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Burroughs, John
(Encyclopedia) Burroughs, John, 1837–1921, American naturalist and author, b. Roxbury, N.Y.; son of a farmer. He was a journalist, a treasury clerk in Washington, and a bank examiner, before settling…Erie Railroad
(Encyclopedia) Erie Railroad, rail transportation line designed to connect the mouth of the Hudson River with the Great Lakes region. The New York and Erie RR Company was enfranchised and…Matteson, Tompkins Harrison
(Encyclopedia) Matteson, Tompkins HarrisonMatteson, Tompkins Harrisonmătˈəsən [key], 1813–84, American genre and portrait painter, b. Peterboro, N.Y. His subjects were taken from American history and…Longfellow, Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Longfellow, Samuel, 1819–92, American clergyman and hymn writer, b. Portland, Maine; brother and biographer of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. He was a Unitarian pastor in Fall River, Mass…Hornell
(Encyclopedia) Hornell Hornell hôrnĕlˈ [key], city (2020 pop. 8,263), Steuben co., SW N.Y., on the Canisteo…Hamilton College
(Encyclopedia) Hamilton College, at Clinton, N.Y.; coeducational; founded 1793 by Samuel Kirkland as Hamilton-Oneida Academy, chartered 1812 as Hamilton College. It was named for Alexander Hamilton.…Glen Cove
(Encyclopedia) Glen Cove, city (2020 pop. 28,365), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on the north shore of Long Island, at the entrance to Hempstead Harbor; settled…Baldwin, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Baldwin. 1 Uninc. city (2020 pop. 24,727), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on the south shore of Long Island, on Baldwin Bay; settled 1640s. A…Rossiter, Thomas Pritchard
(Encyclopedia) Rossiter, Thomas Pritchard, 1818–1871, American historical painter, b. New Haven, Conn. He spent many years in Europe, studying and painting, and settled finally in Cold Spring, N.Y.,…Prescott, town, Canada
(Encyclopedia) PrescottPrescottprĕsˈkət [key], town (1991 pop. 4,512), SE Ont., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River, opposite Ogdensburg, N.Y. Fort Wellington, built during the War of 1812, is now a…Trending
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