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Armistead, George
(Encyclopedia) Armistead, GeorgeArmistead, Georgeärˈmĭstĕd [key], 1780–1818, American artillery officer distinguished in the War of 1812, b. Virginia. He took part in the capture of Fort George on…Oswego, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) OswegoOswegoŏswēˈgō [key], city (1990 pop. 19,195), seat of Oswego co., N central N.Y., on Lake Ontario and the Oswego River; founded 1722, inc. as a city 1848. The largest U.S. port…Fort Peck Dam
(Encyclopedia) Fort Peck Dam, 21,430 ft (6,531 m) long and 250 ft (76 m) high, on the Missouri River, NE Mont.; one of the world's largest earth-filled dams. The dam was built (1933–40) by the U.S.…Çanakkale
(Encyclopedia) Çanakkale Çanakkale chänäkˈkälĕ [key] or Chanakkale Chanakkale…Astoria
(Encyclopedia) AstoriaAstoriaăstôrˈēə [key]. 1 Commercial, industrial, and residential section of NW Queens borough of New York City, SE N.Y.; settled in the 17th cent. as Hallet's Cove. It was…Dutch West India Company
(Encyclopedia) Dutch West India Company, trading and colonizing company, chartered by the States-General of the Dutch republic in 1621 and organized in 1623. Through its agency New Netherland was…Seward, William Henry
(Encyclopedia) Seward, William Henry, 1801–72, American statesman, b. Florida, Orange co., N.Y. In 1861, Seward became Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln, and many expected him to be the…Corinne Boyd RILEY, Congress, SC (1893-1979)
RILEY Corinne Boyd , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Piedmont, Greenville County, S.C., July 4, 1893; attended the public schools; graduated from Converse College, Spartanburg, S.C…John Jacob RILEY, Congress, SC (1895-1962)
RILEY John Jacob , a Representative from South Carolina; born on a farm near Orangeburg, S.C., February 1, 1895; attended the public schools in Orangeburg County; was graduated from Wofford…Whiting, William Henry Chase
(Encyclopedia) Whiting, William Henry Chase, 1825–65, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Biloxi, Miss. He served in the U.S. army until Feb., 1861, when he resigned and entered the…Trending
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