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	Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
		The geographical definitions of the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Area is: East boundary -- From the North Pole, south along the 141st meridian west longitude to the east boundary of Alaska, thence south and southeast along the Alaskan boundary to the Pacific Ocean.
		thence south along the 130th meridian to its intersection with the 30th parallel north latitude, thence southeast to the intersection of the equator and the 100th meridian west longitude, thence south along the 100th meridian west longitude to the South Pole.
		West boundary -- From the North Pole, south along the 60th meridian east longitude to its intersection with the eastern border of Iran, thence south along that border to the Gulf of Oman and the intersection of the 60th meridian east longitude, thence south along the 60th meridian east longitude to the South Pole.
	www.history.navy.mil /medals/apcm.htm (212 words)

	Elevation in the West (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		West of the 100th Meridian, the average elevation is higher than 2,000 feet.
		The stark mountain vistas of the United States are concentrated in the younger landforms west of the 100th Meridian because that region has been uplifted more recently, and erosion has not had time to reshape the landscape.
		At the moment, however, the topography and drainage patterns of the west are dramatically different from the eastern United States.
	www.virginiaplaces.org /conservation/waterinwest/elevation.html (470 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online:
		The United States took the position that the true 100th meridian was meant, and that the South Fork was the main Red River, and therefore that the boundary was along the South Fork of the Red River to the true 100th meridian and thence northward.
		Texas held that the 100th meridian of the Melish map was the boundary intended by the framers of the treaty and that the North Fork was the main Red River and therefore the boundary.
		Since the Melish 100th meridian was east of the junction of the North and South forks of the Red River, Greer County would be in Texas if that meridian were accepted as the boundary, for the disputed territory lay south and west of that stream.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/GG/hcg81.html (1191 words)

	100th Meridian Initiative
		The 100th Meridian Initiative"is a comprehensive prevention partnership including state and federal agencies, private industries, and user groups.
		Our primary objective is to prevent the spread aquatic invasive species, particularly zebra mussels, by promoting public awareness and conducting voluntary boat checks in many states (and Manitoba) that straddle the 100th Meridian (100° Longitude).
		We have recently expanded our initiative to include states west of the 100th Meridian.
	www.uta.edu /biology/cbmr/100th.html (78 words)

	100th Meridian Initiative: About the 100th MI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Objective: Prevent the spread of zebra mussels in the 100th meridian jurisdictionsand west through voluntary boat inspections and boater surveys.
		Trained personnel will conduct voluntary boat inspections and boater surveys at highway stops located on 11 major highway corridors entering the 100th meridian jurisdictions and at key lakes in the west.
		These data will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the 100th Meridian Initiative.
	www.100thmeridian.org /component2.htm (340 words)

	Chronicles of Oklahoma
		The 100th meridian forms the western boundary and the union of the two forks of the Red River constitutes the most eastern point of the area.
		France ceded all of Louisiana west of the Mississippi and the Isle of Orleans to Spain.
		It appears that the two governments, with knowledge that the treaty of 1819 referred to Melish's map of 1818, had by official action, declared that the 100th meridian was located on the line that marks the eastern boundaries of the counties of Lipscomb, Hemphill, Wheeler, and Collinsworth, in the State of Texas.
	digital.library.okstate.edu /Chronicles/v012/v012p145.html (5777 words)

	History of the State of Oklahoma-1908-Ch. 3-Boundaries
		For five years all that part of the present state of Oklahoma lying south of the southern boundary of Beaver county (extended to meet the southern line of Missouri), formed the western half of the territory of Arkansas, and was under the jurisdiction of the Arkansas territorial government.
		30´ latitude "extended west to a point where it intersects a line drawn due south from the junction of the Kansas river with the Missouri." North of the Missouri river the western boundary was extended, in 1836, to the Missouri river.
		The definite limits of the Indian country were, on the east, the west lines of Missouri and Arkansas, while on the west and south the Mexican possessions still formed the barrier of American sovereignty, the Red river and the 100th meridian separating the two national dominions.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/topic/historical/ok_5.htm (3733 words)

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		west of the 100th meridian west longitude) or types of mining (e.g.
		ARID AND SEMIARID AREA means, for the purpose of alluvial valley floors, an area of the interior western United States, west of the one hundredth meridian west longitude, experiencing water deficits, where water use by native vegetation equals or exceeds that supplied by precipitation.
		All coal fields located in North Dakota west of the one hundredth meridian west longitude, all coal fields in Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho, Nevada, and Arizona, the Eagle Ross field in Texas, and the Stone Canyon and the Ione fields in California are in arid and semiarid areas.
	www.osmre.gov /federalregister/43fr41662a.txt (14404 words)

