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Little House on the Prairie (novel)


Little House on the Prairie is an autobiographical children's novel by Laura Ingalls Wilder, published in 1935. It was the third novel published in the "Little House" series, continuing the story of the first, "Little House in the Big Woods" (1932), but not related to the second. Thus, it is sometimes called the second one in the series, or the second volume of "the Laura Years". The novel is about the months the Ingalls spent on the Kansas prairie around the town
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List of Little House on the Prairie locations


wrote about in her books (although it is the only town she did not mention by name) because Michael Landon's television series "Little House on the Prairie" of the 1970s and 1980s was set here. Although the show depicts the family as living here through Wilder's adulthood, in reality, they only lived here a few years. The Ingalls family moved to Burr Oak, Iowa, briefly in 1876 so that Pa could take a job co-managing The Masters' Hotel. They would stay for only one
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Little House on the Prairie (miniseries)


Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie is a 2005 family western television miniseries directed by David L. Cunningham. It is a six-part adaptation of children's novels "Little House in the Big Woods" (1932) and "Little House on the Prairie" (1935) by Laura Ingalls Wilder. It was broadcast on ABC as part of "The Wonderful World of Disney" anthology series. It is also partly inspired by the TV series of the same name. There were several changes in this adaptation from
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Dakota Territory


film "The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band" takes place in the Dakota Territory during the time of the 1888 Presidential Election. Dakota Territory was the setting for several novels. Five books in Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie series, namely "By the Shores of Silver Lake", "The Long Winter", "Little Town on the Prairie", "These Happy Golden Years" and "The First Four Years", were set in Dakota Territory. Ole Rølvaag's "Giants
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Lubbock, Texas


the Little League World Series. Lubbock has several Little Leagues, including the third-place, 2007 Little League World Series Western Little League. In March 1877, during the Buffalo Hunters' War, the Battle of Yellow House Canyon took place at what is now the site of Mackenzie Park. Today, Mackenzie Park is home to Joyland Amusement Park, Prairie Dog Town, and both a disc golf and a regular golf course. The park also holds the American Wind Power Center, which houses over 100 historic windmills on .
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Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder


1935; "On the Banks of Plum Creek" about Walnut Grove, Minnesota (published 1937); then four books about De Smet, South Dakota, "By the Shores of Silver Lake" (published 1939); "The Long Winter" (published 1940), "Little Town on the Prairie" (published 1941), and publishes the last book of the series about entering young adulthood, "These Happy Golden Years", in 1943. The "Little House on the Prairie" book series becomes known
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she throws down her schoolbooks in a tantrum, declaring that she wants something to change and she is tired of having to act like an adult. Later that night, Pa reveals that the elders of the town are founding a literary society; far from what the name suggests, it is a weekly source of entertainment for the townsfolk, ranging from spelling competitions to a minstrel show. The literary meetings become Laura's primary reason for endurance, and with something to look forward to she is happy to study again. At around
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Little Mosque on the Prairie


the mosque's temporary imam until Amaar was hired. The town of Mercy is governed by Mayor Ann Popowicz. Sarah Hamoudi, Yasir's wife, works as a public relations officer in Popowicz's office. However, after Yasir had to leave Mercy and go to Lebanon in season 4 episode 10, Sarah managed his contracting company. The title is a play on the name of the classic American book and TV drama series, "Little House on the Prairie". The two series are not related aside from the modified version
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Cherry Jones


, "Little House in the Big Woods", "Little House on the Prairie", "Farmer Boy", "On the Banks of Plum Creek", "By the Shores of Silver Lake", "The Long Winter" and "Little Town on the Prairie". In recent years, Jones has ventured into feature films. Her screen credits include "Cradle Will Rock", "The Perfect Storm", "Signs", "Ocean's Twelve" and "The Village". Jones played President
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year, before returning to Walnut Grove, and the family's time in Burr Oak was never mentioned in any of the "Little House" books. In 1976, the restored Hotel was opened as a museum. De Smet, South Dakota, attracts many fans with its historic sites from the books "By the Shores of Silver Lake", "The Long Winter", "Little Town on the Prairie", "These Happy Golden Years", and "The First Four Years". The Ingalls family moved to
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Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder


Saving School. Instead, Laura follows her own instincts about what should be included in the story and makes the incident a defining moment in "By the Shores of Silver Lake". Conversely, there are real-life incidents she purposely leaves out because she thinks them unsuitable for children, like the death her baby brother, Fredrick, when she was just ten-years-old. Drawing further upon her childhood experiences, she writes "Little House on the Prairie" about life on the Kansas prairie which is published in
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Little Town on the Prairie


Newbery Honor books for Wilder, books 4 to 8 in the series. Today, De Smet, South Dakota attracts many fans with its historic sites from the books "By the Shores of Silver Lake," "The Long Winter", "Little Town on the Prairie", "These Happy Golden Years", and "The First Four Years". From 1879 to 1894 the Ingalls lived in De Smet and the family homestead, a house in town built by Charles, the Brewster School where Wilder taught, and
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Little House on the Prairie (film)


Little House on the Prairie is a 1974 American made-for-television film which served as the pilot to the "Little House on the Prairie" TV series on NBC. It is closely based on the "Little House on the Prairie" novel; second of the "Little House" series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. The pilot was produced by Ed Friendly with the script written by Blanche Hanalis and directed by Michael Landon. The movie starts with the Ingalls family leaving their little house in the Big Woods and
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Little Town on the Prairie


