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Alabama, indigenous people of North America

(Encyclopedia) AlabamaAlabamaăləbămˈə [key], indigenous people of North America whose language belongs to the Muskogean branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages).…

Mexico, Gulf of

(Encyclopedia) Mexico, Gulf of, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.700,000 sq mi (1,813,000 sq km), SE North America. The Gulf stretches more than 1,100 mi (1,770 km) from west to east and c.800 mi (1,290…

Alexandria, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Alexandria. 1 City (2020 pop. 45,275), seat of Rapides parish, central La., on the Red River; inc. 1818. It is a trade, rail, and medical center for a rich agricultural and…

Area Codes: United States, Canada, Caribbean

Alabama Area CodesAlaska Area CodesArizona Area CodesArkansas Area CodesCalifornia Area CodesColorado Area CodesConnecticut Area CodesDelaware Area CodesFlorida Area CodesGeorgia Area CodesHawaii…

Lionel Allen SHELDON, Congress, LA (1828-1917)

SHELDON Lionel Allen , a Representative from Louisiana; born in Worcester, Otsego County, N.Y., August 30, 1828; moved with his parents to Lagrange, Ohio; attended the district school and Oberlin…

Mississippi, state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 MississippiMississippimĭsˌəsĭpˈē [key], one of the Deep South states of the United States. It is bordered by Alabama (E), the Gulf of Mexico (S), Arkansas and Louisiana, with…