern New York; includes many popular resort areas
part: #Cumberland_Mountains__Cumberland_Plateau the southwestern part of the Appalachians
part: #Cumberland_Gap a pass through the Cumberland Mountains between Virginia and Kentucky that early settlers used in order to move west
part: #Great_Smoky_Mountains part of the Appalachians between North Carolina and Tennessee
part: #Potomac_River__Potomac a river in the east central United States; rises in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia and flows eastward to the Chesapeake Bay
part: #Midwest_USA__Middle_West_USA the north central region of the United States
part: #Illinois__Prairie_State__Land_of_Lincoln__IL a Midwest state in north-central United States
part: #Carbondale a town in southern Illinois
part: #Champaign a university town in east central Illinois adjoining Urbana
part: #Windy_City__Chicago largest city in Illinois; located on Lake Michigan
part: #University_of_Chicago a university in Chicago, Illinois
part: #Decatur.Illinois__decatur a city in central Illinois; Abraham Lincoln practiced law here
part: #East_Saint_Louis a town in southwest Illinois on the Mississippi across from Saint Louis
part: #Moline a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River
part: #Peoria a city in central Illinois on the Illinois River
part: #Rockford a city in northern Illinois
part: #Rock_Island a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River; site of a Union prison during the Civil War
part: #Springfield.Illinois__springfield__capitalofillinoi capital of the state of Illinois
part: #Urbana a university town in east central Illinois adjoining Champaign
part: #Illinois_River a river in Illinois that flows southwest to the Mississippi River
part: #Indiana__Hoosier_State__IN a state in midwestern United States
part: #Bloomington a university town in south central Indiana
part: #Evansville a city in southwestern Indiana on the Ohio River
part: #Fort_Wayne a city in northeastern Indiana
part: #Gary a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production
part: #Indianapolis__capital_of_Indiana the capital and largest city of Indiana; site of an annual 500-mile automobile race
part: #Lafayette.Indiana__lafayette a university town in west central Indiana on the Wabash River
part: #Muncie a town in east central Indiana
part: #South_Bend a city in northern Indiana
part: #Iowa__Hawkeye_State__IA a state in midwestern United States
part: #Davenport a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
part: #Cedar_Rapids a city in eastern Iowa
part: #Clinton a town in east central Iowa
part: #Des_Moines__capital_of_Iowa the capital and largest city in Iowa
part: #Dubuque a town in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River
part: #Mason_City a town in north central Iowa
part: #Ottumwa a town in southeast Iowa
part: #Sioux_City a city in northeastern Iowa
part: #Kansas__Sunflower_State__KS a state in midwestern United States
part: #Dodge_City a town of southwestern Kansas on the Arkansas River; formerly a rowdy cow town
part: #Hays a town in central Kansas
part: #Kansas_City.Kansas__kansascity a city of northeast Kansas on the Missouri River adjacent to Kansas City, Missouri
part: #Lawrence a town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River; scene of raids by John Brown in 1856
part: #Salina a town in central Kansas
part: #Topeka__capital_of_Kansas the capital of the state of Kansas; located in eastern Kansas on the Kansas river
part: #Wichita.Kansas__wichita the largest city in Kansas; located in southern Kansas on the Arkansas River
part: #Arkansas_River__Arkansas a river that rises in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and flows southeast through Kansas and Oklahoma and through Arkansas to become a tributary of the Mississippi River
part: #Kansas_River__Kansas__Kaw_River a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River
part: #Neosho_River__Neosho a river that rises in eastern Kansas and flows eastward into Oklahoma to become a tributary of the Arkansas River
part: #Michigan__Wolverine_State__Great_Lakes_State__MI a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
part: #Mackinac_Bridge a suspension bridge across the channel between the lower and upper peninsulas of Michigan
part: #Isle_Royal_National_Park a national park on an island in Michigan; includes prehistoric iron mines
part: #Alpena a town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron
part: #Ann_Arbor a city in southern Michigan near Detroit; site of the University of Michigan
part: #Detroit__Motor_City__Motown the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river
part: #Flint a city in southeast central Michigan near Detroit; automobile manufacturing
part: #Grand_Rapids a city in west central Michigan; noted for manufacturing furniture
part: #Houghton a town in northwest Michigan on the Upper Peninsula
part: #Jackson.Michigan__jackson a town in south central Michigan
part: #Lansing__capital_of_Michigan capital of the state of Michigan; located in southern Michigan on the Grand river
part: #Marquette a town on Lake Superior on the Upper Peninsula in northwest Michigan
part: #Monroe.Michigan__monroe a town of southeast Michigan on Lake Erie
part: #Traverse_City a town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Michigan
part: #Lower_Peninsula the part of northern Michigan between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron
part: #Upper_Peninsula the peninsula between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan that forms the northwestern part of Michigan
part: #Minnesota__Gopher_State__North_Star_State__MN a midwestern state
part: #Voyageurs_National_Park a national park in Minnesota having ancient rock outcroppings and evergreen forests
part: #Bemidji a town in northern Minnesota
part: #Duluth a city in northeast Minnesota on Lake Superior
part: #Hibbing a town in northeastern Minnesota in the Mesabi Range
part: #Mankato a town in southern Minnesota
part: #Minneapolis largest city in Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river; one of the Twin Cities
part: #Rochester.Minnesota__rochester a town in southeast Minnesota
part: #Saint_Cloud__St._Cloud a town in central Minnesota on the Mississippi River; granite quarries
part: #Saint_Paul__St._Paul__capital_of_Minnesota capital of the state of Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river adjacent to Minneapolis; one of the Twin Cities
part: #Virginia.Minnesota__virginia a town in northeastern Minnesota in the heart of the Mesabi Range
part: #Mesabi_Range a range of hills in northeastern Minnesota where rich iron ore deposits were discovered in 1887
part: #Missouri__Show_Me_State__MO a midwestern state in central United States
part: #Cape_Girardeau a town in southeast Missouri
part: #Columbia.Missouri__columbia a university town in central Missouri
part: #Hannibal a town in northeast Missouri on the Mississippi River; boyhood home of Mark Twain
part: #Independence a city in western Missouri; the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail
part: #Jefferson_City__capital_of_Missouri capital of the state of Missouri; located in central Missouri on the Missouri river
part: #Kansas_City.Missouri__kansascity a city in western Missouri on the Missouri River adjacent to Kansas City, Kansas
part: #Poplar_Bluff a town in southeast Missouri
part: #St._Joseph__Saint_Joseph a town in northwest Missouri on the Missouri River; in the 19th century it became the eastern terminus of the pony express
part: #Saint_Louis__St._Louis__Gateway_to_the_West the largest city in Missouri; was an important staging area for wagon trains westward in the 19th century
part: #Sedalia a town in east central Missouri
part: #Springfield.Missouri__springfield a city of southwestern Missouri
part: #Osage_River__Osage a river in Missouri that is a tributary of the Missouri River
part: #Nebraska__Cornhusker_State__NE a midwestern state on the Great Plains
part: #Bad_Lands__Badlands an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska
part: #Grand_Island a town in south central Nebraska
part: #Lincoln.Nebraska__lincoln__capital_of_Nebraska capital of the state of Nebraska; located in southeastern Nebraska; site of the University of Nebraska
part: #North_Platte a town in west central Nebraska on the Platte River
part: #Omaha.Nebraska__omaha largest city in Nebraska; located in eastern Nebraska on the Missouri river
part: #North_Platte_River__North_Platte a river that rises in northern Colorado and flows northward into Wyoming and then eastward and southeastward through Nebraska where it joins the South Platte to form the Platte River
part: #Platte_River__Platte a river in Nebraska that flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River
part: #Ohio__Buckeye_State__OH a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
part: #Akron a city in northeastern Ohio; the heart of the United States rubber industry
part: #Athens.Ohio__athen a town in southeast Ohio
part: #Cleveland the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
part: #Cincinnati a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
part: #Columbus.Ohio__columbu__capitalofohio the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
part: #Dayton a city in southwest Ohio; manufacturing center
part: #Mansfield a town in north central Ohio
part: #Toledo.Ohio__toledo an industrial city in northwestern Ohio on Lake Erie
part: #Youngstown a city in northeast Ohio
part: #Wisconsin__Badger_State__WI a midwestern state in north central United States
part: #Appleton a town in eastern Wisconsin
part: #Eau_Claire a town in west central Wisconsin
part: #Green_Bay a city of eastern Wisconsin on an arm of Lake Michigan
part: #La_Crosse a town in western Wisconsin on the Mississippi River
part: #Madison__capital_of_Wisconsin capital of the state of Wisconsin; located in the southern part of state; site of the main branch of the University of Wisconsin
part: #Milwaukee largest city of Wisconsin; located in southeastern Wisconsin on Lake Michigan; known for its breweries
part: #Racine a city in southeastern Wisconsin on Lake Michigan south of Milwaukee
part: #Superior a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth
part: #Watertown.Wisconsin__watertown a town in southeastern Wisconsin
part: #Wausau a town in north central Wisconsin
part: #American_state one of the 50 states of the United States
