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	State parks: Minnesota Facts & Figures: Minnesota DNR
		The other 2/3, and more, is returned to the state in the form of state taxes and revenue generated through purchases made in local communities by state park visitors.
		About 280 species of plants and animals found in 1600 locations in state parks are classified as endangered, threatened or special concern at either the state or federal level.
		Communities near state parks gain a sense of community pride, a better understanding of their natural environment and a greater appreciation for what makes their community a special place in which to live and work.
	www.dnr.state.mn.us /faq/mnfacts/state_parks.html (1245 words)

	Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument is located in some 25 miles (40 km) north and west of Monticello in eastern Utah, western United States, and south and west of Moab.
		The Monument features a flat rock with one of the largest known collections of petroglyphs.
		While precise dating the rock carvings is difficult, repatination of surface minerals reveals their relative ages.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Newspaper_Rock_State_Historic_Monument (195 words)

	Wikinfo \| Utah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		US-UT Utah is a western state of the United States, in the Rocky Mountains region.
		The land became the territory of the United States upon the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, February 2, 1848.
		Utah is one of the Four Corners states bordered by Idaho and Wyoming in the north, by Colorado in the east, by Arizona in the south, and by Nevada in the west.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Utah (578 words)

	utah - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
		Utah is a western state of the United States, in the Rocky Mountains region.
		Disputes between the Mormon inhabitants, who had settled in the area in 1847 and were pushing for the establishment of the State of Deseret, and the US Government, intensified after The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints publicly admitted to the practice of polygamy among their members.
		Utah is one of the Four Corners states and is bordered by Idaho and Wyoming in the north, by Colorado in the east, by New Mexico to the southeast across the Four Corners, by Arizona in the south, and by Nevada in the west.
	www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/Utah (2844 words)

	Petroglyph - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The term 'petroglyph' should not be confused with pictograph, which is an image drawn or painted on a rock face, both of which contribute to the wider and more general category of rock art.
		Many of the geometric patterns (known as form constants) which recur in petroglyphs and cave paintings have been shown to be "hard-wired" into the human brain; they frequently occur in visual disturbances and hallucinations brought on by drugs, migraine and other stimuli.
		Rock carving on Cheung Chau Island, Hong Kong.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Petroglyph (1197 words)

	Utah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As of 2005, the state’s population was 2,547,389.
		Approximately 60% of state residents are adherents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS).
		The state's two fastest growing counties are: Summit (at 91.6%; ranking it 8th in the country) and Washington (at 86.1%; ranking it 12th).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Utah (4363 words)

	Utah - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Utah is the center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormon Church), of which approximately 60% of the residents are members.
		The LDS Church has a strong cultural influence on the state and helped Utah to become one of just two states where gambling is illegal.
		Running down the center of the state is the Wasatch Range, which rises to heights of about 12,000 feet.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Utah (3119 words)

	Utah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The state had a population of 2,547,389 in 2005 according to a Census Bureau estimate.
		The LDS Church has a strong cultural influence on the state and has contributed to such measures as strict restrictions on alcohol and to Utah being one of just two states (the other being Hawaii) where all forms of gambling are illegal.
		Utah is well-known for being a heavily Mormon state, and most residents of the state are affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
	q-basic.xodox.de /Utah (3663 words)

	Utah : search word
		The delay was largely due to disputes between the Mormon inhabitants--who had settled in the area in 1847 and were pushing for the establishment of the State of Deseret.
		The US Government which was reluctant to admit a state the size of the proposed Deseret into the union, opposed the polygamous practices of the Mormons taught by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and observed that the region lacked the necessary 60,000 voters required for statehood.
		Utah Utah is one of the Four Corners states and is bordered by Idaho and Wyoming in the north, by Colorado in the east, by New Mexico to the southeast across the Four Corners, by Arizona in the south, and by Nevada in the west.
	www.searchword.org /ut/utah.html (2021 words)

	ScienceDaily: Petroglyph (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The term 'petroglyph' should not be confused with pictograph, which is an image drawn or painted on a rock face.
		Rock 'Face' Mystery Baffles Experts (June 21, 2004) -- Archaeologists have found a trio of extraordinary stone carvings while charting the phenomenon of prehistoric rock markings in Northumberland, close to the Scottish border in the United...
		Rock Art Depicting Commanches, Horses Clad In Leather Armor Discovered In Colorado (April 1, 2004) -- Several new rock art discoveries by a University of Colorado at Boulder researcher depict mounted warriors, likely Comanche, astride horses clad in leather armor and created around 1700 to 1750, the...
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/petroglyph (2242 words)

