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The Wrangellia terrane (named for the Wrangell Mountains, Alaska) is a crustal fragment extending from the south-central part of Alaska and along the Coast of British Columbia in Canada. Some geologists contend that Wrangellia extends southward to Oregon , [ 1 ] although this is not generally accepted.
Park Ridge is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census , the population was 39,656. [ 3 ] It is located 15 miles (24 km) north of downtown Chicago.
Lived in Park Ridge [13] [16] Scott Mutter: 1944: 2008: Photographer specializing in photomontage: Born and died in Park Ridge [17] Richard Nickel: May 31, 1928: April 13, 1972: Photographer and art preservationist focusing on the architecture of Louis Sullivan: Lived in Park Ridge [18] John Paulding: April 5, 1883: 1935: Sculptor Lived in Park ...
Stikinia (in blue) at 330, 269, and 251 Ma, or before the breakup of Pangaea. At 269 Ma Stikinia is accompanied by the Wrangellia and Alexander terranes (west) and the East Klamath terrane (southeast). View centred on 60th meridian west.
The Kalo Shop was the "leading maker" of Arts and Crafts movement silver in Chicago. [1] The shop and affiliated Kalo Arts and Crafts Community House, a practicing school and workshop noted for silver and jewelry in nearby Park Ridge, Illinois, were founded in 1900 by a group of six young women who had trained at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Illinois Route 390 ("Elgin-O'Hare Tollway") is a limited access highway that runs from U.S. Route 20 in Hanover Park to Thorndale Road in Itasca, providing local access for communities in that area. An eastward extension of the expressway to the west side of Chicago-O'Hare International Airport at York Road is currently under construction, as ...
The Ridge Historic District is a residential historic district in the Beverly and Morgan Park neighborhoods of Chicago, Illinois. As its name suggests, the district is centered on a ridge , making it one of the few areas of high ground in the generally flat city.
The Chicago Portage National Historic Site is a National Historic Site commemorating the importance of the Chicago Portage [2] in Lyons, Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is located in Chicago Portage Forest Preserve and the Ottawa Trail Woods Forest Preserve, at the junction of Portage Creek with the Des Plaines River , on the west side ...