part: #congressional_district__congressionaldistrict a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives
part: #West_USA the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River
part: #Santa_Fe_Trail a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century
part: #Southwest_USA the southwestern region of the United States
part: #Northwest_USA the northwestern region of the United States
part: #Cascades__Cascade_Range a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range
part: #Mount_Saint_Helens__Mount_St._Helens__Mt._St._Helens an active volcano in the Cascade Range in southwestern Washington; erupted violently in 1980 after 123 years of inactivity
part: #Mount_Adams__Adams a mountain peak in southwestern Washington in the Cascade Range (12,307 feet high)
part: #Mount_Ranier__Ranier__Mt._Ranier__Mount_Tacoma a mountain peak in central Washington; highest peak in the Cascade Range; (14,410 feet high)
part: #Louisiana_Purchase territory in western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million; extends from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada
part: #Colony one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
part: #New_England a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut
part: #Connecticut__Nutmeg_State__Constitution_State__CT a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies
part: #Bridgeport a port in southwestern Connecticut on Long Island Sound
part: #Farmington.Connecticut__farmington a residential town in central Connecticut
part: #Hartford__capital_of_Connecticut the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business
part: #New_Haven a city in southwestern Connecticut; site of Yale University
part: #Yale_university__Yale a university in Connecticut
part: #New_London a town in southeastern Connecticut near Long Island Sound; an important whaling center in the 19th century
part: #Waterbury a city in west central Connecticut
part: #Housatonic_River__Housatonic a river that rises in western Massachusetts and flows south through Connecticut to empty into Long Island Sound
part: #Long_Island_Sound a sound between Long Island and Connecticut
part: #Maine__Pine_Tree_State__ME a state in New England
part: #Acadia_National_Park a national park in Maine showing marine erosion and glaciation; includes seashore and also the highest point on the Atlantic coast
part: #Augusta.Maine__augusta__capital_of_Maine the capital of the state of Maine
part: #Bangor.Maine__bangor a town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River
part: #Brunswick.Maine__brunswick a university town in southwestern Maine
part: #Lewiston.Maine__lewiston a town in southwestern Maine north of Portland
part: #Orono a university town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River north of Bangor
part: #Portland.Maine__portland largest city in Maine in the southwestern corner of the state
part: #Penobscot_River__Penobscot a river in central Maine flowing into Penobscot Bay
part: #Massachusetts__Bay_State__Old_Colony__MA a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
part: #Boston__Hub_of_the_Universe__Beantown__capital_of_Massachusetts state capital and largest city of Massachusetts
part: #Charlestown_Navy_Yard the navy yard in Boston where the frigate `Constitution' is anchored
part: #Cambridge.Massachusetts__cambridge a city in Massachusetts just north of Boston; site of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
part: #Harvard_University__Harvard a university in Massachusetts
part: #MIT__Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology an engineering university in Cambridge
part: #Concord.Massachusetts__concord town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought
part: #Gloucester.Massachusetts__gloucester a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries
part: #Lexington.Massachusetts__lexington town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought
part: #Medford.Massachusetts__medford town in northeastern Massachusetts; residential suburb of Boston
part: #Worcester.Massachusetts__worcester an industrial and university city in central Massachusetts west of Boston
part: #Cape_Ann a Massachusetts peninsula north of Boston extending into the Atlantic Ocean
part: #Cape_Cod a Massachusetts peninsula south of Boston extending into the Atlantic; a popular resort area
part: #Plymouth a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620
part: #Plymouth_Rock.boulder__plymouthrock a boulder in Plymouth supposed to be where the Pilgrims disembarked from the Mayflower
part: #Salem.Massachusetts__salem a city in northeastern Massachusetts; site of the witchcraft trials in 1692
part: #Berkshires__Berkshire_Hills a low mountain range in western Massachusetts; a resort area
part: #Charles_River__Charles a river in eastern Massachusetts that empties into Boston Harbor and that separates Cambridge from Boston
part: #Housatonic_River__Housatonic a river that rises in western Massachusetts and flows south through Connecticut to empty into Long Island Sound
part: #Merrimack_River__Merrimack a river that rises in south central New Hampshire and flows through Concord and Manchester into Massachusetts and empties into the Atlantic Ocean
part: #New_Hampshire__Granite_State__NH a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
part: #Concord.New_Hampshire__concord__capital_of_New_Hampshire capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
part: #Manchester.New_Hampshire__manchester largest city in New Hampshire; located in southeastern New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
part: #Portsmouth a port town in southeastern New Hampshire on the Atlantic Ocean
part: #Merrimack_River__Merrimack a river that rises in south central New Hampshire and flows through Concord and Manchester into Massachusetts and empties into the Atlantic Ocean
part: #Rhode_Island__Little_Rhody__Ocean_State__RI a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state
part: #Providence__capital_of_Rhode_Island the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University
part: #Newport.Rhode_Island__newport a resort city in southeastern Rhode Island; known for the summer homes of millionaires; important yachting center
part: #Narragansett_Bay a deep inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in Rhode Island
part: #Vermont__Green_Mountain_State__VT a state in New England
part: #Montpelier__capital_of_Vermont capital of the state of Vermont; located in north central Vermont
part: #Bennington a town in northwestern Vermont
part: #Brattleboro a town in southeastern Vermont on the Connecticut River
part: #Burlington the largest city in Vermont; located in northwestern Vermont on Lake Champlain; site of the University of Vermont
part: #Rutland a town in central Vermont
part: #Lake_Champlain__Champlain a lake in northeastern New York, northwestern Vermont and southern Quebec; site of many battles in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution and in the War of 1812
part: #Mid-Atlantic_states a region of the eastern United States comprising New York and New Jersey and Pennsylvania and Delaware and Maryland
part: #Delaware__Diamond_State__First_State__DE a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
part: #Dover__capital_of_Delaware the capital of the state of Delaware
part: #Wilmington.Delaware__wilmington the largest city in Delaware
part: #Delaware_Memorial_Bridge a suspension bridge across the Delaware River
part: #Delaware_River__Delaware a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
part: #Delaware_Bay an inlet of the North Atlantic; fed by the Delaware River
part: #Maryland__Old_Line_State__Free_State__MD a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
part: #Aberdeen.Maryland__aberdeen a town in northeastern Maryland
part: #Annapolis__capital_of_Maryland state capital of Maryland; site of the United States Naval Academy
part: #Baltimore the largest city in Maryland; a major port and industrial center
part: #Johns_Hopkins a university in Baltimore
part: #Pimlico a racetrack for horse racing; site of the Preakness
part: #Frederick a town in northern Maryland west of Baltimore
part: #Hagerstown a town of northern Maryland
part: #Chesapeake_Bay a large inlet of the North Atlantic between Virginia and Maryland; fed by Susquehanna River
part: #New_Jersey__Garden_State__NJ a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
part: #battle_of_Monmouth_Court_House__Monmouth_Court_House a battle during the American Revolution (1778) that ended with the withdrawal of the British forces
part: #Atlantic_City a city on the Atlantic shore in southeastern New Jersey; a resort and gambling center
part: #Trenton__capital_of_New_Jersey capital of the state of New Jersey; located in western New Jersey on the Delaware river
part: #Jersy_City a city in northeastern New Jersey (opposite Manhattan)
part: #Newark the largest city in New Jersey; located in northeastern New Jersey
part: #New_Brunswick.New_Jersey__newbrunswick a university town in central New Jersey
part: #Bayonne a city in northeastern New Jersey
part: #Bayonne_Bridge a steel arch bridge connecting New Jersey and Staten Island at Bayonne, New Jersey
part: #Camden a city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Pittsburgh
part: #Paterson a city of northeastern New Jersey
part: #Princeton a university town in central New Jersey
part: #Princeton_University__Princeton a university in New Jersey
part: #Cape_May a cape of southeast New Jersey extending into the Atlantic Ocean
part: #Delaware_Bay an inlet of the North Atlantic; fed by the Delaware River
part: #New_York_State__New_York__Empire_State__NY a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
part: #battle_of_Saratoga__Saratoga a battle during the American Revolutionary War (1777); the British under Burgoyne were defeated
part: #Cornell_University a university in New York
part: #Tappan_Zee_Bridge a cantilever bridge across the Hudson River
part: #Albany.New_York_State__albany__capital_of_New_York state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river
part: #Buffalo a city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls)
part: #Erie_Canal an artificial waterway connecting the Hudson river at Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo; built in the 19th century; now part of the New York State Barge Canal
part: #New_York__New_York_City the largest city in New York State; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center