	Rock Art
		The rock art tells us stories, reveals traces of their religious beliefs and ceremonies, and relates some of the history of the people who created the images.
		Many rock art images were originally executed using a combination of both techniques; however, most are seen today as petroglyphs only because the paint material has faded, flaked, or washed away.
		Rock art style - If a panel can be identified as a particular style of rock art, it provides evidence of the time period.
	annettelamb.com /nature/rockart/index1.htm (1340 words)

	Text only: Virginia Main Street Communities: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
		Major Sutherlin was a member of the historic Virginia Convention of 1861, and at the outbreak of the Civil War he became Chief Quartermaster for Danville with the rank of major.
		The Lexington Historic District is roughly bounded by Chesapeake and Ohio RR, Graham and Jackson aves., and Estill and Jordan sts.
		The Manassas Historic District is bounded by Quarry Rd., Prescott and Fairview aves., the Southern RR and Grant Ave.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/VAmainstreet/text.htm (13879 words)

	Newspaper Rock State Historic Park, UT (DesertUSA)
		Newspaper Rock is a petroglyph panel etched in sandstone that records perhaps 2,000 years of human activity in the area.
		But they are typical of many sites throughout the U.S. in their use of universal symbols, be it graffiti or a true "newspaper," recording events of the times and earlier.
		They are missing one of the finest displays of Indian rock art to be found anywhere in the U.S. This is also one of the few petroglyph sites that is so easily accessible and can be viewed and that photographed at close range.
	www.desertusa.com /newut/du_newut_vvc.html (242 words)

	Rock Art - In Depth
		The rock art tells us stories, reveals beliefs and ceremonies, and relates the history of the people who created the images.
		Rock tools were used to chip the images into the stone.
		Rock art sites are found on private, state, federal, and Native American tribal lands.
	eduscapes.com /nature/rockart/index2.htm (703 words)

	Vermont Historic Roadside Markers - www.HistoricVermont.org/markers
		Historical Society Museum - In 1836, Rev. Alexander Twilight, schoolmaster of the Orleans County Grammar School, on a main stage route to Canada, built this structure, Athenian Hall, as a dormitory for his pupils.
		On this site Castleton State College, Vermont’s first college and the eighteenth oldest in the nation, was first established as the County Grammar School, chartered by the General Assembly of the Republic of Vermont on October 15, 1787.
		As an abolitionist Congressman from the State of Pennsylvania, 1858-68, he led the ‘radicals’ in shaping the Reconstruction of the South.
	www.historicvermont.org /markers (4209 words)

	SkiWillie.com - Natural Bridges, Newspaper Rock, Sand Island SP, Mule Canyon Ruins, Butler Wash Ruins
		The monument is located in southeast Utah on a pinyon-juniper covered mesa bisected by deep canyons of Permian age Cedar Mesa Sandstone.
		This is one of the finest displays of Indian rock art to be found anywhere in the U.S. This is also one of the few petroglyph sites that is so easily accessible and can be viewed and photographed at close range.
		His images are among the most widely distributed of any in the prehistoric and historic Indian sites of the Southwest.
	www.skiwillie.com /blanding.htm (739 words)

	John Day Fossil Beds NM: Historic Resources Study (Introduction) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The goal of this study is to relate the human history of lands in the vicinity of the John Day Fossil Beds, to identify historic resources within the bounds of the Monument, and to set them in a local and regional context.
		When the State of Oregon opened two state parks in the vicinity of the fossil beds after World War Two, a new era of tourism ended once and for all — in both symbolic and literal terms — the isolation of the John Day country.
		This study seeks to contribute to the larger interpretative potential of the Monument, and offers a series of chapter recommendations for further expanding historic period baseline data, for filling identified research gaps, and for sharing the human history of the Monument with visitors.
	www.nps.gov /joda/hrs/hrs0.htm (980 words)

	Newspaper Rock
		This petroglyph panel that we know as Newspaper Rock is called Tse' Hane (rock that tells a story) by the Navajo.
		This image was captured using the wide-angle Gigapxl camera and one of the "shooting platforms," which balanced on the cyclone fence directly in front of the rock wall.
		an extremely thin coating of manganese, iron and clays formed by colonies of microscopic bacteria that have lived on the rock surface over thousands of years.
	www.gigapxl.org /gallery-Newspaper.htm (229 words)

	Rockingham News: State gives money for monument
		That organization raises money through the sale of the state’s moose license plate, which is then used in the restoration and preservation of historic sites.
		Bishop said the statue is scheduled to be taken down in March 2005 and refurbished by Daedalus, Inc., a monuments conservator out of Watertown, Mass.
		The Soldier’s and Sailor’s Civil War Monument has stood watch over the town common since June 21, 1910, the day it was dedicated.
	www.seacoastonline.com /2004news/rock/08202004/news/33237.htm (401 words)

