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geology. The Office of Geology is the component of the Department of Environmental Quality responsible for research into the surface and subsurface geology, paleontology, and mineral resources of Mississippi; regulatory responsibilities pertain to mineral leasing on state-owned lands and the reclamation of surface mined land.
geohome. The mission of the South Carolina Geological Survey is to provide a service oriented program which collects, studies, interprets, and reports all information pertaining to the geology and mineral resources affecting the daily lives of the citizens of this state.
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Niagara Falls Origins - a Geological History. Niagara Falls is the jewel of geological history in the Niagara District.
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GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY OF NEW YORK BIGHT. This web site is a collection of short reports and image libraries about the natural history of the New York Bight region.
GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY OF THE NEW YORK BIGHT. The Highland Region encompasses the upland areas of northern New Jersey, the Hudson Highlands region of southern New York (including Manhattan, the Bronx, and parts of Brooklyn and Staten Island), and upland parts of Connecticut.
GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY OF THE NEW YORK BIGHT. The Catskills are an erosionally-dissected plateau. Like the entire New England region it displays the effects of Pleistocene continental glaciation.
GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY OF THE NEW YORK BIGHT. The greatest amount of deformation within the Valley and Ridge Province occurred in the Southern Appalachians (North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia). The fold belt extends northward through Pennsylvania and peters out north of the New York border. The Kittatinny Mountains in northwestern New Jersey mark the northeasternmost extension of the high ridges of the Valley and Ridge Province.
GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY OF THE NEW YORK BIGHT. The Newark Basin (in New Jersey and Pennsylvania) and the Connecticut River Basin are both "aborted rift" basins.
GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY OF THE NEW YORK BIGHT. The Atlantic Highlands are the highest headlands along the Atlantic Coast south of Maine.
GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY OF THE NEW YORK BIGHT. The Hudson River valley is mostly filled with filled with modern sediments, the passage on the continental shelf is still evident on bathymetric charts.
GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY OF NEW YORK BIGHT. Introduction to the Geology.
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Audubon. The Highlands Plateau Audubon Society. Serving Highlands, Cashiers, Franklin, and Scaly Mountain in Western North Carolina.
Audubon Online -- National Audubon Society. The mission of the National Audubon Society is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity. Founded in 1905, the National Audubon Society is named for John James Audubon (1785-1851), famed ornithologist, explorer, and wildlife artist.
Tennessee River History. In 1540, Hernando DeSoto’s Spanish expedition traveled the Tennessee River from the present location of Chattanooga to the present location of Guntersville. This was the first recorded exploration of the Tennessee by white men. For the next two hundred years Indian settlements remained virtually undisturbed in the Tennessee Valley. Indian life in the valley was tied strongly to the river. These tribes, which included the Cherokee, Creek, and Chickasaw, sited most all of their towns along the river. Other large Indian settlements were found on tributaries of the Tennessee or on river islands. The river was the primary means of transportation among these villages.
Welcome to the online home of Delta Land Trust. Here you will find information about the disappearing forests of the Arkansas-Louisiana-Mississippi Delta and our efforts to protect, restore and enhance this precious natural resource.
Mammal Evolution Across Paleocene-Eocene Boundary. From late in the Tiffanian (~57 million years ago) until the beginning of the Wasatchian (~55 million years ago), at least three successive waves of mammalian immigrants dispersed into North America. One result of these episodes of mammalian dispersal was a dramatic reorganization and modernization of the North American mammal fauna.
Mississippi River is one of the world's major river systems in size, habitat diversity, and biological productivity. It is the longest and largest river in North America, flowing 3,705 kilometers from its source at Lake Itasca in the Minnesota North Woods, through the midcontinental United States, the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain, and its subtropical Louisiana Delta. "Mississippi" is an Ojibwa (Chippewa) Indian word meaning great river or gathering of waters--an appropriate name because the river basin, or watershed, extends from the Allegheny Mountains in the eastern United States to the Rocky Mountains, including all or parts of 31 states (Fig. 1) and 2 Canadian provinces. The river basin measures 4.76 million square kilometers, covering about 40% of the United States and about one-eighth of North America. Of the world's rivers, the Mississippi ranks third in length, second in watershed area, and fifth in average discharge.
Ancient America (1000 B.C. - A.D. 1500) Not for website!!!
NEIC Earthquake History of Alabama. The known seismic history of Alabama spans about 100 years for local earthquakes.
The Creek War. Following the Revolutionary War, more and more settlers began to migrate into what was the territory of the Indians. By the early 19th century, there was open hostilty between whites and Indians. Farmers wanted more land and the Indians resented the farmers' presence.
Wildflowers of Alabama. Few states have the diversity and variety of wildflowers as are found in Alabama
State of Alabama beach management plan. Shoreline trends 1970-1999.
National Forests in Alabama. Mountains in Alabama? You may be surprised to learn that this Deep South state actually has peaks over 2,000 feet tall. Many of them are within the National Forests in Alabama. Elevations vary significantly in Alabama's four national forests, dropping to 100 feet in the Coastal Plain. The National Forests in Alabama is "Alabama's Largest Natural Treasure", encompassing 664,000 acres of public land. The Bankhead, Conecuh, Talladega, and Tuskegee National Forests are part of the 191 national forests, national grasslands, and land utilization projects totaling 188 million acres in 44 States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Land Trust of East Alabama. The Land Trust of East Alabama (LTEA) is a nonprofit, community-based organization dedicated to the preservation, conservation, and protection of land for the benefit of the citizens of East Alabama.
Alabama State Parks. Alabama has 24 state parks.
Knott County GenWeb Project. Knott County, Kentucky, named for Gov. J. Proctor Knott, was formed in 1884 from parts of Floyd, (1799-1884) Perry, (1821-1884) Letcher, and Breathitt Counties (1839-1884).
Floyd Main Genweb Project. Floyd County was created from Fleming, Montgomery, and Mason Counties on 13 Dec. 1799. It was named in honor of Col. John Floyd. The County was formed 1 June 1800. It contained all or part of Lawrence, Pike, Morgan, Breathitt, Letcher, Johnson, Rowan, Magoffin, Wolfe, Elliott, Menifee, Martin, Knott, and Perry. Final Boundary was formed in 1884.
It is located in the Cumberland Plateau region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 580 to 2320 feet above sea level. Prestonsburg, the seat of Floyd county, is located on the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River. It was founded in 1797 and was originally known as Preston's Station, for John Preston. It was renamed Prestonsburg in 1799 when it was made the seat of the newly formed Floyd county. The first post office opened in 1816 as Floyd Court House.
Friends of the Samuel May House contains information on the May House.
Samuel May House Archive. In 1816 Samuel May began building the house. The lime for the cement was made by pulverizing mussel shells collected from the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy, which in those days was home to numerous species of fresh-water clams. According to Josephine Fields, the lumber for the house was whip-sawed from logs hauled to the site, and then cured and hand-planed to meet the builder's specifications. Indeed, the construction of the house must have been a laborious and time-consuming process.
Ivy Mountain Battlefield Monument is located on U.S. Route 23 between Prestonsburg and Pikeville. It stands on Kentucky Highway Department property a few hundred yards north of the Ivel Post Office and the mouth of Ivy Creek. It was here, on November 8th, 1861, that the Battle of Ivy Mountain was fought. Plans are in the works to landscape the land around the monument and create a small picnic area on the riverbank below it.
Disease Chat. Disease terminology.
The Floyd County Genweb contains information a Floyd County Map; Floyd County Stories, Feuds, and Tales; Floyd Co. Post Offices.; Floyd County Facts; Epidemics By Years; Recipes From The Heart; Nespaper Clippings; Military Informationtion; Kentucky Coal History; and Kentucky in the Civil War.
Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer. Select a county from the map for more information or see the counties summary. Relief and physiographic maps are also available.
Martin County, Kentucky Genweb Project contains a history and maps of Martin County, Kentucky & it's Neighbors. Martin County is located in the Eastern Coal Field region of eastern Kentucky. It is bordered on the north by Lawrence County, on the northwest by Johnson County, on the southwest by Floyd County and on the south by Pike County. Martin County's eastern border with the state of West Virginia is formed by the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River. The county was named for Col. John P. Martin, State Senator and US Congressman from Prestonsburg. The county was formed on Sept. 1 1870 from portions of Floyd, Johnson, Pike, and Lawrence Counties. The county seat is located at Inez.
Perry County, Kentucky Genweb Project. Perry County was formed in 1821 from a portion of Clay and Floyd Counties. It is located in the Eastern Coal Field region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 700 to 2520 feet above sea level.
Breathitt County, Kentucky GenWeb Project. Formed in 1839 from parts of Clay, Perry and Estill Counties, this was the 89th county formed and was named for Governor John Breathitt. Located in the Cumberland Plateau region of the state, the elevation in the county
ranges from 650 to 1600 feet above sea level.
Lawrence County, Kentucky Genweb Project contain history and genealogy on Lawrence County.
Chronology on the History of Slavery 1619 to 1789. The other crucial event that would play a role in the development of America was the arrival of Africans to Jamestown. A Dutch slave trader exchanged his cargo of Africans for food in 1619. The Africans became indentured servants, similar in legal position to many poor Englishmen who traded several years labor in exchange for passage to America. The popular conception of a racial-based slave system did not develop until the 1680's.
Relationship Chart. For a true "relationship" to exist, there must be an ancestor who is common to both individuals.
A Condensed History of Slavery. Current research at the national and regional levels has allowed new information to surface on the role Kentuckians played in the fugitive slave movement.
