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(Encyclopedia) Latrobe, industrial borough (1990 pop. 9,265), Westmoreland co., SW Pa., in the foothills of the Alleghenies; inc. 1854. Among its varied manufactures are foam rubber, asphalt,…straw
(Encyclopedia) straw, dried stalks of threshed grains, especially wheat, barley, oats, and rye. It has been used from antiquity for bedding, covering floors, and thatching roofs, as fodder and litter…pasture
(Encyclopedia) pasture, land used for grazing livestock. Land unsuited for cultivation, e.g., hilly or stony land, may be used as pasture. Tilled land and meadow may be pastured after the crops are…Ritchie, Alexander Hay
(Encyclopedia) Ritchie, Alexander Hay, 1822–95, American engraver and painter, b. Scotland. He came to the United States in 1841 and a few years later established a successful workshop in New York…Cabinet Members Under Hayes
Secretary of State William M. Evarts, 1877Secretary of the Treasury John Sherman, 1877Secretary of War George W. McCrary, 1877Alexander Ramsey, 1879Attorney General Charles Devens,…Bob Hayes 2002 Deaths
Bob HayesAge: 59 big-play wide receiver with world-class speed, who was a star with the Dallas Cowboys in the late 1960's and remains the only person to win an Olympic gold medal and a Super…Brewer's: Sing-su-hay
A lake of Thibet, famous for its gold sands. Bright are the waters of Sing-su-bay And the golden floods that thitherward stray. Thomas Moore: Paradise and the Peri. Source: Dictionary of…Rutherford B. Hayes Quote
The Question: What was Rutherford B. Hayes' motto in his campaign? The Answer: We couldn't find the motto or slogan of his campaign for…orchard grass
(Encyclopedia) orchard grass or cocksfoot, widely distributed perennial grass (Dactylis glomerata) native to Eurasia and N Africa and extensively naturalized in the United States. It is cultivated as…crabgrass
(Encyclopedia) crabgrass, name for any of several grass species of the genera Digitaria, Eleusine, and Panicum, especially the species D. sanguinalis. Crabgrass is a common lawn weed, especially in…Trending
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