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(Encyclopedia) Trinity, river rising in N Texas in three forks; the Clear Fork runs into the West Fork at Fort Worth, and the Elm Fork joins the West Fork at Dallas. The Trinity then flows c.510 mi (…Dodge City
(Encyclopedia) Dodge City, city (2020 pop. 27,788), seat of Ford co., SW Kans., on the Arkansas River; inc. 1875. The distribution center for a wheat…Gansevoort, Peter
(Encyclopedia) Gansevoort, PeterGansevoort, Petergănsˈv&oobreve;rt [key], 1749–1812, soldier in the American Revolution, b. Albany, N.Y. He served in the Quebec campaign and in 1777 was in…America's Most Endangered Places 2011
The Pillsbury A Mill in Minneapolis, Minn. is among American sites most at risk America's Most Endangered Places America's Most Endangered Places 2010America's Most Endangered Places…William Cox ELLIS, Congress, PA (1787-1871)
ELLIS William Cox , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Fort Muncy, Pa., May 5, 1787; attended the public schools, and was graduated from the Friends' School near Pennsdale, Lycoming…Floyd, John Buchanan
(Encyclopedia) Floyd, John Buchanan, 1807–63, U.S. Secretary of War (1857–60) and Confederate general, b. Smithfield, Va. After failing as a lawyer and cotton planter in Arkansas, he returned to…Franklin William FORT, Congress, NJ (1880-1937)
FORT Franklin William , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Newark, N.J., March 30, 1880; moved in 1888 with his parents to East Orange, N.J.; attended the public schools and Newark Academy…Greenbury Lafayette FORT, Congress, IL (1825-1883)
FORT Greenbury Lafayette , a Representative from Illinois; born in French Grant, Scioto County, Ohio, October 17, 1825; moved with his parents to Marshall County, Ill., in April 1834; completed…Memphis, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) MemphisMemphismĕmˈfĭs [key], city (1990 pop. 610,337), seat of Shelby co., SW Tenn., on the Fourth, or Lower, Chickasaw Bluff above the Mississippi, at the mouth of the Wolf River; inc…Great Meadows
(Encyclopedia) Great Meadows: see Fort Necessity.Trending
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