The Rise of Kentucky's Slave Trade with the Lower South. . The Southern states, geared toward cash crop cultivation and demanding labor for effective production, would turn to Kentucky and its fellow border states. There, the unprofitable nature of slavery made human chattel relatively expendable -- provided some party experienced capital gain through their disposal.
Kentucky in the Revolutionary. A list of Revolutionry War soldiers.
Johnson County, Kentucky, Map of Paintsville's Earliest Settlers.
1879 Land Ownership Map, Johnson County, Kentucky. There are no land plat maps in existence for Johnson County. Since there are no townships, etc dividing the county into small recognizable sections none were ever made. This is common south of the Ohio River. But, there exists this one map.
Electronic Guide to Kentucky Place Names. Kentucky is completely covered by modern topographic maps at a scale of 1:24,000. This gazetteer is fundamentally keyed to these maps. The entries that refer to these maps make it possible for the user to order the desired map from the Kentucky Geological Survey, the Kentucky Department of Economic Development, or the U.S. Geological Survey.
Johnson County Coal. It is said that the first coal was discovered and used in the Big Sandy Valley, on 13 April 1750 during explorations of Dr. Thomas Walker.
A History of Johnson County KY. Johnson County was organized in 1843, and took its name from Colonel Richard M. Johnson, vice President of the United States from 1837-1841, during Van Buren's Presidency. The soil of Johnson County, which is of a sandy nature in most parts underlain with a clay subsoil. The principal grades of timber found in large quantities, and merchantable, are poplar, ash, pine, oak, beech, hickory, locust, chestnut and sycamore.
Magoffin Co. Kentucky Genealogy. Magoffin county was formed in 1860 from parts of Johnson, Morgan and Floyd Counties. It is located in the Eastern Coal Field region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 785 to 1640 feet above sea level.
Magoffin County Historical Society. Dedicated to the early settlers of Magoffin County.
Magoffin County Historical Society's Log Cabin Complex. Our log cabins are located behind the Salyersville Post Office and adjacent to the Lloyd M. Hall Community Center in Salyersville, KY. They are open to the public by appointment.
Black Granite Pyramid Marker. Dedicated To The Early Founder's Of Magoffin County by the Magoffin County Historical Society. Erected in 1979 on the lawn of the Lloyd M. Hall Community Center in Salyersville, KY for the first Magoffin County Founder's Day Festival.
Civil War Monument on the Magoffin County Historical Society grounds.
Todd's latest Column. The Magoffin County Historical Society president's weekly historical column as printed in the Salyersville Independent. And his previous archived columns.
Morgan County, Kentucky, Genweb Project contains a variety of genealogical and historical information.
Morgan County Information. Morgan County, the seventy-third in order of formation, is located in east-central Kentucky. It covers 382 square miles and is the seventh largest county in the State.
Wolfe Co., Kentucky Genealogy & History contains the county of Wolfe; Wolfe County Murder Story; Wolfe County's Courthouse Disasters; John Swift's Lost Silver Mines; Wolfe County's Railroads; Wolfe County Industry; and John Swift's Lost Silver Mine.
Albion's Seed Grows in the Cumberland Gap. The Cumberland Gap of Kentucky is a good example of the borderland-derived, backcountry culture. Like the borders, the Gap was a place of transience, peopled mainly by travellers on their way into the western frontiers. They faced violence from Indian attacks and later from Civil War disputes for the land and its resources. Because the Cumberland Gap, like most of the Appalachian Region, has remained so isolated and static since its settlement, it remains in many ways a testimony to the influence of borderland culture in the backcountries of America.
Our Wolfe County, Ky. Family. The old Adams home in Torrent, Kentucky.
Torrent Falls is 160 feet high scenic attraction in Wolfe County.
Wolfe County's Formation. In 1860, Wolfe County was formed from portions of Breathitt, Morgan, Owsley and Powell counties. The county was named in honor of Nathaniel Wolfe, a noted lawyer and member of the Kentucky legislature. An Act changing county line between the counties of Breathitt and Wolfe was made April 7, 1886. This Act made the following change in the line between Breathitt and Wolfe Counties, viz: "So as to include all of the waters of Holly creek in the County of Wolfe."
Menifee County Genealogy contains helpful genealogical and historical information.
Rowan Co. KYGenWeb Project contains genelaogical and historical resources.
Rowan County was formed in 1856 as Kentucky's 104th county from parts of Morgan County and Fleming County. It was named for John Rowan, a Kentucky member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. Rowan County is located in the region that the Kentucky Atlas calls the Eastern Coal Fields, and the Kentucky Department of Tourism calls the Eastern Highlands. The elevation in the county ranges from 625 to 1435 feet above sea level.
Elliott County Kentucky Genealogy. Elliott county, the 114th in order, was formed in 1869, out of parts of Morgan, Carter, and Lawrence, and named in honor of Judge John M. Elliott. It is situated in the north-eastern part of the state, and bounded N. by Carter, E. by Lawrence, S. by Lawrence and Morgan, and W. by Rowan county. It is surrounded by high hills on three sides, the waters from which shed outwardly into Big Sandy and Licking rivers, but inwardly into Little Sandy river, forming along its tributaries a succession of moderately rich and very pretty valleys. The elevation in the Elliott County ranges from 645 to 1340 feet above sea level.
About Elliott County contains Elliott County Boundries; Elliott County Precinct Map; Elliott County 1885 Map; Elliott County, Kentucky 1895; Kentucky 1798-1799 Map; and Elliott County, Kentucky Population 1870-1990.
Carter County Kentucky Genealogy. was formed in 1838 from Greenup and Lawrence counties. It is located in the Eastern Coal Field region of the state. This region covers the eastern end of the state, stretching from the Appalachian Mountains westward across the Cumberland Plateau to the Pottsville Escarpment. Coal mining is the major industry.The elevation in the county ranges from 542 to 1300 feet above sea level.
Photos of Places and Things in Carter County, Kentucky.
Fort Underwood at Dry Branch, near Olive Hill, Ky., nearly 100 years after the death of George Underwood.
Saltpeter Cave. Saltpeter mined here from which gunpowder was made that was used by Kentucky Riflemen during the War of 1812. There are remains of those works in cave. Reputed rendezvous for counterfeiters in early years. Artifacts and Indian graves found in cavern.
Old Soldiers Monument. The Old Soldiers Monument located in the Burchett/Plummer Cemetery at Wolf features sandstone inscriptions at the base which list soldiers from that part of the county who fought in the Revolutionary, 1812, Mexican, Civil, and Spanish American Wars. It was erected by Robert Burchett, patron of the cemetery who spent much of his life caring for the memorial and promoting the patriotism of fallen soldiers.
Stephen Nethercutt home. Located a few hundred feet in front of Malone Funeral Home, just behind the Courthouse, is the home built by Stephen Nethercutt, former Carter Co. deputy sheriff, in 1878. The house was built of soft brick walls that were 17 inches thick, had 11 foot ceilings, and small rooms and 6 fireplaces. The house has been placed on the historical registry and still stands proudly today.
Stamper and Cooper General Store-Eby Post Office. The building is still standing today. If you look closely at the left-hand photo, you can just make out the "EBY KY" postal designation, in faded paint, to the left of the front door.
The Kitchen-Horton House when it was still in its original location and before the front porch was removed.
The Adkins Family Home. The Adkins family home that was built by Wiser Adkins in 1897. The entire house was built out of one poplar tree that grew in Pickle Hollow. The tree was over 200 feet tall and was over seven feet in diameter at the base. All the material for the house came from that one poplar tree except the nails, two doors and the windows. The nails, doors and windows came from Ashland, Boyd Co., KY. The house was built on 400 acres on the Shanty Branch of Williams Creek next to his father's farm where Wiser was born. The house was torn down in 1998 and it stood 300 yards off Route 1654, facing the old Williams Creek Road (now Route 1654) and is about 3 miles south of old Route 60 at Kilgor.
Powell County was formed from portions of Clark, Estill and Montgomery Counties on January 7, 1852 by Kentucky Governor Lazarus Powell, the 19th governor of Kentucky. Named after Gov. Powell, it was the 101st county formed in Kentucky. Powell County is located in the Eastern Knobs and Eastern Coal Field regions of Kentucky. The elevation ranges from 580 to 1440 feet above sea level. Powell County is home to the Natural Bridge State Resort park, Pilot Knob Nature Preserve, and the Red River Gorge. Portions of the county are covered by the Daniel Boone National Forest. Pilot Knob in Powell County is believed to be where Daniel Boone first viewed the Kentucky Bluegrass region in 1769. Powell County is bordered by Menifee County to the northeast, Montgomery County to the north, Clark County to the northwest, Estill County to the southwest, Lee County to the midsouth, and Wolfe County to the southeast . Stanton, orginally known as Beaver Pond until 1852, is the county seat.
Daniel Boone Country - Mountain Parkway Corridor. Climb mile-high cliffs or visit traditional Bluegrass sites.
Leslie County, Kentucky contains informatin on the genealogy and history of the region.
Laurel Count, Kentucky GenWeb Project contains genealogical and historical information.
Rockcastle County KyGenWeb page. Rockcastle County was formed in 1810 from parts of Lincoln, Madison and Pulaski Counties. It is located in the Pennyrile and Eastern Coal Field regions of the state.
Photographs This old log house built by Col. William Fish around the time of the War of 1812 is now restored to its original condition.
Photographs. James Proctor homestead built 1830s photo15.jpg
photo16.jpg. Root cellar of James Proctor.
Photographs. covered bridge in Rockcasle County.
A Rockcastle County History Timeline.
