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The Nez Perce Reach the Madison River
After spending one day at Henry_s Lake, the Nez Perc...
East Fork of the Salmon River
Following the scouting expedition, the trail blazed into the ...
Endangered Fish in the Yampa and Green Rivers
Fish populations in the Green and Yampa rivers have und...
Steamboats on the Pend Oreille River
Beginning in the nineteenth century, steamboats plied navi...
Who Owns the River?
According to Lord Baltimore's land grant from King Charles...
Re-Opening the Tennessee River
After Chickamauga, the Confederates by holding Lookout Mou...
The Burlington and Missouri River Railroad
The Burlington & Missouri River Railroa...
The Ogeechee River
On Nov. 28, 1864, the Left Wing (14th and 20th Corps) of G...
Lincoln and the River
When Abraham Lincoln sought election to the Illinoi...
Site of the First School in Fall River Valley
In 1868, near this spot, the first school in Fall River Va...
Results for The River
The Nez Perce Reach the Madison River
After spending one day at Henry_s Lake, the Nez Perce departed on August 22. They crossed the 7,072 foot Targhee Pass and descended to the Madison River. They then began a journey through the Yellowstone wilderness, an area revered by ...
East Fork of the Salmon River
Following the scouting expedition, the trail blazed into the drainage of the East Fork of Salmon River, crossed that stream, and headed almost due north on an ash flow toward the base of Mount Hood.
Endangered Fish in the Yampa and Green Rivers
Fish populations in the Green and Yampa rivers have undergone significant changes in the last century. Today, more than 50 fish species can be found in these rivers, but fewer than a third of those are native to the Green ...
Steamboats on the Pend Oreille River
Beginning in the nineteenth century, steamboats plied navigable waterways throughout the interior West, including the 55-mile-long stretch of the Pend Oreille River between Newport and Metaline Falls. First appearing in the late-1880s, the Pend Oreille River vessels were a familiar ...
Who Owns the River?
According to Lord Baltimore's land grant from King Charles I in 1632, Maryland owns the "River of Pattowmack...unto the further Bank of said River." But with Virginia's shoreline constantly shifting how could the border be fixed? In 1929, a survey ...
Re-Opening the Tennessee River
After Chickamauga, the Confederates by holding Lookout Mountain and Valley, closed the river line of supplies. Rosecrans' plan for its re-opening was to move Hooker's force from Bridgeport into Lookout Valley, Gen. W. F. Smith to co-operate from Chattanooga by ...
The Burlington and Missouri River Railroad
The Burlington & Missouri River Railroad entered Nebraska at Plattsmouth in 1870 and built west to join the Union Pacific at Kearney Junction (now Kearney city) on September 3, 1872. The railroad bridge into Kearney was used for 104 ...
The Ogeechee River
On Nov. 28, 1864, the Left Wing (14th and 20th Corps) of Gen. Sherman’s army [US], less Morgan’s and Baird’s divisions, 14th Corps, which had marched via Fenn’s Bridge (10 mi. NW), and Jackson’s and Geary’s divisions, 20th Corps, which ...
Lincoln and the River
When Abraham Lincoln sought election to the Illinois legislature in 1832, his platform focused on his belief that improvements should be made to the Sangamon River, which he said would be "vastly important and highly desirable to the people of ...
Site of the First School in Fall River Valley
In 1868, near this spot, the first school in Fall River Valley was built. The building was of log construction, 20 feet by 30 feet, with no floor or windows. About 1870 the first sawmill in the valley was built ...
