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(Encyclopedia) New Netherland, territory included in a commercial grant by the government of Holland to the Dutch West India Company in 1621. Colonists were settled along the Hudson River region; in…Delaware, state, United States
(Encyclopedia) CE5 DelawareDelawaredĕlˈəwâr, –wər [key], one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States, the country's second smallest state (after Rhode Island). It is bordered by…Chesapeake Bay
(Encyclopedia) Chesapeake Bay, inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, c.200 mi (320 km) long, from 3 to 30 mi (4.8–48 km) wide, and 3,237 sq mi (8,384 sq km), separating the Delmarva Peninsula from mainland…New Castle
(Encyclopedia) New Castle. 1 City (1990 pop. 4,837), New Castle co., N Del., on the Delaware River. Mineral, metal, food, paper, and gypsum products are among its varied manufactures. It is also a…Dutch West India Company
(Encyclopedia) Dutch West India Company, trading and colonizing company, chartered by the States-General of the Dutch republic in 1621 and organized in 1623. Through its agency New Netherland was…Trenton , cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Trenton. 1 City (1990 pop. 20,586), Wayne co., SE Mich., on the Detroit River opposite Grosse Ile, in a farm area; settled 1816, inc. as a city 1957. An early river port, it has plants…Longest Suspension Bridges in the United States
Finished in 1964, the Verrazano-Narrows bridge spanning lower New York Bay is the longest suspension bridge in the United States. Rank Bridge name…Longest U.S. Suspension Bridges
Here is a list of the longest suspension bridges in the United States, by main span length. Also included is the date the bridge was completed. Rank Name Location…The Top Ten: Longest U.S. Suspension Bridges
Longest U.S. Suspension Bridges Rank Name Location Feet Completed 1. Verrazano-Narrows Lower New York Bay…Charles ST. JOHN, Congress, NY (1818-1891)
ST. JOHN Charles , a Representative from New York; born at Mount Hope, Orange County, N.Y., October 8, 1818; attended the common schools and Goshen and Newburgh (N.Y.) Academies; engaged in…Trending
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