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Northport, Wisconsin Northport in Door County, Wisconsin is the northern terminus of Highway 42 and location of the peninsula-side ferry dock of the Washington Island Ferry Line. The ferry takes freight, vehicles, and people across the Port des Mortes strait to Washington Island.
NorthPark Center NorthPark Center is an upscale shopping mall located in north Dallas, Texas (USA) with over 120 stores and anchors. The mall is located at the intersection of Loop 12 (Northwest Highway) and US 75 (North Central Expressway).
NorthPoint Communications NorthPoint Communications (Former NASDAQ: NPNT) was a CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier), focused on data transmission rather than voice. Its business plan involved leasing copper telephone lines from local phone companies, then selling them at wholesale prices to internet service providers, which in turn sold business and residential DSL service.
Northridge earthquake The 1994 Northridge earthquake occurred on January 17, 1994 at 4:30:55 AM Pacific Standard Time in the city of Los Angeles, California, falling on Martin Luther King Day in 1994. The earthquake had a "moderate" moment magnitude of 6.
Northrop A-17 The Northrop A-17 Nomad, a development of the Northrop Gamma 2F was a two seat, single engine, monoplane, attack bomber built in 1935 by the Northrop Corporation for the US Army Air Corps. The A-17 was equipped with perforated flaps, had fixed landing gear with partial fairing.
Northrop Auditorium Cyrus Northrop Memorial Auditorium is a stage venue at the University of Minnesota's Minneapolis campus named for Cyrus Northrop, the university's second president. Various events are held there, including concerts, ballet performances, and lectures.
Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman Corporation () is an aerospace and defense conglomerate that is the result of the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop. The company is the third largest defense contractor in the world,"Defense News Top 100, 2005 data.
Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems was created by Northrop Grumman's acquisition of Westinghouse Electronic Systems Group in 1996. The Electronic Systems sector is a leading designer, developer, and manufacturer of a wide variety of advanced defense electronics and systems.
Northrop Grumman Newport News Northrop Grumman Newport News (NGNN), formerly called Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company (NNS&DD or simply NNS), is the largest privately owned shipyard in the United States. Northrop Grumman Newport News is one of two shipyards that produce and service all types of nuclear powered submarines (the other is the Electric Boat Corporation), and at present is the only shipyard that can build Nimitz-class supercarriers.
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Northrop Grumman Ship Systems (NGSS) is the division of Northrop Grumman Corporation responsible for building small and medium shipping products. A separate sector of Northrop Grumman, Northrop Grumman Newport News, is responsible for nuclear submarines and supercarriers.
Northrop HL-10 The Northrop HL-10 was one of five heavyweight lifting body designs flown at NASA's Flight Research Center (FRC--later Dryden Flight Research Center), Edwards, California, from July 1966 to November 1975 to study and validate the concept of safely maneuvering and landing a low lift-over-drag vehicle designed for reentry from space. It was a NASA design and was built to evaluate "inverted airfoil" lifting body and delta planform.
Northrop M2-F3 The Northrop M2-F3 was rebuilt from the M2-F2 at Northrop and redesignated the M2-F3 after the M2-F2 crashed at the Dryden Flight Research Center in 1967. It was modified with an additional third vertical fin -- centered between the tip fins -- to improve control characteristics.
Northrop Mall Northrop Mall is arguably the center of the Minneapolis campus at the University of Minnesota. Specifically it is the common area surrounded by the core buildings of the University; most prominent is Northrop Memorial Auditorium.
Northrop Tacit Blue The Northrop Tacit Blue was a technology demonstrator aircraft created to demonstrate that a stealth low observable surveillance aircraft with a low probability of intercept radar and other sensors could operate close to the forward line of battle with a high degree of survivability.
Northrop X-21 The Northrop X-21 was an experimental aircraft designed to test wings with laminar flow control. It was based on the Douglas WB-66D airframe, with the wing-mounted engines moved to the rear fuselage and making space for air compressors.
Northrop YB-49 The Northrop YB-49 was a prototype jet-powered flying wing heavy bomber aircraft developed by Northrop for the United States Air Force shortly after World War II. It was a development of the piston-engined YB-35, and the two YB-49s actually built were both converted YB-35 test aircraft.
NorthRiver Yacht Club NorthRiver Yacht Club, located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA, is an invitation-only private golf club which opened in 1978. The course was originally designed by professional golfer Gary Player but was redesigned in 1999 by noted architect Bob Cupp.
