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Blair, Francis Preston, 1791–1876, American journalist and politician
(Encyclopedia) Blair, Francis Preston, 1791–1876, American journalist and politician, b. Abingdon, Va. Through the Frankfort, Ky., journal Argus of Western America, which he edited with Amos Kendall…Sydney, city, Australia
(Encyclopedia) Sydney, city (2016 pop. 208,374, Greater Sydney 2016 pop. 4,823,991), capital of New South Wales, SE Australia, surrounding Port Jackson inlet on the Pacific Ocean. Sydney is Australia…Killeen
(Encyclopedia) KilleenKilleenkĭlēnˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 63,535), Bell co., central Tex., in a ranching and cotton region; inc. 1893. The city has varied manufacturing, but adjacent Fort Hood is…Prince George
(Encyclopedia) Prince George, city (1991 pop. 69,653), central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the Fraser and Nechako rivers. It is a railroad division point and a distribution center…Bent, William
(Encyclopedia) Bent, William, 1809–69, American frontiersman, b. St. Louis. One of the younger brothers of Charles Bent, he was for many years the manager of Bent's Fort, while Charles Bent lived…Overland Trail
(Encyclopedia) Overland Trail, any of several trails of westward migration in the United States. The term is sometimes used to mean all the trails westward from the Missouri to the Pacific and…Vincennes, Jean Baptiste Bissot, sieur de
(Encyclopedia) Vincennes, Jean Baptiste Bissot, sieur deVincennes, Jean Baptiste Bissot, sieur devĭnsĕnzˈ; Fr. zhäN bätēstˈ bēsōˈ syör də văNsĕnˈ [key], 1668–1719, Canadian explorer and leader of the…Marion, Fort
(Encyclopedia) Marion, Fort: see Saint Augustine, Fla.Raleigh, Fort
(Encyclopedia) Raleigh, Fort: see Roanoke Island.Dix, Fort
(Encyclopedia) Dix, Fort: see Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.Trending
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