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Hype for the Future 145I: Glacier Park Area

Introduction Within the eastern vicinity of Glacier National Park, beyond which the territory associated with the surrounding region exits the Rocky Mountains and gives way to the Great Plains, are such areas in the community as the Blackfeet Indian Reservation headquartered within Glacier County, as well as more easterly communities in the region including Shelby, home to the Marias Museum of History and Art in Toole County; Chester, home to the Great North Bed and Breakfast in Liberty […]

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Hype for the Future 145H → State of New Mexico Explained

Introduction The State of New Mexico, largely referred to by the nickname "Land of Enchantment," is a southwestern state located within the United States of America. While the largest city is the City of Albuquerque in Bernalillo County, the state capital city is the City of Santa Fe (from "La Villa Real de Santa Fe de San Francisco de Asís" [The Royal Village of the Holy Faith of Saint Francis of Assisi]). Today, the vast majority of the State of New Mexico is associated with the modern […]

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Hype for the Future 145B → City of Yankton, South Dakota

Overview The City of Yankton is a community located in and the county seat of Yankton County, South Dakota, overlooking the Missouri River opposite the Nebraska state line to the south. The community is notable for the Mead Museum along United States Route 81 north of city limits, as well as Mount Marty University, the South Dakota Magazine, the Dakota Spirit Fountain, the USS Scorpion SS-278 Memorial, the Dakota Territorial Capitol Replica Building, the Missouri National Recreational River […]

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Hype for the Future 145/284 → City of De Smet, South Dakota

Overview The City of De Smet is located at the junction of United States Route 14 and South Dakota Route 25 within Kingsbury County, South Dakota, and serves as the county seat. Though the community is of a Belgian name, many of the early European settlers to the area were associated with the Lewis and Clark Expedition and subsequent Volga German settlers, with the modern context famous for the historic sites of Laura Ingalls Wilder. As such, the community is home to the De Smet Super Deluxe […]

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Hype for the Future 144E: City of Vermillion, South Dakota

Introduction The City of Vermillion, South Dakota, serves as the county seat of Clay County in the State of South Dakota. The community is located along South Dakota Routes 19 and 50, with the former in a north-south direction and the latter in an east-west direction. Regardless of circumstances, the community is connected primarily to Madison along Route 19 northbound and to Yankton along Route 50 westbound. Eastbound Route 50 provides access to Iowa Route 3 and southbound Route 19 provides […]

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Hype for the Future 144D: Southern Montana Plains

Introduction Within the southeastern portion of the State of Montana representative of the southern side of the portion of the Great Plains in the State of Montana, notable communities are often very sparsely populated throughout the region. Counties within the region can be exceptionally sparsely populated, with a notable case being Meagher County, a county immediately to the south of the Great Falls area and home to the community of White Sulphur Springs, Montana. Features While the vast […]

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Hype for the Future 143H: Missouri River in Eastern Montana

Overview Downstream from the notable Missouri Breaks, the Eastern Montana portion of the Missouri River is notably paralleled by modern United States Route 2 west of the North Dakota state line, with isolated communities such as Glasgow and Fort Peck located within the region. The Fort Peck Indian Reservation is largely associated with Valley County, with Daniels County to the northeast identified as home to the community of Scobey. Interestingly, much of the same characteristics downstream […]

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Hype for the Future 143E: Central Wyoming

Introduction Though the entirety of the State of Wyoming can effectively be argued as part of “Central” Wyoming, especially with the City of Cheyenne located toward the southeast corner of the State, perhaps the most obvious portions of Wyoming to be considered “central” are communities such as Laramie, Rawlins, and Rock Springs near the Colorado border; as well as the Casper and Riverton areas further north. While the City of Laramie is home to the University of Wyoming and situated […]

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Hype for the Future 143D: The High Plains of Colorado

Overview While much of the State of Colorado is associated, perhaps disproportionately, with the Rocky Mountains and associated communities in the western two-thirds of the State, the eastern third is also of cultural and largely historical significance, containing the High Plains with counties such as Prowers, Bent, and Otero. While the City of La Junta is home to the community college at Otero College, none of the listed communities are of significant proportions of the state population, […]

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