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Eyzies-de-Tayac, Les

(Encyclopedia) Eyzies-de-Tayac, Les Eyzies-de-Tayac, Les lā zāzēˈ-də-tīäkˈ [key], or…

Glens Falls

(Encyclopedia) Glens Falls, city (2020 pop. 14,830), Warren co., E central N.Y., in the foothills of the Adirondack Mts. and on the Hudson River;…

Inkerman

(Encyclopedia) InkermanInkermanĭngˈkərmən, Rus. ēnkĭrmänˈ [key], eastern suburb of Sevastopol, S Crimea. In 1854, French and British troops defeated the Russian forces at Inkerman in the Crimean War…

Aeolus

(Encyclopedia) AeolusAeolusēˈələs [key], in Greek mythology. 1 The wind god. He lived on the island of Aeolia, where he kept the winds in a cave. 2 Son of Hellen and ancestor of the Aeolian branch of…

Cave JOHNSON, Congress, TN (1793-1866)

JOHNSON Cave , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Robertson County, Tenn., January 11, 1793; pursued an academic course and attended Cumberland College, Nashville, Tenn.; studied law; was…

Matera

(Encyclopedia) MateraMateramätĕˈrä [key], city (1991 pop. 54,919), capital of Matera prov., in Basilicata, S Italy, in the Apennines. It is an agricultural and industrial center with woolen textile…

Clarksville

(Encyclopedia) Clarksville, city (2020 pop. 166,722), seat of Montgomery co., NW Tenn., on the Cumberland and Red rivers, in a farm, livestock, and…

Black Hills

(Encyclopedia) Black Hills, rugged mountains, c.6,000 sq mi (15,540 sq km), enclosed by the Belle Fourche and Cheyenne rivers, SW S.Dak. and NE Wyo., and rising c.2,500 ft (760 m) above the…

Modica

(Encyclopedia) ModicaModicamôˈdēkä [key], city (1991 pop. 50,529), SE Sicily, Italy. It is the center of an agricultural region where livestock is raised. Known in ancient times as Motyca, it was a…