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Amphipolis

(Encyclopedia) AmphipolisAmphipolisămfĭˈpəlĭs [key], ancient city of Macedonia, on the Strymon (Struma) River near the sea and NE of later Thessaloníki. The place was known as Ennea Hodoi [nine ways…

George PARTRIDGE, Congress, MA (1740-1828)

PARTRIDGE George , a Delegate and a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Duxbury, Mass., February 8, 1740; was graduated from Harvard College in 1762; taught school in Kingston, Mass.;…

George Washington SHONK, Congress, PA (1850-1900)

SHONK George Washington , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pa., April 26, 1850; attended the public schools and Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pa.; was graduated…

Amy KLOBUCHAR, Congress, MN (1960)

Senate Years of Service: 2007- Party: Democrat KLOBUCHAR Amy , a Senator from Minnesota; born in Plymouth, Minn., May 25, 1960; attended the public schools in Plymouth; graduated magna cum laude…

Robert Bernard HALL, Congress, MA (1812-1868)

HALL Robert Bernard , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., January 28, 1812; entered the Boston Latin School in 1822; studied theology in New Haven in 1833 and 1834 and was…

Ribaut, Jean

(Encyclopedia) Ribaut or Ribault, JeanRibaut or Ribault, Jeanboth: zhäN rēbōˈ [key], c.1520–65, French mariner and colonizer in Florida, b. Dieppe. When Gaspard de Coligny decided to plant a French…

Edward Preble LITTLE, Congress, MA (1791-1875)

LITTLE Edward Preble , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Mass., November 7, 1791; attended the public schools; at the age of nine (in 1800) he was on the U…

Vermont

  Vermont State Information Capital: Montpelier Official Name: State of Vermont Organized as a territory/republic: January 15, 1777 Entered Union (rank): March 4, 1791 (14th state) Present…