(4 syl.). The heroine of Longfellow's poem so called. The subject of the tale is the expulsion of the inhabitants of Acadia (Nova Scotia) from their homes by order of George II. Source:…
(Encyclopedia) Lyly or Lilly, JohnLyly or Lilly, Johnboth: lĭlˈē [key], 1554?–1606, English dramatist and prose writer. An accomplished courtier, he also served as a member of Parliament from 1589 to…
(Encyclopedia) Sickert, Walter Richard, 1860–1942, English painter. After a brief career on the stage Sickert was apprenticed to Whistler and later worked with Degas. His preferred subjects were…
(Encyclopedia) Teche, BayouTeche, Bayoubīˈō tĕsh, bīˈ&oomacr; [key], 125 mi (201 km) long, S La., formed by tributary bayous and flowing SE to the Atchafalaya River near Morgan City. Navigable…
(Encyclopedia) Grand-PréGrand-Prégrăn-prā, Fr. gräN-prā [key] [Fr.,=large field], village, W central N.S., Canada, on an arm of the Bay of Fundy. The area is famous for having been an early…
(Encyclopedia) Halston, 1932–90, American fashion designer, b. Des Moines, Iowa as Roy Halston Frowick; attended Indiana Univ. and the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1958 he moved to New York City,…
SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENT Population 3 years and over enrolled in school9,554100.0 Nursery school, preschool6646.9 Kindergarten6296.6 Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,…
SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUS Population 16 years and over26,147100.0 In labor force12,02246.0 Civilian labor force12,02146.0 Employed11,14942.6 Unemployed8723.3 Percent of…
SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units14,258100.0 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached11,30479.3 1-unit, attached1481.0 2 units2942.1 3 or 4 units2161.5 5 to 9 units1230.9 10 to 19…
