High-backed dining chairs in the Prairie style of Wright sit around a dining-room table.

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They came from city streets and prairie towns, from public high schools and West Point.

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It has since become a reference to any region with a high-tech economy Silicon Alley ( New York), Silicon Prairie (Midwest), Silicon Forest (Northwest), Silicon Slopes (Utah), Silicon Hills (Texas).

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