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  2. Spokane, Washington - Wikipedia

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    Spokane (/ spoʊˈkæn / ⓘ spoh-KAN) [ 8 ] is the most populous city in and the county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is in eastern Washington, along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, 92 miles (148 km) south of the Canadian border, 18 miles (30 km) west of the Washington– Idaho border, and 279 miles (449 ...

  3. Yellow-bellied marmot - Wikipedia

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    Yellow-bellied marmot. The yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris), also known as the rock chuck, is a large, stout-bodied ground squirrel in the marmot genus. [2] It is one of fourteen species of marmots, and is native to mountainous and semi-arid regions of southwestern Canada and western United States, including the Rocky Mountains ...

  4. When (racing) pigs fly: Livestock steals the show at the ...

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    Sep. 12—The wildfire smoke was thick in the air on Sunday, but that didn't stop the crowds of people from enjoying the All-Alaskan Racing Pigs competition at the Spokane County Interstate Fair.

  5. Cowles Company - Wikipedia

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    Cowles Company. The Cowles Company is a diversified media company in Spokane, Washington, in the US. The company owns and operates The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, founded in 1894, and owned the Spokane Daily Chronicle until it was shut down in 1992. Built by William H. Cowles, the publishing business eventually constructed striking buildings ...

  6. Carousel - Wikipedia

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    A French old-fashioned carousel with stairs in La Rochelle. A carousel or carrousel (mainly North American English), [1] merry-go-round (international), Galloper (international) or roundabout (British English) [2] is a type of amusement ride consisting of a rotating circular platform with seats for riders.

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  8. Pig farming - Wikipedia

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    Pig farming, pork farming, or hog farming is the raising and breeding of domestic pigs as livestock, and is a branch of animal husbandry. Pigs are farmed principally for food (e.g. pork: bacon, ham, gammon) and skins.

  9. Spokane House - Wikipedia

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    Spokane House was a fur-trading post founded in 1810 by the British-Canadian North West Company, located on a peninsula where the Spokane River and Little Spokane River meet. When established, the North West Company 's farthest outpost in the Columbia River region was the first ever non-Indigenous settlement in the Pacific Northwest (South of ...