	Understanding the Present and Future West
		The modern American West, like the Old- and New-West, is a shifting ground that is shaped by competing groups trying to establish and protect their economic, political, and cultural dominance.
		Out West, it is said, nature has worked some kind of wonder, transforming the ordinary into the remarkable, the old into the new, molding us into a more audacious and egalitarian people or, depending on who is telling the tale, into a society of extraordinary villainy and rapaciousness.
		The " arid " West has meaning only in relation to the "normal" East, where the landscape is verdant, the wide rivers are traversable, and all the "customary" ways of making a life from the land are possible.
	www.colorado.edu /AmStudies/lewis/west/prefut.htm (3232 words)

	100th Meridian
		The lines was the 100th Meridian, one hundred degrees of longitude west of Greenwich.
		To the east of the 100th Meridian, average annual precipitation is in excess of twenty inches.
		Although the 100th Meridian is simply an imaginary line on a map, it represents the boundary between the east and the west and that symbolism carries to this day.
	www.thedford.org /100th_meridian.htm (344 words)

	Recreating the West
		Although there are a great many problems associated with croplands, forests, and urban centers in the American West, I concentrate on the rangelands for two reasons.
		First, the rangelands make up the bulk of the land area in the West, and thus serve as the largest water catchment area, ultimately controlling the fate of our water supplies.
		I believe we can create rangelands in the West that once again support a vast array of life, healthy soils, and stable water systems, but we can only do it one decision at a time.
	www.holisticmanagement.org /new_site_05/Info/recreatingwest.cfm (5554 words)

	Beyond the Hundredth Meridian (1954)
		It is about the mix of typically American individualism and uncritical acceptance of popular myths that all but devastated the misguided attempts to colonize the arid and subhumid regions west of the 100th meridian using techniques inappropriate for the conditions.
		This is a book about the prescience of one man, his long and ultimately lost political battles to put the national land policies on a scientific basis, and the enduring legacy of his prodigious abilities, organizational skills, and dedication to public service.
		It was a fascinating drama that put Powell squarely against the atomic and chaotic colonizing of the West which doomed to failure just about every small homesteader, led to staggering dissipation of resources and energy, and created great inefficiencies in land speculation and monopolization of access to water resources.
	gotterdammerung.org /books/reviews/b/beyond-the-hundredth-meridian.html (758 words)

	Forest Magazine Article: Review of “Ranching West of the 100th Meridian”
		Ranching West of the 100th Meridian: Culture, Ecology, and Economics is both a celebration of and a eulogy for the western rancher.
		What we need to confront in the West, and something that the authors do not address, is the need to simultaneously reduce and eliminate both sprawl and cattle over most of the West.
		What we need for the West is a fresh vision for our culture and economy that is not based on domination of the land, animals and people and destruction of our natural capital.
	www.fseee.org /forestmag/0305meridian.shtml (2205 words)

	FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal and State Resources, Forms, and Code
		By the act creating Lipscomb county, its boundary immediately south of the parallel of 36 30' north latitude begins 'at a monument on the intersection of the 100th meridian and the thirty-six and a half degrees of latitude.' That monument is the one established by the United States after the settlement of 1850.
		It thus appears that the two governments, with knowledge that the treaty of 1819 referred to Melish's map of 1818, have, by official action, declared that the 100th meridian is located on the line that marks the eastern boundaries of the counties of Lipscomb, Hemphill, Wheeler, and Collingsworth, in the state of Texas.
		We have found that the 100th meridian mentioned in the treaty must, especially since the compromise act of 1850, be taken to be the 100th meridian astronomically located.
	caselaw.lp.findlaw.com /scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=162&invol=1 (9598 words)

	meridians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Use numerals and lowercase to identify the imaginary locater lines that ring the globe from north to south through the poles.
		They are measured in units of 0 to 180 degrees east and west of the prime meridian, which runs through Greenwich, England.
		Examples: 33rd meridian (if location east or west of Greenwich is obvious), 1st meridian west, 100th meridian.
	www.stthomas.edu /jour/apstyle/meridians.html (60 words)

	Conservation Geography - Water in the West
		An even-simpler way to look at the United States is to focus on the 100th Meridian, that line of longitude 100 degrees west of Greenwich, England.
		East of the 100th Meridian, the landscape is wet, crowded, and flat.
		Why "Whiskey is For Drinking, Water Is For Fighting" in the West...
	www.virginiaplaces.org /conservation/waterinwest/index.html (153 words)

	SENATE REPORT NO. 94-101
		The Senate amendment prohibited mining on such alluvial valley floors only when this would have a substantial adverse effect on croplands or haylands significant to the practice of farming or ranching.The House receded from its outright ban, and compromise language was accepted that modified the language in the Senate amendment.
		The Senate amendment specified that a permit or portion thereof should not be approved if the proposed mining operation would have a substantial adverse effect on crop lands or hay lands overlying alluvial valley floors where such crop lands or hay lands are significant to ranching and farming operations.
		Because of the low annual precipitation in the West dependable area for hay production are only those alluvial valley floors that can be irrigated by flood water spreading, diversion from stream flow, or by natural subirrigation.
	www.osmre.gov /legishistory/senatereport94-101.htm (6105 words)

