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Grays Harbor County, WA Housing Statistics

Grays harbor county washington dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units32,489100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached22,32168.71-unit,…

Brown Swiss cattle

(Encyclopedia) Brown Swiss cattle, one of the oldest breeds of cattle, originating in Switzerland where the cows were used as triple-purpose animals (dairy, beef, and draft). They are large, fleshy,…

smaltite

(Encyclopedia) smaltitesmaltitesmôlˈtīt [key], opaque tin-white to steel-gray mineral of the pyrite group, a compound of cobalt and arsenic. It occurs in massive form, occasionally in crystals (cubes…

sandstone

(Encyclopedia) sandstone, sedimentary rock formed by the cementing together of grains of sand. The usual cementing material in sandstone is calcium carbonate, iron oxides, or silica, and the hardness…

Elijah Banks LEWIS, Congress, GA (1854-1920)

LEWIS Elijah Banks , a Representative from Georgia; born in Coney, Dooly County, Ga., March 27, 1854; attended the common schools of Dooly and Macon Counties, Spalding Seminary, Spalding, Ga., and…

John David STEWART, Congress, GA (1833-1894)

STEWART John David , a Representative from Georgia; born near Fayetteville, Fayette County, Ga., August 2, 1833; attended the common schools and Marshall College, Griffin, Ga.; taught school two…

squirrel

(Encyclopedia) squirrel, name for small or medium-sized rodents of the family Sciuridae, found throughout the world except in Australia, Madagascar, and the polar regions; it is applied especially to…

Graeae

(Encyclopedia) Graeae or GraiaeGraeaeboth: grēˈī [key], in Greek mythology, daughters of Ceto and Phorcus, called Deino, Enyo, and Pemphredo. The personifications of old age, they were born with gray…

harbor seal

(Encyclopedia) harbor seal, most commonly seen seal of the Northern Hemisphere, Phoca vitulina. Harbor seals are found along coasts and in sheltered bays and harbors of North America, Europe, and NE…

duiker

(Encyclopedia) duikerduikerdīˈkər, dāˈ– [key], name for members of a group of small, light antelopes, found in thick brush and forest over most of Africa. All stand under 25 in. (64 cm) high at the…