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World's Longest Rivers
Are you a world traveler or simply curious about the natural wonders of our planet? Test your knowledge about the world’s longest waterways with this geography quiz! From the Nile to the Amazon, we'…Oregon Trail
(Encyclopedia) Oregon Trail, overland emigrant route in the United States from the Missouri River to the Columbia River country (all of which was then called Oregon). The pioneers by wagon train did…Reed, James Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Reed, James Alexander, 1861–1944, American political leader, b. near Mansfield, Ohio. He moved to Iowa and was admitted (1885) to the bar, practicing there and later in Missouri. He…Schofield, John McAllister
(Encyclopedia) Schofield, John McAllisterSchofield, John McAllisterskōˈfēld [key], 1831–1906, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Gerry, N.Y. He taught at West Point (1855–60) and on the…Vérendrye, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de la
(Encyclopedia) Vérendrye, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de laVérendrye, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de lapyĕr gōtyāˈ də värĕnˈ syör də lä vāräNdrēˈ [key], 1685–1749, explorer in W Canada…Blunt, James Gilpatrick
(Encyclopedia) Blunt, James Gilpatrick, 1826–81, American physician and Union general in the Civil War, b. Hancock co., Maine. He practiced medicine in Ohio and later in Kansas, where he became…Blair, Francis Preston, 1821–75, American political leader
(Encyclopedia) Blair, Francis Preston, 1821–75, American political leader and Union general in the Civil War, b. Lexington, Ky., son of Francis Preston Blair (1791–1876). A St. Louis lawyer, Blair…Missouri, University of
(Encyclopedia) Missouri, University of, at Columbia (main campus), Rolla, Kansas City, and St. Louis; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1839, opened 1841. It is the oldest…Mullan, John
(Encyclopedia) Mullan, John, 1830–1909, American army officer and pioneer road builder, b. Norfolk, Va., grad. St John's Colllege, 1847, West Point, 1852. He was one of the chief aides of General I.…Overland Trail
(Encyclopedia) Overland Trail, any of several trails of westward migration in the United States. The term is sometimes used to mean all the trails westward from the Missouri to the Pacific and…Trending
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