(Encyclopedia) bull-roarer, an instrument consisting of slit board or chamber attached to a cord. When swung around in the air, it emits a deep, vibrant, “whirrrrrr”-like sound. The mythology of some…
(Encyclopedia) graphitegraphitegrăfˈīt [key], an allotropic form of carbon, known also as plumbago and black lead. It is dark gray or black, crystalline (often in the form of slippery scales), greasy…
PARROTT Marcus Junius , a Delegate from Kansas;
born in Hamburg, Aiken County, S.C., October 27, 1828;
attended the common schools, and was graduated from Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., in 1849…
Capital: Atlanta
Official Name: State of Georgia
Organized as a territory: April 24, 1802
Entered Union (rank): January 2, 1788 (4th)
Present constitution adopted: 1983
State…
by Robert Burns Her AnswerO Wat Ye Wha's In Yon TownI'll Aye Ca' In By Yon Town Air-"I'll gang nae mair to yon toun." Chorus—I'll aye ca' in by yon town,
And by yon garden…
FULMER Willa Lybrand , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Wagener, Aiken County,
S.C., February 3, 1884; attended the Wagener, (S.C.) public schools and
Greenville (S.C.) Female College…
(Encyclopedia) pipe, hollow structure, usually cylindrical, for conducting materials. It is used primarily to convey liquids, gases, or solids suspended in a liquid, e.g., a slurry. It is also used…
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cuneiformcuneiformky&oomacr;nēˈĭfôrm [key] [Lat.,=wedge-shaped], system of writing developed before the last centuries of the 4th…
(Encyclopedia) WinchesterWinchesterwĭnˈchĕˌstər, wĭnˈchĭstər [key]. 1 Town (1990 pop. 11,524), Litchfield co., NW Conn., in the Litchfield Hills; settled 1732, inc. 1771. It includes Winsted (1990…
Area codes Selected cities803Columbia, Aiken843Charleston, Myrtle Beach864Greenville, SpartanburgSource: North American Numbering Plan Administration. Web: www.nanpa.com . To find phone numbers, area…
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