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Fort Union National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Fort Union National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Fort Frederica National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Fort Frederica National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Benguela

(Encyclopedia)Benguela bĕngĕlˈə, bĕng– [key], city (1983 est. pop. 155,000), W Angola, on the Atlantic. It is a rail terminus, export point, and commercial, fishing, and adminstrative center. A fort was buil...

Braddock, Edward

(Encyclopedia)Braddock, Edward, 1695–1755, British general in the French and Indian War (see under French and Indian Wars). Although he had seen little active campaigning before 1754, Braddock was reputed to have...

Nicholson, James William Augustus

(Encyclopedia)Nicholson, James William Augustus, 1821–87, American naval officer, b. Dedham, Mass.; grandson of Samuel Nicholson. He was appointed a midshipman in 1838, served under Commodore Perry in East Asia (...
 

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