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Article: Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness to be Featured in United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Program.
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- September 25, 2009
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The United States Mint announced that the nation will honor Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness in Idaho through its new quarter-dollar coin program. The Frank Church River of No Return design will be the 50th to be featured on coins released under the United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Program, and will be issued in 2019.
The Frank Church River of No Return is a wilderness of steep, rugged mountains, deep canyons, and wild, white-water rivers. The Salmon River Mountains dominate the wilderness area, and the Salmon River Canyon is one of the deepest gorges in North America, deeper even than the famous Grand Canyon in Arizona. But in contrast ...