SHEPARD Charles Biddle , a Representative from North Carolina; born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., December 5, 1808; attended private schools of his native city and
was graduated from the…
SHEPARD William Biddle , a Representative from North Carolina; born in New Bern, N.C., May 14, 1799;
completed preparatory studies; attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in…
CRUMPACKER Shepard J., Jr. , a Representative from Indiana;
born in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind., February 13, 1917;
attended the public schools;
was graduated from Northwestern University…
(Encyclopedia) Ashdown Forest, area of heathland and forest, c.10 sq mi (2,500 ha), East Sussex, SE England, famous as the setting for the Winnie the Pooh books by A. A. Milne. E. H. Shepard's…
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(Encyclopedia) Hall of Fame for Great Americans, national shrine, on the campus of Bronx Community College of the City Univ. of New York, Bronx, New York City; est. 1900. The Hall of Fame, a 630-ft (…
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