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(Encyclopedia) Elmira Elmira ĕlmīˈrə [key], city (2020 pop. 26,523), seat of Chemung co., extreme S central…Zeisberger, David
(Encyclopedia) Zeisberger, DavidZeisberger, Davidzīsˈbərgər [key], 1721–1808, American Moravian missionary, b. Moravia. While a youth, he lived in Holland and later in London, where he met Graf von…Willet, Marinus
(Encyclopedia) Willet, MarinusWillet, Marinusmərēˈnəs wĭlˈĭt [key], 1740–1830, American Revolutionary soldier, b. Jamaica, N.Y. In the French and Indian War he was (1758) a member of the expeditions…The Congress of Women: The Finding of the New World
by Miss Jane Meade Welch Opening AddressOur Forgotten Foremothers.The Finding of the New World[1] Miss Jane Meade Welch is a native of Buffalo, N. Y. She was born March 11, 1854. Her…La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de
(Encyclopedia) La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur deLa Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur derōbĕrˈ kävəlyāˈ syör də lä sälˈ [key], 1643–87, French explorer in North America, one of the most celebrated…Mahican
(Encyclopedia) MahicanMahicanməhēˈkən [key], confederacy of Native North Americans of the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). The Mahican…Morgan, Lewis Henry
(Encyclopedia) Morgan, Lewis Henry, 1818–81, American anthropologist, b. Aurora, N.Y., grad. Union College, Schenectady, 1840. Practicing as a lawyer, he became interested in the Native Americans of…Wyoming Valley
(Encyclopedia) Wyoming Valley, c.20 mi (30 km) long and 3 to 4 mi (4.8–6.4 km) wide, in Luzerne co., NE Pa., through which flows the Susquehanna River. Wilkes-Barre is the major city of this once-…American Indian Glossary
/* /*]]>*/ From AIM to xat A-B | C-H | I-M | N-S | T-X Black Hills, South Dakota Related Links Native American Tribes of the Great PlainsAmerican Indian TribesAmerican Indians by the…Origin of "Canada"
The Question: From where does Canada get its name? The Answer: Canada borrows its name from the Huron-Iroquois Indian word, "kanata,"…