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Deventer

(Encyclopedia) Deventer, city, Overijssel prov., E central Netherlands, on the IJssel River. It is an industrial center with machine shops and…

Easton

(Encyclopedia) Easton, city (2020 pop. 27,087), seat of Northampton co., E. Pa., at the junction of the Delaware and Lehigh rivers; founded 1751 by…

Ryerson, Egerton

(Encyclopedia) Ryerson, Egerton (Adolphus Egerton Ryerson), 1803–82, Canadian clergyman and educator, b. Ontario. He was a founder (1829) and the first editor of the Christian Guardian, a Methodist…

Piranesi, Giovanni Battista

(Encyclopedia) Piranesi, Giovanni BattistaPiranesi, Giovanni Battistajōvänˈnē bät-tēˈstä pēränāˈzē [key], 1720–78, Italian etcher and architect. The greater part of his life was spent in Rome, where…

Mary Eliza Church Terrell Biography

Mary Eliza Church Terrellcivil rights and women's rights activistBorn: 9/23/1863Birthplace: Memphis, Tenn. Although Church Terrell's parents had been born slaves, they eventually became…

Falls Church, VA Social Statistics

SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school2,683100.0Nursery school, preschool2198.2Kindergarten1485.5Elementary school (grades 1-8)1,11041.4High…

Falls Church, VA Economic Statistics

SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over8,262100.0In labor force6,07273.5Civilian labor force6,03373.0Employed5,85770.9Unemployed1762.1Percent of civilian labor…

Falls Church, VA Housing Statistics

SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units4,725100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached2,16745.91-unit, attached74315.72 units390.83 or 4 units871.85 to 9 units1332.810 to 19 units2084.420 or…

Thomas Weston TIPTON, Congress, NE (1817-1899)

Senate Years of Service: 1867-1873; 1873-1875 Party: Republican; Liberal Republican TIPTON Thomas Weston , a Senator from Nebraska; born in Cadiz, Ohio, August 5, 1817; attended Allegheny…

Thomas KITTERA, Congress, PA (1789-1839)

KITTERA Thomas , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Lancaster, Pa., March 21, 1789; was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1805; studied law; was admitted to…