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Fiordland National Park

(Encyclopedia) Fiordland National Park, 4,868 sq mi (12,601 sq km), on the Tasman Sea, SW South Island, New Zealand. New Zealand's largest national park, it was established as a reserve in 1904 and…

Farrar, Edgar Howard

(Encyclopedia) Farrar, Edgar HowardFarrar, Edgar Howardfărˈər [key], 1849–1922, American lawyer, b. Concordia, La. He made his home in New Orleans, where he had a large corporation practice. He was…

compost

(Encyclopedia) compost, substance composed mainly of partly decayed organic material that is applied to fertilize the soil and to increase its humus content; it is often used in vegetable farming,…

Corsicana

(Encyclopedia) Corsicana Corsicana kôrsĭkănˈə [key], city (2020 pop. 25,109), seat of Navarro co., E central Tex.; inc…

Victorio

(Encyclopedia) Victorio, d. 1880, chief of the Ojo Caliente [warm spring] Apache, at one time a lieutenant of Mangas Coloradas. When his people were removed from their ancestral home to the desolate…

Brantford

(Encyclopedia) Brantford, city, S Ont., Canada, on the Grand River. It is a leading manufacturing city, noted particularly for its large farm implement…

Bloomfield

(Encyclopedia) Bloomfield. 1 Town (2020 pop. 21,535), Hartford co., N Conn., a suburb of Hartford, in a tobacco and dairy region; settled c.1642, inc.…

Beverly Hills

(Encyclopedia) Beverly Hills, city (2020 pop. 32,701), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The…

savings and loan association

(Encyclopedia) savings and loan association (S&L), type of financial institution that was originally created to accept savings from private investors and to provide home mortgage services for the…