(Encyclopedia) Gass, Patrick, 1771–1870, American explorer, member of the Lewis and Clark expedition, b. Perry co., Pa. His journal of the trip across the continent first appeared in 1807 and was…
(Encyclopedia) Black Rock Desert, arid region of lava beds and alkali flats, NW Nev., in Toiyabe National Forest, stretching c.70 mi (110 km) NE from Gerlach. The Jackson Mts. rise to the east; the…
(Encyclopedia) Stewart, Potter, 1915–85, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1958–81), b. Jackson, Mich. After receiving (1941) his law degree from Yale, he was admitted to the Ohio bar. He…
(Encyclopedia) Burleson, Edward, 1798–1851, pioneer of Texas, b. Buncombe co., N.C. After living in Tennessee and serving under Andrew Jackson in the war against the Creek (1813–14), he moved to…
Secretary of State Martin Van Buren, 1829Edward Livingston, 1831Louis McLane, 1833John Forsyth, 1834Secretary of the Treasury Samuel D. Ingham, 1829Louis McLane, 1831William J. Duane,…
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NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over26,546100.0In labor force17,00264.0Civilian labor force16,97263.9Employed15,60158.8Unemployed1,3715.2Percent of civilian labor force8.1…
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