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Steamboat Rock

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Author : John M. Kemble
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2020-04-13

Steamboat Rock written by John M. Kemble and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-13 with History categories.

Rising out of Banks Lake in the heart of Grand Coulee is Steamboat Rock State Park, a destination for thousands of vacationers every year. A geological wonder that was once an island in the diverted bed of the Columbia River, Steamboat Rock spent centuries landlocked in Washington State, finally becoming a beacon and a crossroad for travelers of the barren landscape. When the pioneers arrived, they found a rugged frontier and faced many hardships establishing a community, only to have it all washed away with the waves of progress and the building of the Grand Coulee Dam. This is the story of the people who settled the Steamboat Rock area, the land they fought hard to tame, and the inevitable outcome of man versus progress. With this book, uncover mysteries and unlock the story of Steamboat Rock.

The Mystery Of Steamboat Rock

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Author : Dorothy Young Croman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984-10-01

The Mystery Of Steamboat Rock written by Dorothy Young Croman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984-10-01 with categories.

Two boys have been told that Steamboat Rock is haunted. But they see a white stallion near the Rock and want to catch it.

A Dictionary Of Iowa Place Names

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Author : Tom Savage
language : en
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Release Date : 2007-08

A Dictionary Of Iowa Place Names written by Tom Savage and has been published by University of Iowa Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08 with History categories.

Lourdes and Churchtown, Woden and Clio, Emerson and Sigourney, Tripoli and Waterloo, Prairie City and Prairieburg, Tama and Swedesburg, What Cheer and Coin. Iowa’s place-names reflect the religions, myths, cultures, families, heroes, whimsies, and misspellings of the Hawkeye State’s inhabitants. Tom Savage spent four years corresponding with librarians, city and county officials, and local historians, reading newspaper archives, and exploring local websites in an effort to find out why these communities received their particular names, when they were established, and when they were incorporated. Savage includes information on the place-names of all 1,188 incorporated and unincorporated communities in Iowa that meet at least two of the following qualifications: twenty-five or more residents; a retail business; an annual celebration or festival; a school; church, or cemetery; a building on the National Register of Historic Places; a zip-coded post office; or an association with a public recreation site. If a town’s name has changed over the years, he provides information about each name; if a name’s provenance is unclear, he provides possible explanations. He also includes information about the state’s name and about each of its ninety-nine counties as well as a list of ghost towns. The entries range from the counties of Adair to Wright and from the towns of Abingdon to Zwingle; from Iowa’s oldest town, Dubuque, starting as a mining camp in the 1780s and incorporated in 1841, to its newest, Maharishi Vedic City, incorporated in 2001. The imaginations and experiences of its citizens played a role in the naming of Iowa’s communities, as did the hopes of the huge influx of immigrants who settled the state in the 1800s. Tom Savage’s dictionary of place-names provides an appealing genealogical and historical background to today’s map of Iowa. “It is one of the beauties of Iowa that travel across the state brings a person into contact with so many wonderful names, some of which a traveler may understand immediately, but others may require a bit of investigation. Like the poet Stephen Vincent Benét, we have fallen in love with American names. They are part of our soul, be they family names, town names, or artifact names. We identify with them and are identified with them, and we cannot live without them. This book will help us learn more about them and integrate them into our beings.”—from the foreword by Loren N. Horton “Primghar, O’Brien County. Primghar was established by W. C. Green and James Roberts on November 8, 1872. The name of the town comes from the initials of the eight men who were instrumental in developing it. A short poem memorializes the men and their names: Pumphrey, the treasurer, drives the first nail; Roberts, the donor, is quick on his trail; Inman dips slyly his first letter in; McCormack adds M, which makes the full Prim; Green, thinking of groceries, gives them the G; Hayes drops them an H, without asking a fee; Albright, the joker, with his jokes all at par; Rerick brings up the rear and crowns all ‘Primghar.’ Primghar was incorporated on February 15, 1888.”

Indian Legends Of The Pacific Northwest

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Author : Ella Elizabeth Clark
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2003

Indian Legends Of The Pacific Northwest written by Ella Elizabeth Clark and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Fiction categories.

50th anniversary edition of a perennial best seller. Tales from the oral tradition of the Indians in the Pacific Northwest.

Washington State Parks

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Author : Marge Mueller
language : en
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
Release Date : 2004

Washington State Parks written by Marge Mueller and has been published by The Mountaineers Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Outdoor recreation categories.

Marge and Ted Mueller offer the most complete descriptions of more than 200 magnificent state parks in the Evergreen State in this updated guide. More than just a listing of campgrounds and picnic sites, Washington State Parks offers detailed information about camping, hiking, bicycling, nature viewing, and more. Detailed park maps help you plan your outing and choose the best campsite. Marge and Ted Mueller have explored the Northwest's mountains, forests, and waterways for more than 40 years. They are the authors of all titles in the Afoot & Afloat series.

Selected Climbs In The Desert Southwest

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Author : Cameron Burns
language : en
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
Release Date : 1999

Selected Climbs In The Desert Southwest written by Cameron Burns and has been published by The Mountaineers Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Sports & Recreation categories.

* The classic routes for the desert Southwest* A glovebox companion for every desert climber* Author Cameron Burns is a stickler for clean routes and clean climbing The desert southwest is a prime destination for some of the best rock climbing in the United States, with hundreds of documented routes. But how are climbers to find out which routes are the best routes, the jewels in this desert crown? That's where Selected Climbs in the Desert Southwest comes in. A longtime, expert desert climber, Cam Burns separates the wheat from the chaff and offers a sampling of the southwest's absolutely finest areas, spires, and walls. For climbers with limited time or for those seeking to climb the most classic desert routes, this guide is all they'll need. The more than 130 climbing routes in western Colorado and southern Utah included are not only the most fun, the most elegant, and the most historically interesting, they are also the cleanest routes. Each detailed route description includes difficulty rating, time, approach, equipment, special considerations, and the descent.

Hiking Washington S History

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Author : Judy Bentley
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2021-05-31

Hiking Washington S History written by Judy Bentley and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-31 with Sports & Recreation categories.

For thousands of years people have traveled across Washington’s spectacular terrain, establishing footpaths and roads to reach hunting grounds and coal mines high in the mountains, fishing sites and trade emporiums on the rivers, forests of old growth, and homesteads and towns on prairies. These traditional routes have been preserved in national parks, restored by cities and towns, salvaged from old railroad tracks, and opened to hikers by Indigenous communities. In this new, full-color edition of the first-ever hiking guide to the state’s historic trails, historian and hiker Judy Bentley teams up with veteran guidebook author Craig Romano to lead adventurers of all abilities along trails on the coast, over mountains, through national forests, across plateaus, and on the banks of the Columbia River. Features include: • 44 hikes, including 12 new additions • Full-color trail maps • A trails timeline that connects hikes to key events • Updated trail descriptions • Accounts from diaries, journals, and archives • Historical overviews of 8 regions of the state • Contemporary and historical photographs Bentley and Romano offer an essential boots-on-the ground history of some of the state’s most fascinating places.