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(Encyclopedia) West MemphisWest Memphismĕmˈfĭs [key], city (1990 pop. 28,259), Crittenden co., NE Ark., next to the Mississippi River (there bridged to Memphis, Tenn.); founded c.1910 as Bragg's Spur…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: James Knox Polk
William Henry Harrison Zachary Taylor James Knox Polk Inaugural Address Tuesday, March 4, 1845 Fellow-Citizens: WITHOUT solicitation on my part, I have been chosen by the free and…Southern Journey: 61 Highway, Mississippi — Various Artists
Rounder An essential disc for comprehending the roots of the blues, 61 Highway, Mississippi is the blues component of the 13-volume Southern Journey Series, which is part of the larger Alan…Mississippi: Black or African American persons, percent, 2000
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(Encyclopedia) gunboat, small warship for use on rivers and along coasts in places inaccessible to vessels of larger displacement. In the U.S. Civil War both sides used as gunboats, on the…Island No. 10
(Encyclopedia) Island No. 10, former island in the Mississippi River, between NW Tenn. and SE Mo.; site of an important western campaign of the Civil War. With the advance of Union Gen. U. S. Grant…Dunbar, William, American scientist
(Encyclopedia) Dunbar, William, 1749–1810, American scientist in the old Southwest, b. near Elgin, Scotland. He came to America in 1771. Commissioned by President Jefferson to investigate the…Flint, Timothy
(Encyclopedia) Flint, Timothy, 1780–1840, American author, b. North Reading, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1800, and entered the ministry. As a missionary he traveled up and down the Mississippi valley from…Bilbo, Theodore Gilmore
(Encyclopedia) Bilbo, Theodore Gilmore, 1877–1947, U.S. senator (1935–47), b. near Poplarville, Pearl River co., Miss. After study at the Univ. of Nashville (1897–1900) and Vanderbilt Univ. law…Trending
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