Name: Thorofare Plateau

 

County: Park

 

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GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1095807W

Latitude: 440507N

 

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Elevation: 10170/3100

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Area

 

Origin of Name:

The plateau is one of the greatest game regions in the country. It is so called because it is the main thoroughfare of thousands of big game animals in their annual migrations; Indians call the migration “The passing of the great herds.”  

Source: WPA

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Thorofare Plateau

 

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