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  Battle of Powder River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Powder River occurred March 17, 1876, in the Montana Territory between the United States Army and a force of Lakota Sioux Native Americans during Crook's Big Horn Expedition in the Black Hills War.
George Crook, commander of the Department of the Platte, had been ordered to locate the camps of several bands of Sioux and Cheyenne that had left their reservations and appeared to be preparing to go on the warpath.
Accompanied by a handful of newspaper reporters, Crook left Fort Fetterman on March 1 with 883 men from a variety of cavalry regiments, along with civilian and friendly Indian scouts and a herd of 45 beef cattle.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_the_Powder_River   (1042 words)

  
 Red River Campaign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Red River Campaign or Red River Expedition consisted of a series of battles fought along the Red River in Louisiana during the American Civil War from March 10 to May 22, 1864.
The Confederate senior officers were confused as to whether the Red River, Mobile, Alabama, or coastal Texas was the primary Union target for the spring 1864 campaign.
After an all-night march, Smith's men surprised and captured Fort de Russy on the Red River on March 14, capturing 317 Confederate prisoners and the only heavy guns available to the Confederates.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Red_River_Campaign   (2348 words)

  
 Hudson River Almanac: March 2001 Monthly Highlights   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
In late March, anglers may be fishing in their shirt sleeves in New York Harbor, while 300 miles upriver and a mile higher in the High Peaks, snowshoes or cross-country skis are needed to traverse a three-foot snow pack.
By the end of March five or six nesting pairs will be back and fully engaged with their nests and the river that provides their sustenance.
March will frustrate and delight, disappoint and surprise, but it is still the doorway to the awakening landscape of spring, and all that April will bring.
www.dec.state.ny.us /website/hudson/archive/mar01.html   (973 words)

  
 Hudson River Almanac -- March 1995
March 6, Furnace Brook - At daybreak it is crisp and clear.
He and his friend were striped bass fishing in the Hudson River at 2:30 p.m., about 750 feet offshore from the train station at Scarborough, when they began to hear, repeatedly, "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh." They investigated and observed what appeared to be one or two four-foot animals swimming in the river nearby.
March 22, Croton Point - Coltsfoot was in bloom on the beach; daffodils were blooming in Croton-on-Hudson.
www.hudsonriver.com /almanac/0397alm.htm   (682 words)

  
 Hudson River Almanac -- March 1997
March 13 - Ossining - Henry Gourdine recalled that this was the date when most Hudson River commercial fishermen would abandon their winter fishing through the river's ice in anticipation of the impending spring season.
By March 17 they would be back out on the river, this time in boats, setting long hickory poles by driving them into the soft bottom.
Lauren Stabile, Pearl River Middle School, Pearl River, NY March 20 - Croton Point - On the south side of the point the forsythia was in bloom.
www.hudsonriver.com /almanac/0399alm.htm   (755 words)

  
 Little River Books Photo Center
Magnolia (1) on the Upper Mississippi River at Hastings, Minn., on March 28, 2005.
The Mary Artie Brannon (1) of the Crounse fleet is shown northbound on the Ohio River at Owensboro, Ky., late in the afternoon on May 31, 2003.
Mississippi River Lock - Swinging The Gate - The floating crane Quad Cities lifted the spare gate and swung it downstream where it was set on two “pillow blocks” and then, with the use of chains and turnbuckles, was secured until it was placed into the gate recess on January 12, 2003.
www.littleriverbooks.com /photos-m.htm   (6581 words)

  
 Mobile Riverine Force Summary - March 1969, River Assault Force, Unit History, Order of Battle, After Action Report, ...
Operating with 160 river assault craft (RAC) since the transfer in February of 25 boats to the Vietnamese Navy, the Mobile Riverine Force (MRF) again ranged the delta in watermobile assault operations in coordination with U.S. Army and Vietnamese forces.
At 1355 on 3 March, RAD 131 transiting west on Ba Lai River to extract Delta Company of the 4/47th received rocket and automatic weapons fire from the banks at (XS 556 363), T-131-6 received minor damage from one rocket hit in her starboard side.
On 4 March at 1515, TE 117.1.4.2 with Delta Company of the 4/47th aboard while enroute to base received automatic weapons, recoilless rifle and B-40 fire from the south bank of the Ben Tre River, 9 miles south-southeast of My Tho (XS 547 308).
www.riverinesailor.com /March1969.htm   (2269 words)