Little Town on the Prairie is an autobiographical children's novel written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and published in 1941, the seventh of nine books in her "Little House" series. It is set in De Smet, South Dakota. It opens in the spring after the Long Winter, and ends as Wilder becomes a schoolteacher so she can help her sister, Mary, stay at a school for the blind in Vinton, Iowa. It tells the story of 15-year-old Wilder's first paid job outside of home and her
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Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder


Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder is a one-hour documentary film about the life of American author Laura Ingalls Wilder, best known for her "Little House on the Prairie" book series. "Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder" was produced by Dean Butler and Robin Bernheim-Burger, and executive produced by Trip Friendly. Butler, who portrayed Almanzo Wilder on the "Little House on the Prairie" television series from 1979 to 1983, directed and narrated
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List of Little House on the Prairie locations


the location where the Ingalls family settled on the Osage Diminished Reserve from 1869 to 1870, and was at the center of the plot of the book, "Little House on the Prairie". Within a year of settling, the government required the family to vacate, and they never returned. Laura had always heard from her family that the home was "40 miles [64 km] from Independence", which would have put the house approximately where the town of Nowata, Oklahoma, is today. It was, in
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Little House on the Prairie


that features the Ingalls family; it continues directly the story of the inaugural novel, "Little House in the Big Woods". The book tells about the months the Ingalls family spent on the prairie of Kansas, around the town of Independence, Kansas. At the beginning of this story, Pa Ingalls decides to sell the house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin, and move the family, via covered wagon to the Indian Territory near Independence, Kansas, as there were widely circulating stories that the land (technically still under
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Jonathan Gilbert


of the three made-for-television movies based on "Little House on the Prairie" series of books (Little House: Look Back to Yesterday" and "Little House: The Last Farewell"). Barbara divorced Paul Gilbert, who died in 1976. In Melissa Gilbert's autobiography, "Prairie Tale," it is revealed that due to his suffering from constant pain, Paul took his own life. Barbara then married Harold Abeles, and together they had Sara Abeles, who changed her name to Sara Gilbert
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Mr. Edwards


Mr. Edwards is a fictional character that appeared in the Little House series of autobiographical children's novels written by Laura Ingalls Wilder. His character was later adapted for the NBC television show, "Little House on the Prairie" and given the name "Isaiah Edwards." As stated by Wilder in her books, Mr. Edwards was "the wildcat from Tennessee" whom the Ingalls met during their stay near Independence, Kansas in the "Little House on the Prairie" novel. They met for a short while also in "By
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Little House on the Prairie


her husband with a knife. It is a bitterly cold winter, and neither the claim shanty or the school house can be heated adequately. The children she is teaching, some of whom are older than she is herself, test her skills as a teacher. Laura grows more self-assured through the term, and successfully completes the two-month term. To Laura's surprise and delight, homesteader Almanzo Wilder (with whom she became acquainted in "Little Town on the Prairie") appears at the end of her
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Little House on the Prairie (musical)


not certain. She finally sees that this is a good opportunity, and the family, including the young daughters Laura, Mary and Carrie, moves, settling in De Smet. They build "a little house on the prairie" there. Laura causes some problems in her new school, and the girls are sent home, where Ma wonders about the differences between her daughters ("How Can You Be So Good?"). In the winter, blizzards cut the town off from supplies, and the young settler Almanzo
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Little Town on the Prairie


the surveyor's home the Ingalls lived in between 1879 and 1880 are open to visitors. In addition to the "Little House" series, four series of books expand the "Little House" series to include five generations of Wilder's family. The success of the "Little House" series has produced many related books including two series ("Little House Chapter Books" and "My First Little House Books") that present the original stories in condensed and simplified form for younger readers. Additional series have been written to
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Little House on the Prairie


. In 1938, "On the Banks of Plum Creek", was a honor book, in 1940 "By the Shores of Silver Lake" was as well. Later in 1941, "The Long Winter", was an honor book, and the two honor books later were "The Little Town on the Prairie", in 1942, and "Those Happy Golden Years" in 1944. In addition to this, the American Library Association stated that "The Long Winter", the seventh book in the series,
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Little House on the Prairie (TV series)


the little house and the church. Both McCray and Landon wept as the town blew up. "Bless All the Dear Children" was filmed prior to "The Last Farewell", but ended up being the last of the three movies to air. Given its Christmas-related content, NBC opted to air it during the following Christmas season. Two other "Little House" movies were made in conjunction with the Landon series: the 1974 pilot for the program and "The Little House Years" (1979), a
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Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River


central Hall County, where it merges with the Little Red River. The stream continues across Hall and Childress Counties, merging with Buck Creek and forming the Red River proper, south-southwest of Hollis, Oklahoma. When the Prairie Dog Town Fork crosses the 100th meridian at the eastern edge of Childress County, its south bank becomes the state boundary between Texas and Oklahoma. According to a 1959 decision by the United States Board on Geographical Names, this main tributary of the Red River is properly called the Prairie Dog Town Fork
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Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder


source material for her "Little House on the Prairie" books. Laura Ingalls Wilder’s writing career begins almost as an accident in 1911 when she declines to give a speech and instead has someone else read what she has written. The editor of the "Missouri Ruralist" magazine hears it and offers her a position as a columnist. For nine years thereafter she writes articles about farmers and farm life but in particular about issues important to farm women. After a time her daughter, Rose Wilder Lane, now a successful professional
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Fairborn, Ohio


the northern edge of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in what is now the flood-prone basin of the Huffman Dam in the U.S. state of Ohio. Osborn was named after the superintendent of the railroad named E.F. Osborn. The previously unnamed town allowed the railroad to be built through it after the nearby town of Fairfield refused the plan of the railway to go through there. Many of the original houses of old Osborn still stand in Fairborn's Historic Osborn District. Huffman Prairie, part of Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
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Eden Prairie, Minnesota


