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Appalachian Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains are an ancient mountain system of eastern North America, stretching about 2,400 kilometres from Newfoundland to Alabama. For British colonists they formed a barrier to westward settlement, marked by the Proclamation Line of 1763, until settlers crossed into Kentucky and Tennessee through passes such as the Cumberland Gap. The southern Appalachians were the homeland of the Cherokee, and the region later became a major coal-mining area.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Appalachian Mountains. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/appalachian-mountains
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