Northshore High School Northshore High School, often abbreviated to NHS, "A Challenging and Caring Community, Encouraging Lifelong Learning for All Students", is a public school for grades nine through twelve located in Slidell, Louisiana that serves the eastern end of St. Tammany Parish as well as some residents of Slidell proper.
Northshore School District Northshore School District is a public school district covering portions of both King County and Snohomish County, Washington. The district's service area covers Bothell (including the Canyon Park neighborhood in Snohomish County), Woodinville, Kenmore as well as portions of Kirkland and Redmond.
Northshore, Houston, Texas Northshore, traditionally styled as North Shore, is a community in the far eastern city limits of Houston, Texas, generally north of the section of Interstate 10 known as the East Freeway and somewhat east of Interstate 610. North Shore is served by line #137 in the Metro system of buses which run all over Houston.
Northside College Preparatory High School Northside College Preparatory High School (commonly referred to as Northside College Prep, Northside Prep, or simply Northside; sometimes abbreviated as NCPHS or NCP) is a Chicago Public-Magnet School. Founded in 1999, it was the first new Chicago Public High School to be built in 20 years.
Northside Health Careers High School Northside Health Careers High School (HCHS) is a magnet school in Northside Independent School District for students that are interested in pursuing a career in the health profession. HCHS attracts students from school districts all across Bexar County and some from as far as Hondo, Texas.
Northside High School (Fort Smith, Arkansas) Northside High School (formerly known as Fort Smith High School) is one of the two public high schools in the city of Fort Smith, Arkansas (the other being Southside High School). Within the state, the school is commonly known as Fort Smith Northside.
Northside People The Northside People is part of the Dublin People group of free newspapers which are distributed to homes in Dublin and are available at designated pick-up-points in supermarkets and convenience stores throughout the city.
Northside, Berkeley, California Northside is a neighborhood in Berkeley, California; located north of the University of California, Berkeley campus, east of Oxford Street, and south of Cedar Street. There is a small shopping area located at Euclid and Hearst Avenues, at the northern entrance to the university.
Northside, Cincinnati Northside is a neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio that is bordered by the neighborhoods of Clifton to the south, Mount Airy to the west, Winton Place/Spring Grove to the East, and College Hill to the north. Northside was originally known as "North Cumminsville", but changed names to "Northside" several decades ago.
Northstar The fictional character Northstar (born Jean-Paul Beaubier, formerly Jean-Paul Martin) is a Marvel Comics superhero, a member of Alpha Flight and the X-Men. He is best known as one of the first openly gay superheroes in American comic books.
Northstar (demogroup) Northstar (NS) was an exclusively Swedish demoscene group, perhaps best known for their early diskmag "Exceller 8" and their two members Kaktus and Mahoney — authors of the original NoiseTracker and several musicdisks.
Northstar at Tahoe Northstar-at-Tahoe is a year-round resort situated near the North Shore of Lake Tahoe, approximately 200 miles from the San Francisco Bay Area. The 2,480 acre resort features 2,280 vertical feet of downhill terrain accessed by 16 lifts (including 8 express lifts), a snowmaking system, a cross-country center, the new Village at Northstar, on-site lodging and summer activities including an 18-hole golf course and a lift-served mountain bike park.
Northstar Cash Northstar Cash is an exclusive lottery for the state of Minnesota, operated by the Minnesota State Lottery. It is currently the newest lotto game with an all-cash jackpot exclusive to the state, having been established as of October 7th, 2003.
Northstar System The Northstar System was Cadillac's trademarked name for a package of automobile performance features. Introduced in mid 1992 on the 1993 Cadillac Allanté and later on that year's Seville and Eldorado, the Northstar name continues in use to this day.
NorthStone Country Club NorthStone Country Club is a private club located in Huntersville, North Carolina in the center of NorthStone housing community. Convenient to Charlotte and Lake Norman, North Carolina's largest lake, NorthStone Country Club is situated on 237 artistically landscaped acres.
NorthTec NorthTec, formerly called Northland Polytechnic is a key tertiary education provider and one of a number of state sector organisations in New Zealand, based in Whangarei, Northland, with campuses in Kerikeri, Rawene, Kaitaia, Kaikohe and Dargaville (see Map). To enlarge the map or any other of the illustrations, click on the icon to the right of the caption.