Long Branch Schoolhouse, located out by the Sand Springs area of Rockcastle County.
Elisha Mullins homeplace abt 1907.
Genealogy.com Resources by county. Click on the abbreviation of the state for which you need a county courthouse address.
Pulaski County, Kentucky contains Maps and County Line Changes; Pulaski County Government History; and Pulaski County History.
The KY/TN state line was in dispute for some time. Read the history of the Walker Line..
Lee County Kentucky Genealogy. Established on March 1, 1870 as Kentucky's from part of Breathitt, Estill, Owsley, and Wolfe Counties.
Wayne County, Kentucky Genweb Project. The county is divided into three distinct physical regions; the Cumberland Plateau, the level plain in the southeastern part of the county; the Knobs, rolling plains that run through the center of the county; and the Pennyroyal or Mississippi Plateau, the northwestern part of the county. Pioneer Long Hunters visited what was to become Wayne County in 1770 and established a camp near Mill Springs, a few miles north of today's county seat, Monticello. In 1775 Benjamin PRICE built a cabin and established a camp near Mill Springs. PRICE'S STATION was one of Kentucky's first permanent settlements. Many settlers in the county had participated in the Revolutionary War. Joshua JONES, one of the most prominent first settlers, came in 1794; Jonathan and James INGRAM in 1796; Cornelious PHILLIPS in 1798; and Isaac WEST, James SIMPSON, Nicholas LLOYD and Henry GARDNER in 1799. Between 1800 and 1810 a large number of families arrived.
The Gap Crerek School and Wayne County Pictures.
McCreary County, Kentucky. Kentucky's youngest county was formed 12 March 1912 out of Pulaski , Wayne , and Whitley Counties, in the mountainous southeastern part of the state. The entire county is located in the Daniel Boone National Forest. It's southern most edge is the Tennessee state line which divides McCreary County and Scott County, Tennessee. This site contains Prehistoric Trails in the Upper Cumberland River Basin; The Lake Cumberland Directory; McCreary County Geography; About McCreary County; and McCreary County Courthouses.
Home Page for Whitley County Genweb Project contains genealogical and historical resources.
Daniel Boone At PastSeeker.com. Daniel Boone never wore a coonskin cap. As a matter of fact, he actually stated that he had a strong dislike for them but he did wear a style of rawhide shoes as stated in the song. His son, Nathan, stated, "My father, Daniel Boone, always despised the raccoon fur caps and did not wear one himself, as he always had a hat." He dressed like the old hunters of his day and sometimes when on hunting trips he wore a deerskin shirt and moccasins. He was buried in his buckskin hunting outfit, most likely the same one he wore when his portrait was painted a few months earlier. He wore his hair long and "clubbed" (plaited and twisted up in the back), something he picked up from the Indians, he was so well acquainted with.
Water Courses of Whitley County Kentucky used to determine location of land for tax purposes in Whitley county 1819 -about 1838.
Historical Maps of Kentucky and Her Counties. From December 31, 1776, to November 1, 1780, this area was called Kentucky County, Virginia. Here you may see how this area developed into a state and how each county was carved out. These maps are not meant to be exact in county boundary lines but rather to give genealogists an idea of which county census records, tax records, court minutes, etc. cover an area in any given year. Just click on the years to see what Kentucky looked like at that time.
Down Home Along the Cumberland River in Southeast Kentucky contains The Blevins Family of The Big South Fork; Establishment of Counties in SE KY; and Jellico Creek Cemetery.
Ancestry.com Message Boards. Use with caution; thelink is provided for your convenience, but the Ancestry boards are not part of the USGenWeb Project and we have no control over what becomes of ainformation you share with them.
Southeastern Kentucky Genealogy & History. In 1792, when Kentucky became a state, most of this region was part of Lincoln County which had been formed in 1780 from Kentucky County, Virginia. In 1800, most of it became Knox County. Just seven years later, in 1807, Clay County was formed from parts of Knox, Floyd and Madison Counties. Harlan County was formed from Knox County in 1819. Perry County followed two years later, in 1821, formed from parts of Clay and Floyd Counties. In 1842, Letcher County was formed from parts of Perry and Harlan Counties. Twenty-five years later, Bell County was formed shortly after the Civil War, in 1867, first as Josh Bell County, shortened to just Bell County about 1872. The last change made to boundaries in Southeastern Kentucky was the formation of Leslie County in 1878 from portions of Harlan, Clay and Perry Counties.
Knox County, Kentucky GenWeb contains Knox Co Ky tax list 1800-1809;1802 Court Order for Road Work; 1819 List of Males tranferred from Knox to Harlan County, Kentucky Tax Lists; What was a Fell Monger?; and What was Dropsy and other terms?.
Bell County, the pioneer's gateway to Kentucky, offers some of the most spectacular mountain views in East Kentucky. This site contains Family Stories; Plagues and Epidemics; Claiborne County, Tennessee; Places to See in Bell County; The Cumberland Gap Tunnel; The Cumberland Gap; Pineville; and Bell County.
Scenic and Historical Photo Gallery contains Chained Rock; Rock House near Berea; Woolum Palestine Homestead; Straight Creek; Pinnacle Mountain; Pinnacle Overlooking Middlesboro; Pineville1894; Patterson Cabin; Moonbow of Cumberland Falls; Middlesboro side of Cumberland Gap Tunnel; Log House Berea College; Daniel Boone Marker; Devils Garden; Cumberland Falls;
Henderson Settlement. The community bonded together to build up Henderson Settlement, counteracting the area's reputation for moonshining and feuding. A church was established along with the school. In the 1930s, a farm (including wheat, corn, potatoes, apples, cattle, and goats), gristmill, and sawmill were also begun with Rev. Frakes's leadership. A nurse and dentist came to the Settlement. Henderson Settlement is located in the southwest corner of Bell County, Kentucky on State Hwy 190 about 22 miles west of Pineville and about 33 miles northwest of Middlesboro.
The Bell County Historical Society and Museum.
Harlan County, Kentucky GenWeb. Harlan County was formed in 1819 from a portion of Knox County. In 1842, it lost a small portion at the northeast end to the formation of Letcher County. It remained the same size until 1867, shortly after the Civil War, when a western portion of the county was taken off to become the eastern half of Bell County. In 1878, part of the northern section of the county was joined to parts of Clay and Perry Counties to become Leslie County. Harlan sits at the base of the Cumberland river. Black Mountain being the highest point, 4732 ft above sea level. Cumberland was the largest community but was remote from Harlan until the railroad was built in the early 1900s.
Letcher County, Kentucky - Genweb Project. Letcher County was formed in 1842 from portions of Harlan and Perry counties and is located in the Eastern Coal Field region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 940 to 3720 feet above sea level. The county has a land area of 339 square miles. The county seat is Whitesburg. Whitesburg is located on the North Fork of the Kentucky River and was founded in 1842, with the forming of the county, on land donated for the purpose. The site contains the 1843 Letcher County, KY, Tax List; 1844 Letcher County, KY, Tax List; History of Oven Fork Church; History of Indian Bottom Church; The Hanging of Floyd Frazier; the Rockhouse Store ca 1900; etc.
The Civil War in SE Kentucky. A trial for the entire nation, the Civil War was especially difficult in the border regions such as south eastern Kentucky where brother against brother was a literal truth. Much has been written and published about other border regions during the Civil War but as there were no major battles, no momentous raids by guerillas, little appears about these mountain counties in print. This site hopes to remedy this somewhat by providing local information and source data, Civil War history and traditional area stories and links to further research.
C.B. Caudill Store & History Center located in Blackey, Letcher County, Kentucky. The store holds an extensive collection of objects that chronicle Appalachian culture and economic life in the twentieth century. Antique farm machinery, coal mining implements, obsolete kitchen utensils, glassware and old patent medicines are hand-labeled.
Wright Family Matters contains articles and links on The Pound Gap Massacre; The Killing rock; Pound Gap; The Search For the Fleming Brothers; Dr. M.B. Taylor; Claib Jones; Bad Talt Hall; Devil John Wright; The Mud Hole; The Aftermath; Daniel Hills Flight; William S. Wright; Boyhood Stories; and Wright Tidbits.
Bates Branches contains articles on Martin Van Buren Bates; Beefhide Creek; and Letcher County Beginnings.
Pike County, Kentucky Genealogy. The early settlers of Pike County found a pristine wilderness. The beauty and serinity of the mountains was countered by the hardships and adversity they faced on a continuing basis. These early settlers came from hardy stock and sought a better life for themselves and their children. The mountains offered a protected refuge but little flat land available for cultivation. Many families found themselves seeking suitable lands located on or near mountaintops. This land was rich and crops grew well.
Pike County Coal Camps lists the Company that owned the camp, years of operation and number of employees!
The mission of Special Collections at Pikeville College is to document the history of Pikeville College by acquiring, preserving, and providing access to primary source materials.
Elkhorn City Heritage Council, a not for profit organization working to preserve and protect the history, culture, and natural beauty of the Elkhorn City area including the Breaks Interstate Park, Russell Fork River, and Pine Mountain Trail. The mission of the Elkhorn City Area Heritage Council, Inc., is to protect and to preserve the history, culture and natural beauty of the Elkhorn City Area.This excellent site contains articles on the Unknown Soldier story; Potter Flats Homepage; Activities of the Elkhorn City Heritage Council; Clyde Mullins Memoirs; Potter Flas Development; Logging on the Big Sandy headwaters at the turn of the Century; William Ramey, first settler of Elkhorn City; Swift Silver Mine evidence near Elkhorn City; Elkhorn 1907; Russell Fork Water Watch; Tom Hawkins; Nick Marinaro talks about his family and Elkhorn City;Russell Fork River Pride Clean Up; Satellite Image of Elkhorn City and the Breaks Area; and the Elkhorn City Heritage Council Fact Sheet.