part: #Bronx-Whitestone_Bridge a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City
part: #Brooklyn_Bridge a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City; opened in 1883
part: #Cooper_Union_for_the_Advancement_of_Science_and_Art__Cooper_Union university founded in 1859 by Peter Cooper to offer free courses in the arts and sciences
part: #George_Washington_Bridge a suspension bridge across the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey
part: #Queensboro_Bridge a cantilever bridge across the East River between Manhattan and Queens
part: #Verrazano-Narrows_Bridge a suspension bridge across the Verrazano Narrows between Brooklyn and Staten Island
part: #Bronx__The_Bronx a borough of New York City
part: #Brooklyn a borough of New York City
part: #Coney_Island a section of Brooklyn on the Atlantic; known as an amusement center
part: #Manhattan one of the five boroughs of New York City
part: #Fifth_Avenue an avenue in Manhattan that separates the East Side of Manhattan from the West Side
part: #Central_Park a large park in Manhattan
part: #Harlem a district of Manhattan; now largely a Black ghetto
part: #Hell's_Kitchen__Hell's_Half_Acre a district in Manhattan formerly noted for its slums and vice
part: #SoHo a district in southwestern Manhattan noted for its shops and restaurants and galleries and artist's lofts
part: #Bowery a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts
part: #Broadway__Great_White_Way a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
part: #Park_Avenue__Park_Ave. a fashionable residential street in New York City
part: #off-Broadway low-budget theaters located outside the Broadway area in Manhattan
part: #Times_Square the area of Manhattan around the intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue; heart of the New York theater district; site of annual celebration of New Year's
part: #Wall_Street__Wall_St. a street in lower Manhattan where the New York Stock Exchange is located; symbol of American finance
part: #Greenwich_Village__Village a mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century
part: #Queens a borough of New York City
part: #Staten_Island a borough of New York City
part: #East_River a tidal strait separating Manhattan and the Bronx from Queens and Brooklyn
part: #Harlem_River a channel separating Manhattan from the Bronx
part: #Verrazano_Narrows a narrow channel of water separating Staten Island and Brooklyn
part: #New_York_Bay a bay of the North Atlantic; fed by the Hudson River
part: #Ellis_Island an island in New York Harbor that was formerly the principal immigration station for the United States; "some twelve millions immigrants passed through Ellis Island"
part: #Ithaca a college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga
part: #West_Point United States Army installation on the west bank of Hudson river north of New York City; site of United States Military Academy
part: #Long_Island an island in southeastern New York; Brooklyn and Queens are on its western end
part: #Elmont a town on Long Island in New York; site of Belmont Park
part: #Belmont_Park a racetrack for horse racing in Elmont on Long Island; site of the Belmont Stakes
part: #Kennedy_International_Airport__Kennedy__Kennedy_Interrnational a large airport on Long Island east of New York City
part: #Long_Island_Sound a sound between Long Island and Connecticut
part: #Binghamton a city in south central New York near the border with Pennsylvania
part: #Kingston.New_York_State__kingston a town on the Hudson River in New York
part: #Newburgh a town on the Hudson River in New York; in 1782 and 1783 it was George Washington's headquarters
part: #Niagara_Falls a city in western New York State at the falls of the Niagara river; tourist attraction and honeymoon resort
part: #Rochester.New_York_State__rochester a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry
part: #Schenectady a city of eastern New York on the Mohawk river; it prospered after the opening of the Erie Canal
part: #Syracuse a city in central New York
part: #Utica.New_York_State__utica a city in central New York
part: #Saratoga_Springs a town in eastern New York State famed for its spa and its horse racing
part: #Watertown.New_York_State__watertown a town in northern New York
part: #Adirondacks__Adirondack_Mountains a mountain range in northeastern New York State; a popular resort area
part: #Allegheny_River__Allegheny a river that rises in Pennsylvania and flows north into New York and then back south through Pennsylvania again to join the Monongahela River at Pittsburgh which is the beginning of the Ohio River
part: #American_Falls a part of Niagara Falls in western New York (north of Buffalo)
part: #Catskills__Catskill_Mountains a range of the Appalachians west of the Hudson in southeastern New York; includes many popular resort areas
part: #Cayuga_Lake__Lake_Cayuga a lake in central New York
part: #Delaware_River__Delaware a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
part: #Hudson_River__Hudson a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
part: #Lake_Champlain__Champlain a lake in northeastern New York, northwestern Vermont and southern Quebec; site of many battles in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution and in the War of 1812
part: #Niagara__Niagara_Falls waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls
part: #American_Falls a part of Niagara Falls in western New York (north of Buffalo)
part: #Canadian_Falls__Horseshoe_Falls a part of Niagara Falls in Ontario
part: #Pennsylvania__Keystone_State__PA a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
part: #Erie a port city on Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania
part: #Gettysburg a small town in southern Pennsylvania; site of a national cemetery
part: #Harrisburg__capital_of_Pennsylvania capital of Pennsylvania; located in southern part of state
part: #Chester a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
part: #Commodore_John_Barry_Bridge a cantilever bridge in Chester, Pennsylvania
part: #Philadelphia__City_of_Brotherly_Love the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
part: #Benjamin_Franklin_Bridge a suspension bridge across the Delaware River
part: #Walt_Whitman_Bridge a suspension bridge across the Delaware River
part: #Pittsburgh a city in southwestern Pennsylvania at the beginning of the Ohio river; site of Carnegie-Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh
part: #Carnegie-Mellon_University an engineering university in Pittsburgh
part: #Allegheny_River__Allegheny a river that rises in Pennsylvania and flows north into New York and then back south through Pennsylvania again to join the Monongahela River at Pittsburgh which is the beginning of the Ohio River
part: #Monongahela_River__Monongahela a river that rises in northern West Virginia and flows north into Pennsylvania where it joins the Allegheny River at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio River
part: #South_USA the region of the United States lying south of the Mason-Dixon line
part: #Gulf_States a region of the United States comprising states bordering the Gulf of Mexico; Alabama and Florida and Louisiana and Mississippi and Texas
part: #Alabama__Heart_of_Dixie__Camellia_State__AL a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
part: #battle_of_Chickamauga__Chickamauga a Confederate victory in the American Civil War (1863); Confederate forces under Braxton Bragg defeated Union forces
part: #Montgomery__capital_of_Alabama the state capital of Alabama on the Mobile River
part: #Pittsburgh_of_the_South__Birmingham the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama
part: #Decatur.Alabama__decatur a town in northern Alabama on the Tennessee River
part: #Gadsden an industrial town in north central Alabama
part: #Huntsville a city in northern Alabama; center for space research
part: #Mobile a port in southwestern Alabama on Mobile Bay
part: #Selma a city in central Alabama on the Alabama river; in 1965 it was the center of a drive to register Black voters
part: #Tuscaloosa a university town in west central Alabama
part: #Tuskegee a town in eastern Alabama
part: #Alabama_River__Alabama a river in Alabama that flows southwestward to become a tributary of the Mobile River
part: #Mobile_River__Mobile a river in southwestern Alabama; flows into Mobile Bay
part: #Mobile_Bay a bay of the Gulf of Mexico; fed by the Mobile River
part: #Florida__Sunshine_State__Everglade_State__FL a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
part: #Biscayne_National_Park a national park in Florida having underwater coral reefs and marine life
part: #Everglades_National_Park a national park in Florida containing an immense subtropical wilderness with mangrove swamps and rare birds and wild animals
part: #Cape_Sable.ness__capesable a cape at the southwest tip of Florida; the southernmost part of the United States mainland
part: #Daytona_Beach a resort town in northeast Florida on the Atlantic coast; hard white beaches have been used for automobile speed trials
part: #Fort_Lauderdale a city in southeast Florida on the Atlantic coast north of Miami; a favorite place for college students to go on their spring vacations
part: #Fort_Myers a town in southwest Florida
part: #Gainesville a university town in north central Florida
part: #Jacksonville a port and important commercial center in northeastern Florida
part: #Key_West a town on the westernmost of the Florida keys in the Gulf of Mexico
part: #Melbourne.Florida__melbourne a resort town in east central Florida
part: #Miami a city and resort in southeastern Florida on Biscayne Bay; the best known city in Florida
part: #Miami_Beach a city in southeastern Florida on an island between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean; known for fashionable resort hotels
part: #Orlando a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World
part: #Walt_Disney_World a large amusement park established in 1971 southwest of Orlando
part: #Palm_Beach a resort town in southeast Florida on an island on the Atlantic coast
part: #Panama_City.Florida__panamacity a resort and fishing town on the Gulf of Mexico in northwest Florida
part: #Pensacola a town in extreme northwest Florida
part: #Sarasota a town in west central Florida on the Gulf of Mexico
part: #St._Augustine__Saint_Augustine a resort city in northeastern Florida; the oldest city in the United States