Northvale Public Schools The Northvale Public Schools are a community public school district that serves students in grades K through 8 from Northvale in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Students from Rockleigh attend the district as part of a sending/receiving relationship.
Northview Heights Northview Heights is a neighborhood on Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's north city area. It has a zip codes of both 15212 and 15214, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 1 (North Neighborhoods).
Northview High School (Duluth, Georgia) Northview High School is located in Duluth/John's Creek, Georgia, USA. Its most notable achievement is earning the Governor's Cup in 2004 and 2005, which was presented by Sonny Perdue for the largest numerical improvement in SAT scores.
Northview, Missouri Northview, Missouri is an unincorporated community in Webster County and is located about five miles southwest of Marshfield on Missouri Supplemental Route B. Its post office has closed and mail is now via Marshfield.
Northville High School Northville High School is the public high school of Northville Public Schools that serves the city of Northville, Michigan, the larger Northville Township, and the southern part of the city of Novi, Michigan. As the school district population has grown throughout the years, so has the high school.
Northville Public Schools Northville Public Schools is a school district that serves both the city of Northville, Michigan, and the larger Northville Township. The district serves approximately 6,110 students in its K-12 program, 250 students in its special education program, and 850 students in its pre-school/child-care programs.
Northwest Airlines Flight 327 Northwest Airlines Flight 327 was a flight on June 29, 2004 from the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Michigan to the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California. A journalist, (Annie Jacobsen) and her husband observed activity on the flight which they (at least, Annie) regarded as suspicious, claiming that a group of middle eastern men who kept getting up from their seats and talking to each-other were terrorists.
Northwest Airlines Flight 4422 On March 12 1948, Northwest Airlines Flight 4422(NC95422) crashed into Mount Sanford, Alaska, with a crew of six and 24 passengers. The flight was a DC-4] military charter enroute back to the US from [[Shanghai Lunghwa airport and had just refueled at Anchorage Merrill Field.
Northwest Airlines Flight 957 Northwest Airlines Flight 957 was a scheduled flight from Orlando, Florida to Memphis, Tennessee. On October 28, 1998 seven and a half litres (two US gallons) of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) leaked into the cargo hold during the flight.
Northwest Airlink Northwest Airlink is the trade name of Northwest Airlines' regional airline service, which flies turboprop and regional jet aircraft from Northwest's domestic hubs in Minneapolis, Detroit, and Memphis. Service is primarily to small-to-medium sized cities and towns where larger aircraft might not be economical to operate and also to larger markets to provide supplemental 'extra seats'.
Northwest Angle The Northwest Angle, known simply as the Angle by locals, and coterminous with Angle Township, is a small part of northern Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota that is the only part of the United States outside of Alaska that is north of the 49th parallel. That parallel is the northern boundary of the 48 contiguous states extending eastward from the west coast along the northern boundaries of Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and part of Minnesota to the Northwest Angle.
Northwest Area Water Supply The Northwest Area Water Supply (NAWS), also referred to as Garrison Diversion (from the Garrison Dam), is a project to divert water from Lake Sakakawea to the area around Minot, North Dakota, which is in the Souris River watershed.
Northwest Arkansas Northwest Arkansas consists of Benton County, Washington County, Madison County, and Carroll County; notable cities include Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers, Bentonville, and Eureka Springs. Population 438,000.
Northwest Arkansas Mall Northwest Arkansas Mall (originally Northwest Arkansas Plaza) is a shopping mall located in the north side of Fayetteville, Arkansas. The retail hub for the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metropolitan area, its marketing region includes many people involved with the University of Arkansas and the corporate offices of Wal-Mart, JB Hunt Transport, and Tyson Foods.
Northwest Army The Northwest Army was the name given to the forces of Feng Yuxiang's Guominjun clique that controlled most of north-central China. Under increasing pressure from the expanding power of the Nanjing government, he and Yan Xishan launched a bloody civil war against Chiang Kai-shek in 1929 but were defeated by forces loyal to Nanjing.
Northwest Asian Weekly The Northwest Asian Weekly is a weekly Asian American newspaper based in Seattle, Washington's International District. Distributed free, it was founded in 1982 by Assunta Ng, founder of the Seattle Chinese Post.
Northwest Association of Accredited Schools The Northwest Association of Accredited Schools is an association based in Boise, Idaho which accredits distance education, elementary, foreign nation, high, K-12, middle, postsecondary nondegree granting, special purpose, supplementary education, travel education, and trans-regional schools.
Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges The Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges commonly called the NWAACC (pronounced N-Wack)is a sports association for Community Colleges in the states Washington, Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia.
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) is an intergovernmental organization with a mandate to provide scientific advice and management of fisheries in the northwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean. NAFO is headquartered in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Northwest Cable News NorthWest Cable News is a regional 24-hour television news network based in Seattle, Washington. It is similar to New England Cable News, which operates out of the Boston area and covers the New England states.
Northwest Caucasian languages The Northwest Caucasian languages, also called Pontic, Abkhaz-Adyghe, or Circassian, are a group of languages spoken in the Caucasus region, chiefly in Russia (Adygea, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia), Georgia (Abkhazia), and Turkey, with smaller communities scattered throughout the Middle East.
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) is an independent, non-profit membership organization recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) as the regional authority on educational quality and institutional effectiveness of higher education institutions in the seven-state Northwest region of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. It fulfills its mission by establishing accreditation criteria and evaluation procedures by which institutions are reviewed.
Northwest Corridor HOV/BRT The Northwest Corridor HOV/BRT is a Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA) plan to put HOV lanes and bus rapid transit along Interstate 75 and Interstate 575 in the northwestern suburbs of metro Atlanta. It would carry commuters between Atlanta and Cobb County, and beyond in Cherokee County, Georgia by adding two lanes for high-occupancy vehicles along I-75, with one continuing up a dedicated HOV exit onto I-575 to Sixes Road (mile 11, former exit 6), and the other straight on I-75 to Wade Green Road (mile 273, former exit 118).
Northwest Derby The Northwest Derby is the name of the football match played between the Finn Harps and Derry City football clubs of the Irish FAI National League. Although Sligo Rovers also play in the northwest of Ireland, the clubs' respective games with this team are not considered to represent the playing of the traditional Northwest Derby.
Northwest District (LCMS) The Northwest District is one of the 35 districts of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS), and encompasses the states of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington; one Idaho congregation is in the Montana District. The Northwest District includes approximately 263 congregations and missions, subdivided into 25 circuits, as well as 94 preschools, 35 elementary schools and 3 high schools.
Northwest District, Portland, Oregon The Northwest District is a densely populated retail and residential neighborhood in the Northwest section of Portland, Oregon. Craftsman- and Old Portland-style houses are packed tightly together with grand old apartment buildings and sleek new condominiums, within walking distance of restaurants, bars, and shops.
Northwest EAA Fly-In The Northwest EAA Fly-In, known colloquially as the Arlington Air Show, is an annual Experimental Aircraft Association airshow hosted in Arlington, Washington at the Arlington Municipal Airport (IATA airport code AWO). Thousands of general aviation pilots fly in from around the country and camp for up to four days, many showing their aircraft for judging.
Northwest El Paso Northwest El Paso (better known as West El Paso or the West Side) is an area of El Paso, Texas that is located north of the downtown area and on the west side of the Franklin Mountains. It is home to some of the most affluent neighborhoods within the city of El Paso, Texas.
Northwest Faerûn Faerûn is a fictional continent in the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting world of Forgotten Realms. The northwestern part is a region of wilderness, difficult winter weather, orc hordes, and barbarian tribes.
Northwest Farm Terrier The Northwest Farm Terrier is a medium-sized breed originating in the Northwest United States. While this breed has yet to achieve recognition by the AKC, an active breeding makes it a likely candidate for future recognition.
Northwest Film Forum Northwest Film Forum (NWFF) is a non-profit film arts organization established in Seattle in 1995. NWFF operates a two-screen movie theater year-round in Seattle, but more significantly offers workshops, equipment rentals, and filmmaking grants and sponsorships in support of local cinema.
Northwest Folklife The Northwest Folklife Festival is an annual festival of ethnic, folk, and traditional art, crafts, and music that takes place over the Memorial Day weekend in Seattle, Washington at Seattle Center which was built for the 1962 Worlds Fair. It brings together an estimated 250,000 visitors, 1,800 volunteers, and more than 6,000 musicians, dancers, and other performers.
Northwest Georgia Threatened Historic Sites Project The Northwest Georgia Threatened Historic Sites project was established in 2005 as part of Kennesaw State University’s Public History Program The Northwest Georgia Threatened Historic Sites Project [http://www.threatenedsites.