  
 Wisconsin River Report - March 6, 2003
Wisconsin basin normal March average weekly temperatures are 25 degrees north and 29 degrees central.
March long-term normal flows along the river, averages that are inflated by the occurrence of early spring flood flows, stood in stark contrast to the river's current somnambulant pace the first week of the month.
Should temperatures by March 15 climb into the 40s as forecast, the first stirrings of spring breakup may occur in the lower portion of the 12,000 square mile basin.
www.wvic.com /NewsReleases/03-06-03-Web.htm   (734 words)

  
 News from River Cottage – March 2005
In this issue, we have details of the River Cottage Charity for 2005 and our after show auction.
And, as we are hoping to enlist your help in supporting such projects, it means we will be in a position to give you detailed and meaningful reports of our progress.
The auction will be going live on March 22nd, but for an exclusive preview click here.
www.rivercottage.net /newsletters/march_2005/index.html   (1360 words)

  
 Wisconsin River Report - March 13, 2003
As of the March 9 reservoir report, 78 percent of the storage capacity, or room to contain 13,603 million cubic feet (mcf) of water, was available in WVIC's 21 headwater reservoirs.
The sun in March is higher in the sky and produces more heat, but the cold of winter lingers.
reservoir and Rhinelander March 9 testified to that.
www.wvic.com /NewsReleases/03-13-03-Web.htm   (820 words)

  
 Suwannee River, March 2005, Part 1
Soaring above the river were a pair of swallow-tailed kites, which my field guide describes as "uncommon and local." The bird has a distinctive shape in the air with a long forked tail.
Either the rain or a rising river had caused water to pool around the fire ring and was very close to Tom's tent.
Back on the river, and it wasn't long before we spotted the first alligator of the trip, sitting onshore in a little nook of the bank.
boonedocks.net /travel/florida/suwannee2005-1.html   (2563 words)

  
 The Maine Rivers Site - Sheepscot River
The fifty-eight mile long Sheepscot River rises in the hills of West Montville, widens into Sheepscot Pond in Palermo, then falls swiftly over rocks and gravel through the rural Whitefield countryside to the picturesque village of Coopers Mills, where spars for the U.S.S. Constitution were cut.
The Sheepscot is one of the last remaining rivers with remnant populations of the nearly extinct native Atlantic salmon.
Although much of the Sheepscot River has the state’s highest water quality rating and the upper portions are relatively pristine, the watershed nevertheless faces a variety of problems.
www.mainerivers.org /river_features/sheepscot.htm   (1292 words)

  
 SMIG -- Visualization of Drifting Buoys in St. Clair River (article: March 2001)
The river forms part of the international boundary between the United States and Canada in the eastern Lower Peninsula of Michigan and southern Ontario.
Clair River is a connecting channel between Lake Huron and Lake St. Clair that forms part of the international boundary between the United States and Canada (fig.
For St. Clair River deployments, the electronics of these buoys were enhanced to decrease the sampling interval from 30 minutes to about 90 seconds and to increase the precision of positional information from about 700 ft to about 70 ft. Local interferences, however, often reduced the average sampling intervals to more than 180 seconds.
smig.usgs.gov /SMIG/features_0301/drifters.html   (2205 words)

  
 Texas Paddlers Forum - Caddo River Trip - March 5th & 6th   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
Weather: The weather this weekend is calling for highs in the mid 60s and lows in the high 30s to low 40s for the next three days.
I would also recommend a dry change of clothes to take with you on the river in a dry bag incase you dump your boat.
Plan: We will meet at the Texins garage (http://www.outdoorclub.org/texins_map.html) on Friday March 4th at 5:30 pm to load up the kayaks and arrange carpooling.
www.luv2paddle.com /cgi-bin/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2735   (565 words)

