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(Encyclopedia) Saint Paul, city (1990 pop. 272,235), state capital and seat of Ramsey co., E Minn., on bluffs along the Mississippi River, contiguous with Minneapolis, forming the Twin Cities…Dyersburg
(Encyclopedia) Dyersburg, city (2020 pop. 16,164), seat of Dyer co., NW Tenn., near the Mississippi River; inc. 1850. It is a processing and industrial…Polk, Leonidas
(Encyclopedia) Polk, Leonidas, 1806–64, American Episcopal bishop and Confederate general in the Civil War, b. Raleigh, N.C. He left the army to study for the ministry and was ordained in 1831. He…Coon Rapids
(Encyclopedia) Coon Rapids, city (2020 pop. 63,599), Anoka co., SE Minn., on the Mississippi River; inc. 1952. It is a suburb of Minneapolis–St. Paul.…Wood River
(Encyclopedia) Wood River, city (1990 pop. 11,490), Madison co., SW Ill., on the Mississippi River just above its junction with the Missouri; inc. 1923. It has oil refineries and pipeline terminals,…Okada, Keisuke
(Encyclopedia) Okada, KeisukeOkada, Keisukekāˈs&oobreve;kā ōkäˈdä [key], 1862–1952, Japanese statesman and admiral. He was (1927–29, 1932–34) minister of the navy before serving (1934–36) as…Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe
(Encyclopedia) Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793–1864, American ethnologist, b. near Albany, N.Y. He gave enormous impetus to the study of Native American culture and may be regarded as the foremost…Jolliet, Louis
(Encyclopedia) Jolliet or Joliet, LouisJolliet or Joliet, Louisboth: jōˈlēĕtˌ, jōˌlēĕtˈ, Fr. lwē zhôlyāˈ [key], 1645–1700, French explorer, joint discoverer with Jacques Marquette of the upper…Yazoo land fraud
(Encyclopedia) Yazoo land fraud, name given to the sale in 1795 by an act of the Georgia legislature of vast holdings in the Yazoo River country to four land companies following the wholesale bribery…Mississippi County, AR Social Statistics
Mississippi county arkansas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school13,939100.0Nursery…Trending
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