Charleston Peak

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a mountain in SE Nevada: highest peak in the Spring Mountains. 11,919 feet (3,635 meters).

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“If Charleston harbor needs improvement, let the commerce of Charleston bear the burden,” he said.
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That was the extent of it during the peak of the flames, and the numbers that swooshed around in the press the next day.
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At its peak, his business made as much as $30,000 a year—provided he worked the entire month of December.
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At his year-end, pre-Hawaii press conference, we caught a rare glimpse of peak Obama.
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The series came to life just as the era of “hatewatching” was at its peak.
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Three days later he was in Switzerland, and a few days later again he was on the summit of a minor but still difficult peak.
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The Hope lay safely moored, with her ensign at the peak, and flying the distinguished flag of the firm.
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We passed a heap of black ashes, which anywhere but at the base of the peak would be called a respectable mountain.
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They are men of great business habits, and command a great deal of respect and influence in the city of Charleston.
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The Peak District in Derbyshire we omitted for the same reason—a previous visit.
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