Use indigenous to describe a plant, animal or person that is native or original to an area. Though Switzerland is known for its chocolates, chocolate, which comes from the cocoa plant, is indigenous to South America. Indigenous, aboriginal, and native all mean the same thing. Aboriginal, however, is commonly used in connection with Australia, and native with North America. The most neutral of the three terms, indigenous comes from the Latin word, indigena meaning a native..
Smithers depends heavily on US 60 as its main artery. About the area Smithers lies along the Kanawha river and a small portion of the town lies in Kanawha county. The city is named after the family who were early settlers to the area and who owned over 2200 acres of coal-rich land under the name of Peabody Coal Fields. It was incorporated in the 1930's.
Welcome to the Town of Smithsburg. The town of Smithsburg, Maryland is located in northeastern Washington County. Platted in 1814, the community's development was directly influenced by factors such as migration paths, the arrival of the railroad, and advances in agricultural technology. By 1923, much of the existing village had been erected.