  
 Hudson River Almanac: March 2005 Weekly Highlights
Here the river was open for a span of 15-20' as it passed south toward the Ice Meadows.
A tangle of vines on a stump became a cat's cradle of lace, and the fl water of the river was in lovely contrast to the snow-softened banks.
The Hudson River E-Almanac is compiled and edited by Tom Lake and e-mailed weekly by the Hudson River Estuary Program of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
www.dec.state.ny.us /website/hudson/mar053.html   (3937 words)

  
 Lewis and Clark's Columbia River - Goble, Oregon
Goble, Oregon, is located along the Columbia River at River Mile (RM) 74, and is situated just slightly downstream of Sandy Island, and across from Kalama, Washington.
I Suspect that this river Waters the Country lying west of a range of Mountains which passes the Columbia between the Great falls and rapids, and North of the Same nearly to the low country which Commences on the N W. Coast about Latitude 4° [blank] North.
I suspect that this river waters the country lying West of the range of mountains which pass the columbia between the great falls and rapids, and north of the same nearly to the low country which commences on the N. coast about Latitude [blank] North.
englishriverwebsite.com /LewisClarkColumbiaRiver/Regions/Places/goble.html   (2798 words)

  
 Newsletter - Charles River Conservancy - March 2006
Along the banks of the Charles River, and in the environs of the Weeks Bridge and the Weld Boathouse, a plein-air workshop will be held all day on Saturday June 3rd with an introductory session in the evening of May 31st.
The Charles River Conservancy seeks a volunteer manager of the Parkland Ambassadors program, a new initiative of the Charles River Conservancy to expand public knowledge and use of the Charles River Parklands.
The Charles River Conservancy takes as its mission the renewal and stewardship of the Charles River Parklands and their surroundings, particularly parks, parkways and bridges.
www.charlesriverconservancy.org /newsletter/updates/update_0603.html   (824 words)

  
 Fishing the Gold River Steelhead - March by Dennis Dickson
The Gold River is located on the West Coast of Vancouver Island near Campbell River.
Topographically, it is a canyon stream carved through a millennia of bedrock as it cascades its way to the Pacific Ocean.
I would never recommend floating this river unless you have spent a lot of time in class 3 waters, and will take the time to scout every drop.
www.flyfishsteelhead.com /stories/goldriver.htm   (519 words)

  
 Lower Colorado River Trip, March May 8-11, 1998
The river valley is filled with old river gravel, which made a rather rough bed.
Lunch was a good pasta salad which we ate on one of the rather rare sand beaches.
Most of the river bank was impenetrable brush-cat tails, tamarisk, and phragmites grass.
journals.aol.com /drblair/AllansJournal/entries/2005/08/18/lower-colorado-river-trip-march-may-8-11-1998/244   (1102 words)

  
 Black River, South Carolina, March 2001
I went on a shared trip by the Palmetto Paddlers and the SeaYackers to the Black River, near Kingstree, South Carolina.
We saw many cabins and hunting/fishing areas, but the river gave us the peaceful impression of being far from the rest of the busy world.
I had a blast on this trip...the Black River was a beautiful place to paddle.
boonedocks.net /travel/scarolina/blackriver2001.html   (264 words)

  
 Ralph the Sacred River: March 2005
John Donne indulged in a riot of paradoxes on March 25, 1608, a day that, like yesterday, was both the Feast of the Annunciation and Good Friday ("Christ hither and away").
The March 2005 issue of SBL Forum is up here, and it deals with the recent forgery scandals.
Since March 25 is fast approaching — the day on which the Ring of Power was destroyed at the Cracks of Doom (as well as the Feast of the Annunciation and, this year, Good Friday [and Purim]) — it is interesting to read about Tolkien's initial conceptions of the event.
ralphriver.blogspot.com /2005_03_01_ralphriver_archive.html   (9922 words)

  
 News Articles About PCBs and River Issues
New pollutants threatening seals in the Baltic Sea - March 12, 2003 ENN
The plot thickens for Erin Brockovich - March 10, 2003 London PQ
River's secrets may be revealed - March 2, 2003 Florida PQ
www.foxriverwatch.com /fox_river_media_march_2003_b.html   (3220 words)