The Pine Mountain Trail is located on the border between Kentucky and Virginia. Open to non-motorized traffic, the trail is currently under construction with approximately 28 miles already on the ground. Ultimately, the trail will be nearly 120 miles long and will run from the Breaks Interstate Park to the Cumberland Gap National Park. Along it's proposed course, the trail traverses terrain replete with pioneer homesteads, waterfalls, cliffs, rock-shelters, caves, upland bogs & many other scenic features. Pine Mountain is home to the greatest diversity of plant life in Kentucky. The mountain is home to rare plants inhabiting upland bogs which are unique to Pine Mountain. Take a walk on the trail in the spring from April to late June and you're destined to see one of the greatest displays Mother Nature has to offer. Come again during the fall color change, and you'll catch the mountains awash in hues of crimson, rust-orange and gold. The story behind the development of the Pine Mountain Trail is a superb example of how groups can work together for the betterment of the community. The planning began in the fall of 1997. At first it was just a few folks from diverse backgrounds who liked hiking, backpacking, and the mountains of eastern Kentucky and southwest Virginia. As the planning progressed, many representatives from Kentucky's state government stepped forward to lend their expertise. Soon members from the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, and Virginia joined. The result is a unique attraction which showcases the geology, history, and spectacular scenery of the central Appalachian Mountains.
A map of the Pine Mountain Trail which will run from the Breaks, near Elkhorn City, Kentucky, to the Cumberland Gap.
Registration of Veteran's Graves in Pike County, Kentucky.
Melungeon Research. When we know the origins of each individual Melungeon family, we will know the origins of the Melungeons.
The History of Ashe County, North Carolina. Two hundred years ago this was apeopleless and roadless wilderness
reaching far back into a dim and distant past. In its earliest beginning Ashe wasincluded in Anson Co. which, according toa grant, extended from the Atlantic to thePacific. Later it became a part of Rowan Co. and still later it belonged to Surry. Finally it was included in Wilkes and later was joined to the State of Franklin. This state came into existence in 1784 and after five tumultuous years ceased to exist in 1789. In 1799, Ashe, including Watauga and Alleghany, became separated from Wilkes. In 1803 the seat of government was established as Jeffersonton, Ashe Co., NC. In 1825 an act of the General Assembly shortened the name to Jefferson.
Melungeon Health information provided here is to be used for educational purposes only. It should not be used for diagnostic or treatment purposes.
The Outhouse. Genealogy and Family Humor.
Loretta Lynn. Below are some recent pictures of Herman Webb (Loretta's brother) at the old homeplace on Butcher Hollow. The White building is Herman's store, which is still open for business. The other building is the old schoolhouse. The homeplace contains lots of memorabilia from years gone past.
Breaks Interstate Park. The Breaks Interstate Park is one of two interstate parks in
America and encompasses 4,500 acres of woodland. The Breaks, home of the deepest gorge east of the Mississippi River, also rises to lofty heights where golden eagles make their home. The Towers and other rock formations, caves, flora and wildlife make the Breaks Park a unique tourist destination. History, legend and lore combine with the scenic beauty of the Park which was the reported
destination of several trips by Daniel Boone. It is the home of Pow Wow Cave, used by the Shawnee Indians and those who love mystery and adventure can search for the buried silver treasure of John Swift.
The Saga of Bad John Hall. Bad John Hall was born in 1882 near the forks of Left Beaver Creek and Otter Creek.
Wheelwright. In the early 1900s buyers came to the land owners of left Beaver creek to buy mineral rights to the coal under the small farms. The mining started and soon camp houses were constructed, the railroads from Martin Kentucky were built, in came the workers out went the coal and started the growth of the area from the small family farms to coal company towns. Inland Steel purchased Wheelwright and Koppers Coal bought Weeksbury, in 1930 after both were established by Elk Horn Coal Company in 1916.
One More Mountain To Cross. A historical account of a Collins family journey
Feud Related Links for the Hatfield and McCoy Feud.
The Olive Tree Genealogy contain helpful genealogical hints.
Owsley County Kentucky Genealogy Research Owsley County was formed in 1843 from parts of Clay, Estill, and Breathitt Counties and was named for Gov. William Owsley. It was Kentucky's 96th county. Parts of Owsley County were used to form Jackson County in 1858 and Lee County in 1870.
It is located in the Eastern Coal Field region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 650 to 1720 feet above sea level.
A part of Owsley County is located in the Daniel Boone National Forest.
The county seat is Booneville.
Find A Grave of ancestors, create virtual memorials, add 'virtual flowers' and a note to a loved one's grave, etc.
Beginning Genealogy resources.
Daniel Boone. The site of the birth of the great American frontiersman in 1734, the Daniel Boone Homestead interprets the life of early English and German settlers in eastern Berks County. the site includes the Boone House, Blacksmith Shop, Barn, Bertolet Log House, Sawmill, Visitor Center, picinc area and trails.
Genealogical Glossary. These are just some common (and not so common) terms you may run across during your research.
Old Documentation Interpretation. Frequently during research, we run across a word or writing style that hasn't been used for a couple of centuries. Sometimes we encounter a document that is in a different language. Below are some links to help you out as you attempt to puzzle out what that document says.
Vardy Church Museum. The Vardy Community is located at the foot of Newman's Ridge in Hancock County, Tennessee. The community was named after Vardemon Collins, and was first settled around 1780. The people of the community worked with the Presbyterian Church to establish the Vardy School Community in 1892. Until 1973, the Vardy School provided educational opportunities for students from Vardy, Blackwater Creek, and Newman's Ridge. The Vardy Presbyterian Church closed in 1980, but has now been restored. The school, unfortunately, was beyond repair. The Vardy School Community was the first site in Hancock County to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Flathead Lake Montana is the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi. Renowned for its fishing, there are also boat tours from various locations. The lake is the remnant of Lake Missoula, which emptied itself in a long series of catastrophic outflows that created Washington's Grand Coulee and other natural features.
Discoverers Web Jolliet and Marquette. Jolliet and Marquette led the first French expedition down the Mississippi, in 1673. They reached the mouth of the Arkansas. Their expedition was was one of the first in the chain of events that would finally lead to French possession of Louisiana.
Blue Ridge Parkway (National Park Service). The Blue Ridge Parkway is a 469 mile recreational motor road that protects the cultural and natural features of the Blue Ridge while connecting Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains National Parks. Designed as a "scenic drive", the Parkway provides both stunning scenery and close-up looks at the natural and cultural history of the mountains.
Blue Ridge Parkway Appalachian Geology. The geology of the Appalachian mountains can best be summed
up in two words: creation and destruction.
Travel guide to the Blue Ridge Mountains, including North Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina & Virgina. The Blue Ridge Highlander is a travel guide for planning your next trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains, North Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia Mountains. Sections on history, culture, mountain arts, recreation, lodging, real estate, etc.
Blue Ridge and North Georgia Mountain Tourism and Real Estate. Information on local communities in the north Georgia mountains, the North Carolina mountains, upcountry South Carolina, Tennessee River Valley, and the Virginia Mountains.
The Blue Ridge Province. The Blue Ridge Mountain Province forms the shape of an enormous tear drop across four states. The northern end of these mountains are a mere 12-15 miles wide, and grow to more than a 70 mile breadth across the southern end.
Aye'll take the Highroads...The Southern Highroads Trail! Take a virtual tour with the Highlander on the Southern Highroads Trail.... through 13 counties in North Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
NCNatural says Howdy! Your North Carolina Outdoors, Entertainment & Culture Guide
Western North Carolina Nature Notebook. Western North Carolina nature site. Focus is on knowing and identifying the local plants, by description and photo.
The Mountain Laurel. The Mountain Laurel is an online journey into "the Heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains."
North Carolina High Country Host - Exciting Mountain Vacation Adventures. The official Visitor Information Center for the Blue Ridge High Country in the mountains of North Carolina.
Virginia Shenandoah Valley of Virginia Hospitality Center. The Shenandoah Valley offers a treasure trove of spectacular natural and social history.
Shenandoah Valley Web. The Shenandoah Valley Web is your first stop for information about the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. From business to leisure and pleasure.
North Carolina Vacations. You'll find that InsideNC.com is your best resource for travel and tourism.
Blue Ridge Digest-Magazine of the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Great Smoky Mountains published by:The Blue Ridge Digest Publishing Co., Inc.
Welcome to the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Blue Ridge Parkway is an ideal place to get away from it all for a few hours or a few days.
Historic Crab Orchard Museum & Pioneer Park Southwestern Virginia’s cultural heritage museum. In Tazewell A member-governed non-profit educational attraction open all year. U.S. Rts. 19 and 460, three miles west of the Town of Tazewell at Crab Orch is an educational institution whose mission is to collect, preserve, and interpet the arts, objects, and customs which relate to the history of the Middle Appalachian region.
Frontier Culture Museum. The Museum's mission is to research and interpret the history of the European immigrants who became America's earliest settlers on the western frontier.
Appalachian Cultural Museum, Boone, NC Logo. The Appalachian Cultural Museum was created to foster an understanding of the people of the Appalachian Mountains and to serve as a laboratory for new museum ideas.
The Blue Ridge Institute and Museum at Ferrum College. Designated the state center for Blue Ridge Folklore by the Virginia General Assembly in 1986, the institute promotes understanding of regional folklore past and present for all ages.
