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Pecos National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia) Pecos National Historical Park, 6,671 acres (2,702 hectares), N New Mexico; est. as a national monument 1965, designated a national historical park 1990. The park contains the remains…Davis, Stuart
(Encyclopedia) Davis, Stuart, 1894–1964, American painter, b. Philadelphia, studied with Robert Henri in New York City. At the age of 19 he did drawings and covers for The Masses and exhibited in the…Chorotega
(Encyclopedia) ChorotegaChorotegachōrōtāˈgä [key], aboriginal people and language group of Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Little is known of the Chorotega, primarily beause of the absence of…Christiansted
(Encyclopedia) Christiansted Christiansted krĭsˈchənstĕdˌ [key], town, chief city of St. Croix, one of the U.S. Virgin…Gasca, Pedro de la
(Encyclopedia) Gasca, Pedro de laGasca, Pedro de lapāˈᵺrō ᵺā lä gäsˈkä [key], c.1485–1567?, Spanish colonial administrator. A priest as well as a lawyer, he was selected by Charles V to end the…Frere, Sir Henry Bartle Edward
(Encyclopedia) Frere, Sir Henry Bartle EdwardFrere, Sir Henry Bartle Edwardfrēr [key], 1815–84, British colonial administrator; nephew of John Hookham Frere. He served (1850–59) as chief commissioner…Gibbs, James
(Encyclopedia) Gibbs, James, 1682–1754, English architect, b. Scotland, studied in Rome under Carlo Fontana. Returning to England in 1709, he was appointed a member of the commission authorized to…Fairfield
(Encyclopedia) Fairfield. 1 City (2020 pop. 10,000), Jefferson co., N central Ala., an industrial suburb of Birmingham; inc. 1919. Founded (1910) by…Hanover, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Hanover. 1 Town (2020 pop. 14,833), Plymnouth co., SE Mass.; settled 1649, inc. 1727. An iron forge was located there that produced…Heathcote, Caleb
(Encyclopedia) Heathcote, CalebHeathcote, Calebhēthˈkōt [key], 1666–1721, merchant and public official in colonial New York, b. England. He arrived in New York in 1692. He became a member of the…Trending
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