  
 Lacrosse at River Hill March 24, 1999 Game Results
The River Hill Defense controlled the Westminster offense, the attack played well enough to stake out an 8 - 3 lead before Westminster was able to make the game score more respectable by scoring the last three goals on the River Hill reserves.
As opposed to their opening game loss to Arundel the Hawks were all over ground balls, cleared well & controlled the game.
The River Hill middies outplayed their counterparts & the attack scored enough to win.
www.riverhill.org /rhlax/mar24.htm   (167 words)

  
 Different River » 2005 » March » 28
The Rev. Thaddeus Malanowski said he gave Schiavo wine but could not give her a fleck of communion bread because her tongue was dry.
… Schiavo last received both sacraments on March 18, just before her feeding tube was removed.
Apparently, on March 18, since she was hydrated, her tounge was not dry, and she was able to receive the bread.
differentriver.com /archives/2005/03/28   (752 words)

  
 INDIAN RIVER'S MR. MARCH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
INDIAN RIVER POINT guard Terry Rouse is comfortable being the Braves' behind-the-scenes man.
When Rouse first came to Indian River, he was in line to become one of the Braves' next stars.
Spellman added that Rouse is one of his team's best defenders and usually has the task of guarding the opponent's top scorer.
scholar.lib.vt.edu /VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1996/vp960310/03080231.htm   (530 words)

  
 1812 in History
March 3 U.S. passes 1st foreign aid bill (aids Venezuela earthquake vicitims)
March 14 Congress authorizes war bonds to finance War of 1812
March 15 1st Russian settlement in California, Russian River
www.brainyhistory.com /years/1812.html   (356 words)

  
 March 2006 River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
The River is for the dedicated Scouters, parents and stakeholders in the Chattahoochee District, Atlanta Area Council, BSA.
Allatoona Aquatics Base is sponsoring the 4th annual SOLO Basic Wilderness First Aid (WFA) course on March 11 - 12, 2006.
The deadline for registration, Dance and Ceremony competition is March 24, 2006.
www.cdbsa.org /River/3_mar_2006.html   (2647 words)

  
 Pa. Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
Funded in part by grants from the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund, the Rivers Registry is a component of the Community Conservation Partnerships Program.
These rivers conservation plans have been approved for placement on the registry by DCNR because they meet or exceed the minimum standards in our Rivers Conservation Planning program.
65 North Branch of the Susquehanna River (June 19, 2004)
www.dcnr.state.pa.us /brc/rivers/riversconservation/registry   (212 words)

  
 Lacrosse at River Hill March 22, 1999 Game Results
Lacrosse at River Hill March 22, 1999 Game Results
The Hawks were overwhelmed by a superior Arundel team 11-5.
Justin Clark with 2 goals, 1 assist, Abe Dyer with 1 goal, 1 assist, Scott Kenworthy with 2 assists, Jon Clark with 1 goal, Brooks Brumsted with 1 goal, comprised the Hawks scoring.
www.riverhill.org /rhlax/mar22.htm   (120 words)

  
 Online NewsHour Update: Battle Rages at Nasiriya River Crossings -- March 24, 2003
U.S. Marines continued to fight a pitched battle at several bridges over the Euphrates River at the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriya, a region central to opening a route north to Baghdad.
Fighting has reportedly increased in intensity on Monday, with U.S. forces firing heavy rounds of 155mm artillery into the city, Reuters correspondent Sean Maguire reported.
Become a member of your local PBS station.
www.pbs.org /newshour/updates/nasiriya_03-24-03.html   (471 words)

  
 Rudolph I - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
On the 26th of August 1278 the rival armies met on the banks of the river March near Diirnkrut, and Ottakar was defeated and killed.
Turning to the west he compelled Philip I.
count of upper Burgundy to cede some districts to him in 1281, forced the citizens of Berne to pay the tribute which they had previously refused, and in 1289 marched against Philip's successor, Otto IV., and compelled him to do homage.
www.1911ency.org /R/RU/RUDOLPH_I_.htm   (1024 words)

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