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Ferraro, Geraldine Anne
(Encyclopedia) Ferraro, Geraldine AnneFerraro, Geraldine Annefərärˈō [key], 1935–2011, American political leader, b. Newburgh, N.Y., grad. Marymount College (1956), Fordham Law School (1960). A…Vaux, Calvert
(Encyclopedia) Vaux, CalvertVaux, Calvertvôks [key], 1824–95, American landscape architect, b. London. He emigrated (1850) to the United States, and assisted A. J. Downing with the U.S. Capitol…Vanderbilt, Cornelius
(Encyclopedia) Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1794–1877, American railroad magnate, b. Staten Island, N.Y. As a boy he ferried freight and passengers from Staten Island to Manhattan, and he soon gained…Green, Anna Katherine
(Encyclopedia) Green, Anna Katherine, 1846–1935, American detective-story writer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Ripley Female College, Poultney, Vt., 1867. Of her many thrillers, characterized by logical…New Hyde Park
(Encyclopedia) New Hyde Park, village (1990 pop. 9,728), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island; inc. 1927. It is a residential community with some manufacturing and truck farms. Nearby is the uninc.…Malverne
(Encyclopedia) MalverneMalvernemălˈvərn [key], residential village (1990 pop. 9,054), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island; settled in the early 1800s, inc. 1921.Massapequa
(Encyclopedia) MassapequaMassapequamăsəpēkˈwə [key], uninc. city (1990 pop. 22,018), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on the south shore of Long Island. It is chiefly residential.Roth, Frederick George Richard
(Encyclopedia) Roth, Frederick George Richard, 1872–1944, American animal sculptor, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., educated at Bremen, Germany, and studied art in Vienna and Berlin. His elephants, dogs, and…East Massapequa
(Encyclopedia) East Massapequa East Massapequa măsəpēkˈwə [key], uninc. town (2020 pop. 17,622), Nassau co., SE N.Y.,…Uniondale
(Encyclopedia) Uniondale, uninc. residential city (1990 pop. 20,328), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island. Downtown suburban growth since the 1970s has included construction of the Nassau Coliseum,…Trending
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