(Encyclopedia) Powell, John, 1882–1963, American pianist and composer, b. Richmond, Va., grad. Univ. of Virginian, 1901. In Vienna he studied piano and composition and in 1908 made his debut as a…
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(Encyclopedia) Brandy Station, small trading center, Culpeper co., Va. It was the scene of the greatest cavalry engagement of the Civil War (also called the battle of Fleetwood Hill), fought June 9,…
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Amecameca
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[key], town, Mexico state, S central Mexico, at the foot of the Popocatépetl and
Iztaccíhuatl volcanoes. The sanctuary of El…
(Encyclopedia) Junction City, city (1990 pop. 20,604), seat of Geary co., NE Kans., at the confluence of the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers; inc. 1859. The rail, trade, and processing center of an…
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Arcos de la Frontera
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frōntāˈrä
[key], town, Cádiz prov., S Spain, in Andalusia, on a rocky hill above the Guadalete…
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