(Encyclopedia) Port Arthur, city (1990 pop. 58,724), Jefferson co., SE Tex., on Sabine Lake; inc. 1898. A deepwater port of entry on the Sabine-Neches Canal, it is an extensive oil port, with many…
DAWES Beman Gates , a Representative from Ohio;
born in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, January 14, 1870;
attended the common schools and Marietta Academy and College, Marietta, Ohio;
engaged…
FISHER Horatio Gates , a Representative from Pennsylvania;
born in Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pa., April 21, 1838;
attended public and private schools;
was graduated from Lafayette College,…
GATES Seth Merrill , a Representative from New York; born in Winfield, Herkimer County,
N.Y., October 10, 1800; moved with his parents to Sheldon, Genesee (now
Wyoming) County, N.Y. in 1806;…
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A train went through a burial gate,
A bird broke forth and sang,
And trilled, and quivered, and shook his throat
Till all the churchyard rang;
And then adjusted his little…
(Encyclopedia) Dale, Sir Thomas, d.1619, acting governor (May–Aug., 1611, 1614–16) of the Virginia colony. Sent by the London Company to restore order, he arrived (1611) in Virginia with three ships…
(Encyclopedia) De la Warr, Thomas West, 12th BaronDe la Warr, Thomas West, 12th Barondĕlˈəwər [key], 1577–1618, English colonial governor of Virginia. He saw fighting in the Netherlands and was…
Book: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 How Achilles fought with the River, and chased the men of Troy within their gates.But when now they came unto the…
(Encyclopedia) DaryalDaryaldäryălˈ, Rus. dəryälˈ [key] or DarielDaryaldărēĕlˈ [key], pass, c.3,950 ft (1,204 m) high, N Georgia, in the central Greater Caucasus Mts. below Mt. Kazbek. Situated above…
(Encyclopedia) JanusJanusjāˈnəs [key], in Roman religion, god of beginnings. He was one of the principal Roman gods, the custodian of the universe. The first hour of the day, the first day of the…
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