	Meridian, Texas
		Meridian, Texas was established on the Fourth of July, 1854, as seat of the newly created Bosque County; named for its location on the 100th meridian.
		Today, Meridian is a major retail center for agricultural activities.
		A few miles west of Whitney via F.M. 1244 or F.M. 1713; also accessible from Clifton, Meridian and Hillsboro.
	www.lnstar.com /mall/txtrails/meridian.htm (248 words)

	100th Meridian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The Hundredth Meridian has long served as the almost definitive guideline for anyone wanting to approximate where the West begins.
		East of the 100th meridian, it is generally thought that there is water enough for unirrigated crops to grow.
		West of the 100th meridian, irrigation and arid lands cultivation techniques are called for.
	geoimages.berkeley.edu /GeoImages/Starrs/HUNDRED.html (80 words)

	DANFS: Area Campaign Medals & Battle Stars, World War II
		East boundary.--From the North Pole, south along the 60th meridian east longitude to its intersection with the e astern border of Iran, thence south along that border to the Gulf of Oman and the intersection of the 60th meridian east longitude, thence south along the 60th meridian east longitude to the South Pole.
		West boundary--Coincident with the east boundary of the American Area.
		West boundary--Coincident with the east boundary of the European-African-Middle Eastern Area.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/BattleStars.html (2361 words)

	100th Meridian Initiative: About the 100th MI
		100th Meridian Initiative: About the 100th MI The goals of this Initiative are to 1) prevent the spread of zebra mussels and other aquatic nuisance species in the 100th meridian jurisdictions and west and 2) monitor and control zebra mussels and other aquatic nuisance species if detected in these areas.
		Voluntary Boat Inspections and Boater Surveys: Prevent the spread of zebra mussels in the 100th meridian jurisdictions and west through voluntary boat inspections and boater surveys.
		Monitoring: Establish monitoring sites on waters west of the 100th meridian to determine the presence or absence of zebra mussels and other ANS in the 100th meridian jurisdictions and west.
	100thmeridian.org /about100mi.htm (251 words)

	THE 100TH MERIDIAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The 100th Meridian is the 100th longitudinal line west of Greenwich, England which was set by Congress as a major goal in building the first transcontinental railroad.
		Construction of the Union Pacific reached the Meridian on October 5, 1866.
		West of this line precipitation, which comes largely from the Pacific, is insufficient for agricultural needs without irrigation.
	www.nde.state.ne.us /SS/markers/017.html (111 words)

	Carbutt and the Union Pacific's Grand Excursion to the 100th Meridian
		(Near the present day freight station of Gannett, on the Union Pacific, 40 miles west of the 100th Meridian.) Some hours were spent by the party observing the laying of track, the distribution of material and the general construction process as the tracks grew ever closer to their eventual hook-up with the Western Pacific Railroad.
		So as the sun set slowly in the West our stalwart group of well-fed adventurers were borne back over the prairie from whence they came—leaving behind three dead, the scorched earth, and the remains of a thousand dinners.
		The Directors of the UPRR at the 100th Mer.
	cprr.org /Museum/Stereo_World/Carbutt (2406 words)

	America’s 100th Meridian: A Plains Journey, by Monte Hartman and William Kittredge \| New West Network
		It was my thought that I might find enclaves of such a society in the Great Plains." The 100th meridian, of course, is that 1,900 mile line wherein, east to west, moisture begins to diminish, where rain goes from reality to theory.
		Another day of drowning." In light of this discussion, perhaps in the end the West is not a geography at all, not a post office or hay barn, not even necessarily a state of aridity.
		Once having sent out taproots past the 100th meridian, and no matter the empty gas stations and dusty streets, you've got to believe that, someday, maybe tomorrow, the rain's finally going to fall.
	www.newwest.net /index.php/main/article/8608 (1346 words)

	Great Plains - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 100th meridian west is denoted with the red line.
		The High Plains is used in a related, more general context to describe the elevated regions of the Great Plains, which are primarily west of the 100th meridian.
		The 100th meridian roughly corresponds with the line that divides the Great Plains into an area that receive 20 inches (500 mm) or more of rainfall per year and an area that receives less than 20 inches (500 mm).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Plains (1160 words)

	Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska - Railroads.
		The preliminary surveys had demonstrated that it was wholly impracticable to construct a railroad west from the parallel designated in the Republican Valley, while it could not be gainsaid that the eastern terminus at the 100th parallel would not be in the valley of the Platte.
		The healthfulness of the climate, the dryness and purity of the atmosphere, and the nutritious grasses upon which stock can subsist during the entire year, are destined to render these plains the pasture grounds of innumerable flocks and herds, and the source of untold wealth.
		The road had been located and placed under contract from the west bank of the Missouri River, a distance of 100 miles westerly, in the great Valley of the Platte River, and surveys continued from that point to the 100th Meridian of longitude.
	www.kancoll.org /books/andreas_ne/railroad/railroad-p1.html (4777 words)

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