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	DNR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Winnebago ranged southward from Wisconsin to the Rock River from the 1740s until 1837, while the river’s upper portion was on the periphery of the Fox and Sauk territory from about 1765 to 1833.
		The region that is now Rock Cut State Park was settled partly by Scots around Argyle - named for their Scottish home of Argyllshire - and partly by Canadians, New Yorkers and New Englanders around the town of Harlem - named for New York City’s Harlem.
		Rock Cut also offers access (at the Pierce Lake spillway) to the Willow Creek Bike Trail and Perryville Path, a paved trail system connecting the local communities of Loves Park and Rockford to Rock Cut State Park.
	dnr.state.il.us /lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R1/ROCKCUT.HTM (1319 words)

	Kentucky's Official State Rock: Agate
		This might be confusing, because scientifically agate is considered a variety of the mineral quartz.
		Although rocks are generally thought of as sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous types, collectors and hobbyists call varieties of some minerals rocks as well.
		Rocks and Minerals of Kentucky for summary of rocks and minerals in the state
	www.uky.edu /KGS/education/didstaterock.htm (391 words)

	IA DNR: State Parks
		Rock Creek is a popular picnic spot and the open picnic shelter may be reserved for a fee.
		Rock Creek is one of central Iowa's camping hotspots.
		Rock Creek is one of central Iowa's major state parks and was officially dedicated on August 24, 1952.
	www.iowadnr.com /parks/state_park_list/rock_creek.html (414 words)

	TPWD: Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
		History: Enchanted Rock State Natural Area consists of 1643.5 acres on Big Sandy Creek, north of Fredericksburg, on the border between Gillespie and Llano Counties.
		The Rock is a huge, pink granite exfoliation dome, that rises 425 feet above ground, 1825 feet above sea level, and covers 640 acres.
		It is one of the largest batholiths (underground rock formation uncovered by erosion) in the United States.
	www.tpwd.state.tx.us /park/enchantd (873 words)

	Florida State Parks - ROCK SPRINGS RUN STATE RESERVE
		Florida State Parks are in various stages of accessibility, and are working to improve access to services and facilities.
		Rock Springs Run State Reserve is approximately 14,000 acres of a variety of plant communities typically found throughout central Florida's landscape.
		Rock Springs Run State Reserve offers a 9-mile loop trail which takes the rider through a variety of plant communities.
	www.abfla.com /parks/RockSprings/rocksprings.html (1110 words)

	Rocks State Park
		Originally slated to be Deer Creek State Park, these were the first land purchases made by the State of Maryland for the express purpose of creating a park.
		There are many vertical rock faces on the outcrop some of which are as high as 94 feet.
		Falling Branch - The Falling Branch Area of Rocks State Park is a 67 acre parcel of land which is home to Kilgore Falls, a scenic and tranquil section of Falling Branch, a tributary of Deer Creek, which is tucked back into the ravines of Northern Harford County, creating Maryland's second highest vertical drop waterfall.
	www.dnr.state.md.us /publiclands/central/rocks.html (822 words)

	Geological State Symbols (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		State Rock - State Mineral - State Fossil
		Delocrinus missouriensis--A crinoid, or sea-lily endemic to the state during the Pennsylvanian.
		Many a budding geological career in the state began with accumulation of crinoid stem segments (aka "stone donuts or rock Cheerios (tm)").
	members.socket.net /~joschaper/staterock.html (177 words)

	California State Library - History and Culture - State Insignia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Secretary of State began using blue and gold ribbons with the state seal on official documents as early as 1913.
		It was adopted as the State Flag by the State Legislature in 1911.
		Perhaps the most unusual state symbol is the state prehistoric artifact, the chipped stone bear.
	www.library.ca.gov /history/cahinsig.cfm (2640 words)

	RockBottom Restaurants
		Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery is conveniently located in the heart of Downtown Chicago.
		We also have a pool room just off of the bar area that is fullly equipped with four tables and eight televisions. Rock Bottom is perfect for large groups and is available to rent out on a nightly basis.
		Rock Bottom is located on the South/West corner of State and Grand.
	www.rockbottom.com /RockBottomWeb/RBR/Index.aspx?PageName=/RockBottomWeb/Controls/Location/DisplayLocationRBR.ascx&SectionName=Root.LocationFinder.LocationResults.LocationDetails.OurPlace&LocationID=10061 (390 words)

	Oregon Symbols, Rock: Thunderegg - SHG Resources
		These rocks range in diameter from less than one inch to over four feet in diameter, and can be found in Crook, Jefferson, Malheur, Wasco, and Wheeler Counties.
		It is a structure, sometimes a nodule, sometimes a geode, occurring in rhyolite, welded tuff, or perlitic rocks.
		That this ancient symbol of geological significance and absorbing native legend, the thunderegg, be acclaimed the Oregon state rock.
	www.shgresources.com /or/symbols/rock (1213 words)

