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  2. Jackstaff - Wikipedia

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    The US naval jack (2002–2019) being raised on a jackstaff in 2002. A jack staff (also spelled as jackstaff) is a small vertical spar (pole) on the bow of a ship or smaller vessel on which a particular type of flag, known as a jack, is flown. [1] The jack staff was introduced in the 18th century.

  3. Happy Jack, Arizona - Wikipedia

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    Happy Jack is an unincorporated community and campground located in the Mogollon Rim Region of Coconino County, Arizona, United States. The Lowell Discovery Telescope is located there. It is located on Lake Mary Road southeast of Flagstaff, Arizona .

  4. John Falstaff - Wikipedia

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    Nationality. English. Sir John Falstaff is a fictional character who appears in three plays by William Shakespeare and is eulogised in a fourth. His significance as a fully developed character is primarily formed in the plays Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2, where he is a companion to Prince Hal, the future King Henry V of England.

  5. Why Olympic distance runners might be flocking to Flagstaff ...

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    The Mexican capital is 349 feet higher than Flagstaff and physiologist Jack Daniels convinced the four men that northern Arizona was the best place to both test out Niskanen’s theory and explore ...

  6. Lowell Observatory - Wikipedia

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    Lowell Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States. Lowell Observatory was established in 1894, placing it among the oldest observatories in the United States, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965. [2][3] In 2011, the Observatory was named one of "The World's 100 Most Important Places" by ...

  7. History of Flagstaff, Arizona - Wikipedia

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    Flagstaff is a city in, and the county seat of, Coconino County in northern Arizona, in the southwestern United States. Established as a modern settlement in 1876 and incorporated as a city in 1928, the land had previously been lived on by native peoples of the southwest, primarily the Sinagua. Mountaineer Antoine Leroux then traveled the area ...

  8. Coconino National Forest - Wikipedia

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    The Coconino National Forest is a 1.856-million acre (751,000 ha) United States National Forest located in northern Arizona in the vicinity of Flagstaff, with elevations ranging from 2,600 feet to the highest point in Arizona at 12,633 feet (Humphrey's Peak). Originally established in 1898 as the "San Francisco Mountains National Forest Reserve ...

  9. Flagstaff, Arizona - Wikipedia

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    Website. flagstaff.az.gov. Flagstaff (/ ˈflæɡ.stæf / FLAG-staf) is the county seat of Coconino County, Arizona, in the southwestern United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 76,831. Flagstaff is the principal city of the Flagstaff metropolitan area, which includes all of Coconino County, and has a ...