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Gipson, Lawrence Henry
(Encyclopedia) Gipson, Lawrence HenryGipson, Lawrence Henrygĭpˈsən [key], 1880–1971, American historian, b. Greeley, Colo. A Rhodes scholar, he received his Ph.D. from Yale in 1918 and taught at…Ottawa, river, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Ottawa, river, c.700 mi (1,130 km) long, largest tributary of the St. Lawrence River, Canada. It rises in the Laurentian Highlands, SW Que., and flows generally W through La Vérendrye…Saint Lambert
(Encyclopedia) Saint LambertSaint Lambertsānt lămˈbərt [key], city (1991 pop. 20,976), S Que., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River. It is a residential suburb of Montreal.Verdun, city, Canada
(Encyclopedia) VerdunVerdunvərdŭnˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 61,307), S Que., Canada, on the south shore of Montreal island, on the St. Lawrence River. It is a residential suburb of Montreal.Thompson, Guy Lawrence
(Encyclopedia) Thompson, Guy Lawrence, 1897–1970, English surgeon, writer, and naturalist, educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, he wrote Eric and Joan (…Dorval
(Encyclopedia) Dorval Dorval dôrvälˈ [key], city, S Que., Canada, on the south shore of Montreal island and on…Beauport
(Encyclopedia) Beauport Beauport bōpôrˈ [key], city, S Que., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River. It is a suburb of…Caughnawaga
(Encyclopedia) CaughnawagaCaughnawagakäˈnəwäˌgə [key], community and Native American reserve, S Que., Canada, on the Saint Lawrence River opposite Lachine. It was founded (1676) as a refuge for…Sainte Thérèse
(Encyclopedia) Sainte ThérèseSainte ThérèsesăNt tārĕzˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 24,158), S Que., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River, NW of Montreal. It has factories producing automobile parts, pianos,…Mount Vernon, estate, United States
(Encyclopedia) Mount Vernon, NE Va., overlooking the Potomac River near Alexandria, S of Washington, D.C.; home of George Washington from 1747 until his death in 1799. The land was patented in 1674,…Trending
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