| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Appalachian Mountains |
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| (ap-uh-LAY-chuhn, ap-uh-LACH-uhn) Mountain chain in the eastern United States, extending from the valley of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada, to the coastal plain of the Gulf of Mexico in Alabama. | 1 |
| ‡ Location of the Appalachian Trail, the world’s longest continuous hiking path. It extends over two thousand miles from Maine to Georgia. | 2 |
| ‡ Historically, the Appalachian Mountains were a barrier to early western expansion. In the early 1840s, railroads began to transport settlers across the mountains, permitting access to the frontier. | 3 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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