Eden Prairie is Staring Lake, named for Jonas Staring, who built the first house by the lake. Originally named "Eden" in 1853 by a Mrs. Elliot, she chose this name because of her admiration of the "beautiful prairie" that occupies the southern portion of the town. Eden Prairie is approximately southwest of Minneapolis along the northern side of the Minnesota River. Interstate 494, U.S. Highways 169 and 212, and Minnesota State Highway 5 are four of the city's main routes. Eden Prairie's land consists of
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South Dakota


De Smet as the basis for five of her novels: "By the Shores of Silver Lake," "The Long Winter," "Little Town on the Prairie," "These Happy Golden Years," and "The First Four Years". These gained renewed popularity in the United States when "Little House on the Prairie" was adapted and produced as a television series in 1974. Wilder's daughter, Rose Wilder Lane, who became a well-known writer in her own right, was born near De
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Little House on the Prairie


Mansfield, Missouri. It also focuses a lot on the character of Wilder's young daughter; Rose (Skye McCole Bartusiak). The 2005 ABC five-hour (six-episode) miniseries "Little House on the Prairie" attempted to follow closely the books "Little House in the Big Woods" and "Little House on the Prairie". It starred Cameron Bancroft as Charles Ingalls; Erin Cottrell as Caroline Ingalls; Kyle Chavarria as Laura Ingalls; Danielle Chuchran as Mary Ingalls; and Gregory Sporleder as Mr Edwards.
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Eden Prairie, Minnesota


band of Dakota until the uprising in 1862, during which he became a scout for then Governor Sibley from 1862 to 1870, returning to the Little Six band in 1872. He died in 1899 at the age of 99 at his home in Eden Prairie. In 1851, a treaty opened land west of the Mississippi River to settlement allowing pioneers to settle in what is now Eden Prairie. Many early farmhouses are left in the town, and can be found on the National Register of Historic Places. One of these early settlers
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List of Little House on the Prairie books


own missing years—those portions of her life not featured in her novels, including most of her adult life. One story not written by Wilder is "Old Town in the Green Groves" by Cynthia Rylant. It tells the story of the "lost little house" years. In addition, simplified versions of the original series have been published for younger children in chapter and picture book form. Some nonfiction books by Ingalls Wilder, and some by other writers, are sometimes called Little House books or Little House on the
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Walnut Grove, Minnesota


Walnut Grove is a city in Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 871 at the 2010 census. Another name formerly associated with the area is Walnut Station. Walnut Grove was platted in 1874. It was named for a grove of black walnut trees near the original town site. It was incorporated in 1879. Walnut Grove is the home of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum, dedicated to the author of the "Little House on the Prairie" books. Wilder and her family lived in the area for a
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Little House on the Prairie


28, 1966, five short episodes aired that were based on "Little House in the Big Woods", with Red Shively as the storyteller. From October 21 through October 25, 1968, five more were released, this time based on "Farmer Boy", with Richard Monette as the storyteller. The television series "Little House on the Prairie" aired on the NBC network from 1974 to 1983. The show was a loose adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie semi-autobiographical novel series,
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Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder


the documentary which was released on DVD in February 2015. Wilder's personal story as a writer, wife, and mother is explored through interviews with scholars and historians, passages from the "Little House on the Prairie" books, archival photography, paintings by frontier artists such as Harvey Dunn, dramatic reenactments, and original artwork. The DVD also examines topics relating to life and culture on the prairie. Dean Butler both narrates and directs "Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder." To give
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List of Little Mosque on the Prairie episodes


The following is a list of episodes for the Canadian sitcom, "Little Mosque on the Prairie". The series began airing its first season on CBC Television on January 9, 2007, in Canada. Created by Zarqa Nawaz, "Little Mosque on the Prairie" follows the Muslim population of the fictional rural prairie town of Mercy, Saskatchewan. On April 2, 2012, the series finale to "Little Mosque on the Prairie" was aired on the CBC. On February 11, 2011, it was announced that CBC
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Little House on the Prairie


continue for seven months. Finally, the trains begin running again, bringing the Ingalls a Christmas barrel full of good things – including a turkey. In the last chapter, they sit down to enjoy their Christmas dinner in May. "Little Town on the Prairie", published in 1941 and seventh in the series. The story begins as Laura accepts her first job performing sewing work in order to earn money for Mary to go to a college for the blind in Iowa. Laura's hard work comes to an end by summer
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Stirling, Alberta


sale in what was called New Stirling also known as New Town. Due to confusion between the two post offices in Stirling and New Stirling, the name was changed to Maybutt. Mr. Fisher, who was the original owner and planner of the town site syndicate of Stirling, decided to rename the town after his wife, Mrs. "May Butt". A large hotel; the Prairie Queen Hotel, a Presbyterian Church, and a large variety of other businesses and houses quickly sprung up shortly after land was opened up. The
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Little House on the Prairie (TV series)


an agreement with the property owners that at the end of the series he would put the acreage back to its original state. When the production crew were estimating the cost of dismantling all the buildings, Michael Landon thought for a while and said, "What if we blow up the town? That would get the buildings all in pieces and you can bring in your equipment to pick up the debris and cart it away." He then said that he would write it where they blow up all the buildings, except for
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Plum Creek (Cottonwood River)