part: #St._Petersburg__Saint_Petersburg a city in western Florida on Tampa Bay; a popular winter resort
part: #Tallahassee__capital_of_Florida capital of the state of Florida; located in northern Florida
part: #Tampa a resort city in western Florida; located on Tampa Bay on the Gulf of Mexico
part: #West_Palm_Beach a town in southeast Florida on the mainland opposite Palm Beach; founded as a commercial center for Palm Beach
part: #Apalachicola_River__Apalachicola a river in northwestern Florida formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee River and the Flint River at the Florida border
part: #Biscayne_Bay a narrow bay formed by an inlet from the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Florida
part: #Cape_Canaveral__Cape_Kennedy a sandy promontory (formerly Cape Kennedy) extending into the Atlantic Ocean from a barrier island off the eastern coast of Florida; the site of a NASA center for spaceflight
part: #Everglades a large subtropical swamp in southern Florida that is noted for its wildlife
part: #Florida_keys__key__cay a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
part: #Lake_Okeechobee__Okeechobee a lake in southeast Florida north of the Everglades
part: #Okefenokee_Swamp a large swampy area of northeast Florida and southeast Georgia
part: #Tampa_Bay an arm of the Gulf of Mexico in west central Florida
part: #Louisiana__Pelican_State__LA a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
part: #Alexandria a town in Louisiana on the Red River
part: #Baton_Rouge__capital_of_Louisiana capital of Louisiana
part: #Baton_Rouge_Bridge a cantilever bridge across the Mississippi at Baton Rouge
part: #Lafayette.Louisiana__lafayette a town in south central Louisiana; settled by Acadians
part: #Monroe.Louisiana__monroe a town in north central Louisiana
part: #Morgan_City a town in southeast Louisiana south of Baton Rouge
part: #New_Orleans a port and largest city in Louisiana; located in southeastern Louisiana near the mouth of the Mississippi river; jazz originated among black musicians in the late 19th century; Mardi Gras is celebrated here each year
part: #Fat_Tuesday__Mardi_Gras the pre-Lenten festival of Shrove Tuesday
part: #Greater_New_Orleans_Bridge twin cantilever bridges across the Mississippi at New Orleans
part: #faubourg a New Orleans district lying outside the original city limits; used in combination with the names of various quarters of the city: "in Faubourg Sainte Marie"
part: #Shreveport a city in northwest Louisiana on the Red River near the Texas border
part: #Ouachita_River__Ouachita a river that rises in western Arkansas and flows southeast into eastern Louisiana to become a tributary of the Red River
part: #Mississippi__Magnolia_State__MS a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War
part: #siege_of_Vicksburg__Vicksburg a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered
part: #Biloxi.Mississippi__biloxi a old town in southern Mississippi on the Gulf of Mexico
part: #Columbus.Mississippi__columbu a town in eastern Mississippi near the border with Alabama
part: #Greenville a town in western Mississippi on the Mississippi River north of Vicksburg
part: #Hattiesburg a town in southeast Mississippi
part: #Jackson.Mississippi__jackson__capitalofmississippi capital of the state of Mississippi on the Pearl river
part: #Meridian a town in eastern Mississippi
part: #Natchez a town in southwest Mississippi on the Mississippi River
part: #Tupelo a town in northeast Mississippi
part: #Vicksburg a town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River west of Jackson; focus of an important campaign during the American Civil War as the Union fought to control the Mississippi River and so to cut the Confederacy into two halves
part: #Yazoo_River__Yazoo a river that rises in west central Mississippi and flows southwest to empty into the Mississippi River above Vicksburg
part: #Texas__Lone-Star_State__TX the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
part: #Big_Bend_National_Park a large national park in Texas featuring mountains and desert and canyons and wildlife
part: #Guadalupe_Mountains_National_Park a national park in Texas that has the highest point in Texas; includes desert wilderness and the ancient Apache hunting grounds
part: #Abilene a city in central Texas
part: #Amarillo a city in the northern panhandle of Texas
part: #Austin__capital_of_Texas state capital of Texas and site of the University of Texas
part: #Beaumont a city of southeastern Texas near Houston
part: #Brownsville a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande near its mouth into the Gulf of Mexico; has a channel that accommodates oceangoing ships
part: #Bryan a town of east central Texas
part: #Corpus_Christi a city in southern Texas on an arm of the Gulf of Mexico
part: #Dallas a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas
part: #Del_Rio a town in southwest Texas on the Rio Grande west of San Antonio
part: #El_Paso a city in western Texas on the Mexican border; located on the Rio Grande river opposite the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez
part: #Fort_Worth a city in northern Texas
part: #Galveston a town in southeast Texas on Galveston Island
part: #Galveston_Island an island at the entrance of Galveston Bay
part: #Houston the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
part: #Laredo a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande
part: #Lubbock a city in northwest Texas south of Amarillo
part: #Lufkin a town in eastern Texas
part: #McAllen a town in southern Texas on the Rio Grande
part: #Midland a town in west central Texas
part: #Odessa a city in western Texas
part: #Paris.Texas__pari a town in northeast Texas
part: #San_Angelo a town in west central Texas; formerly a notorious frontier town
part: #San_Antonio a city of south central Texas; site of the Alamo
part: #Alamo the mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico
part: #Sherman a town in northeastern Texas near the Oklahoma border
part: #Texarkana.Texas__texarkana a town in northeast Texas adjacent to Texarkana, Arkansas
part: #Tyler a town in northeast Texas
part: #Victoria.Texas__victoria a town in southeast Texas southeast of San Antonio
part: #Waco a city in east central Texas
part: #Wichita_Falls a city in north central Texas near the Oklahoma border
part: #Brazos_River__Brazos a river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into the Gulf of Mexico
part: #Canadian_River__Canadian a river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma
part: #Colorado_River.Texas__coloradoriver__Colorado a river in Texas; flows southeast into the Gulf of Mexico
part: #Galveston_Bay an arm of the Gulf of Mexico in Texas south of Houston
part: #Guadalupe_Mountains a mountain range in southern New Mexico and western Texas; the southern extension of the Sacramento Mountains
part: #Llano_Estacado a large semiarid plateau forming the southern part of the Great Plains
part: #Sabine_River__Sabine a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico
part: #Deep_South the southeastern region of the United States: South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama and Mississippi and Louisiana; prior to the American Civil War all these states produced cotton and permitted slavery
part: #Tidewater the coastal plain of the South: eastern parts of Virginia and North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia
part: #Piedmont the plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama
part: #Carolina the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina
part: #Sunbelt states in the south and southwest that have a warm climate and tend to be politically conservative
part: #North_USA the region of the United States lying north of the Mason-Dixon line
part: #Dakota.geographical_area__dakota the area of the states of North Dakota and South Dakota
part: #Alaska__Last_Frontier__AK a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union; "Alaska is the largest state in the United States"
part: #Alaskan_pipeline__trans-Alaska_ppipeline an oil pipeline that runs 800 miles from wells at Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez
part: #Iditarod_Trail a trail that extends 1,100 miles from Anchorage over the Alaska Range to Nome
part: #Denali_National_Park a large national park in Alaska having peaks of the Alaska Range (including Mount McKinley) and the huge Denali fault
part: #Gates_of_the_Arctic_National_Park a large national park in Alaska featuring the Great Mendenhall Glacier
part: #Katmai_National_Park a national park in Alaska featuring mountains
part: #Kenai_Fjords_National_Park a national park in Alaska having mountains and whale watching and ancient Indian copper mines
part: #Kobuk_Valley_National_Park a national park in Alaska having mountains and forests and tundra and sand dunes and archeological sites
part: #Lake_Clark_National_Park a national park in Alaska having Eskimo and Athabascan Indian archeological sites
part: #Wrangell-St._Elias_National_Park the largest national park of the United States; located in Alaska
part: #Aleutian_Islands__Aleutians an archipelago in the North Pacific extending southwestern from Alaska
part: #Juneau__capital_of_Alaska the state capital of Alaska
part: #Anchorage a city in south central Alaska; "Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska"
part: #Nome a town in western Alaska on the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula; an important center of an Alaskan gold rush at the beginning of the 20th century
part: #Valdez a port on Alaska's southern coast from which oil is shipped to markets around the world
part: #Alaska_Peninsula a peninsula in southwestern Alaska (a continuation of the Aleutian Islands)
part: #Seward_Peninsula a peninsula in western Alaska that projects westward into the Bering Sea just below the Arctic Circle
part: #Alexander_Archipelago a group of islands off southeastern Alaska
part: #Admiralty_Island an Alaskan island in the Alexander Archipelago near Juneau
part: #Alaska_Peninsula.peninsula__alaskapeninsula a peninsula of southwestern Alaska
part: #Alaska_Range a mountain range in south central Alaska; contains Mount McKinley
part: #Mount_McKinley__McKinley__Mt._McKinley__Denali a mountain in south central Alaska; the highest peak in North America (20,300 feet high)
part: #North_Peak 19,370 feet high
