(Encyclopedia) Kazbek, MountKazbek, Mountkŏzbĕkˈ, Rus. kəzbyĕkˈ [key], peak, 16,541 ft (5,042 m) high, N Georgia, in the Greater Caucasus. An extinct volcano, it rises above the Daryal gorge and the…
(Encyclopedia) Walton, George, 1741?–1804, American Revolutionary patriot, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. near Farmville, Va. He moved to Savannah, Ga., where he established a law…
(Encyclopedia) Gulistan, Treaty ofGulistan, Treaty ofg&oomacr;lĭstänˈ [key], 1813, signed by Russia and Iran (Persia) at Gulistan, a village in what is now NW Azerbaijan. It ended the Russo-…
SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENT Population 3 years and over enrolled in school7,625100.0 Nursery school, preschool7409.7 Kindergarten4305.6 Elementary school (grades 1-8)3,…
SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUS Population 16 years and over19,593100.0 In labor force12,00861.3 Civilian labor force11,98461.2 Employed11,34157.9 Unemployed6433.3 Percent of…
SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units11,005100.0 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached7,51268.3 1-unit, attached1571.4 2 units5485.0 3 or 4 units8107.4 5 to 9 units6535.9 10 to 19…
(Encyclopedia) Atlanta
Atlanta
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[key], city (2020 pop. 498,715), state capital and seat of Fulton co., NW Ga., on the
Chattahoochee R. and Peachtree Creek,…
(Encyclopedia) Coram, ThomasCoram, Thomaskôrˈəm [key], 1668?–1751, English philanthropist and colonizer. He lived for some years in Massachusetts, working as a shipbuilder. On his return to England…
(Encyclopedia) Wayne, Anthony, 1745–96, American Revolutionary general, b. Chester co., Pa. Impetuous and hot-headed, Wayne was sometimes known as “mad Anthony,” but he was an able general.
In 1783…
