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(Encyclopedia) Gadsden Gadsden gădzˈdən [key], city (2020 pop. 33,945), seat of Etowah co., NE Ala., on the Coosa…Mayfield
(Encyclopedia) Mayfield, city (2020 pop. 10,017), seat of Graves co., SW Ky., in an area of farms and clay deposits; founded 1823. It is an…marl, type of soil
(Encyclopedia) marl or bog lime, soil, essentially clay mixed with carbonate of lime, highly valued as a dressing or fertilizer. It crumbles rapidly and easily. Marl in which the lime is in the form…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Epitaph For Robert Aiken, Esq.
by Robert Burns A Bard's EpitaphEpitaph For Gavin Hamilton, Esq.Epitaph For Robert Aiken, Esq. Know thou, O stranger to the fame Of this much lov'd, much honoured name! (…Bridgwater
(Encyclopedia) Bridgwater, town, Somerset, SW England, on the Parrett River estuary. It is a port for seaborne traffic and a market town. Bridgwater is…cire perdue
(Encyclopedia) cire perduecire perduesēr pĕrdüˈ [key] [Fr.,=lost wax], sculptural process of metal casting that may be used for hollow and solid casting. The sculptor makes a model in plaster or clay…Theodore Gaillard CROFT, Congress, SC (1874-1920)
CROFT Theodore Gaillard , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Aiken, Aiken County, S.C., November 26, 1874; attended the common schools; was graduated from Bethel Military Academy,…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: A
Selected Biographies A to Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+…Latrobe, John Hazlehurst Boneval
(Encyclopedia) Latrobe, John Hazlehurst Boneval, 1803–91, American philanthropist, b. Philadelphia; son of Benjamin H. Latrobe. He studied law, and from 1828 until his death he was regularly retained…glaze, in pottery
(Encyclopedia) glaze, translucent layer that coats pottery to give the surface a finish or afford a ground for decorative painting. Glazes—transparent, white, or colored—are fired on the clay. Of the…Trending
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