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Rhinebeck
(Encyclopedia) Rhinebeck, village (1990 pop. 2,725), Dutchess co., SE N.Y., in the foothills of the Berkshire Mts. near the Hudson River; settled before 1700, inc. 1834. It is the site of Beekman…Samuel Chandler CRAFTS, Congress, VT (1768-1853)
Senate Years of Service: 1842-1843 Party: Whig CRAFTS Samuel Chandler , a Representative and a Senator from Vermont; born in Woodstock, Conn., October 6, 1768; graduated from Harvard College in…Roger Craft PEACE, Congress, SC (1899-1968)
Senate Years of Service: 1941-1941 Party: Democrat PEACE Roger Craft , a Senator from South Carolina; born in Greenville, Greenville County, S.C., May 19, 1899; attended the public schools and…John Crafts WRIGHT, Congress, OH (1783-1861)
WRIGHT John Crafts , a Representative from Ohio; born in Wethersfield, Conn., August 17, 1783; completed preparatory studies; learned the trade of printer; moved to Troy, N.Y., and edited the Troy…Faial
(Encyclopedia) Faial Faial fäyälˈ [key], island, 66 sq mi (171 sq km), in the N Atlantic, one of the central…Olinda
(Encyclopedia) OlindaOlinda&oobreve;lēnˈdə [key], city (1991 pop. 341,394), Pernambuco state, E Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean. Founded in 1537, it was captured by the Dutch in the 1630s and…Greene and Greene
(Encyclopedia) Greene and Greene, architectural firm working in the American arts and crafts style, formed by the brothers Charles Sumner Greene, 1868–1957, and Henry Mather Greene, 1870–1954, both b…Stickley, Gustav
(Encyclopedia) Stickley, Gustav, 1858–1942, American furniture designer, b. Osceola, Wis. Probably the best-known American associated with the arts and crafts movement, Stickley ran a Binghamton, N.Y…Kurashiki
(Encyclopedia) KurashikiKurashikik&oomacr;räˈshēkē [key], city (1990 pop. 414,693), Okayama prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan. A rail junction, the city produces refined petroleum and petrochemicals,…Iqaluit
(Encyclopedia) Iqaluit Iqaluit ĭkäl&oomacr;ˈĭt [key], town, Nunavut Territory, Canada, at the NE head of Frobisher…Trending
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