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(Encyclopedia) Carol City, uninc. residential city (2020 pop. 40,883), Miami-Dade co., SE Fla., between Miami and Fort Lauderdale. It is a growing…Rupert House
(Encyclopedia) Rupert House, village, W Que., Canada, on the Rupert River east of its mouth on James Bay. It was founded in 1668 as Charles Fort by the trader des Groseilliers, whose success there…Ross, Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Ross, Alexander, 1783–1856, Canadian fur trader and pioneer, b. Scotland. He went to Canada in 1805, taught school in Upper Canada, and in 1810 left for Oregon as a clerk in John Jacob…Scottsbluff
(Encyclopedia) ScottsbluffScottsbluffskŏtsˈblŭfˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 13,711), Scotts Bluff co., W Nebr., on the North Platte River near the Wyo. line; inc. 1900. It is the market, distribution,…Las Cruces
(Encyclopedia) Las CrucesLas Crucesläs kr&oomacr;ˈsĭs [key], city (1990 pop. 62,126), seat of Dona Ana co., SW N.Mex., on the Rio Grande, in a farm area irrigated by the Elephant Butte system;…Macon
(Encyclopedia) MaconMaconmāˈkən, māˈkŏn [key], city (1990 pop. 106,612), seat of Bibb co., central Ga., at the head of navigation on the Ocmulgee River; inc. 1823. It is the industrial, processing,…Davis, Charles Henry
(Encyclopedia) Davis, Charles Henry, 1807–77, American naval officer and scientist, b. Boston. Appointed a midshipman in 1823, Davis directed operations of the Coast Survey for a time along the New…Joseph Haynsworth EARLE, Congress, SC (1847-1897)
Senate Years of Service: 1897-1897 Party: Democrat EARLE Joseph Haynsworth , a Senator from South Carolina; born in Greenville, Greenville County, S.C., April 30, 1847; attended private…La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de
(Encyclopedia) La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur deLa Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur derōbĕrˈ kävəlyāˈ syör də lä sälˈ [key], 1643–87, French explorer in North America, one of the most celebrated…Euless
(Encyclopedia) Euless Euless y&oomacr;ˈləs [key], town (2020 pop. 61,032), Tarrant co., N Tex., a suburb of Fort…Trending
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