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(Encyclopedia) Ocean City. 1 City (1990 pop. 5,146), Worcester co., SE Md., largest ocean resort in the state; inc. 1880. Ocean City is 28 mi (45 km) E of Salisbury and extends 10 mi (16 km) along a…Colt, Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Colt, Samuel, 1814–62, American inventor, b. Hartford, Conn. In 1835–36, he patented a revolving-breech pistol and founded at Paterson, N.J., the Patent Arms Company, which failed in…Cooper, Myles
(Encyclopedia) Cooper, Myles, 1737?–1785, 2d president of King's College (now Columbia Univ.), b. England, educated at Oxford. He was ordained a priest in 1761 and went to King's College (1762) as…Cuyahoga
(Encyclopedia) CuyahogaCuyahogakīˌəhōˈgə [key], river, c.80 mi (130 km) long, flowing SW through Cuyahoga Falls, then N to Lake Erie, NE Ohio, forming part of Cleveland harbor. By the late 1960s, the…Elephanta
(Encyclopedia) ElephantaElephantaĕlĭfănˈtə [key], island, c.2 sq mi (5.2 sq km), in Mumbai harbor, Maharashtra state, W India. It is noted for six Brahmanic caves, carved (8th cent.) from solid rock…East London
(Encyclopedia) East London, city, now part and seat of Buffalo City metropolitan municipality, Eastern Cape prov., SE South Africa, on the Indian Ocean. East London grew around a British military…Fréjus
(Encyclopedia) Fréjus Fréjus frāzhüsˈ [key], town, Var dept., SE France. With adjoining Fréjus-Plage…Fort Schuyler
(Encyclopedia) Fort SchuylerFort Schuylerskīˈlər [key]. 1 Name given during the American Revolution to the rebuilt Fort Stanwix, on the site of Rome, N.Y. 2 Fort built on the site of Utica, N.Y., in…Bridlington
(Encyclopedia) Bridlington Bridlington brĭdˈlĭngtən, bûrˈ– [key], town, East Riding of…Brindisi
(Encyclopedia) Brindisi Brindisi brēnˈdēzē [key], Latin Brundisium, city, capital of Brindisi prov…Trending
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