part: #Denali_Fault a major open geological fault in Alaska
part: #Kodiak_Island__Kodiak an island off southern Alaska in the Gulf of Alaska; site of the first European settlement in the area which was founded by the Russians in 1784
part: #Mount_McKinley__McKinley__Mt._McKinley__Denali a mountain in south central Alaska; the highest peak in North America (20,300 feet high)
part: #Great_Mendenhall_Glacier__Mendenhall_Glacier a glacier of the Piedmont type near Juneau in Alaska
part: #Prudhoe_Bay a bay on the northern coast of Alaska where oil was discovered in 1968
part: #St._Elias_Range__St._Elias_Mountains a range of mountains between Alaska and the Yukon territory
part: #Mount_Logan__Logan a mountain peak in the Saint Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high)
part: #Arizona__Grand_Canyon_State__AZ a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
part: #Grand_Canyon_National_Park a national park in Arizona including the mile deep canyon of the Colorado River which shows geologic features and fossil plants and animals
part: #Petrified_Forest_National_Park a national park in Arizona having the world's largest collection of petrified coniferous trees
part: #Flagstaff a town in north central Arizona; site of an important observatory
part: #Nogales.Arizona__nogale a town in Arizona on the Mexican border opposite Nogales, Mexico
part: #Phoenix.Arizona__phoenix__capitalofarizona the state capital and largest city of Arizona
part: #Prescott a town in central Arizona
part: #Tucson a city in southeastern Arizona
part: #Yuma.Arizona__yuma a town in southwestern Arizona on the Colorado River and the California border
part: #Gila_Desert a desert area in southern Arizona
part: #Painted_Desert a desert on a high plateau in northeastern Arizona
part: #Colorado_River__Colorado a river in southwestern United States; rises in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado and flows southwest through Utah into Arizona (where it flows through the Grand Canyon) and then southward forming the border between California and Arizona and finally into Mexico where it empties into the Gulf of California; an important source of water in the southwestern United States
part: #Colorado_Plateau a large plateau south and west of the Rocky Mountains; abuts mountains on the north and east and ends in an escarpment overlooking lowlands to the south and west; the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River is carved out of the southwestern corner
part: #Grand_Canyon the enormous gorge of the Colorado River in northern Arizona
part: #Gila_River__Gila a river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River
part: #Grand_Canyon the enormous gorge of the Colorado River in northern Arizona
part: #Arkansas__Land_of_Opportunity__AR a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
part: #Hot_Springs_National_Park a national park in Arkansas featuring ancient hot springs; bathing is said to have therapeutic effects
part: #Fayetteville a university town in northwestern Arkansas in the Ozarks
part: #Fort_Smith a town in western Arkansas on the Arkansas River at the Oklahoma border
part: #Hot_Springs a town in west central Arkansas; a health resort noted for thermal springs
part: #Jonesboro a town in northeast Arkansas
part: #Little_Rock__capital_of_Arkansas the state capital and largest city of Arkansas in the central part of Arkansas on the Arkansas River
part: #Pine_Bluff a town in southeast central Arkansas on the Arkansas River
part: #Texarkana.Arkansas__texarkana a town in southwest Arkansas on the Texas border adjacent to Texarkana, Texas
part: #Arkansas_River__Arkansas a river that rises in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and flows southeast through Kansas and Oklahoma and through Arkansas to become a tributary of the Mississippi River
part: #Ouachita_River__Ouachita a river that rises in western Arkansas and flows southeast into eastern Louisiana to become a tributary of the Red River
part: #Ozarks__Ozark_Mountains__Ozark_Plateau an area of low mountains in northwestern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma
part: #California__Golden_State__CA a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
part: #Colorado_Desert an arid region of southeastern California
part: #Channel_Islands_National_Park a national park in California featuring sea birds and marine life
part: #Kings_Canyon_National_Park a national park in California that has giant sequoia trees and alpine lakes and glaciers
part: #Lassen_Volcanic_National_Park a national park in California having mountains and volcanic lakes and hot springs
part: #Redwood_National_Park a national park in California featuring a redwood forest and Pacific Ocean coastline
part: #Sequoia_National_Park a national park in California that includes Mount Whitney
part: #Yosemite_National_Park a national park in California famous for its waterfalls and rock formations
part: #Anaheim a city in southern California (southeast of Los Angeles); site of Disneyland
part: #Disneyland an amusement park in Anaheim created in 1955 by Walt Disney
part: #Bakersfield a city in south central California at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley
part: #Barstow a town in southeastern California
part: #Berkeley a city in California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; site of the University of California at Berkeley
part: #Beverly_Hills a city in southwestern California surrounded by Los Angeles; home of many Hollywood actors
part: #Eureka a town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean
part: #Fresno a city in south central California in the San Joaquin Valley; center of an important agricultural area
part: #Long_Beach a city in southern California
part: #Los_Angeles__City_of_the_Angels a city in southern California; most populous city of California
part: #Santa_Catalina__Catalina_Island an island resort in the Pacific off the southwestern coast of California
part: #Monterey a town in western California south of San Francisco on a peninsula at the southern end of Monterey Bay
part: #Oakland a city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco
part: #Palo_Alto a university town in California
part: #Stanford_University__Stanford a university in California
part: #Pasadena a city in southwestern California east of Los Angeles
part: #Redding a town in north central California on the Sacramento River
part: #Riverside a city in southern California
part: #Sacramento__capital_of_California a city in north central California; capital of California
part: #San_Bernadino a city in southern California east of Los Angeles
part: #San_Diego a city of southern California on San Diego Bay near the Mexican border; site of an important naval base
part: #San_Diego_Bay a bay of the Pacific in southern California
part: #San_Francisco a port in western California; has one of the world's finest harbors; site of the Golden Gate Bridge
part: #Golden_Gate_Bridge a suspension bridge across the Golden Gate
part: #Nob_Hill a fashionable neighborhood in San Francisco
part: #San_Francisco_Bay a bay of the Pacific in western California
part: #San_Jose.California__sanjose a city in western California southeast of San Francisco; a center for computer and electronics industries
part: #San_Mateo a town in California south of San Francisco
part: #San_Pablo a town in western California north of Oakland on an arm of San Francisco Bay
part: #Santa_Ana.California__santaana a city in southern California east of Long Beach
part: #Santa_Barbara a town in southwestern California on the Pacific Ocean
part: #Santa_Clara a city of west central California; residential area with light industry
part: #Big_Sur a picturesque coastal region of California south of San Francisco
part: #Silicon_Valley a region in California south of San Francisco that is noted for its concentration of high-technology industries
part: #Death_Valley a desert area in eastern California and southern Nevada; the lowest point in North America
part: #Mojave_Desert__Mojave__Mohave__Mohave_Desert a desert area in southern California
part: #Death_Valley a desert area in eastern California and southern Nevada; the lowest point in North America
part: #Golden_Gate a strait in western California that connects the San Francisco Bay with the Pacific Ocean; discovered in 1579 by Sir Francis Drake
part: #Klamath_River__Klamath a river flowing southwest from Oregon through northern California to the Pacific Ocean
part: #Monterey_Bay an inlet of the Pacific Ocean in western California
part: #Sacramento_River a river in northern California rising near Mount Shasta and flowing south to the San Francisco Bay
part: #San_Andreas_Fault a major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes
part: #San_Joaquin_Valley a vast valley in central California known for its rich farmland
part: #Mount_Shasta__Shasta a volcanic mountain peak in the Cascade Range in northern California (14,162 feet high)
part: #Sierra_Nevada_Mountains__Sierra_Nevada__High_Sierra a mountain range in eastern California; contains Mount Whitney
part: #Mount_Whitney__Whitney the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada range in California (14,494 feet high)
part: #Colorado__Centennial_State__CO a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains
part: #Mesa_Verde_National_Park a national park in Colorado containing prehistoric cliff dwellings; semiarid landscape
part: #Rocky_Mountain_National_Park a national park in Colorado having mountains and lakes and streams and forests
part: #Boulder a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town
part: #Colorado_Springs a city in east central Colorado; popular tourist center and site of the United States Air Force Academy
part: #Denver__Mile-High_City__capital_of_Colorado the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river
part: #Pueblo.Colorado__pueblo a city in Colorado south of Colorado Springs
part: #Arkansas_River__Arkansas a river that rises in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and flows southeast through Kansas and Oklahoma and through Arkansas to become a tributary of the Mississippi River
part: #Colorado_River__Colorado a river in southwestern United States; rises in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado and flows southwest through Utah into Arizona (where it flows through the Grand Canyon) and then southward forming the border between California and Arizona and finally into Mexico where it empties into the Gulf of California; an important source of water in the southwestern United States