Virginia Museum of Natural History. An online service of the Virginia Museum of natural history. NatureNet introduces you to the natural history of a state best known for its role in United States history.
Appalachian Caverns Foundation. Northeast Tennessee's only non-profit organization dedicated to cave education and preservation.
Grandfather Mountain - Linville, NC. Grandfather Mountain, highest peak in the Blue Ridge, is the only private park in the world designated by the UNESCO as an International Biosphere Reserve. Considered the most biologically diverse mountain in eastern North America, Grandfather welcomes visitors from across the globe to this unique example of the endangered high-elevation spruce-fir ecosystem.
LURAY CAVERNS Within its depths are crystal-clear pools, immense chambers and ancient formations of vibrantly colored stone. It is, by all definitions, a natural wonder.
Floyd Virginia Online - Discover the heart of the Blue Ridge of VA. Floyd County has a land area of 383 square miles located in the Blue Ridge province of the southwest part of Virginia.
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad is truly a spectacular trip with 53 miles of track, two tunnels and 15 bridges.
Southern West Virginia - Travel & Tourist Information, Real Estate, Golf, Attractions, Lodgings and more! The Southern West Virginia Convention and Visitors Bureau (SWVCVB) promotes 9 nine counties in Southern West Virginia along with the major cities of Beckley, Hinton, Fayetteville, Summersville, Lewisburg, Pineville, Union, Princeton and Bluefield.
index.htm. Our intent is to help preserve the history and culture of the southwestern Blue Ridge Mountain region.
Welcome to the Civil War Preservation Trust is America's largest non-profit organization devoted to the preservation of our nation's endangered Civil War battlefield lands.
Welcome to the U.S. Civil War Center! Promoting the study of the Civil War from the perspective of all professions, occupations, and academic disciplines.
Roanoke Valley Convention Visitor's Bureau. If you look in any direction, the mountains are there to greet you. First impressions of the Roanoke Valley invariably focus on the breathtaking surroundings of the scenic Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains.
Shenandoah Valley. Links to Shenandoah Valley websites.
New River Valley Historical Notes. The historical resources page for the Upper New River Valley of North Carolina and Virginia. (Ashe, Alleghany, Watagua and Wilkes County, North Carolina and Grayson County, and Southwest Virginia).
The Virginia Civil War Home Page. The purpose of this page is to create a virtual central repository for information about Virginia in the American Civil War.
Indian Tribes of the Mid-Atlantic States prepared by the Smithsonian Institute.
History of Early Maryland by Rev. Theodore C. Gambrall, A. M., D.D. Published by Thomas Whittaker, New York, 1893.
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet. More than 103,200 links!
BrowseIreland. A very extensive list of site about genealogical research in Ireland.
THE NORTHWEST ORDINANCE. Considered to be one of the most significant achievements of the Congress of the Confederation, the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 put the world on notice not only that the land north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi would be settled but that it would eventually become part of the United States. Until then this area had been temporarily forbidden to development. A webpage from Archiving Early America
Northwest Ordinance and a map of the Northwest Territory from the Indiana Historical Bureau. The Northwest Ordinance established provisions for governing the Northwest Territory, an area that eventually became the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, and part of Minnesota.The ordinance provided for the continuation of an organized survey of land and also provided that individual rights and freedoms would be extended to the settlers moving west. These rights included freedom of religion, trial by jury, elimination of cruel or unusual punishment for crimes, and the elimination of imprisonment or confiscation of property without a trial. The guarantees of religious and civil freedoms preceded the Bill of Rights by four years. Slavery was prohibited by the Northwest Ordinance. There were many people in the territory who wanted slavery to be legal, and some people in Indiana used indentured servitude to maintain "slaves" within the letter of the law. The ordinance also extended protection to Native Americans, but the desire for land as settlers moved west brought about inequities as Indian tribes were removed. The Northwest Ordinance outlined a three phase plan for obtaining statehood and called for the creation of not less than three and not more than five new states from the Northwest Territory. Ohio, the first state formed, was admitted to the union in 1803
On This Date in North American Indian History by Phil Konstantin. This site lists over 3000 historical events which happened to or affected the indigenous peoples of North America.
Native American Resources is a great resource for Native American information on the Internet.
Welcome to the Wolf Creek Indian Village. Step back over 500 years in time and visit the Wolf Creek Indian Village and Museum in Bastian, Virginia.
Historical United States Census Data Browser. The data presented here describe the people and the economy of the US for each state and county from 1790 to 1960.
U.S. Gazetteer. This gazetteer is used to identify places to view with theTiger Map Server Browser and obtain census data from the 1990 Census Lookup (1.4a) server.
MAPPING AND CARTOGRAPHIC RESOURCES from the United States Census Bureau.
U.S. Census Bureau - TIGER-Line®. The Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing system.
For other geographic entities, try searching theUSGS GNIS (GNIS) USGS Geographic Names Information System.
The Place and Zipcode file documentationUS Gazetteer Place and Zipcode files used in this service are available for downloading.
And here is an Gazetteer Interface Exampleexample of how to interface to the gazetteer from your own web page.
Excite Maps. Maps and Directions.
Black Mountain, 4,145 feet, the highest Mountain in Kentucky.
National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) Home Page. The Center works closely with contributors of scientific data to prepare documented, reliable data sets. We welcome cooperative projects with other government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and universities, and encourage data exchange. Data on bathymetry, togopgraphy, geomagnetism, habitats, hazards, ocean geosciences, paleoclimate, satellite, snow and ice, solar, space weather, terrestial. And check the World Data Center.
Pioneers of the Old South. A CHRONICLE OF ENGLISH COLONIAL BEGINNINGS by MARY JOHNSTON.
The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy. The mission of the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy is to protect the world's oldest mountains for the benefit of present and future generations. To this end, our volunteer-based organization works with individuals and local communities to identify, preserve, and manage the region's important lands.
The Sportsman's Interactive Outdoor Map Guide. Select a state from the list or the map. An excellent map web site.
Stately Knowledge. These web pages will help you find out the basic facts of any state in the Union, including Washington, D.C. Need to know the capital of Alabama? Want to know which hockey teams are in California? How about the size of Montana? All that information is here -- and more! If you're interested in just one state, click on the state's name in the list below and see what you get! If you're interested in state rankings -- for example, you want to know the third largest state, we have a separate table for that, which you can find below the list.
The United States History Index. Furnishes access to a variety of study resources related to the history of the US. Arranged by chronological period or historical topic.
United States On Line. Contains a clickable map of the United States; Biographies of the Founding Fathers; Signers of the Declaration of Independence; historic flags; etc.
Cartes historiques canadiennes table des matières. Historical atlas showing ethnic origins (as understood in 1901) of Canadian population.
Slave Narratives. An excellent collection of transcripts taken from authentic letters and journals of slaves and others from that era.
Bits O' History Library Information. This library was designed for students or anyone interested in conducting historical research.
Galvez. Between 1779 and 1785, Marshall Bernardo de Gálvez, Governor of the Spanish Louisiana, which extended from Texas to Florida and up into Georgia, defeated the British in Baton Rouge, Mobile, Pensacola, St. Louis and Fort St. Joseph, Michigan. These victories relieved British pressure on General George Washington's armies and open supply lines for money and military goods from Spain, France, Cuba and Mexico.
American Indian Resources Index. A chronological history of events. Includes wars, writings and milestones.
Black History Page. Review a collection of biographies, calendars and speeches devoted to African-American history.
Education First Black History Hotlist. Provides a collection of links about African-American history, news and arts. Get details about Black History Month.
The PLANTS National Database from the United States Department of Agriculture.
The USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Introduction by state, park, or theme.
Plants of the North, a natural history of the north woods. Information on flora and fauna. ****
Checklist of Online Vegetation and Plant Distribution Maps contains North American and world plant distribution maps.
Biology 211 Flowering Plant Taxonomy. To assist in the process of learning the patterns that characterize these families, this set of pages with photographs of representatives and family descriptions has been prepared. Clicking on a picture will download a larger version for easier examination. The required families are grouped by Class and Subclass according to Cronquist's system of classification.
Pokeweed, eNature.com. A tall, large-leaved, branching plant with reddish stems and long clusters of small, white flowers. ****
Eco-USA Fauna, flora, and natural areas.
eNature.com contians information and photographs on amphibians, birds, butterflies, fishes, insects, mammals, reptiles, seashells, seashore creatures, spiders, trees, and wildflowers.
American Park Network -- Park Info. For information on a specific park, click its name in the text list below or its corresponding number on the map.
eNature.com Launches First Nature and Wildlife PortalToday. eNature.com today launched the first comprehensive site for nature lovers, outdoor enthusiasts, and environmentalists. More than 4,000 species of North American animals and plants are covered in text and photographs on the site, which features a powerful search engine that enables users to easily identify species.
92.05.12 North American Biomes. This unit on North American biomes will be a comparative study of each of the biomes’ biotic and abiotic factors. We will look at representative species of both plants and animals for each of the biomes, and try to develop food chains from those organisms.
The American Sahara The New Desert Beneath Our Feet. According to Newsweek, 40% of North America's crop and rangelands have already turned to desert. But there are many degrees of desertification, and we've only seen the beginning.
Ancient Big Game Hunting. Roughly 12,000 years ago, prehistoric mammals roamed the North American horizon. These mammals ranged from prehistoric camels, to lions, woolly mammoths, bison, armadillos, mastodons and many other large animals known as mega-fauna. The origin of the North American mega-fauna is still in debate, but it is surmised that most arrived via the Bering land bridge or Beringia in Alaska. The arrival of the mega-fauna had a deep impact on the ecological scheme of North America, which impacted its later human occupants.
