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Tarbell, Ida Minerva

(Encyclopedia) Tarbell, Ida Minerva, 1857–1944, American author, b. Erie co., Pa., grad. Allegheny College (B.A., 1880; M.A., 1883). One of the leading muckrakers, she is remembered for her…

satellite, natural

(Encyclopedia) satellite, natural, celestial body orbiting a planet, dwarf planet, asteroid, or star of a larger size. The most familiar natural satellite is the earth's moon; thus, satellites of…

Ida B. Wells-Barnett Biography

Ida B. Wells-Barnettjournalist, activistBorn: 1862Birthplace: Holly Springs, Miss. Her parents were slaves when Wells was born and died from yellow fever when she was 14. By 1891 Wells was…

Ida County, IA Census Data

Iowa Ida County, Iowa People QuickFactsIda CountyIowaPopulation, 2005 estimate 7,3792,966,334Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -5.8%1.4%Population, 2000 7,8372,926,…

Ida County, IA Social Statistics

Ida county iowa dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school1,914100.0Nursery school,…

Ida County, IA Economic Statistics

Ida county iowa dp 3 profile of selected economic characteristics SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over6,109100.0In labor force3,89363.7Civilian labor…

Ida County, IA Housing Statistics

Ida county iowa dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units3,506100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached2,95384.21-unit, attached210.62…

Alaska Range

(Encyclopedia) Alaska Range, S central Alaska, rising to the highest mountain in North America, Denali (Mt. McKinley; 20,310 ft/6,190 m). The range divides S central Alaska from the great plateau of…

Whitney, Mount

(Encyclopedia) Whitney, Mount, peak, 14,494 ft (4,418 m) high, E Calif., in the Sierra Nevada at the eastern border of Sequoia National Park; the highest peak in the contiguous 48 states (Denali [Mt…

Troas

(Encyclopedia) TroasTroastrōˈăs [key] or the TroadTroastrōˈăd [key], region about ancient Troy, on the northwest coast of Asia Minor, in present NW Turkey. Traversed by Mt. Ida (Kaz Daği) and…