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Absheron
(Encyclopedia) AbsheronAbsheronəpshĭrônˈ [key]Absheronäpshĭrônˈ [key] or ApsheronApsheronəp– [key], peninsula, c.40 mi (60 km) long, extending into the Caspian Sea, E Azerbaijan. It is a dry, hilly…Longview
(Encyclopedia) Longview. 1 City (1990 pop. 70,311), seat of Gregg co., E Tex.; inc. 1872. It is a manufacturing, business, and distribution center for the rich East Texas oil field. The city has oil…Earp, Wyatt Berry Stapp
(Encyclopedia) Earp, Wyatt Berry StappEarp, Wyatt Berry Stappûrp [key], 1848–1929, law officer, gambler, and gunfighter of the American West, b. Monmouth, Ill. After serving as police officer in…Roswell
(Encyclopedia) RoswellRoswellrŏzˈwĕl [key], city (1990 pop. 44,654), seat of Chaves co., SE N.Mex., near the Pecos River; settled 1869 as a trading post, inc. 1903. It is the trade, marketing, and…Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Sable Island, low, sandy island, c.25 mi (40 km) long and 1 mi (1.6 km) wide, off N.S., Canada, ESE of Halifax, near the edge of the continental shelf. The crescent-shaped island is…Grillparzer, Franz
(Encyclopedia) Grillparzer, FranzGrillparzer, Franzfränts grĭlˈpärtsər [key], 1791–1872, Austrian dramatist. His work combines German classicism and exuberant lyricism. Considered Austria's greatest…Mérida, city, Mexico
(Encyclopedia) MéridaMéridamāˈrēᵺä [key], city (1990 pop. 523,422), capital of Yucatán state, SE Mexico. It is the chief commercial, communications, and cultural center of the Yucatán peninsula.…Cariboo Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Cariboo MountainsCariboo Mountainskărˈĭb&oomacr; [key], range, c.200 mi (320 km) long, E British Columbia, Canada, rising to 11,750 ft (3,582 m) at Mt. Sir Wilfrid Laurier. It runs…Wheelwright, John
(Encyclopedia) Wheelwright, John, c.1592–1679, American Puritan clergyman, founder of Exeter, N.H., b. Lincolnshire, England. He studied at Cambridge and was vicar (1623–33) of Bilsby. Suspended by…Casper
(Encyclopedia) Casper, city (2020 pop. 59,038), alt. 5,123 ft (1,561 m), seat of Natrona co., E central Wyo., on the North Platte River; inc. 1889. It…Trending
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