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<p>146.186.221.141: Removed an inappropriate link</p> <hr /> <div>{{Navbox with collapsible sections<br /> | name = American folklore<br /> | state = {{{state|collapsed}}}<br /> | title = [[History of the United States|American history]], [[Folklore of the United States|folklore]] and [[tall tale]]s<br /> | liststyle = width: auto;<br /> | state1 = uncollapsed<br /> | state2 = collapsed<br /> | sect1 = History and legend<br /> | abbr1 = History and legend<br /> | list1 =<br /> {{Navbox subgroups<br /> | groupstyle = width: 11em;<br /> | liststyle = width: auto;<br /> | group1 = Historic figures&lt;br /&gt;pre-19th century<br /> | list1 = {{nowrap begin}}<br /> [[John Adams]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Ethan Allen]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Benedict Arnold]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Blackbeard]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Daniel Boone]]{{•w}}<br /> [[William Bradford (Plymouth governor)|William Bradford]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Bartholomew Columbus]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Christopher Columbus]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Leif Ericson]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Benjamin Franklin|Ben Franklin]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Robert Gray (sea captain)|Robert Gray]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Nathan Hale]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Hiawatha]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Henry Hudson]]{{•w}}<br /> [[John Paul Jones]]{{•w}}<br /> [[William Kidd|Captain Kidd]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Henry Lee III|Light-Horse Harry]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Francis Marion]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Samuel Mason]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Thomas Paine]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Molly Pitcher]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Pocahontas]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Juan Ponce de León]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Chief Powhatan]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Paul Revere]]{{•w}}<br /> [[John Rolfe]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Betsy Ross]]{{•w}}<br /> [[John Smith (explorer)|John Smith]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Venture Smith]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Squanto]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Myles Standish]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Peter Stuyvesant]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Tituba]]{{•w}}<br /> [[George Washington]]{{•w}}<br /> [[John White (colonist and artist)|John White]]{{•w}}<br /> [[John Ratcliffe (governor)|John Ratcliffe]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Christopher Jones (sailor)|Christopher Jones]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Madoc]]{{•w}}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{nowrap end}}<br /> | group2 = Historic figures&lt;br /&gt;19th century<br /> | list2 = {{nowrap begin}}<br /> [[Johnny Appleseed]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Antonine Barada|Antoine Barada]]{{•w}}<br /> [[P. T. Barnum]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Sam Bass]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Roy Bean|Judge Roy Bean]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Billy the Kid]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Black Bart (outlaw)|Black Bart]]{{•w}}<br /> [[James Bowie|Jim Bowie]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Jim Bridger]]{{•w}}<br /> [[John Brown (abolitionist)|John Brown]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Buffalo Bill]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Calamity Jane]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Kit Carson]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Owen Chase]]{{•w}}<br /> [[William Clark (explorer)|William Clark]]{{•w}}<br /> [[John Colter]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Davy Crockett]]{{•w}}<br /> [[George Armstrong Custer]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Wyatt Earp]]{{•w}}<br /> [[David Farragut]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Mike Fink]]{{•w}}<br /> [[José Gaspar]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Ulysses S. Grant]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Devil Anse Hatfield]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Wild Bill Hickok]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Doc Holliday]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Andrew Jackson]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Stonewall Jackson]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Jesse James]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Casey Jones]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Jean Lafitte]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Robert E. Lee]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Meriwether Lewis]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Abraham Lincoln]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Mary Todd Lincoln]]{{•w}}<br /> [[James W. Marshall]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Randolph McCoy]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Joaquin Murrieta]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Thomas Nickerson]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Emperor Norton]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Allan Pinkerton]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Sacagawea]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Sitting Bull]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Jedediah Smith]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Joseph Smith, Jr.]