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But then again, maybe there are tribes I haven't heard about who want to build The Great Casino of America right on Public Lands, thus setting up Thrilla in Pompeys Pillar with environmentalist nutters and anti-gambling religious nutters.
Gorgeous Montana 2007
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Bosphorus lieth a rocke some fourescore yards from the maine land, wherevpon standeth a white marble pillar called Pompeys pillar, the shadow whereof was 23 foote long at nine of the clocke in the forenoone: over against it is a turret of stone upon the maine land
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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WHEREAS it appears that it would be in the public interest to reserve such lands as a national monument to be known as the Pompeys Pillar National Monument:
Proclamation On Pompeys Pillar Nationalmonument Clinton, Bill, 1946- 2001
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WHEREAS it appears that it would be in the public interest to reserve such lands as a national monument to be known as the Pompeys Pillar National Monument:
Proclamation On Pompeys Pillar National Monument Clinton, Bill, 1946- 2001
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*** Pompeys Pillar is one of the most famous sandstone buttes in America.
What was the name of Sacajawea's baby that made the trek with Lewis and Clark? 2010
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Nicholas Biddle, first editor of Lewis and Clark's journals, changed the name to "Pompeys Pillar."
What was the name of Sacajawea's baby that made the trek with Lewis and Clark? 2010
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The timing couldn't be worse, said Steve Knecht, chief of operations for Montana Disaster and Emergency Services, who added that the plume was measured at 25 miles near Pompeys Pillar National Monument.
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*** Pompeys Pillar is one of the most famous sandstone buttes in America.
What was the name of Sacajawea's baby that made the trek with Lewis and Clark? 2010
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Captain Clark named the pillar "Pompeys Tower" in honor of Sacagawea's son Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, whom he had nicknamed "Pomp."
What was the name of Sacajawea's baby that made the trek with Lewis and Clark? 2010
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Nicholas Biddle, first editor of Lewis and Clark's journals, changed the name to "Pompeys Pillar."
What was the name of Sacajawea's baby that made the trek with Lewis and Clark? 2010
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