Plum Creek is a stream near the city of Walnut Grove, Minnesota. It passes to the northwest of the town, flowing northeasterly to the Cottonwood River, with its waters then flowing to the Minnesota River and eventually the Mississippi River. Plum Creek lends its name to a regional library network. Plum Creek was so named on account of the wild plum trees along its course. It is known for being close to the homestead of the Ingalls family of "Little House on the Prairie" fame, and features in the book
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Steve Shaw (actor)


Steve Shaw (June 3, 1965 in St. Louis, Missouri – December 5, 1990) was an American actor best known for playing Eric Fairgate in the television drama "Knots Landing". One of his earliest acting appearances was "Little House On The Prairie" Season 3 Episode 22, Gold Country, as Sam Delano, the son of an Italian couple mining for gold. He appeared again in Season 5 episode of "Little House on the Prairie" entitled "The Odyssey" in which he played a character named
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Victor French


. French is most widely known for costarring with Michael Landon on two television series. He appeared on "Little House on the Prairie" (1974–1977), (1981–1984) as Isaiah Edwards (French also directed some episodes of "Little House"). He appeared on "Highway to Heaven" (1984–1989) as Mark Gordon. From 1977–79, he left "Little House" to star as a small-town Georgia police chief in "Carter Country". When the series ended, the actor was surprised that Landon
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List of Little House on the Prairie books


can be heated adequately. The children she is teaching, some of whom are older than she is herself, test her skills as a teacher. Laura grows more self-assured through her time there, and successfully completes the two-month assignment, with all five of her pupils sorry to see her go. To Laura's surprise and delight, homesteader Almanzo Wilder (with whom she became acquainted in "Little Town on the Prairie") appears at the end of her first week of school in his new two-
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Little House on the Prairie (musical)


Little House on the Prairie is a book musical adapted from the children's books, Little House on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder. The creative team includes Rachel Sheinkin (book), Rachel Portman (music), Donna di Novelli (lyrics), and Francesca Zambello (director). The musical premiered in regional theatre at the Guthrie, Minneapolis, Minnesota, followed by a tour in 2009-2010 of the United States, starting at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey. The musical takes place
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Little House on the Prairie


of the Little House books and it is commonly numbered two in the series, but its story is unrelated to that of the inaugural novel, "Little House in the Big Woods". It features the boyhood of Laura's future husband Almanzo Wilder from before his ninth birthday until after his tenth. The book describes his schooling, holidays, farm work, and most of all, food. "Little House on the Prairie", published in 1935, is the third book in the Little House series but only the second
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Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder


around the world. Public libraries and schools are named after her. After World War II General Douglas MacArthur has the "Little House on the Prairie" books translated for the Japanese people so that they can better understand and appreciate American values and culture. In 1954, the American Library Association creates the Laura Ingalls Wilder medal, which is awarded to outstanding authors of children’s literature. Laura Ingalls Wilder, at age 87, is its first recipient. In 1957 Laura Ingalls Wilder, suffering from diabetes and the loss of many
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List of Little House on the Prairie books


1874–1875. The book tells about the months the Ingalls family spent on the prairie of Kansas, around the town of Independence, Kansas. At the beginning of this story, Pa Ingalls decides to sell the house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin, and move the family, via covered wagon to the Indian Territory near Independence, Kansas, as there were widely circulating stories that the land (technically still under Osage ownership) would be opened to settlement by homesteaders. Laura, along with Pa and Ma, Mary, and baby
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Longview, Alberta


New York, had a sister town uphill to the north called Little Chicago. No one seems to know how Little Chicago and Little New York got their names and both towns actually grew up over night. In 1936 there was nothing there but an empty prairie field. Then, in 1937, oil was discovered at the level and people, most of them long out of work because of the great depression, came flocking and Little Chicago and Little New York were born. Buildings appeared like mushrooms. For the first time in
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List of Little House on the Prairie characters


There are many "Little House on the Prairie" characters, appearing in various forms of media in the "Little House on the Prairie" media franchise. Based on the data from : The Genealogy of Almanzo and Laura Ingalls Wilder NOTE: A second daughter of Ruby Ingalls Card, Lettie Letishia Card Anderson, is listed as being born in 1888, seven years after Ruby's death. How this is possible is unknown. (Laura's maternal great-great-grandparents)br Allan Alexander Morse and Margaret Drummond *These are fictional
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Gispwudwada


" The name "Gispwudwada" is of unknown etymology. The chief crests of the Gispwudwada are the Killerwhale (a.k.a. orca) ("'neexł" in Tsimshian) and Grizzly Bear ("midiik"). Tsimshian matrilineal houses belonging to the Gispwudwada tend to belong to one of two groups, the Git'mlaxam and the Gitnagwinaks. The Git'mlaxam trace their origins to the legendary Temlaxam (a.k.a. Temlaham, Dimlahamid, etc.) or "Prairie Town" on the Skeena River in what is now Gitksan territory. The
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Almanzo Wilder


