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Coleman, Ornette

(Encyclopedia) Coleman, Ornette, 1930–2015, African-American saxophonist and composer, b. Fort Worth, Tex. Largely self-taught, he began playing the alto saxophone in rhythm-and-blues bands. He later developed an ...

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway

(Encyclopedia) Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, railroad system in much of the United States (except the Northeast) and in S Canada, created in 1995 from the merger of Burlington Northern Inc. and the Santa Fe ...

Fort Frederica National Monument

(Encyclopedia) Fort Frederica National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Fort Union National Monument

(Encyclopedia) Fort Union National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Fort Matanzas National Monument

(Encyclopedia) Fort Matanzas National Monument: see Saint Augustine, Fla.; National Parks and Monuments, tablenational parks and monuments, table. ...

Fort Bowie National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia) Fort Bowie National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Fort Larned National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia) Fort Larned National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Fort Point National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia) Fort Point National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...
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