North American Deserts. The North American Deserts are made up of four desert regions: the Great Basin, the Mojave, the Sonoran, and the Chihuahuan. Each are influenced by different temperatures, elevations, and the timing and quantity of rainfall.
About Plant Identifications for Photographs. Our policy is to accept the scientific name provided by the photographer if it matches a name in CalFlora (for California plants) or ITIS (for North American plants and animals). Because of the size of the CalPhotos database, all new photos are handled by computer programs, so there is no human review to make sure the plant in the photo matches the taxon provided by the photographer.
ECO-PROS - Plants and Animals Photos. Enviromental education on the web.
North American Quilt A Living Geography Project, Additional Resources. In the private North American Quilt Web classroom, you will find background material and links to resources on the World Wide Web with information and resources pertinent to our geography topics.
Module 6 American and AmerIndian. North American Indian Medical Plants.
Natural History, Flora and Fauna. Off Trinidad and Tobago, the confluence of the cool North Atlantic currents, the warmer Caribbean waters and the rich effluent of the Orinoco River creates coastal waters of unusual richness, teeming with many types of marine life.
The Interactive Tour of Tasmania. Tasmania, located southeast of mainland Australia, is a major tourist attraction due to its diverse and spectacular scenery, unspoilt wilderness and heritage. This tour is designed to give you a brief guide to Tasmania, providing you with a taste of some of this scenery and the attractions which this Australian state offers.
Ginseng Wisdom. The ginseng root comes from the botanical Araliaceae family, which includes the plants known as Panax ginseng (native to China, and cultivated in Russia, Korea, and Japan) and Panax quinquefolius ginseng (from North America).
Cretaceous Hell Creek Faunal Facies; Late Maastrichtian. The Hell Creek Formation is a layer of rock that was deposited at the very end of the "age of dinosaurs", 67 to 65 million years ago. The formation1 is found in Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota.
A View of Paleo-Indian Studies in Connecticut. Paleo-Indian artifacts continue to be found in Connecticut. While the quantity of artifacts dating to this period has increased in the past twenty years, the diversity has not. Statements about Paleo-Indian culture history, lifeways, and cultural processes are the same now as they were two decades ago.
Geology of the Paleozoic Era. Global tectonic theme of the Paleozoic - assembly of the supercontinent, Pangea.
Geological History of the Midcontinent of North America. The geological history of the midwestern portion of the North American plate at first glance appears to be somewhat uneventful when compared to the eastern and western coasts and the Rocky Mountain region.
Fossil Collections of the World - v7.04. Part of the Paleo Ring. Links and maps to many helpful web sites.
Native American History - Pre-European Period. Like North America's Native People, anthropologists and archaeologists also have creation stories which explain how America's native peoples came to be, though their stories differ markedly from those of most of the Native People.
Linguistics and the Peopling of the Americas. The question of the initial settlement of North and South America by aboriginal peoples has long been a controversial matter, which has resulted in much dispute amongst scholars of prehistory, as well as with contemporary native peoples. As this issue conveys a great amount of cultural and ideological relevance to many native peoples, the involvement of contemporary aboriginal groups within the frame work of academic research goals is an essential constituent to resolving the origins debate.
From Archaic to Woodland Cultures Virginia Indians. The first Virginians were hunters who saw elk, moose, deer, bear, bison, wolves, even some mastodons and mammoths. They would have evolved new tools to hunt game, such as the atl-atl throwing stick and then the polished axe, to accompany their earlier stone scrapers and points.
The Role of Salt in Eastern North American Prehistory. The Indians of the Eastern United States also were faced with the problem of having to distribute limited salt resources across the landscape.
THE PALEOINDIAN PERIOD. Archaeological evidence indicates that, in addition to hunting small game and gathering wild plants and shellfish, Paleoindians stalked now-extinct Pleistocene megafauna; however, the role these large animals played in the day-to-day business of making a living varied considerably across the continent.
Palaeosites. Canadian sites: The Paleontology Division of the Geological Association of Canada.
Eoarthropleura. Studies in anthropoid morphology and evolution.
GEOGRAPHY AND EARTH SCIENCES links.
NOAA Paleoclimatology Global Warming - The Data. The Mid-Cretaceous period is one period in the geologic past that stands out as distinctly warmer than today, particularly at high latitudes.
Ancient Man - North America links.
Introduction to First Societies of the Circumpolar North. The peopling of North America is still the subject of a fair amount of discussion, but it is generally thought that people reached the New World from Asia in a period when low water levels uncovered the Bering Land Bridge.
Prehistoric Fishweirs in Eastern North America. Archaeologists concentrating on eastern North America have only recently begun to realize the importance of fishing to the reconstruction of prehistoric subsistence patterns in eastern North America.
The First Americans - Archaeology - 08-10-97 from About.com.
The Paleogeographic Atlas Project, University of Chicago, Global Paleogeography, Paleobotany, Paleoclimates. We interpret paleogeography broadly to include all aspects of map reconstruction from paleo-continental orientations and tectonic considerations to the delineation of past topographic or bathymetric contours and the compilation of lithofacies data.
About.com http--friendsofpast.org-main.html. Friends of America's Past provides information about the Kennewick Man dispute, news of other ancient remains, a variety of views on these issues, and how you can help meet the challenge to our rights to learn about prehistory.
Native Plants for Conservation, Restoration & Landscaping Project. The native plants list identifies native plant species currently recommended by the Virginia Native Plant Society, the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, and other project cooperators for use in horticulture, land management, conservation, and restoration projects in Virginia.
Mountain Memories. You've reached deep within "the mountains", in the south eastern coalfields of the Cumberland Plateau. A region of ridges and valleys where roots run deep. And Kentucky's eastern boundary to the states of Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Little Cahaba River Glades. It was exciting to see flowering plants that were unknown to science. At least eight new species of plants were growing in an open glade along the banks of the Little Cahaba River near West Blockton in Central Alabama.
USDA Forest Service, Southern Region - Natural Resources - Botany and Plant Ecology. The botanical heritage of the Southern Region is unmatched by any other region of the U.S. With over 30,000 species of flowering plants, conifers, ferns, mosses, and lichens, the diversity of plants in our Region is truly wondrous. From the coastal lowlands of North and South Carolina to the Appalachian forests in the mountains of Virginia, your national forests provide a wide variety of habitats for a wide variety of wildlife species. The U. S. Forest Service, Southern Region and The Nature Conservancy have contracted with the University of Georgia for the development of a comprehensive guide to mammals in the south. The regional guide will be the latest in the series of land manager's guides that includes birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
Flora-Fauna Checklist. The Smoky Mountains host more species of trees than all of northern Europe. In fact, the rain forests of South America are the only areas with a greater per acre diversity of plant species.
North Georgia, naturally. The lay of the land in North Georgia changes dramatically from north to south as the Appalachian Mountains erode into the southern foothills. When people say "old as the hills", these are the hills they are talking about.
Mountain air. The southern Appalachian Mountains, as beautiful as they are, are cloaked in air quality issues. Directly in the path of prevailing winds, the peaks receive airborne pollution from the surrounding region
THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS. How they got where they are.
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Welcome to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation's website. We hope it provides you with useful information and acquaints you with the many ways we serve the citizens of the Commonwealth.
History of Western North Carolina - Chapter XXII - Flora and Fauna by John Arthur Preston, 1914.
Southwest Virginia Geography of Virginia. Today, the southwestern edge of Virginia is Cumberland Gap. At one time, however, Virginia stretched much further west.
1997 State of the Region Report. This book is the first of its kind for the Southern Appalachian Region. Supplying full details, and naming the responsible parties, What Have We Done?
Southern Lessons Saving Species Through the National Forest Management Act -- Defenders of Wildlife. s the turn of the century approaches, management of the national forests remains as controversial as ever. Decades after their initial passage, NFMA, NEPA and ESA continue to evoke controversy and the wrath of both industry and federal land management agencies. To opponents, these statutes have done nothing more than impede the "wise" use of our public lands and have resulted in adverse ecological and economic impacts to the very resources conservationists seek to protect.
Appalachian Gateway Center. The Appalachian Gateway Center will serve as a cultural resource center that collects and makes available information and exhibits on the history, literature, art and natural resources of the Appalachian region of Southern Ohio. The Center will strive to preserve the history and heritage of our forebears and keep alive the gifts, feelings and values that makes our Appalachian Culture unique.
The Forests Across Maryland. In Maryland, the diversity of natural resources is greater than in most other states. Its position on the Atlantic seaboard, its 2,319 square miles of inland waterways including the Chesapeake Bay, and its wide range of soils, topography, and climate support a wide variety of plants, mammals, insects, and reptiles. Many species reach their northern, southern, western, or eastern limits of distribution in Maryland.
Shades of Green Earth's Forests -- Forest Types. The boreal forest is a band of coniferous trees that spreads across North America, Europe, and Asia and, before logging and settlement, nearly encircled the northern latitudes of the globe. This is a land of "Christmas trees": spruce, pine, and fir. In more northern areas, the boreal forest gradually thins out into patches of small, scraggly trees, and eventually open tundra. There are also some areas at high elevations where the boreal forest can extend much farther south than usual, for example in the Appalachian Mountains.
MSNBC - Species in danger. More than 1,200 species have been listed as endangered or threatened by the National Fish and Wildlife Service. Click on the map to get a state-by-state list of species at risk.