Northwest Germanic Northwest Germanic is a proposed grouping of the Germanic dialects. It does not challenge the accepted tri-partite division of the Germanic dialects into North Germanic, West Germanic and East Germanic, but proposes additionally that North and West Germanic remained as a subgroup after the southward migration of the East Germanic tribes, only splitting into North and West Germanic later.
Northwest Guilford High School Northwest Guilford High School is a public high school in Guilford County, North Carolina. The school has an enrollment of around 2200 students in grades 9 through 12, making it the public school with the largest enrollment in Guilford County.
Northwest Haiti Christian Mission The Northwest Haiti Christian Mission was established in 1978 after a group of missionaries traveled there and witnessed the physical and psychological suffering of under-privileged Haitians. The mission’s headquarters is located in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Northwest Harbor, New York Northwest Harbor is a bay on the South Fork of Long Island connecting Sag Harbor, New York, Shelter Island, New York and East Hampton (town), New York to Gardiners Bay and the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
Northwest Heights, Portland, Oregon Northwest Heights is a neighborhood on the west side of Portland's West Hills. The neighborhood’s main thoroughfare is NW Skyline Boulevard, which snakes along the spine of the hills, with pockets of residential development cascading down the slopes.
Northwest Highlands The Northwest Highlands are the northern third of Scotland that is separated from the Grampian Mountains by the Great Glen (Glen More). The Caledonian Canal runs in this boundary with the rest of the country which extends from Loch Linnhe in the west, to the Moray Firth.
Northwest Highlands of Connecticut The Northwest Highlands of Connecticut (often referred to as the Northwest Corner) roughly including the towns of Sharon, Salisbury, North Canaan, Canaan (town), Connecticut], [[Cornwall, Connecticut|Cornwall and Norfolk.
Northwest Hillsborough Expressway The Northwest Hillsborough Expressway and it's present-day counterpart, the East-West Road, in Tampa, Florida have been at the subject of heavy controversy since their beginnings in the 1980s. Most of the local opposition comes from the northern Hillsborough County community of Lutz, which have made many successful efforts (both in the past and present times) to halt construction of the highway through their once peaceful neighborhoods.
Northwest Hospital and Medical Center Northwest Hospital and Medical Center, founded in 1960, is a large nonprofit health care provider located on 33 acres (13 hectares) in Seattle, Washington's Haller Lake neighborhood. It is the only independent private general hospital north of the Lake Washington Ship Canal.
Northwest Christian College Northwest Christian College is a private, liberal arts college located in Eugene, Oregon and is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ.
Northwest Christian Schools International Northwest Christian Schools International (NWCSI) is a community of Christian Schools in the Northwest Region of Christian Schools International (CSI) in the northwest region of North America. NWCSI provides leadership and resources to enable its member schools to better serve their students and nurture them in Christian teachings.
Northwest Independent School District Northwest Independent School District is a public school district based in far north Fort Worth, Texas (USA). It is named for its location in northwest Tarrant County, though it also serves portions of Denton County and Wise County.
Northwest Indian War The Northwest Indian War (1785–1795), also known as Little Turtle's War and by various other names, was a war fought between the United States and a large confederation of Native Americans ("Indians") for control of the Northwest Territory, which ended with a decisive U.S.
Northwest Indiana Northwest Indiana, also known as The Lake Region, The Calumet Region, or just The Region, is comprised of Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Newton, and Jasper counties in Indiana. This region neighbors Chicago, Illinois and Lake Michigan, and is also the Indiana component of Chicagoland and the Chicago Combined Statistical Area.
Northwest Industrial, Portland, Oregon Northwest Industrial is an almost entirely industrial neighborhood in the Northwest section of Portland. According to the Portland Bureau of Planning, it "is one of the few remaining large urban industrial districts in the United States" and "one of the premier heavy industrial
Northwest Junior Hockey League (Alberta) The Northwest Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Alberta, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of Northwest "B" playoffs earns the chance to compete for the Western Canadian Junior "B" Crown, the Keystone Cup.
Northwest Junior Hockey League (Manitoba) The Northwest Junior Hockey League is a defunct Junior "B" ice hockey league in Manitoba, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. This league used to compete for the Keystone Cup, the Western Canadian Jr.
Northwest League The Northwest League of Professional Baseball is a minor league baseball league which operates in the northwestern United States and western Canada. The Northwest League (or the Northwestern League) has existed in various forms since 1901, and has been in its current incarnation since 1955.