As part of her "Little House" series of autobiographical novels, Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote a book titled "Farmer Boy" about Wilder's childhood in upstate New York. Wilder is a well-known character in the "Little House" books where his wife wrote about their courtship and subsequent marriage in "The Long Winter", "Little Town on the Prairie", "These Happy Golden Years", and "The First Four Years". He also appeared briefly in chapter 28 ('Moving Day')
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List of Little House on the Prairie locations


to visitors. The site includes a cabin modeled after the original Ingalls cabin. Sunnyside School House has been moved to the site and the original post office used at nearby Wayside, Kansas, has also been moved to the location. Much of the surrounding countryside retains its open and undeveloped nature. In 1874, when Wilder was seven years old, the family left their home near Pepin for the second time, and settled just outside Walnut Grove, Minnesota. Walnut Grove may be the most recognized name of all the towns Wilder
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List of Little House on the Prairie locations


De Smet from Minnesota in 1879, and most members of the family lived there (or nearby) for the rest of their lives. Locations in the area that have been restored and are open to visitors include: the Surveyors' House, where the family stayed during the winter of 1879–80 (the house was moved into town in 1885 from its original location on Silver Lake); the Ingalls Homestead southeast of town; a replica of the Brewster School, where Wilder taught as a teenager; and a house on Third Street
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South Grand Prairie High School


South Grand Prairie High School (SGPHS) is a public high school in the city of Grand Prairie, Texas (USA). It is part of the 36-campus Grand Prairie Independent School District. South Grand Prairie High School originally opened in the fall of 1969 with 448 students enrolled, 87 of which were seniors. The first campus was housed at what is now the Dr. Vern Alexander building. In 1972 the current campus opened. In 1999, South Grand Prairie was named a "New American High School National Showcase Site"
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Little House on the Prairie


House" books, it was Rose Wilder Lane who edited them and it was Lane who had the rights after Laura's death. Rose was an "outspoken antigovernment polemicist and is called one of the grandmothers of the libertarian movement." Lane's views were supported by her mother. Though despite her mother's support of her political views, Lane went against her mother, and what was written in her will, by leaving the rights of the "Little House" books to Roger Lea MacBride after her own death. Roger
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Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder


, professor of history, elaborates on the pioneers' perspective of the Osage Indians written about in "Little House on the Prairie". Reenactors from the Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society in De Smet, South Dakota portray the Ingalls and Wilder families plus other characters. Robin Bernheim-Burger voices the role of Rose Wilder Lane. Katherine Cannon voices the role of Laura Ingalls Wilder and reads excerpts from the "Little House on the Prairie" books. After a brief introduction the narrative begins in 1885 with Laura Ingalls Wilder’s life
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Pedro, South Dakota


Pedro is a populated place in Pennington County, South Dakota. Pedro once had a population of 300 and had its own newspaper, the "Pedro Bugle", but is now a ghost town. The community's name was selected during a game of Pedro. Carrie Ingalls ("Little House on the Prairie") worked for E.L. Senn (who owned as many as fifty-one newspapers in South Dakota at that time) in Pedro, which was not too far from her claim. By the summer of 1909,
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Robert Alden


Reverend Edwin Hyde Alden, known as "Robert Alden" (January 14, 1836 – May 6, 1911) was one of the many real people upon whom Laura Ingalls Wilder based a character in the ""Little House on the Prairie"" series of books and the NBC television series of the same name. Reverend Alden was born in Windsor, Vermont. He was the founding pastor of the First Congregational Church of Waseca, Minnesota in 1868, the first organized church in that town. Alden was later the minister
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Pepin County, Wisconsin


Pepin County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,469, making it the fourth-least populous county in Wisconsin. Its county seat is Durand. Pepin County is the birthplace of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the author of the "Little House on the Prairie" children's books. Pepin County was formed in the year 1858 from portions of neighboring Dunn County. Both the town of Pepin (originally named North Pepin in 1856), and the village of Pepin were
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Alison Arngrim


bad girl" throughout the 1970s. Years later, in one of her stand-up routines, Arngrim described playing Nellie on "Little House on The Prairie" as "like having PMS for seven years." In 2002, she was honored by the Young Artist Foundation with its Former Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award for her work as a child actress on "Little House". At the 2006 TV Land Awards, Arngrim tied with Danielle Spencer ('Dee' on "What's Happening!!")
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Little House on the Prairie (TV series)


Little House on the Prairie (known as Little House: A New Beginning in its final season) is an American western drama television series, starring Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, Karen Grassle, and Melissa Sue Anderson, about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s. The show is an adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder's best-selling series of "Little House" books. Television producer and NBC executive Ed Friendly became aware of the story in the early 1970s. He
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Ronnie Scribner


House on the Prairie", "The Love Boat", "Fantasy Island", "CHiPs", and "Dallas", among others. Ronnie Scribner was born Ronald Adam Scribner on July 23, 1966, to parents Penny and Lawrence Scribner. He has one younger sibling, a sister named Annaliesa (born in 1969), who was also a child actor, appearing in numerous commercials as well as guest-starring with him in an episode of "Little House on the Prairie". With his youthful "
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Hamill, South Dakota


