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A map of the pre-historic cultures of the American Southwest ca 1200 CE. Several Hohokam settlements are shown. The agricultural practices of the Native Americans inhabiting the American Southwest, which includes the states of Arizona and New Mexico plus portions of surrounding states and neighboring Mexico, are influenced by the low levels of precipitation in the region.
The Autry Museum of the American West has two sites, about 8 miles (13 km) apart: Griffith Park 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, California, 90027; Mt. Washington, 234 Museum Drive, Los Angeles, California, 90065 (Southwest Museum of the American Indian building and ethnobotanical garden, now closed) [2]
The production of corn (Zea mays mays, also known as "maize") plays a major role in the economy of the United States. The US is the largest corn producer in the world, with 96,000,000 acres (39,000,000 ha) of land reserved for corn production. Corn growth is dominated by west/north central Iowa and east central Illinois. Approximately 13% of ...
A corn maze or maize maze is a maze cut out of a corn field. Corn mazes have become popular agritourism attractions in North America, and are a way for farms to generate tourist income. Corn mazes appear in many different designs. Most have a path which goes all around the whole pattern, either to end in the middle or to come back out again ...
July 27, 2024 at 11:59 PM. CHEYENNE — Open landscapes, majestic wildlife and the rustic cowboy lifestyle inspired art in the United States well before westward expansion brought colonizers in ...
Massachusetts: South Street Diner. 178 Kneeland St. Boston, Mass. What people say: Open 24/7, South Street Diner is the place for people of all walks of life to grab some comfort food. This ...
Hanging Lake, Colorado. Just off of Interstate 70 is one of Colorado’s best-loved and best-hidden treasures. In fact, it was so loved that the U.S. Forest Service temporarily closed it to ...
Zea mays. L. Maize / meɪz / ( Zea mays ), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain. It was domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago from wild teosinte. Native Americans planted it alongside beans and squashes in the Three Sisters polyculture.