Gallatin
Americannoun
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Albert, 1761–1849, U.S. statesman: Secretary of the Treasury 1801–13.
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a town in N Tennessee.
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a river in NW Wyoming and SW Montana, flowing NW to join the Jefferson and Madison rivers in forming the Missouri River. 120 miles (193 km) long.
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Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin observed in 1815 that the people “are more Americans; they feel and act more as a nation; and I hope that the permanency of the Union is thereby better secured.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
That dangerous condition is likely to persist for months, said Doug Chabot, director of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2024
She grew up in Gallatin, Tennessee, attending the Old Hickory Church of Christ in what she described as a “very spiritual” upbringing.
From Washington Times • Dec. 28, 2023
Forest Service Supervisor Mary Erickson shut down Custer Gallatin National Forest; it was closed beginning Saturday and won’t reopen until Aug. 23.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2023
At night, when we could hear stations far from our mountains, we usually tuned to a station in Gallatin, Tennessee, that played hearty black rock and roll.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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