. Males had a median income of $15,000 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,833. None of the population or families were below the poverty line. Originally named Roseland, Hamill was renamed for Gail Hamill the pioneer merchant, postmaster and banker in town. In 1909 the Milwaukee Road surveyed a route from Oacoma, South Dakota through Roseland and beyond but the line was never built. Carrie Ingalls (sister of "Little House on the Prairie"'s Laura Ingalls Wilder) was
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The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon


listen to the baseball game featuring her favorite player, and "heartthrob," Tom Gordon. As she starts to take steps to survive by conserving what little food she has with her and consuming edible flora, Thrisha's family return to their car without her and call the police to start a search. The rescuers search in the area around the path, but not as far as Trisha has gone. The girl decides to follow a creek because of what she read in "Little House on the Prairie" (though it
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Little House on the Prairie


. As the spring flowers bloom and the prairie comes alive with new settlers, the Ingalls family moves to their new piece of land and begins building what will become their permanent home. "The Long Winter", published in 1940 and sixth in the series, covers the shortest timespan of the novels, only an eight-month period. The winter of 1880–1881 was a notably severe winter in history, sometimes known as "The Snow Winter". The story begins in Dakota Territory at the Ingalls homestead in South Dakota on
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Otis Colwell


consisting of the Towns of Pike, Pleasant Prairie, and Southport, succeeding Julius L. Gilbert, a Democrat. At that time he is described as being 52 years old, as a native of Massachusetts, and a merchant. He was succeeded in the 1850 session by Samuel Hale, at that time a Democrat, but who would later join the Free Soil Party himself. In 1852 he was one of two elected justices of the peace for what was now named the City of Kenosha. A house built for Colwell in 1853
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List of Little House on the Prairie books


written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and sometimes called Little House books: Stories about Laura's daughter Rose Wilder Lane, written by her executor, heir, and "political disciple" Roger Lea MacBride: Stories about what happened between "On the Banks of Plum Creek" and "By the Shores of Silver Lake", the fourth and fifth novels by Ingalls Wilder, written by Cynthia Rylant "The Days of Laura Ingalls Wilder": Stories about the people in Laura, Almanzo, and Rose's Mansfield, Missouri home, written
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B. Harley Bradley House


as a gift shop. The "Prairie Style" is so named because Wright, the style’s pioneer architect, worked with his clients to develop architectural spaces that were inspired by the natural plant forms of the tallgrass prairie that surrounded Kankakee. This mirroring theme was especially suited to the fenestration of the buildings constructed in this style. USA Today commented that the house, "reveals what would become his hallmark: long rows of windows, stained glass, and a low-pitched roofline." 82 of the Bradley House's
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on the Prairie' and the Truth About the American West", Patricia Nelson Limerick connects Wilder's apparent and Lane's outright distaste for the government as a way to blame the government for their father's failure at homesteading. The books show the Wilder family to be entrepreneurs and shows a form of hero worship of Laura Ingalls Wilder's parents. In "'Little House on the Prairie' and the Myth of Self Reliance", Julie Tharp and Jeff Kleiman claim that the idea of the settlers' self-reliance,
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Prairie City, California


Prairie City was a gold-mining community that once sat on the American River in the Sierra Nevada foothills, near present-day Folsom in Sacramento County, California. What was left of the town is believed to be covered in river rocks, from gold dredging of the American River in the early 1900s. When construction was being performed for the freeway on-ramp near an Intel building, a few bodies were unearthed during construction. Though the names of these people are unknown, it is assumed they were Prairie City residents
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Little House on the Prairie


draft of a ninth novel was published posthumously in 1971 and is commonly included in the series. The "Little House" books have been adapted for stage or screen more than once, most successfully as the American television series "Little House on the Prairie", which ran from 1974 to 1983. As well as an anime, and many different kinds of books, such as cookbooks, there are also many licensed objects to buy that are representative of the books. A tenth book, the non-fiction "On the
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List of Little House on the Prairie books


money needed. While Ma and Pa escort Mary to the college, Laura, Carrie, and Grace are left alone for a week. In order to stave off the loneliness stemming from Mary's departure, Laura, Carrie, and Grace do the fall cleaning. They have several problems, but the house is sparkling when they are done. Ma and Pa come home and are truly surprised. In the fall, the Ingalls prepare for a move to town for the winter. Laura and Carrie attend school in town and Laura
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Little House on the Prairie


's voice is still strong. It is contested the amount of influence that Lane had on the books, especially regarding any political themes, but views that align with hers are very visible within the books. Regardless, Rose Wilder Lane was a large part in the publishing and form of the books. Lane also had a hand in giving the rights to Roger Lea MacBride, who then led to the creation of the television show entitled "Little House on the Prairie". "Time" ranks the "Little House" series
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Little House on the Prairie (TV series)


"TV Guide" ranked the two-part episode "I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away" at 97 on its 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time list. As of 2016, a film adaptation of the pilot movie was underway at Paramount Pictures, with Sean Durkin as the director, Scott Rudin as the producer, and Abi Morgan as the screenwriter. Based on the autobiographical "Little House" stories, episodes of "Little House on the Prairie" usually concern members of the Ingalls family, who live on a
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, Laura (1844–1899), who at the time and events in the novel was already about twenty-two and had presumably moved out. He later had a brother, Perley (1869–1934), who was not yet born at the time "Farmer Boy" is set. "Little House on the Prairie", published in 1935, is the third of the series of books known as the Little House series, but only the second book to focus on the life of the Ingalls family. The book takes place from
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List of Little House on the Prairie episodes


