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Pittsburg

(Encyclopedia) PittsburgPittsburgpĭtsˈbərg [key]. 1 Industrial city (1990 pop. 47,564), Contra Costa co., W Calif., on the edge of the San Francisco Bay area, at the junction of the Sacramento and…

Gorgas, Josiah

(Encyclopedia) Gorgas, JosiahGorgas, Josiahgôrˈgəs [key], 1818–83, chief of ordnance in the Confederate army during the American Civil War, b. Dauphin co., Pa.; father of William Crawford Gorgas. He…

Granada, city, Spain

(Encyclopedia) Granada, city, capital of Granada prov., S Spain, in Andalusia, at the confluence of the Darro and Genil rivers. Formerly (17th cent.) a…

Alfonso V, king of Portugal

(Encyclopedia) Alfonso V, 1432–81, king of Portugal (1438–81), son of Duarte and Queen Leonor. During his minority there was a struggle for the regency between the queen mother and Alfonso's uncle,…

Richard, earl of Cornwall

(Encyclopedia) Richard, earl of Cornwall, 1209–72, second son of King John of England and brother of Henry III. In 1227, following an expedition to Gascony and Poitou, Richard forced Henry to grant…

Quadruple Alliance

(Encyclopedia) Quadruple Alliance, any of several European alliances. The Quadruple Alliance of 1718 was formed by Great Britain, France, the Holy Roman emperor, and the Netherlands when Philip V of…

Caro Crawford Brown 2001 Deaths

Caro Crawford BrownAge: 93 reporter who won a 1955 Pulitzer Prize for her coverage of Texas's Parr political dynasty for the Alice Daily Echo.Died: Boerne, Texas, Aug. 5, 2001Foster Brooks A…

Crawford County, AR Census Data

Arkansas Crawford County, Arkansas People QuickFactsCrawford CountyArkansasPopulation, 2005 estimate 57,6302,779,154Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 8.2%4.0%Population…

Crawford County, IA Census Data

Iowa Crawford County, Iowa People QuickFactsCrawford CountyIowaPopulation, 2005 estimate 16,8892,966,334Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -0.3%1.4%Population, 2000 16,…

Crawford County, AR Social Statistics

Crawford county arkansas dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school13,483100.0Nursery school…