Modoc
Modoc may refer to:
- Modoc people, a Native American/First Nations people
- Modoc language
- Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma, a federally recognized tribe of Modoc
- Modoc War, the last armed resistance of the Modoc people in 1873
- The "Modocs", a Welsh gang operating in the anthracite coalfields around Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania during the 19th century. The group had conflicts with a much better-known rival, which came to be known as the Molly Maguires.
Vessels
- USCGC Modoc (WPG-46), a Tampa-class Coast Guard cutter
- USS Modoc (1865), a Casco-class light draft monitor
- Modoc (YT-16), a US Navy yard roy
Places
- Modoc, Arkansas
- Modoc, Illinois
- Modoc, Indiana
- Modoc, Kansas
- Modoc, South Carolina
- Modoc County, California
- Modoc Crater, a volcanic feature in Lava Beds National Monument
- Modoc National Forest, in northeastern California
- Modoc Plateau, in California, Oregon, and Nevada
- Modoc Point, a cliff in Klamath County, Oregon
- Modoc Point, Oregon, a community named after the cliff
Other uses
- MODOC, the original alias of MODOK in the works of Marvel Comics
- Modoc cypress (Cupressus bakeri), a tree species native to the homeland of the Modoc people
- Modoc sucker, an endangered California fish
- Modoc (novel), by Ralph Helfer, based on the true story of Modoc, the longest-lived elephant (1897–1975)
- MODOC, an acronym for the Missouri Department of Corrections
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