The following is a list of episodes for the television show "Little House on the Prairie", an American Western drama about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota from the 1870s to the 1890s. The show is an adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder's series of Little House books. The regular series was preceded by the two-hour pilot movie, which first aired on March 30, 1974. The series began on the NBC network on September 11, 1974, and ended on May 10, 1982
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Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin


to the site found it occupied by a group of Fox Indians led by a chief whose name "Alim" meant "chien" in French (dog in English). The French explorers named the location "Prairie du Chien", French for "Dog's Prairie". Originally this name applied only to the plain upon which the settlement is located, but it was later applied to the city as well. The city of Prairie du Chien is located between the Town of Prairie du Chien and the Town of Bridgeport.
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List of Little House on the Prairie locations


List of places appearing in the "Little House on the Prairie" books and TV series. Pepin, Wisconsin, was Wilder's birthplace. Her birthplace is about seven miles (11 km) north of the village, and is marked by a replica cabin along the former WIS-183 at the Little House Wayside (near Lund, Wisconsin). Pepin celebrates her life every September with traditional music, craft demonstrations, a "Laura look-alike" contest, a spelling bee, and other events. Independence, Kansas, is
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Laura Ingalls Wilder


Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder (; February 7, 1867 – February 10, 1957) was an American writer known for the "Little House on the Prairie" series of children's books, published between 1932 and 1943, which were based on her childhood in a settler and pioneer family. During the 1970s and early 1980s, the television series "Little House on the Prairie" was loosely based on the Little House books, and starred Melissa Gilbert as Laura and Michael Landon as her father, Charles Ingalls. Laura Elizabeth Ingalls was
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Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder


the characters in her books grew up. "Harvey Dunn: American Artist": A look at the life of Harvey Dunn, a South Dakota-born artist known for his paintings inspired by a love of the prairie. Laura Ingalls Wilder, a contemporary of Harvey Dunn, kept one of his paintings above her writing desk. "The Morgan Horse": The versatile Morgan horse appears throughout the "Little House on the Prairie" books. This distinctive breed of horse could be used as both a show horse and for
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Chenoa, Illinois


was prairie wilderness. The Indians who had hunted and lived in Illinois country for many years had been moved by the U. S. Government to regions west of the Mississippi river by the time Chenoa was founded. Soon the tough prairie sod was broken by the plow which made acres and acres of land available for farming. Scott aided the development of nearby land by plowing and cultivating , building two hundred houses, and planting twenty-seven miles of hedge fences. The first structures within the limits of the new town were two little
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Little House on the Prairie (TV series)


significant and memorable ending. Lionsgate's decision as to which movies to include on which season appears to have been based on broadcast order rather than production order, since "Bless All The Dear Children" was the last episode broadcast even though "The Last Farewell" was the last one produced. None of the available releases of the series contain "Little House Years", which was a three-hour Thanksgiving special aired during Season 6 that largely consisted of flashback clips. While the re-releases are substantially better than what
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comes to the general store in town to warn the white settlers that there will be seven months of blizzards. Impressed, Pa decides to move the family into town for the winter. Laura attends school with her younger sister, Carrie until the weather becomes too severe to permit them to walk to and from the school building. Blizzard after blizzard sweeps through the town over the next few months. Food and fuel become scarce and expensive, as the town depends on the trains to bring supplies but the frequent blizzards prevent the trains
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List of Little House on the Prairie books


Prairie books. The eight "Little House" books published during the author's lifetime are public domain in countries where the term of copyright lasts 50 years or less after the death of the author. The story of the first book in the series, "Little House in the Big Woods", revolves around the life of the Ingalls family in their small home near Pepin, Wisconsin. The family includes mother Caroline Lake Quiner Ingalls, father Charles Phillip Ingalls, eldest daughter Mary Amelia Ingalls, middle daughter (and protagonist)
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Little Mosque on the Prairie


was released on 23 October 2012. The series logo used for the cover art of the DVD releases does not use the mosque imagery of the televised version, thus rendering it similar to that used by "Little House on the Prairie" except for the use of the word "Mosque" instead of "House". Unusual for a Canadian television series, "Little Mosque" received extensive advance publicity in international media, with stories appearing in "The New York Times", the "Washington Times" and the "Houston
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School story


stories were also published in other countries. 'Schulromane' were popular in Germany in both the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and school stories were also published in Soviet Russia. Some American classic children's novels also relate to the genre, including "What Katy Did at School" (1873) by Susan Coolidge, "Little Men" (1871) by Louisa May Alcott and "Little Town on the Prairie" (1941) by Laura Ingalls Wilder. The 1980s and 1990s Sweet Valley High series by Francine Pascal and others
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Nellie Oleson


horse-drawn sled between blizzards to take the outgoing mail and bring back the incoming mail, as described by Laura in "The Long Winter". Stella died in 1944 at the age of 80 years. Nellie Oleson appeared in three of the Little House novels Ingalls Wilder: "On the Banks of Plum Creek" (1937), "Little Town on the Prairie" (1939), and "These Happy Golden Years" (1943) — the fourth, seventh, and eighth in the series. Laura is
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Edgecliff Village, Texas


for the town was $24,836. About 2.9% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over. The town of Edgecliff Village is experiencing a growth spurt, as the remaining of open prairie are developed for building single-family homes. After this area is built out, there is little open land for housing in the town. This area was held for many years by and purchased from the Hunt family
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Burke (town), New York