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Soapy Smith]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Tuba (Chief)|Tuvi]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Snowshoe Thompson]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Charles Gibbs]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Elijah Steele]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Alonzo Horton]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Gib Morgan]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Bully Hayes]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Albert W. Hicks]]{{•w}}<br /> [[John Clem]]{{•w}}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{nowrap end}}<br /> | group3 = Historic figures&lt;br /&gt;20th century<br /> | list3 = {{nowrap begin}}<br /> [[Balto]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Bonnie and Clyde]]{{•w}}<br /> [[George Dewey]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Amelia Earhart]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Thomas Edison]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Albert Einstein]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Geronimo]]{{•w}}<br /> [[John Glenn]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Edwin Hubble]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Gunnar Kaasen]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Machine Gun Kelly]]{{•w}}<br /> [[John F. Kennedy]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Henrietta Swan Leavitt]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Annie Oakley]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Sally Ride]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Brushy Bill Roberts]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Franklin Delano Roosevelt]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Theodore Roosevelt]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Leonhard Seppala]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Togo (dog)|Togo]]{{•w}}<br /> [[John D. Spreckels]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Al Capone]]{{•w}}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{nowrap end}}<br /> | group4 = Historic figures&lt;br /&gt;21st century<br /> | list4 = {{nowrap begin}}<br /> [[United States Armed Forces|The American Soldier]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Bill Gates]]{{•w}}<br /> <br /> {{nowrap end}}<br /> | group5 = Legendary figures<br /> | list5 = {{nowrap begin}}<br /> [[Tony Beaver]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear|Br'er Bear]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear|Br'er Fox]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Br'er Rabbit]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Br'er Turtle]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Big Bad Wolf|Br'er Wolf]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Paul Bunyan|Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Casey at the Bat]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Cordwood Pete]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Ichabod Crane]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Evangeline]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Feathertop]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Febold Feboldson]]{{•w}}<br /> [[John Henry (folklore)|John Henry]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Mose Humphrey]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Johnny Kaw]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Joe Magarac]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Ole Pete]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Pecos Bill]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Uncle Remus]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Uncle Sam]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Alfred Bulltop Stormalong]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Ola Värmlänning]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Rip Van Winkle]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Slappy Hooper]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Brother Jonathan]]{{•w}}<br /> <br /> {{nowrap end}}<br /> | group6 = [[Fearsome critters]]<br /> | list6 = {{nowrap begin}}&lt;!--<br /> Please note: Animals typically associated with cryptozoology are not usually regarded as fearsome critters (and vice versa). For example, Bigfoot is neither a fearsome critters nor part of fakelore.<br /> --&gt;<br /> [[Argopelter]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Axehandle hound]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Ball-tailed cat]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Cactus cat]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Fur-bearing trout]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Glawackus]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Hidebehind]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Hodag]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Hoop snake]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Jackalope]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Jersey Devil]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Joint snake]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Sidehill gouger]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Snallygaster]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Splintercat]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Squonk]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Teakettler]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Wampus cat]]<br /> <br /> {{nowrap end}}<br /> | group7 = Cultural{{pad}}&lt;br /&gt;archetypes<br /> | list7 = {{nowrap begin}}<br /> [[African American]]s{{•w}}<br /> [[Colonial history of the United States|Colonists]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Underground Railroad|Conductors]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Cowboy]]s{{•w}}<br /> [[Exploration|Explorers]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Fur trade|Fur trappers]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Frontier]]men{{•w}}<br /> [[Farmer|Farmers]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Firefighter|Firefighters]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Fisherman|Fishermen]]{{•w}}<br /> [[German American]]s{{•w}}<br /> [[Frontier gambler|Gambler]]s{{•w}}<br /> [[Homestead Act|Homesteaders]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Native Americans in the United States|&quot;Indians&quot; (Native Americans)]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Immigration|Immigrant]]s{{•w}}<br /> [[Irish American]]s{{•w}}<br /> [[Lumberjack]]s{{•w}}<br /> [[Law enforcement officer|Lawmen]]{{•w}}<br /> [[American Mafia|Mafia]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Minutemen]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Mountain man|Mountain men]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Outlaw]]s{{•w}}<br /> [[American pioneer|Pioneer]]s{{•w}}<br /> [[Piracy|Pirates]]{{•w}}<br /> [[privateer|Privateers]]{{•w}}<br /> [[California Gold Rush|Prospectors]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Pilgrim (Plymouth Colony)|Pilgrims]]{{•w}}<br /> [[President of the United States|Presidents]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Police officer|Policemen]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Religious Society of Friends|Quakers]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Rail transport|Railroad]]ers{{•w}}<br /> [[Sailor|Sailors]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Settler|Settlers]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Soldier|Soldiers]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Scouting|Scouts]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Merchant|Traders]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Teamster]]s{{•w}}<br /> [[Vaudeville|Vaudeville peformers]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Whaling|Whalers]]<br /> <br /> {{nowrap end}}<br /> | group8 = Historic ships<br /> | list8 = {{nowrap begin}}<br /> ''[[Mayflower]]''{{•w}}<br /> ''[[Niña]]'' ''(Santa Clara)''{{•w}}<br /> [[Pinta (ship)|''Pinta'']]{{•w}}<br /> [[Santa María (ship)|''Santa María'']]{{•w}}<br /> ''[[Columbia Rediviva]]''{{•w}}<br /> ''[[Lady Washington]]''{{•w}}<br /> [[USS Constellation (1854)|USS ''Constellation'']]{{•w}}<br /> [[USS Constitution|USS ''Constitution'']]{{•w}}<br /> [[USS Bonhomme Richard (1765)|USS ''Bonhomme Richard'']]{{•w}}<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> {{nowrap end}}<br /> | group9 = Legendary ships<br /> | list9 = {{nowrap begin}}<br /> ''[[Flying Dutchman]]''<br /> <br /> {{nowrap end}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> | sect2 = Terms and events<br /> | abbr2 = Terms and events<br /> | list2 =<br /> {{Navbox subgroups<br /> | groupstyle = width: 11em;<br /> | liststyle = width: auto;<br /> | group1 = Terms<br /> | list1 = {{nowrap begin}}<br /> [[Fakelore]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Folk hero|Folkhero]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Frontier myth]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Tall tale|Tall tales]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Hero]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Villain|Villains]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Sidekicks]]{{•w}}<br /> [[stereotype|Stereotypes]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Stock_character|Stock characters]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Tricksters]]<br /> <br /> {{nowrap end}}<br /> | group2 = Holidays<br /> | list2 = {{nowrap begin}}<br /> [[Thanksgiving]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Independence Day (United States)|Fourth of July]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Mardi Gras]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Halloween]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Christmas]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Valentine's Day|St Valentine's Day]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Saint Patrick's Day]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Easter]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Good Friday]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Mother's Day]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Father's Day]]{{•w}}<br /> [[New Year's Eve]]<br /> <br /> {{nowrap end}}<br /> | group3 = Locations<br /> | list3 = {{nowrap begin}}<br /> [[Alaska]]{{•w}}<br /> [[California]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Texas]]{{•w}}<br /> [[New York]]{{•w}}<br /> [[American Old West]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Thirteen Colonies]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Louisiana]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Rhode Island]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Oregon]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Mississippi]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Missouri]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Alabama]]{{•w}}<br /> [[New England]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Florida]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Hawaii]]{{•w}}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{nowrap end}}<br /> | group4 = History<br /> | list4 = {{nowrap begin}}<br /> [[American Civil War]]{{•w}}<br /> [[California Gold Rush]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Klondike Gold Rush]]{{•w}}<br /> [[War of 1812]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Spanish–American War|Spanish-American War]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Mexican–American War|Mexican American War]]{{•w}}<br /> [[American Revolutionary War]]<br /> <br /> {{nowrap end}}<br /> | group5 = [[American literature|Literature]]<br /> | list5 = {{nowrap begin}}<br /> [[Parson Weems]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Washington Irving]]{{•w}}<br /> [[James Fenimore Cooper]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Edgar Allan Poe]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Bret Harte]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Herman Melville]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Harriet Beecher Stowe]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Ned Buntline]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Mark Twain]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Stephen Crane]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Jack London]]{{•w}}<br /> [[L. Frank Baum]]{{•w}}<br /> [[John Steinbeck]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Walt Whitman]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Dr. Seuss]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]{{•w}}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{nowrap end}}<br /> | group6 = Genres<br /> | list6 = {{nowrap begin}}<br /> [[Western (genre)|Western]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Northern (genre)|Northern]]<br /> <br /> {{nowrap end}}<br /> | group7 = Events<br /> | list7 = {{nowrap begin}}<br /> [[Gunfight at the O.K. Corral]]{{•w}}<br /> [[1925 serum run to Nome]]{{•w}}<br /> [[Pig War]]{{•w}}<br /> <br /> {{nowrap end}}<br /> }}<br /> }}&lt;noinclude&gt;<br /> {{documentation}}<br /> &lt;/noinclude&gt;</div>

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