	Utah - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Paiute and Goshute nations also inhabit portions of the state.
		Utah's bid for statehood was accepted January 4, 1896, after over forty years of initial request and struggles.
		In Utah over seventy percent of the land is either BLM land or national forest, park, monument, recreation or wilderness area.
	encyclopedia.learnthis.info /u/ut/utah.html (776 words)

	Golden Spike National Historic Monument (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Golden Spike was designated as a national historic site in nonfederal ownership on April 2, 1957, and authorized for federal ownership and administration by an act of Congress on July 30, 1965.
		The highly polished spike was engraved, "Ribbed with iron clad in silver and crowned with gold Arizona presents her offering to the enterprise that has banded a continent and dictated a pathway to commerce.
		Harkness, a Sacramento newspaper publisher and editor, presented the two golden spikes to Leland Stanford, who placed them into the first and fourth pre-drilled holes in the laurelwood tie.
	www.usparkinfo.com /goldspike.html (1956 words)

	Newspaper Rock State Historical Monument, Utah, Petroglyphs Pictures, Photos, Photography, by Wernher Krutein/Photovault
		Newspaper Rock is a petroglyph panel etched in sandstone that records approximately 2,000 years of early man's activities.
		In interpreting the figures on the rock, scholars are undecided as to their meaning or have yet to decipher them.
		Newspaper Rock was designated a state and historical monument in 1961.
	www.photovault.com /Link/Entertainment/Paintings/Heiroglyphics/Places/NewspaperRock.html (326 words)

	Learn more about Utah in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In addition, Utah contains several notable national monuments and state parks:
		Much of the scenic southern landscape is kayente sandstone and navajo sandstone cut and shaped by the Colorado River or its tributaries.
		Most of the rest of the state is rural or wilderness.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /u/ut/utah.html (678 words)

	Native American Culture
		Historic echos of Native American cultures can be found throughout the West.
		Jamestown, St. Augustine, and Santa Fe are justly proud of the historic importance and very considerable longevity of their communities, but they are not, as is sometimes claimed, the oldest towns in the United States.
		As such they predate the existence of the Spanish nation state and were constructed centuries before Cabeza de Vaca, Coronado, and Kino entered the American Southwest.
	www.wanderinglizard.com /articles/nativeamerican.html (420 words)

	Utah
		Anglo-Utahns are the largest group in every county except for Navajo-dominated San Juan county.
		Utah is well-known for being a heavily Mormon state, and most residents of the state are affiliated with the Church of Latter Day Saints.
		There are also relatively small numbers of Catholics and Protestants present in the state.
	www.creekin.net /n251-utah.html (2986 words)

	Utah Holidays, flights, Hotels and accommodation
		In 2004, three proposed amendments[1] (http://elections.utah.gov/ConstitutionalAmendments.htm) were put on the Utah election ballot, including the controversial Amendment 3, which defines marriage as between one man and one woman, as well as providing no legal recognition for other forms of civil union.
		The Wasatch Mountains run a center spine of the state, and the Uinta Mountain range in the north-east includes the highest point in the state, Kings Peak at 13,528 feet.
		According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2003, Utah's population was estimated at 2,351,467 people.
	www.dancinglessonsfromgod.co.uk /utah-flights-holidays-hotels.php (1058 words)

	Donner Party - John Sutter Sends Help - 1846
		The party that came in, were at one time 36 hours in a snow storm without fire; they had but three quilts in the company.
		I could state several most horrid circumstances connected with this affair: such as one of the women being obliged to eat part of the body of her father and brother, another saw her husband’s heart cooked andc; which would be more suitable for a hangmans journal than the columns of a family newspaper.
		In June of last year, when the Grand Parlor dedicated the Donner Monument, one of the honored guests of the occasion was Mrs.
	www.sfmuseum.org /hist6/donner.html (1565 words)

	Utah's National Parks
		This website includes information on park trails, camping in or near the parks, hotels and lodging options, photos, maps, recreation activities and more.
		Utah - The word Utah was taken from the native Ute Indians
		This site is in no way associated with the United States Government, the Department of the Interior or the National Park Service
	www.us-national-parks.net /state/ut.htm (191 words)

	Top20Utah.com - Your Top20 Guide to Utah!
		Complete list and information: State symbols and emblems, including the state flag and the state seal.
		The state had a population of 2,389,039 in 2004 according to a Census Bureau estimate.
		Portions of these mountains receive 500+ inches (12.7+ meters) of snow a year and are home to world-renowned ski resorts, made popular by the light, fluffy snow which is considered good for skiing.
	www.top20utah.com (3277 words)

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