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Nauvoo

(Encyclopedia) NauvooNauvoonôv&oomacr;ˈ [key], historic city (1990 pop. 1,108), Hancock co., W Ill., on heights overlooking the Mississippi River; inc. 1841. Situated in an agricultural area…

Lynch, John Roy

(Encyclopedia) Lynch, John Roy, 1847–1939, African-American politician, b. near Vidala, La. Born a slave, he became active in the Republican party after the Civil War in Natchez, Miss., and served (…

Hamer, Fannie Lou

(Encyclopedia) Hamer, Fannie Lou, 1917–1977, U.S. voting rights activist and civil rights leader, b. Montgomery County, Miss. Fannie Lou Hamer was the…

Illinois, state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Illinois, midwestern state in the N central United States. It is bordered by Lake Michigan and Indiana (E); Kentucky, across the Ohio River (SE); Missouri and Iowa, across the…

Burlington, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Burlington. 1 City (2020 pop. 23,982), seat of Des Moines co., SE Iowa, on four hills overlooking the Mississippi (spanned there by rail…

Starkville

(Encyclopedia) Starkville, city (1990 pop. 18,458), seat of Oktibbeha co., E Miss.; inc. 1837. Cotton, corn, and soybeans are grown and livestock and dairy cattle are raised. Building materials,…

Ebbers, Bernie

(Encyclopedia) Ebbers, Bernie (Bernard John Ebbers), 1941–, American business executive and white-collar criminal, b. Edmonton, Alta, grad. Mississippi College (1967). After running a small motel…

Iowa, state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 IowaIowaīˈəwə [key], midwestern state in the N central United States. It is bounded by the Mississippi River, across which lie Wisconsin and Illinois (E); Missouri (S); Nebraska…

Fall River, MA Census Data

People QuickFactsFall RiverMassachusettsPopulation, 2003 estimate 92,7606,433,422Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 0.9%1.3%Population, 2000 91,9386,349,097Population,…