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Geology of southern Nelson County, North Dakota
<p>Southern Nelson County occupies 576 square miles in northeastern North Dakota (Twps. 149-152 N., Rgs. 57-62 W.). Its surface is mantled with glacial drift resting unconformably on the Cretaceous Pierre Shale, which is exposed along the Sheyenne River Valley and the Stump Lake Basin. The entire …
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A Study of the Public School System of Nelson County
… to the traditional plan of private education. In Nelson County, as in the rest of Kentucky, the early sponsors of public education were confronted with the problem of building sentiment for such a public service. Their task was one of establishing schools. Their chief goal was one of providing a …
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Geohydrology of the McVille Aquifer Nelson County, Northeastern North Dakota
… wide, and crosses the southwestern half of the county in a southeasterly direction from T.152N., R.61W., to T.149N., R.58W. </p><p>The aquifer materials are pleistocene glaciofluvial sands and gravel. Till, silt, and clay are also found in the trench and overlying the aquifer. </p><p>Recharge is …
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Strandline and Sediment Analysis of Stump Lake Area, Nelson County, North Dakota
… of Stump Lake, a closed basin lake, in Helson County, North Dakota, T. 151 N., R. 60 W. (see fig . 1). The work was started as a summer project under a National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research Participation Program and completed for credit in Geologic Problems 421.</p> <p>The research …
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Washboard moraines in northeastern North Dakota
… published information.</p> <p>Northern Nelson County, North Dakota, was chosen as the study area. Washboard moraines were mapped, sampled, measured and compared in the field. The structure of selected washboard moraines was determined by using pebble fabric analysis.</p> <p>Washboard …
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Pre-Grenville ages of basement rocks in central Virginia: a model for the interpretation of zircon ages
… 913 m.y. ago. The Rockfish granodiorite, in Nelson County, Virginia, intruded these older basement rocks 820 ± 20 m.y. ago and appears to be coeval with the extensive Catoctin and Mt. Rodgers volcanic rocks. Because of the complex geologic history of this area, two models are proposed to …
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African-Virginian Extended Kin: The Prevalence of West African Family Forms among Slaves in Virginia, 1740-1870
… webs of kin that pervaded plantation, county, and even state boundaries. Plantation records, on the other hand, are useful for tracking the development of extended families on a single plantation. William Massie's plantation Pharsalia, located in Nelson County, Virginia, is the focus of …
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Investigation of a clay lined storage pit
… waste disposal site located in Piney River, Nelson County, Virginia, were investigated. The waste material consisted primarily of a by-product of the production of titanium known as copperas which is highly acidic. The investigatory program consisted of field and laboratory work. Objectives …
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Assessing recharge and discharge across the prairie pothole landscape: application of spatial hydrological data and statistical analysis in a groundwater flow model
… of the North Branch of the Turtle River in Nelson County, North Dakota. The model identified the spatial distribution of recharge and discharge zones by estimating the local configuration of the water table. Model input parameters were developed using geographic information systems (GIS). …