part: #Colorado_Plateau a large plateau south and west of the Rocky Mountains; abuts mountains on the north and east and ends in an escarpment overlooking lowlands to the south and west; the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River is carved out of the southwestern corner
part: #North_Platte_River__North_Platte a river that rises in northern Colorado and flows northward into Wyoming and then eastward and southeastward through Nebraska where it joins the South Platte to form the Platte River
part: #Pike's_Peak a mountain peak in the Rockies in central Colorado (14,109 feet high)
part: #Mount_Sherman__Sherman a peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,036 feet high)
part: #District_of_Columbia__DC the district occupied entirely by the city of Washington
part: #Washington__American_capital__capital_of_the_United_States the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia
part: #Capitol_Building__Capitol the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet
part: #Lincoln_Memorial memorial building in Washington containing a large marble statue of Abraham Lincoln
part: #Washington_Monument a tall stone obelisk in Washington honoring George Washington
part: #White_House.residence__whitehouse the government building that serves as the residence and office of the President of the United States
part: #Oval_Office the office of the President of the United States in the White House
part: #Capitol_Hill__the_Hill a hill in Washington, D.C., where the capitol building sits and Congress meets; "they are debating the budget today on Capital Hill"
part: #Georgetown a section of northwestern Washington DC
part: #Georgia__Empire_State_of_the_South__Peach_State__GA a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
part: #Kennesaw_Mountain battle of the American Civil War (1864); Union forces under William Tecumseh Sherman were repulsed by Confederate troops under Joseph Eggleston Johnston
part: #Albany.Georgia__albany a town in southwest Georgia; processing center for peanuts and pecans
part: #Atlanta__capital_of_Georgia state capital and largest city of Georgia; plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War
part: #battle_of_Atlanta__Atlanta Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying Atlanta and burned the city; 1864
part: #Athens.Georgia__athen a university town in northeast Georgia
part: #Augusta.Georgia__augusta a city in eastern Georgia north-northwest of Savannah; noted for golf tournaments
part: #Macon a city in central Georgia southeast of Atlanta
part: #Oxford.Mississippi__oxford a university town in northern Mississippi; home of William Faulkner
part: #Savannah a port in eastern Georgia near the mouth of the Savannah river
part: #Chattahoochee_River__Chattahoochee a river rising in northern Georgia and flowing southwest and south to join the Flint River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River
part: #Flint_River__Flint a river in western Georgia that flows generally south to join the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River
part: #Okefenokee_Swamp a large swampy area of northeast Florida and southeast Georgia
part: #Hawaii__Aloha_State__HI a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
part: #Haleakala_National_Park a national park in Hawaii including a dormant volcano
part: #Hawaii_Volcanoes_National_Park a national park in Hawaii featuring active volcanoes
part: #Hilo a town in Hawaii on the island of Hawaii
part: #Idaho__Gem_State__ID a state in the Rocky Mountains
part: #Yellowstone_National_Park the first national park in the United States; located in the border area between Wyoming and Montana and Idaho; spectacular wilderness; famous for Old Faithful geyser and for buffalo and bears
part: #Old_Faithful a geyser in Yellowstone National Park that erupts for about 4 minutes about every 65 minutes
part: #Boise__capital_of_Idaho the capital and largest city of Idaho
part: #Coeur_d'Alene a town in the northern panhandle of Idaho; popular resort area
part: #Idaho_Falls a town in southeastern Idaho on the Snake River
part: #Lewiston.Idaho__lewiston a town in northwestern Idaho
part: #Nampa a town in southwestern Idaho
part: #Pocatello a university town in southeastern Idaho
part: #Twin_Falls.Idaho__twinfall a town in south central Idaho near the Twin Falls of the Snake River
part: #Kentucky__Bluegrass_State__KY a state in east central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses
part: #Mammoth_Cave_National_Park a national park in Kentucky having a large cavern and an underground river
part: #Bowling_Green a town in southern Kentucky
part: #Frankfort__capital_of_Kentucky the capital of Kentucky; located in northern Kentucky
part: #Lexington.Kentucky__lexington a city in eastern Kentucky; noted for raising thoroughbred horses
part: #Louisville the largest city in Kentucky; located in north central Kentucky on the Ohio river; site of the Kentucky Derby
part: #Churchill_Downs a racetrack for horse races in Louisville; site of the Kentucky Derby
part: #Owensboro a town in northwestern Kentucky on the Ohio River; a tobacco market
part: #Paducah a town in western Kentucky on the Ohio River
part: #Cumberland_River__Cumberland a river that rises in southeastern Kentucky and flows westward through northern Tennessee to become a tributary of the Ohio River in southwestern Kentucky
part: #Tennessee_River__Tennessee a river formed by the confluence of two other rivers near Knoxville; it follows a U-shaped course to become a tributary of the Ohio River in western Kentucky
part: #Montana__Treasure_State__MT a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border
part: #Battle_of_the_Little_Bighorn__Little_Bighorn__Battle_of_Little_Bighorn__Custer's_Last_Stand a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between General Custer's cavalry and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command
part: #Yellowstone_National_Park the first national park in the United States; located in the border area between Wyoming and Montana and Idaho; spectacular wilderness; famous for Old Faithful geyser and for buffalo and bears
part: #Bozeman a town in southwestern Montana; gateway to Yellowstone National Park
part: #Billings the largest city in Montana; located in southern Montana on the Yellowstone river
part: #Great_Falls a town in central Montana on the Missouri river; a center of extensive hydroelectric power
part: #Helena__capital_of_Montana capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
part: #Missoula a university town in western Montana
part: #Bighorn_River__Bighorn a river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana
part: #Little_Bighorn_River__Little_Bighorn__Little_Horn a river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana; site of Custer's Last Stand
part: #Little_Missouri_River__Little_Missouri a river that rises in northeastern Wyoming and flows through Montana and South Dakota to join the Missouri River in North Dakota
part: #Milk_River__Milk a river that rises in the Rockies in northwestern Montana and flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River
part: #Nevada__Silver_State__Battle_Born_State__Sagebrush_State__NV a state in the western United States
part: #Hoover_Dam a large dam on the Colorado River in Nevada
part: #Carson_City__capital_of_Nevada capital of the state of Nevada; located in western Nevada
part: #Las_Vegas largest city in Nevada; located in southeastern Nevada; famous for entertainment and gambling
part: #Reno a city in western Nevada at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriage
part: #Death_Valley a desert area in eastern California and southern Nevada; the lowest point in North America
part: #New_Mexico__Land_of_Enchantment__NM a state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border
part: #Carlsbad_Caverns_National_Park a national park in New Mexico featuring what is probably the world's largest cavern with spectacular underground formations
part: #Albuquerque the largest city in New Mexico; located in central New Mexico on the Rio Grande river
part: #Carlsbad a town in southeastern New Mexico on the Pecos River near the Mexican border; potash deposits
part: #Farmington.New_Mexico__farmington a town in northwestern New Mexico
part: #Gallup a town in northwestern New Mexico near the Arizona border
part: #Las_Cruces a town in southern New Mexico on the Rio Grande
part: #Los_Alamos a town in north central New Mexico; in 1942 it was chosen as a nuclear research site where the first atomic bombs were produced
part: #Roswell a town in southeast New Mexico
part: #Santa_Fe__capital_of_New_Mexico capital of the state of New Mexico; located in north central New Mexico
part: #Silver_City a town in southwestern New Mexico
part: #Taos an artist colony in northern New Mexico
part: #Brazos_River__Brazos a river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into the Gulf of Mexico
part: #Canadian_River__Canadian a river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma
part: #Carlsbad_Caverns a group of caverns in southeastern New Mexico noted for their stalactites and stalagmites
part: #Cimarron_River__Cimarron a river that rises in northeastern New Mexico and flows eastward into Oklahoma where it becomes a tributary of the Arkansas River
part: #Colorado_Plateau a large plateau south and west of the Rocky Mountains; abuts mountains on the north and east and ends in an escarpment overlooking lowlands to the south and west; the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River is carved out of the southwestern corner
part: #Gila_River__Gila a river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River
part: #Guadalupe_Mountains a mountain range in southern New Mexico and western Texas; the southern extension of the Sacramento Mountains
part: #Llano_Estacado a large semiarid plateau forming the southern part of the Great Plains
part: #Sacramento_Mountains mountain range in New Mexico east of the Rio Grande
part: #Wheeler_Peak a mountain peak in northeastern New Mexico in the Rocky Mountains
part: #North_Carolina__Old_North_State__Tar_Heel_State__NC a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies
part: #Great_Smoky_Mountains_National_Park a national park in Tennessee and North Carolina that includes the highest mountain in the eastern United States