Northwest Marching Band Circuit The Northwest Marching Band Circuit, or NWMBC, is a collective of Pacific Northwest high school marching bands founded in 1997NWMBC draws from high schools from various states across the Pacific Northwest. The following high schools participate in the NWMBC as of 2006]Olinda High School|Brea Olinda]
Northwest Mississippi Community College Northwest Mississippi Community College is a is a two-year public community college situated in north Mississippi, USA and has been in existence since 1928. The institution is accredited and affordible, with tuition as of May 2006 under $1,000a for in state students.
Northwest Montana Historical Society Museum at Central School The Northwest Montana Historical Society Museum at the old Central School building in Kalispell, Montana is a history museum featuring exhibits that illuminate the history of Northwest Montana. Operated by the non-profit Northwest Montana Historical Society, the Museum at Central School is housed in the 20,000 square foot Richardsonian Romanesque-style four-story stone Central School building, constructed in 1894 and completely restored and renovated in the late 1990s.
Northwest Motorway The Northwest Motorway (frequently called the Northwestern Motorway), State Highway 16 (SH16) is the major western route and secondary northern route out of Auckland in New Zealand. 18km in length with 16 junctions (including termini), the motorway runs from Stanley St in Parnell through the Central Motorway Junction, before heading west through urban Auckland to Waitakere City.
Northwest Ohio Athletic League The Northwest Ohio Athletic League (NWOAL) is a high school athletic conference located in Northwest Ohio. The league sponsors many sports, including: football, boys & girls cross country, volleyball, boys & girls soccer, wrestling, golf, boys & girls basketball, baseball, softball, and boys & girls track & field.
Northwest Ordinance The Northwest Ordinance (formally An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States, North-West of the River Ohio, and also known as the Freedom Ordinance) was an act of the Continental Congress of the United States passed on July 13, 1787 under the Articles of Confederation. The primary effect of the ordinance was the creation of the Northwest Territory as the first organized territory of the United States out of the region south of the Great Lakes north and west of the Ohio River, and east of the Mississippi River.
Northwest Passage The Northwest Passage is a sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Arctic Archipelago of Canada. The various islands of the archipelago are separated from one another and the Canadian mainland by a series of Arctic waterways collectively known as the Northwest Passages or Northwestern Passages.
Northwest Passage (novel) Northwest Passage is a historical novel by Kenneth Roberts, published in 1937. It centers on the exploits and character of Robert Rogers, the leader of Rogers' Rangers, who were a colonial force fighting with the British during the French and Indian War.
Northwest Passage (song) Northwest Passage is one of the best-known songs by a Canadian musician Stan Rogers. An a cappella song, it features Rogers alone singing the verses, with several guest vocalists harmonizing with him in the chorus.
Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments The Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments is one of the 17 regional North Carolina Councils of Governments (Region I) established by the North Carolina General Assembly for the purpose of regional planning and administration. Headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, it serves Surry, Stokes, Forsyth, Yadkin, and Davie counties.
Northwest Pipeline Northwest Pipeline is a natural gas pipeline which takes gas from western Canada and the Rocky Mountains and brings it into California, either through Gas Transmission Northwest or Kern River. A small amount of gas goes through the San Juan Basin to El Paso Natural Gas.
Northwest sound The Northwest sound refers to an indie rock musical style that came out of the Pacific Northwest United States in the 1990's and onwards. Representative bands include Modest Mouse, Built to Spill, 764-Hero, and Death Cab for Cutie.
Northwest Science Fiction Society The Northwest Science Fiction Society is a literary society focusing on science fiction, fantasy, and related interests. Based in Seattle, Washington, USA, NWSFS is a member organization of Science Fiction Northwest which is also the parent organization of Norwescon.
Northwest Seaport The Northwest Seaport Maritime Heritage Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the maritime heritage of Puget Sound and the Northwest Coast, and to the development of maritime-based educational programs and opportunities for the broad community.
Northwest School The Northwest School (originally The Northwest School of the Arts, Humanities and Environment) is a private middle and high school located on Seattle, Washington's First Hill. Founded in 1978, it is located in the 1905 Summit School building, which was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
Northwest Spitsbergen National Park Northwest Spitsbergen National Park (Nordvest-Spitsbergen nasjonalpark) is located on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard and includes parts of northwest Spitzbergen (Albert I Land and Haakon VII Land) and nearby islands such as Danskøya and Moffen. The park was established by royal resolution on June 1, 1973, and contains, among other things, warm springs and remains of volcanoes in Bockfjorden.

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