. The town of Burke was formed in 1844 from the town of Chateaugay. Almanzo Wilder, often thought to be a native of nearby Malone, actually grew up on a farm in Burke. He was the husband of "Little House on the Prairie" author Laura Ingalls Wilder, who told his story in the novel "Farmer Boy". The son of James and Angeline Day Wilder, he was born on his family's farm on February 13, 1857. In 1875, the family left to settle in Minnesota.
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On the Banks of Plum Creek


, as were the next four "Little House" books through 1944. Having left their little house on the Kansas prairie, the Ingalls family travels by covered wagon to Minnesota and settles on the banks of Plum Creek. Later, Pa trades for two new horses as Christmas presents for his family, which Laura and her sister name Sam and David. Pa soon builds a new, above-ground, wooden house for his family, trusting that their first crop of wheat will pay for the lumber and materials. Now that
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Movie ranch


, "Little House on the Prairie", "Highway to Heaven", "Father Murphy", "The Thorn Birds", "Jericho" and "Carnivàle". A fire in 2003 destroyed most of the standing sets, including a replica of the farm house from "Little House on the Prairie" and sets used in the TV series "Gunsmoke" and many movies. Circa 1937, Ray "Crash" Corrigan invested in property on the western Santa Susana Pass in California's Simi Valley and Santa Susana Mountains
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Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder


a sense of time, place, and scope of the prairie, extensive use is made of the frontier paintings by well-known artist, Harvey Dunn, who was born ten miles from De Smet, South Dakota, five years after Charles Ingalls moved his family there. Illustrations by artist Cheryl Harness animate specific scenes and characters from the "Little House on the Prairie" books. Archival photographs from multiple sources provide a first-hand look at the people and places in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s life. Historians and academics provide
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Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan


1894, forcing the closure of the cheese factory. Prairie fires in 1885 were also responsible for the destruction of the willows that the town and area were named for. Ranchers gave little thought about where their cattle roamed, and often did not grow hay for the winter. Légaré was among those who rejected the use of hay. In 1903–04, a severe winter, recounted by Reverend Claude J. Passaplan as the worst in recorded history at the time, followed prairie fires and an early frost, leaving cattle with nothing to eat
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Arrow Rock, Missouri


& Prairie (Called the Prairie of Arrows)” In 1808, William Clark passed through the area again on his way to construct Fort Osage noting a “Big Arrow Rock” and a“Little Arrow Rock” just upstream from it. He declared the area would “make a handsome spot for a town.” During the first half of the 19th century, this region of central Missouri was called "Boonslick Country" so named for the Boone's salt lick four miles east of Arrow Rock in adjacent Howard County. The term
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Little Falls, Minnesota


orderly collection of media commentary. The Burton-Rosenmeier House serves as the Little Falls Convention and Visitors Bureau. Beginning in 2005, the Dam Festival is an annual event that takes place in Maple Island Park, Founded by Richard John Lano of Crawfordsville Indiana. Family from Little Falls and Long Prairie Minnesota. LeBourget Park and surrounding areas near the town's dam in late June. Activities include street dances, simple games, face painting, food, a petting zoo, pony rides, bingo, karaoke, a parade, and
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Alnwick


Northumberland. It was a staging post on the Great North Road between Edinburgh and London, and latterly has become a dormitory town for nearby Newcastle-upon-Tyne . The town centre has changed relatively little, but the town has seen some growth, with several housing estates covering what had been pasture, and new factory and trading estate developments along the roads to the south. The name "Alnwick" comes from the Old English "wic" ('dairy farm, settlement') and the name of the river Aln
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Utica, Winnebago County, Wisconsin


McKee, and the prairie christened with the imposing name of 'Liberty.'") Nearly the whole township was claimed within two years, and March 11, 1848 it was organized as a separate town under the name of Utica; the first town meeting was held at the house of Mr. Lucius Hawley, D. H. Nash was elected to the office of chairman of the board supervisors and Ely N. Hyde, town clerk. The town continued under the name of Utica until 1856, at which time it was changed to Welaunee
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Chetwynd, British Columbia


to approximately 2,600 residents, the population has increased little if at all since the 1980s but is significantly younger than the provincial average. Once known as Little Prairie, the community adopted its current name in honour of provincial politician Ralph L.T. Chetwynd, just prior to its incorporation in 1962. The municipality consists of the town, a community forest, and four exclave properties. Chetwynd has dozens of chainsaw carvings displayed throughout town as public art. It is home to a Northern Lights College campus. Nearby, there are four provincial parks
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Eden Prairie, Minnesota


was John Cummins, an Irish-born immigrant who built what is now referred to as the "Cummins-Phipps-Grill House" with his wife Mattie in 1880. Manuscripts indicate that John Cummins was an avid and respected horticulturist, scientist, and farmer; he used his farmland to experiment with different strains of apples and grapes to try to find one that could withstand the harsh climate in Minnesota. The Cummins family sold this property to the Phipps family 1908. Eden Prairie's town board held its first meeting in a
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Minnesota


popular small-town church activities. A small segment of the Scandinavian population attend a traditional lutefisk dinner to celebrate Christmas. Life in Minnesota has also been depicted or used as a backdrop, in movies such as "Fargo", "Grumpy Old Men", "Grumpier Old Men", "Juno", "Drop Dead Gorgeous", "Young Adult", "A Serious Man", "New in Town", "Rio", and in famous television series like "Little House on the Prairie"
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