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Elisabeth Shue Biography

Elisabeth ShueactressBorn: 10/6/1963Birthplace: Wilmington, Delaware Actress who got her start playing the girl-next-door in movies like Adventures in Babysitting (1987) and Back to the Future, parts…

Judge Reinhold Biography

Judge Reinhold(Edward Ernest Reinhold)actorBorn: 5/21/1956Birthplace: Wilmington, Delaware This affable blond comic actor got his start in regional theater, including a stint at Burt Reynolds…

Rivers of the United States

(350 or more miles long)Alabama-Coosa (600 mi.; 966 km): From junction of Oostanula and Etowah R. in Georgia to Mobile R.Altamaha-Ocmulgee (392 mi.; 631 km): From junction of Yellow R. and…

Coleman du Pont Biography

Coleman du Pont(Thomas Coleman du Pont) chemical industry entrepreneurBorn: 1863Birthplace: Louisville, Ky. After graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he began his…

National Heritage Corridors

Name and location Total acreageBlackstone River Valley (Mass.-R.I.)400,000Delaware and Lehigh (Pa.)n.a.Erie Canalway (N.Y.)3,087,360Illinois and Michigan Canal (Ill.)n.a.Quinebaug and…

James Perry CONNER, Congress, IA (1851-1924)

CONNER James Perry , a Representative from Iowa; born in Delaware County, Ind., January 27, 1851; attended the Upper Iowa University, Fayette, Iowa, and was graduated from the law department of…

Walter Ellsworth BREHM, Congress, OH (1892-1971)

BREHM Walter Ellsworth , a Representative from Ohio; born in Somerset, Perry County, Ohio, May 25, 1892; attended the public schools, Boston (Mass.) University, and Ohio Wesleyan University at…

Allen Edward ERTEL, Congress, PA (1937)

ERTEL Allen Edward , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pa., November 7, 1937; attended the public schools; B.A., Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H. 1958; M.S…

Benjamin Franklin JAMES, Congress, PA (1885-1961)

JAMES Benjamin Franklin , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., August 1, 1885; attended the public schools of Philadelphia and continued education extensively in graphic…