(Encyclopedia) Morton, Oliver Perry, 1823–77, American political leader, b. Salisbury, Ind. He was admitted (1847) to the bar and began practice in Centerville, Ind. Morton helped organize the…
(Encyclopedia) Copperheads, in the American Civil War, a reproachful term for those Northerners sympathetic to the South, mostly Democrats outspoken in their opposition to the Lincoln administration…
The great church bell. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LouisLoud Patterns A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…
Secretary of State William H. Seward, 1861Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase, 1861William P. Fessenden, 1864Hugh McCulloch, 1865Secretary of War Simon Cameron, 1861Edwin M. Stanton,…
NumberPercentTotal population225,581100.0SEX AND AGEMale112,36149.8Female113,22050.2Under 5 years15,1996.75 to 9 years14,2726.310 to 14 years13,8406.115 to 19 years18,4728.220 to 24 years27,…
NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over179,490100.0In labor force131,69173.4Civilian labor force131,20373.1Employed126,17670.3Unemployed5,0272.8Percent of civilian labor…
NumberPercentTotal housing units95,188100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached54,48357.21-unit, attached5,5995.92 units4,6584.93 or 4 units3,5643.75 to 9 units5,6666.010 to 19 units7,8228.220 or…
NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school69,693100.0Nursery school, preschool3,7705.4Kindergarten3,1924.6Elementary school (grades 1-8)22,12231.7High school (…
(Encyclopedia) Cameron, SimonCameron, Simonkămˈərən [key], 1799–1889, American politician and financier, b. Lancaster co., Pa. From humble beginnings he rose to be a newspaper publisher and with…
(Encyclopedia) Saint-Gaudens, AugustusSaint-Gaudens, Augustussānt-gôdˈənz [key], 1848–1907, American sculptor, b. Dublin, Ireland. His family immigrated to New York when he was an infant. An…
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