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Levi CASEY, Congress, SC (17521807)

CASEY Levi , a Representative from South Carolina; born in that State about 1752; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; elected brigadier general of militia; justice of…

Levy County, FL Social Statistics

Levy county florida dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school7,753100.0Nursery school,…

Levy County, FL Economic Statistics

Levy county florida dp 3 profile of selected economic characteristics SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over27,396100.0In labor force13,80850.4Civilian…

Levy County, FL Housing Statistics

Levy county florida dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units16,570100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached7,07342.71-unit, attached2361…

Taylor, Richard

(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Richard, 1826–79, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. near Louisville, Ky.; son of Zachary Taylor. A Louisiana planter, he attained some political prominence and…

Lane, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Lane, Joseph, 1801–81, American general in the Mexican War and territorial governor of Oregon, b. Buncombe co., N.C. In the Mexican War he commanded a brigade under Gen. Zachary Taylor…

Matamoros

(Encyclopedia) Matamoros, city (1990 pop. 266,055), Tamaulipas state, NE Mexico, near the mouth of the Rio Grande, opposite Brownsville, Tex. Matamoros, linked by rail and highway with the United…

Fort Bliss

(Encyclopedia) Fort Bliss, U.S. army post, 1,122,500 acres (454,300 hectares), W Tex., E of El Paso; est. 1849 and named for Col. William Bliss, Gen. Zachary Taylor's adjutant in the Mexican War.…

Worth, William Jenkins

(Encyclopedia) Worth, William Jenkins, 1794–1849, American army officer, b. Hudson, N.Y. He served with distinction on the Niagara frontier in the War of 1812 and later became commandant of cadets…

Jones, Jim

(Encyclopedia) Jones, Jim, 1931–78, American religious leader, b. Lynn, Indiana. An influential Indianapolis preacher from the 1950s and onetime head of the city's Human Rights Commission, Jones…