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Hartford, John Cowan

(Encyclopedia) Hartford, John Cowan, 1937- 20, American singer, songwriter, and banjo player, b. St. Louis, Mo., as John Cowan Harford, Washington…

Natchez, indigenous people of North America

(Encyclopedia) NatchezNatcheznăchˈĭz [key], indigenous North American people who lived along St. Catherine's Creek east of the present-day city of Natchez in Mississippi. At the time of contact with…

crayfish

(Encyclopedia) crayfish or crawfish, freshwater crustacean smaller than but structurally very similar to its marine relative the lobster, and found in ponds and streams in most parts of the world…

Fridley

(Encyclopedia) Fridley, city (2020 pop. 29,590), Anoka co., SE Minn., a suburb north of Minneapolis, on the Mississippi River; settled 1847, inc. as a…

Rock River

(Encyclopedia) Rock River, c.285 mi (460 km) long, rising in SE Wis. and flowing SW through NW Ill. to the Mississippi River near Rock Island. It flows through a fertile farm area. Rockford, Ill., is…

Granite City

(Encyclopedia) Granite City, city (2020 pop. 27,549), Madison co., SW Ill., an industrial suburb of East St. Louis, on the Mississippi; inc. 1896. It…

Fort Snelling

(Encyclopedia) Fort Snelling, on a bluff above the junction of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers, SE Minn.; est. 1820. It served as a regional protective barrier and as a nucleus for settlement.…

Reelfoot Lake

(Encyclopedia) Reelfoot Lake, 20 mi (32 km) long, NW Tenn., near the Mississippi River; designated a national natural landmark by the National Park Service. It was formed when a depression created by…

Duluth, Daniel Greysolon, sieur

(Encyclopedia) Duluth or Du Lhut, Daniel Greysolon, sieurDuluth or Du Lhut, Daniel Greysolon, sieurdəl&oomacr;thˈ, Fr. dülütˈ [key], 1636–1710, French explorer in Canada. He went to Canada with…

Muscatine

(Encyclopedia) MuscatineMuscatinemŭskətēnˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 22,881), seat of Muscatine co., SE Iowa, on the Mississippi River; inc. 1851. An early center of river traffic and lumbering,…