EndangeredSpecie.com - The Rarest Info Around. EndangeredSpecie.com is dedicated to providing all the best endangered species information, links, books, and publications regarding rare and endangered species. This site also includes information about conservation efforts and endangered species organizations that are dedicated to saving and preserving the world's most endangered wildlife and plant life. Click on a state for lists of endangered species in that state, or here for endangered marine life.
Threatened - Endangered Species Map. Click on an area or the list below the map to find out how many animals and plants are in danger! Information from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
The Sierra Club's ecoregions pages features the three regions of the Appalachian Mountains.The northern boreal and centeral hardwood forestsorthern Forests intersect here, creating a varied tapestry of aspen, oak, beech, white pine, sugar maple, paper birch, and many other species. The Central Appalachian region with rolling hills, deep valleys, and craggy mountains. A quirk of Geology distinguishes the Southern Appalachian Highlands ecoregion. The portion of the Appalachian range that extends from Pennsylvania's Alleghenies south to Alabama's Red Mountain
Geobop's North America. Fact about the states, geology, geography, outline map and geography quizzes. Also contains PaleoZoo (learn about geography, geology, fossils, soils, etc.) and state symbols.
Geology of New River, Gauley, Bluestone River Areas. The gorge remained virtually inaccessible along its entire length until the railroad opened this isolated part of West Virginia in 1873. The most immediate attractions of this park are the river and its gorge.
Old-Growth forests haven't received much attention in Wild, Wonderful West Virginia, despite a rapidly growing interest in the subject both locally and in surrounding states and regions.
Nothern White Cedar Swamps. Northern white cedar swamps and the closely related red maple- northern white cedar swamps are 2 of the 76 upland and wetland natural communities which have been identified in Vermont. (A natural community is an assemblage of plants and animals that is found recurring across the landscape under similar environmental conditions where natural processes, rather than human disturbances, prevail.)
Virginia Indians The Powhatans Farming & Gathering. The Powhatans grew some vegetable crops and obtained other foods by gathering plants from the forest, swamps, grasslands and other areas. ****
NATIVE PEOPLES of NORTH AMERICA - Southeast Culture Area. The Southeast culture area is not a sharply bounded region, either culturally or environmentally. Most scholars regard Louisiana as its western boundary, but the northern boundary is in dispute: some researchers regard Tennessee as the northern limits of southeastern climate culture while other scholars include the modern states of Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, and the two Virginias. The Atlantic Ocean is its eastern boundary and Florida its southern one.
North American Indians - Northeast Woodlands Culture Area. The Northeast Woodlands includes what is now New England, the Atlantic states as far south as Virginia, the Ohio valley, the Great Lakes, and Canadian territory about 100 miles north of Lake Erie and Ontario. It is a region cold in winter, with deep snows, and often hot in summer. On the east the primary rivers are the St. Lawrence, Hudson, Potomac and Delaware, which drain the Appalachian mountains; on the west the Ohio and its tributaries are the most important rivers.
Project to inventory province's numerous rare plants. Among those with a love for plants, Newfoundland and Labrador has been called the best kept secret in North America. The province's geographic position, climate and geology combine to support an unusual diversity of plants for a northern area, with typically sub-arctic species co-occurring and overlapping with typically southern Appalachian species.
Devonian Period. Nova Scotia didn't always look like it does today
WildWNC.org Animals EASTERN BOX TURTLE. Box turtles can be found in a variety of habitats from fields to forests, although they seem to prefer moist situations when possible. During hot, dry weather, box turtles will often seek out springs and seepages where they dig deeply into the cool mud. They spend much of their time buried in the leaves and dirt of the forest floor, emerging to feed, especially after or during rainstorms. Box turtles eat many kinds of plant and animal material including berries, mushrooms, earthworms, slugs, snails, and insects. Like other reptiles, box turtles must hibernate during cold, winter weather. They burrow deep under the soil and leaves, sometime in October, and usually emerge in April or early May.
boys historical clothing introduction. A chronology of children's clothing.
ERAS OF THE EARTH History.
CREATION a Geological chronology of the Earth's history.
Systematics and Evolution Faculty. Recent advances in sources of evidence and sophistication of approaches to Systematics and Evolution have inspired a new sense of dynamism in these fields. Moreover, the world crisis of biodiversity has added a sense of urgency to advances in these areas.
Costs of Non-indigeneous Species. Invading non-indigenous species in the United States cause major environmental damages and losses adding up to more than $125 billion per year. There are approximately 50,000 foreign species and the number is increasing. About 42% of the species on the Threatened or Endangered species lists are at risk primarily because of non-indigenous species.
Introduction - Rare Plants of Ontario. This website is intended to educate the public about rare plants in Ontario. We have selected 12 plants to showcase in our database and have provided a complete list of rare plants in Canada.
EPA Global Warming State Impacts - North Carolina. Over the last century, the average temperature in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, has increased 1.2°F, and precipitation has increased by up to 5% in many parts of the state. These past trends may or may not continue into the future.
EPA Global Warming State Impacts. A clickable map of state impact statistics and projetions.
Handprint Geoevolution. This document presents in a vertical time line images of the Earth's geologic evolution from 510 million years ago to the present -- roughly the last 10% of the Earth's existence.
www. Extensive list of links to organizations, government agencies, and legislation related to endangered habitats and species.
BLACK MOUNTAIN LAST STAND FOR KENTUCKY'S MOST UNIQUE ISLAND OF BIODIVERSITY. Cumberland Mountains in southeastern Kentucky contains the most rugged, remote and undeveloped natural areas in the state. Much of the region remains cloaked in dense forest, and the rich, protected mountain slopes produce the most diverse forest ecosystem in eastern North America, the mixed mesophytic forest.
The tallest, of the Cumberland Mountains is Black Mountain, a southwest- northeast oriented ridge that extends about 28 miles from the town of Loyall, in Harlan County to the Kentucky-Virginia border and into part of Wise County, Virginia. A large portion of the mountain, covering an area of about 4,403 acres, is the only place in Kentucky where the elevation exceeds 3,600 feet above sea level (fi. ca.). Approximately 1,325 acres of this area exceeds 3,800 ft. ca., including 180 acres above 4,000 ft. ca.
Biologists have long recognized this mountaintop as unique in Kentucky, both because of the high elevations and the mountain's relative isolation from other mountains of this size.
Tracks Let's Focus on... from Natural Discovery.
The Herbal Encyclopedia - Main Page for Herbs. This site is not meant to be a substitute for seeking the advice of a qualified physician or health professional, and the information given within is not meant to replace prescription medicines without the proper guidance. This information is given for educational purposes only. I make no claims as to the ability of herbs to cure you of every ailment known to man.
Nova Scotia Plant Savers saving wild medicinal plants.. The Nova Scotia Plant Savers Mission is to protect native medicinal plants of the United States and Canada and their native habitat while ensuring an abundant renewable supply of medicinal plants for generations to come. We encourage land stewardship and sustainable wildharvesting, recognizing that the environmentally responsible cultivation of medicinal plants is of critical importance in addressing these goals.
Medicinal Plants links.
Nantahala The Southern Highlands. Nantahala was the Cherokee name for "sun in the middle," referring to regions deep in mountain gorges, warmed only at midday but glowing inside all the while. It's a name that is immediately recognizable when you're in the middle of this place.
Haywood County is "the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains" and keeper of the region's heritage. West of here are adventurous wildlands and the Cherokee Indian Reservation that in places hold the exotic allure of another country altogether.
Cades Cove Guide. Cades Cove nestles in a beautiful valley. Open fields lap against 5,500-foot mountain peaks. With more than 2.5 million visitors annually, it is the Park's most popular destination. Most people come to these 5,000 open acres to observe the wildlife. In addition to the wide variety of wildlife, several historic buildings date to the nineteenth century, including a working grist mill, barns, three churches, pioneer log cabins, and frame houses.
Wetlands Draining in North Carolina. Wetlands are transitional areas between land and water, such as swamps and marshes. Some are connected to streams and others, such as low lying pine plantations and pocosins, are not. They provide important protection for flood prevention, streambank stabilization, water purification, aquatic and wildlife habitat, and endangered species. Over the years, however, approximately half of North Carolina’s wetlands have been lost to development, farming and forestry practices. Wetlands now only cover about 25 percent of the state’s land area.
Kanawha County, West Virginia Genweb Project contains a West Virginia State Map; Districts and Towns of Kanawha County; Kanawha County in the War of 1812; Kanawha River History; Kanawha County Mound Builders; A Pioneer Wedding; Red Salt; Murder of Cornstalk; and Early Settlements of Kanawha County.
Tacket's Fort. Lewis Tacket, and his brother Christopher with their families, settled at the mouth of the Coal river, and built what was called Tacket's Fort, a little in the rear of the present residence of Mr. John Capehart. This fort was a double log cabin, enclosed by a strong stockade, which was ordinarily a sufficient protection from the Indians. They were soon joined by others as fearless as themselves.
Kanawha County was formed in an Act of the Virginia Legislature in 1789, from portions of Greenbrier and Montgomery counties. "Kanawha" comes from an indian name meaning "place of white stone" this was probability because of the salt that was found in the area. The original county was about 120 miles long and nearly 100 miles wide. The western border was at the Big Sandy River and the county extended east to Sewell Mountain on what was the Greenbrier county line. To the north the county was bounded by the Little Kanawha River and extended south to the boundaries of Montgomery and Tazewell counties, Virginia and the state of Kentucky. In 1804 and 1809, Mason and Cabell counties respectively, were formed from part of Kanawha county.