part: #Cape_Fear a cape in southeastern North Carolina extending into the Atlantic Ocean
part: #Cape_Hatteras a promontory on Hatteras Island off the Atlantic coast of North Carolina; "frequent storms drive ships to their destruction on Cape Hatteras"
part: #Hatteras_Island a barrier island running parallel to the North Carolina shore
part: #Raleigh__capital_of_North_Carolina capital of the state of North Carolina; located in the east central part of the North Carolina
part: #Asheville a town in western North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountains west of Charlotte
part: #Chappel_Hill a town in central North Carolina; site of the University of North Carolina
part: #Charlotte the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
part: #Durham a city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University
part: #Fayetteville.North_Carolina__fayetteville a town in south central North Carolina
part: #Greensboro a city of north central North Carolina
part: #Greenville.North_Carolina__greenville a city in eastern North Carolina; tobacco market
part: #Wilmington.North_Carolina__wilmington a town in southeastern North Carolina on the Cape Fear River
part: #Winston-Salem a city of north central North Carolina
part: #Cape_Fear_River a river in North Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Fear
part: #North_Dakota__Peace_Garden_State__ND a state of north central United States bordering on Canada
part: #Theodore_Roosevelt_Memorial_National_Park a national park in North Dakota that includes the site of former President Theodore Roosevelt's ranch
part: #Bismarck__capital_of_North_Dakota capital of the state of North Dakota; located in south central North Dakota overlooking the Missouri river
part: #Fargo largest city in North Dakota; located in eastern North Dakota on the Red river
part: #James_River__James a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri
part: #Little_Missouri_River__Little_Missouri a river that rises in northeastern Wyoming and flows through Montana and South Dakota to join the Missouri River in North Dakota
part: #Oklahoma__Sooner_State__OK a state in south central United States
part: #Platt_National_Park a national park in Oklahoma having mineral springs
part: #Bartlesville a town in northeastern Oklahoma
part: #Enid a town in north central Oklahoma
part: #Lawton a town in southwest Oklahoma
part: #McAlester a town in southeastern Oklahoma
part: #Muskogee.Oklahoma__muskogee a town in eastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas River
part: #Oklahoma_City__capital_of_Oklahoma capital and largest city of Oklahoma
part: #Tulsa a major city of northeastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas river
part: #Arkansas_River__Arkansas a river that rises in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and flows southeast through Kansas and Oklahoma and through Arkansas to become a tributary of the Mississippi River
part: #Canadian_River__Canadian a river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma
part: #Cimarron_River__Cimarron a river that rises in northeastern New Mexico and flows eastward into Oklahoma where it becomes a tributary of the Arkansas River
part: #Llano_Estacado a large semiarid plateau forming the southern part of the Great Plains
part: #Neosho_River__Neosho a river that rises in eastern Kansas and flows eastward into Oklahoma to become a tributary of the Arkansas River
part: #Oregon__Beaver_State__OR a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
part: #Crater_Lake_National_Park a national park in Oregon having the deepest lake in the United States in the crater of an extinct volcano
part: #Bend a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range
part: #Eugene a city in eastern Oregon on the Willamette River; site of a university
part: #Klamath_Falls a town in southern Oregon near the California border
part: #Medford.Oregon__medford a town in southwestern Oregon; a summer resort
part: #Portland.Oregon__portland largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River
part: #Salem.Oregon__salem__capital_of_Oregon capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River
part: #Klamath_River__Klamath a river flowing southwest from Oregon through northern California to the Pacific Ocean
part: #Willamette_River__Willamette a river in western Oregon that flows north into the Columbia River near Portland
part: #South_Carolina__Palmetto_State__SC a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies
part: #battle_of_Cowpens__Cowpens battle in the American Revolutionary War; Americans under Daniel Morgan defeated the British
part: #Columbia.South_Carolina__columbia__capital_of_South_Carolina capital and largest city in South Carolina; located in central South Carolina
part: #Charleston.South_Carolina__charleston a port city in southeastern South Carolina
part: #Florence a town in northeast South Carolina; transportation center
part: #Greenville.South_Carolina__greenville a town in northwest South Carolina in the Piedmont
part: #Savannah_River__Savannah a river in South Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic
part: #South_Dakota__Coyote_State__Mount_Rushmore_State__SD a state in north central United States
part: #Bad_Lands__Badlands an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska
part: #Badlands_National_Park a national park in South Dakota having multicolored peaks and spires resulting from erosion; fossil sites
part: #Wind_Cave_National_Park a national park in South Dakota featuring bison herds and limestone caverns
part: #Aberdeen.South_Dakota__aberdeen a town in northeastern South Dakota
part: #Pierre__capital_of_South_Dakota capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
part: #Rapid_City a town in southwestern South Dakota in the eastern part of the Black Hills
part: #Sioux_Falls largest city in South Dakota; located in southeastern South Dakota
part: #Black_Hills mountains in western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming
part: #Black_Hills.range_of_mountains__blackhill mountains in southwestern South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming; sacred to the Sioux (whites settling in the Black Hills led to the Battle of Little Bighorn); site of Mount Rushmore
part: #Mount_Rushmore__Rushmore__Mt._Rushmore a mountain in the Black Hills of South Dakota; site of the likenesses of Washington and Jefferson and Lincoln and Roosevelt carved on it
part: #James_River__James a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri
part: #Little_Missouri_River__Little_Missouri a river that rises in northeastern Wyoming and flows through Montana and South Dakota to join the Missouri River in North Dakota
part: #Mount_Rushmore__Rushmore__Mt._Rushmore a mountain in the Black Hills of South Dakota; site of the likenesses of Washington and Jefferson and Lincoln and Roosevelt carved on it
part: #Tennessee__Volunteer_State__TN a state in east central United States
part: #battle_of_Chattanooga__Chattanooga in the American Civil War (1863) the Union armies of Hooker, Thomas, and Sherman under the command of Ulysses S. Grant won a decisive victory over the Confederate Army under Braxton Bragg
part: #battle_of_Shiloh__Shiloh__battle_of_Pittsburgh_Landing the second great battle of the American Civil War (1862); the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but is was not a Union victory
part: #Great_Smoky_Mountains_National_Park a national park in Tennessee and North Carolina that includes the highest mountain in the eastern United States
part: #Chattanooga a city in eastern Tennessee
part: #Columbia.Tennessee__columbia a town in west central Tennessee
part: #Jackson.Tennessee__jackson a town in western Tennessee
part: #Johnson_City a town in northeast Tennessee
part: #Knoxville a city in eastern Tennessee on the Tennessee River
part: #Memphis.Tennessee__memphi largest city of Tennessee; located in southwestern Tennessee on the Mississippi River
part: #Nashville__capital_of_Tennessee capital of the state of Tennessee; located in the north central part of the state; known for country music
part: #Cumberland_River__Cumberland a river that rises in southeastern Kentucky and flows westward through northern Tennessee to become a tributary of the Ohio River in southwestern Kentucky
part: #Tennessee_River__Tennessee a river formed by the confluence of two other rivers near Knoxville; it follows a U-shaped course to become a tributary of the Ohio River in western Kentucky
part: #Utah__Beehive_State__Mormon_State__UT a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young
part: #Arches_National_Park a national park in Utah including mountains and the Colorado River gorge and huge rock formations caused by erosion
part: #Bruce_Canyon_National_Park a national park in Utah having multicolored rock erosions
part: #Canyonlands_National_Park a national park in Utah having rock formations and ancient cliff dwellings; canyons of the Green River and the Colorado River
part: #Capitol_Reef_National_Park a national park in Utah having colorful rock formations and desert plants and wildlife
part: #Zion_National_Park a national park in Utah having huge canyons and gorges carved by mountain rivers
part: #Ogden a town in northern Utah settled by Mormons
part: #Provo a town in north central Utah settled by Mormons
part: #Salt_Lake_City__capital_of_Utah the capital and largest city of Utah; located near the Great Salt Lake in north central Utah; world capital of the Mormon Church
part: #Colorado_River__Colorado a river in southwestern United States; rises in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado and flows southwest through Utah into Arizona (where it flows through the Grand Canyon) and then southward forming the border between California and Arizona and finally into Mexico where it empties into the Gulf of California; an important source of water in the southwestern United States
part: #Colorado_Plateau a large plateau south and west of the Rocky Mountains; abuts mountains on the north and east and ends in an escarpment overlooking lowlands to the south and west; the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River is carved out of the southwestern corner
part: #Great_Salt_Lake a shallow body of salt water in northwestern Utah
part: #Green_River__Green a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River