	Home sought for state rock collection - The Boston Globe
		The rock pieces, dating to the early 1900s, were collected as part of a library, weighing nearly 1 million pounds, of bedrock cores and soil samples used in the creation of Greater Boston's sprawling drinking water and sewer system.
		But most of the rocks have outlived their usefulness, the authority said, and officials have not been able to find room for them anywhere else.
		DeFronzo said the agency will transfer the 300,000 pounds of rocks, which have to be kept under state law because they may be used for current or future projects, to authority property on Deer Island.
	www.boston.com /news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/01/01/home_sought_for_state_rock_collection (744 words)

	Slide Rock State Park
		Slide Rock State Park, originally the Pendley Homestead, is a 43-acre historical apple farm located in Oak Creek Canyon.
		As one of the few homesteads left intact in the canyon today, Slide Rock State Park is a fine example of early agricultural development in Central Arizona.
		The weather at Slide Rock State Park is similar to that of Sedona.
	www.pr.state.az.us /Parks/parkhtml/sliderock.html (869 words)

	Blue Rock State Park
		In the Blue Rock region, the rough terrain, poor soils and the economic woes caused by the Great Depression forced farmers to abandon their lands allowing them to revert back to forest.
		In 1936, the state of Ohio purchased the lands comprising Blue Rock State Forest.
		Blue Rock officially became a state park with the formation of the Division of Parks and Recreation in 1949.
	www.dnr.state.oh.us /parks/parks/bluerock.htm (1097 words)

	EEK! - Our Stately Symbols - State Rock
		Red granite became the state rock in 1971.
		Granite has "chunks" of other rock mixed in kind of like a chocolate chip cookie with M and Ms.
		It was selected because of its abundance, uniqueness, economic value, historical significance, and because it is native to our state.
	www.dnr.state.wi.us /org/caer/ce/eek/nature/state/rock.htm (88 words)

	Nebraska Game and Parks Commission - About the Rock Creek Fish Hatchery
		Spring flow of approximately 2500 gallons per minute of 57° F water allows Rock Creek Hatchery to continue to be ideal for the production of cold and warm water fish species.
		Rock Creek Hatchery annually produces rainbow and brown trout, striped bass hybrids (wipers), bluegill, bluegill green sunfish hybrids, rock bass, red ear sunfish, and grass carp.
		Rock Creek contributes to the production of 46% of the trout stocked throughout the state.
	www.ngpc.state.ne.us /fishing/programs/hatcheries/rockcreek.asp (548 words)

	TN State Parks: Rock Island State Park
		The Blue Hole, on Center Hill Lake, lies adjacent to the park shore and is the spawning ground for the walleye in Center Hill Lake.
		It is considered one of the finest fishing places in the state.
		Rock Island has 60 campsites, each equipped with electrical and water hookups, grill, and picnic table.
	www.state.tn.us /environment/parks/RockIsland (433 words)

	Starved Rock State Park - Layer Upon Layer
		The rock or as it was called by the French, Le Rocher, became famous in 1682 when La Salle constructed Fort St. Louis on top to induce the Illinois Indians to remain in their village (Old Kaskaskia) after they had been scared off by an Iroquois war party in 1680.
		Clues to the rock's prehistoric use are buried in the soil that occupies a deep basin-like depression in the rock surface.
		Starved Rock is an erosional remnant of St. Peter Sandstone that forms a high terrace in the Illinois Valley.
	www.starvedrockstatepark.org /layer.cfm (1156 words)

	Rock Cut State Park, an Illinois State Park near Belvidere, Loves Park, Rockford, Roscoe, Shopiere
		DV Digital Pierce Lake, Rock Cut State Park, IL - Pierce Lake, Rock Cut State Park, IL 'Browser must be Java enabled to view virtual tour scene.' 'Java Virtual Machine software may be obtained for free from -' 'http://www.java.com/en/download...
		Rock Cut State Park, Rockford, IL - Rock Cut State Park, Rockford Directions: From I90, exit Riverside Blvd, follow signs Trail Information: Gentle, continuous hills, some wide ski/bike trails (10 miles), some loose sand horse...
		Fishing Trip, Rock Cut State Park June 20th to 22nd, 2003 This years fishing trip was at Rock Cut State...
	www.stateparks.com /rock_cut.html (1237 words)

	Coopers Rock State Forest - A West Virginia State Park
		Coopers Rock State Forest gets its name from a legend about a fugitive who hid from the law near what is now the overlook.
		Coopers Rock State Forest is 13 miles east of Morgantown and 8 miles west of Bruceton Mills.
		West Virginia's state forests also serve as areas of publicly owned land for forestry research, timber management, and watershed and wildlife protection.
	www.coopersrockstateforest.com (351 words)

	Wisconsin State Fossil, Mineral, and Rock (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The proposal to make galena (lead sulfide) the state mineral was introduced by the Kenosha Gem and Mineral Society to promote geologic awareness.
		The Wisconsin state rock is red granite, an igneous rock composed of quartz (white-light gray mineral) and feldspar (pinkish mineral).
		It is mined in several sections of the state and was selected as the state rock in 1971 for its economic importance.
	www.geology.wisc.edu /library/state.html (161 words)