Greenbrier Co, West Virgina GenWeb Project contains Greenbrier County Neighbors and Ancestors; Greenbrier County, WV History; District Maps of Greenbrier County, West Virginia; Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park; The Springs of Virginia and West Virginia;
the Dimution of Greenbrier County; Greenbriar County in 1895; and a modern day Map of Greenbrier County, WV.
West Virginia in the Civil War. West Virginia became the 35th state of the Union on June 20, 1863. Created in the midst of the Civil War, West Virginia provided to the Union Army 31,872 regular army troops, 133 sailors and marines, and 196 United States Colored Troops, during that terrible conflict of 1861-1865. It is also estimated that somewhere between 16,000 and 20,000 men served in the Confederate Army in this war of "brother versus brother."
U.S. Sex Offenders Registries contains a listing of law enforcement police agencies that have access to a server providing information on Sex Offender Registries (SOR). These registries were the outgrowth of Megan's Laws.
Red Jacket Tribute. April 22, 1938 is the date of the mine explosion at the Keen Mountain Mine of Red Jacket Coal Corp., which claimed the lives of 45 miners.
Buchanan Co, VA. A Genealogy of Buchanan County, with Shortcuts to Ancestor Counties.
Formation of Buchanan County. Buchanan County, Virginia was formed in 1858 by Act 156 of the Virginia General Assembly.
Dickenson County, Virginia GenWeb Project. Dickenson County, Virginia was formed in 1880 from Buchanan, Russell, and Wise counties. It was named after W. J. Dickenson, a member of the Virginia Assembly. The Dickenson County seat is Clintwood, Virginia. Dickenson County is located in the Southwestern corner of the Commonwealth of Virginia, cradled within the Appalachian mountains and forests.
Wise County Genweb Project contains Mountain Language; Wise County Roads; 1772 Tithables on the Clinchs; 1844 petition to form Wise County; a One Room School; the Jeremiah T. Chase Mansion; Jeremiah Bolling Settlement; Burial of Doc Taylor; Baptism of Devil John Wright; Cranesnest Cliffs; Benge's Gap; William Carr; Guest Station; Settlers of Norton; History;Thomas, James, and Stephen Osborne; Archibald Scott; Tates Fort; John Roberts; Josiah Ramsey; Princes Flats; Obeys Creek; Lovelady Gap; Land Suit; Uriah Stone; Indian Forays In The Powell Valley; Humphrey Dickenson; Glade Hollow Fort; Moses Cockrell; Michael Stoner; Warriors Camp; Joseph & Ephraim Drake; Samuel Porter; Lewis Green; Trimbles Creek; Gasper Mansker; Turkey Cove; Deskin Tibbs; Elisha Wallen; Powell Valley; County Forts; Clinch Scouts; Civil War in Wise; Bush Family; Blackmores; Big Laurel; Chief Logan; John Snoddy; John Dunkin; Wm Pittman; and the Boone Trail.
Indian Creek is a tributary of the Pound River, it begins at a spring high on Indian Mountain, the Tennessee Divide, south of Pound in Wise County, Virginia, all streams on this side of the mountain flow eventually into the Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois.
Swifts Silver Mine. Excellent collection of links to articles on the legendary John Swift Silver Mine.
The Virginia Runaways Project is a digital database of runaway and captured slave and servant advertisements from 18th-century Virginia newspapers. When a slave or servant ran away, masters often placed remarkably detailed advertisements for their return. Sheriffs and other county officials also often advertised the capture of runaways or suspected runaways.
Early Wise County Houses and Sites contains Adam Stidham; Samuel Saylers; AM Vicars; Wheatley; Court House; Daniel Ramey; William Prince; Princes Flats; Roberson Mill; Andrew Sturgill; Williams Farm; Jones School; Snodgrass; Commodore Rogers; Clerks Office; G C Williams; Tacoma; William Robinett; Ramsey; Lonesome Pine; Martin Lipps; Rafe Kilgore; David Jesse; George Hunsucker; John Huff; Emory Wiley Gardner; Hiram Kilgore; Ellington Kilgore; Clemmy Joseph; Green B Jones; Horse Gap; Jail; Archibald Ison; Schuyler Hamilton; Alexander Goins; John Gilliam; Clark Camp; John Frazier; Canoe Rock; First Coal Mine; David Bruce; First Blacksmith Shop; Bolling Settlement; Evans Place; Charles Carter; Langhorne Blevins; William Dean; Big Glades; John Addington Mill; Benge's Saddle; Solomon Blessing; Jessee Baker; Andrew W Day; Bob Anderson; Henderson Addington; Land Controversy; David Stidham; B T Yearly; David Smith; Lewis Roberts; Jeremiah Powers; Israel Wampler; Alvin Parsons; Nash Place; Samuel Meade; Elihu Maggard; Loranza Huff; Nicolas John Horne; William Greear; Samuel Graham; O B Gilley; Cyatt Holdway; Harley Clark; Judge Fulton; Chisenhall Place; Ely Boggs; Bruce House; William Bond; Valeria Erwin; Hiram Dean; Freeman Beverly; and Charles Addington.
Early Settlers of Wise County, Virginia.
1785 Petition to form Russell County. The petition of sundry inhabitants of Clinch River, Moccasin Creek, Powells Valley, and others, citizens of Washington County humbly represent that your petitioners are situated from the line of Montgomery as it crosses near the source of the Clinch River, down the same eight miles; thence to the extreme settlements of Powells Valley forty more.
On 9 May, 1786, the first court of Russell County was held in the Castles Woods settlement at the home of William Roberson. Governor Patrick Henry issued commissions to Justices to preside. The Justices were Alexander Barnett, Henry Smith, Daniel Ward, Andrew Cowan, Samuel Ritchie, Thomas Carter, Henry Dickenson and John Thompson.
First Militia Roster of Russell County. In the Archives of the Virginia State Library is found one of the most interesting documents pertaining to the earliest settlers of the Clinch River Valley in what is now Russell, Scoot and Lee Counties, but then a part of Washington County.
Russell County Virginia Genweb Project. Russell County is located in the far southwestern part of Virginia. In 1745 the area now contained in Russell County was formed as a part of Augusta County. Between the years 1769 and 1785 it was contained in Botetourt, Fincastle and Washington Counties. Russell County was formed in 1786 from Washington County. The area which became Russell County contained about 3000 square miles or 1.9 million acres. The boundary lines extended northward from Clinch Mountain to Cumberland Gap on the Kentucky border and eastward to a point near present Bluefield, Virginia. In 1790, the population of the county was 3,338, which included 190 slaves.
Historical Sketches contains Dr. Thomas Walker; the Boone Trail; the Appalachian Experience; Daniel Boone; Kilgore Forthouse; Old Mills of Southwest Virginia; Longhunters; Christopher Gist; Frontier Forts; Chief Benge's Last Raid; the Captivity of Jenny Wiley;
A Fight for Life; the Harman's Battle; the Moore Family; James Boone Killed; the Captivity of Mary Ingles; Chief Benge carries away Mary Scott; Mrs. Andrew Davidson and children captured; David Musick; the Walker Family; the Evans Family; the Thomas Ingles Family; the Capture of Jane Whitaker and Polly Alley; the Henry Family; The Indian Missionary; St. Marie on the Clinch; General Joseph Martin; The Melungeons; and John Swift's Silver Mines.
Granny's Garden. Wildflowers, herbs, shrubs, and trees found in Wise County.
Granny's Recipes. Traditional recipes.
Coal and Virginia. Coal is Virginia's most valuable mineral resource, virtually black gold for the Commonwealth. The value of the tens of million tons of Virginia coal produced annually is more than one billion dollars. Virginia ranks among the top ten coal producing states in the United States.
Pennsylvanian Age in Kentucky. Pennsylvanian rocks are only preserved in the Eastern and Western Kentucky Coal Fields, although all of Kentucky was probably covered by Pennsylvanian sediments at one time. Erosion has completely removed Pennsylvanian rocks from all areas but the coal fields.
Links for plant resources by State. A plant resources page for the different states of the United States.
Atlas of the Flora of New England -- Introduction to the Web Version. The web edition of the Atlas of the Flora of New England will be an ongoing updated document. We welcome information on vouchered county records not reflected in this atlas and other suggested changes or corrections. Currently the complete first two installments treating pteridophytes, gymnosperms, and Poaceae are posted.
Fauna versus flora. The list of casualties, says Waller, includes trees like eastern hemlock and white cedar, wildflowers such as orchids and lilies, and shrubs like Canada yew. Moreover, the combined effect of over-browsing by a deer herd with population densities now in the range of 20 to 30 animals per square mile has, in some areas, significantly reduced vegetation needed by many songbirds and butterflies.
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County -- Backyards For Wildlife. Beautiful landscapes and natural surroundings, including wildlife, do much to enhance property values. "Property values" not only mean the monetary market value of a piece of the Earth's surface, but also the capacity of that land to enrich the lives of those who live on it.
Mammals of the Great Lakes Region. Amphibians, reptiles, birds, fish, insects, and mammals.
Division of Endangered Species, Species Information. Before a plant or animal species can receive protection under the Endangered Species Act, it must first be placed on the Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife and plants. Our listing program follows a strict legal process to determine whether to list a species, depending on the degree of threat it faces. An “endangered” species is one that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Threatened Endangered Species Lists by state for the Southeast Region and the Northeast Region.
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Questions about Book of Mormon Evidence. This page deals with common questions and objections concerning evidence supporting the Book of Mormon as an authentic ancient document.
Values Deep in the Woods. There can no longer be found about 500 faunal species and subspecies that have become extinct in the United States since 1600, and only rarely found another 500 that are (officially or unofficially) threatened and endangered.