part: #Virginia__Old_Dominion__Old_Dominion_State__VA a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
part: #Shenandoah_National_Park a national park in Virginia for the Blue Ridge Mountains
part: #Richmond__capital_of_Virginia capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
part: #Blacksburg a university town in southwestern Virginia (west of Roanoke) in the Allegheny Mountains
part: #Jamestown a former village on the James River in Virginia north of Norfolk; site of the first permanent English settlement in America in 1607
part: #Newport_News a port city in southeastern Virginia at the mouth of the James River off Hampton Roads; large shipyards
part: #Norfolk largest city of Virginia; located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River; headquarters of the United States Atlantic fleet
part: #Lynchburg a city in central Virginia
part: #Portsmouth.port__portsmouth a port city in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River opposite Norfolk; naval base; shipyards
part: #Roanoke a city in southwestern Virginia
part: #Mount_Vernon the former residence of George Washington; in northeastern Virginia overlooking the Potomac river
part: #Chesapeake_Bay a large inlet of the North Atlantic between Virginia and Maryland; fed by Susquehanna River
part: #Elizabeth_River a short river in southeastern Virginia flowing between Norfolk and Portsmouth into Hampton Roads
part: #Hampton_Roads.channel__hamptonroad a channel in southeastern Virginia through which the Elizabeth River and the James River flow into Chesapeake Bay
part: #Hampton_Roads a naval battle of the American Civil War (1862); the indecisive battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac
part: #James__James_River a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads
part: #Shenandoah_Valley a large valley between the Allegheny Mountains and the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Virginia; site of numerous battles during the American Civil War
part: #Washington_State__Washington__Evergreen_State__WA a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
part: #Mount_Ranier_National_Park a national park in Washington having mountain terrain featuring glaciers and alpine lakes and streams and swamps
part: #North_Cascades_National_Park a national park in Washington that is an alpine wilderness area featuring gold rush and logging campsites
part: #Olympic_National_Park a national park in Washington having rain forests of giant evergreens
part: #Aberdeen.Washington__aberdeen a town in western Washington
part: #Bellingham a town in northeastern Washington on a bay near the Canadian border
part: #Kennewick a town in southern Washington on the Columbia River
part: #Olympia.Washington_State__olympia__capitalofwashington capital of the state of Washington; located in western Washington on Puget Sound
part: #Seattle largest city in Washington; located in west central Washington; a major port of entry
part: #Spokane a city in eastern Washington near the Idaho border
part: #Tacoma a city in west central Washington on an arm of Puget Sound south of Seattle
part: #Tacoma_Narrows_Bridge a suspension bridge across Puget Sound at Tacoma
part: #Vancouver.Washington__vancouver a town in southwestern Washington on the Columbia River across from Portland, Oregon
part: #Walla_Walla a town in southeastern Washington near the Oregon border
part: #Yakima a town in south central Washington
part: #Mount_Saint_Helens__Mount_St._Helens__Mt._St._Helens an active volcano in the Cascade Range in southwestern Washington; erupted violently in 1980 after 123 years of inactivity
part: #Mount_Adams__Adams a mountain peak in southwestern Washington in the Cascade Range (12,307 feet high)
part: #Columbia_River__Columbia a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring
part: #Puget_Sound an inlet of the North Pacific in northwestern Washington State
part: #Mount_Ranier__Ranier__Mt._Ranier__Mount_Tacoma a mountain peak in central Washington; highest peak in the Cascade Range; (14,410 feet high)
part: #West_Virginia__Mountain_State__WV a state in east central United States
part: #Beckley a city in southern West Virginia
part: #Charleston.West_Virginia__charleston__capital_of_West_Virginia state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river
part: #Clarksburg a city in northern West Virginia
part: #Fayetteville.West_Virginia__fayetteville a town in central West Virginia on the New river
part: #New_River_Gorge_Bridge a steel arch bridge across New River at Fayetteville, West Virginia
part: #Huntington a city of western West Virginia on the Ohio river at the mouth of the Kanawha
part: #Morgantown a city in northern West Virginia on the Monongahela river near the Pennsylvania border; site of the University of West Virginia
part: #Parkersburg a city in northwestern West Virginia on the Ohio river
part: #Wheeling a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river
part: #Kanawha_River__Kanawha a tributary of the Ohio River in West Virginia
part: #Monongahela_River__Monongahela a river that rises in northern West Virginia and flows north into Pennsylvania where it joins the Allegheny River at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio River
part: #Wyoming__Equality_State__WY a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east
part: #Grand_Teton_National_Park a national park in Wyoming featuring mountains
part: #Yellowstone_National_Park the first national park in the United States; located in the border area between Wyoming and Montana and Idaho; spectacular wilderness; famous for Old Faithful geyser and for buffalo and bears
part: #Black_Hills mountains in western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming
part: #Casper a city of east central Wyoming on the North Platte river
part: #Cheyenne.Wyoming__cheyenne__capital_of_Wyoming the capital and largest city of Wyoming; located in the southeastern corner of the state
part: #Jackson.Wyoming__jackson a town in western Wyoming
part: #Lander a town in central Wyoming
part: #Laramie a university town in southeast Wyoming
part: #Rock_Springs a town of southwest Wyoming near the Utah border
part: #Bighorn_River__Bighorn a river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana
part: #Black_Hills.range_of_mountains__blackhill mountains in southwestern South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming; sacred to the Sioux (whites settling in the Black Hills led to the Battle of Little Bighorn); site of Mount Rushmore
part: #Green_River__Green a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River
part: #Little_Bighorn_River__Little_Bighorn__Little_Horn a river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana; site of Custer's Last Stand
part: #Little_Missouri_River__Little_Missouri a river that rises in northeastern Wyoming and flows through Montana and South Dakota to join the Missouri River in North Dakota
part: #North_Platte_River__North_Platte a river that rises in northern Colorado and flows northward into Wyoming and then eastward and southeastward through Nebraska where it joins the South Platte to form the Platte River
part: #Teton_Range a mountain range in northwest Wyoming; contains the Grand Teton
part: #Grand_Teton a mountain peak in northwestern Wyoming; the highest peak in the Teton Range (13,766 feet high)
part: #Great_Lakes a group of 5 lakes in central North America
part: #Lake_Erie__Erie the 4th largest of the Great Lakes; it is linked to the Hudson River by the New York State Barge Canal
part: #Lake_Huron__Huron the 2nd largest of the Great Lakes
part: #Lake_Michigan__Michigan the 3rd largest of the Great Lakes; the largest fresh-water lake entirely within the United States borders
part: #Lake_Ontario__Ontario the smallest of the Great Lakes
part: #Lake_Superior__Superior the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes
part: #Mississippi_River__Mississippi a major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico
part: #Missouri_River__Missouri the longest river in the United States; arises in Montana and flows southeastward to become a tributary of the Mississippi at Saint Louis
part: #Niagara_River__Niagara a river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms boundary between Ontario and New York
part: #Niagara__Niagara_Falls waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls
part: #Niobrara_River__Niobrara a tributary of the Missouri River
part: #Ohio_River__Ohio a river that is formed in western Pennsylvania and flows westward to become a tributary of the Mississippi River
part: #Pecos_River__Pecos a tributary of the Rio Grande
part: #Pee_Dee_River__Pee_Dee a North American River; flows to the Atlantic
part: #Red_River__Red a tributary of the Mississippi River
part: #Republican_River__Republican a tributary of the Kansas River
part: #Rio_Grande__Rio_Bravo a North American river; boundary between the United States and Mexico; flows into Gulf of Mexico
part: #Saint_Francis_River__Saint_Francis__St._Francis__St._Francis_River a tributary of the Mississippi River
part: #Saint_Johns_River__Saint_Johns__St._Johns__St._Johns_River a North American river; flows into the Bay of Fundy
part: #Saint_Lawrence_River__Saint_Lawrence__St._Lawrence__St._Lawrence_River a North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the North Atlantic
part: #Salmon_River__Salmon a tributary of the Snake River
part: #Snake_River__Snake a tributary of the Columbia River
part: #Twin_Falls.Snake_River__twinfall__Twin a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho
part: #South_Platte_River__South_Platte a tributary of the Platte River
part: #Susquehanna_River__Susquehanna a river in the eastern United States that flows into Chesapeake Bay
part: #Tombigbee_River__Tombigbee a tributary of the Mobile River
part: #Twin_Falls.Snake_River__twinfall__Twin a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho
part: #Wabash_River__Wabash a tributary of the Ohio River
part: #White_River__White a tributary of the Mississippi River
part: #Wisconsin_River__Wisconsin a tributary of the Mississippi River
part: #Yellowstone_River__Yellowstone a tributary of the Missouri River
part: #Yosemite_Falls__Yosemite a series of waterfalls in Yosemite National Park in California; is reduced to a trickle for part of each year
part: #Yukon_River__Yukon a North American river; flows into the Bering Sea
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