	Department of Environmental Protection
		The strategic location of Washington Rock made it a valuable lookout point during the American Revolution for General George Washington in June of 1777 when the British army under General William Howe was moving toward Westfield.
		From the vantage point of this natural rock outcropping, General Washington had a thirty-mile panoramic view of the valley and was able to instruct his troops to circle behind Howe’s troops and cut off their retreat.
		One of the oldest state parks in New Jersey, Washington Rock was originally purchased in 1913 to commemorate the historical events of 1777.
	www.state.nj.us /dep/parksandforests/parks/washrock.html (155 words)

	Rock Island State Park - WDNR
		Rock Island has 40 campsites, all of which are reservable.
		Visitors may take their boats to Rock Island, but caution is urged since Lake Michigan and Green Bay can be hazardous due to reefs and storms.
		There is a nightly fee of $1 per foot of boat length for all boats mooring overnight at Rock Island.
	www.dnr.state.wi.us /org/land/parks/specific/rockisland/index.html (297 words)

	NH.gov - New Hampshire Almanac - Fast New Hampshire Facts
		In the center is a broadside view of the frigate "Raleigh", in the left foreground is a granite boulder, and in the background a rising sun.
		The total area of the state is 9,304 sq miles (24,097 sq km), comprising 9,027 sq miles (23,380 sq km) of land and 277 sq miles (717 sq km) of inland water.
		Geographies sometimes speak of the state as the "Mother of Rivers." Five of the great streams of New England originate in its granite hills.
	www.nh.gov /nhinfo/fastfact.html (640 words)

	Morro Rock State Preserve - California State Parks of the San Luis Obispo Coast
		Morro Rock State Historic Landmark was formed about 23 million years ago from the plugs of long-extinct volcanoes.
		Closed to any climbing or disturbance.Morro Rock was an important navigational aid for mariners for over 300 years as it height of 576 feet made it the most visible in a chain of nine peaks.
		Morro Rock, sometimes called the “Gibraltor of the Pacific,” is the last peak which extends from San Luis Obispo to Morro Bay.
	www.slostateparks.com /morro_rock/default.asp (240 words)

	Rock Hound State Park, Deming, New Mexico
		The main mineral that may be collected is jasper (chalcedony), a hard material that occurs in various colours including a red, white, pink and an attractive whitish banded agate form; the jasper is mostly found as small outcrops in solid rock and so requires lengthy chiselling to extract.
		Geodes, and a similar nodular variety of jasper known as thunder eggs occur in bands of softer rock, but obvious veins have been excavated to a depth of several feet; again some time and effort is necessary.
		One material easy to find is perlite, a shiny fl glassy rock that is exposed at various locations in prominent deposits several feet thick from which it is simple to break off smaller pieces.
	www.americansouthwest.net /new_mexico/rock_hound/state_park.html (490 words)

	Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, near Fredericksburg, Texas
		The rock is a batholith, a protrusion of volcanic origin, and part of an underground mass of 90 square miles, one of the largest such features in the US.
		A Popular State Park: Enchanted Rock is situated towards the northeast of the Hill Country region, 18 miles from Fredericksburg along ranch road 965.
		To the north of the summit lies Enchanted Rock Fissure, a deep, narrow, cave-like ravine with sheer drops and tight passages.
	www.americansouthwest.net /texas/enchanted_rock/state_natural_area.html (518 words)

	NMBGMR Geologic Tour: Red Rock Park
		Red Rock Park opened in 1972 as a state park at a cost of $6 million (McLemore, 1989), but in 1989 the park was turned over to the Navajo Nation.
		Older rocks, the Triassic river deposits of the Chinle Group, are exposed in the plains to the south of the park.
		The rocks around Red Rock Park were subsequently eroded, mainly by wind and rain, to form mesas and spires such as Navajo Church.
	geoinfo.nmt.edu /tour/state/red_rock/home.html (988 words)

	Mushroom Rock / Locations / State Parks / KDWP - KDWP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This is a 5 acre park that was donated to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (Kansas Park and Resource Authority) by the Ellsworth County Historical Society, the property was dedicated on April 25, 1965.
		Part of the Smoky Hill region in the north-central part of the state, the Dakota formations are the remains of beach sands and sediments of the Cretaceous Period, the interval of geologic time from about 144 to 66 million years ago.
		Sanstone and sedimentary rock, is held together by natural cement.
	www.kdwp.state.ks.us /news/state_parks/locations/mushroom_rock (126 words)

	Bay Area Hiker: Castle Rock State Park
		Castle Rock is unique; in addition to the park's stunning rock formations and beautiful views, it's a staging area for long journeys to the sea, or just for great day hikes lasting a few hours.
		The trail skirts a rock formation, where manzanitas seem to be dying out, their sunlight blocked by encroaching trees.
		There are a few flat rocks on the west side of the trail, perfect perches on which to sit and stare out into space.
	www.bahiker.com /southbayhikes/castlerock.html (2820 words)

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