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McCall, Samuel Walker
(Encyclopedia) McCall, Samuel Walker, 1851–1923, American political leader, U.S. Congressman (1893–1913), governor of Massachusetts (1916–18), b. East Providence, Pa. He was a lawyer in Boston when…Dartmouth, town, United States
(Encyclopedia) Dartmouth, residential and resort town (2020 pop. 33,783), Bristol co., SE Mass., on Buzzards Bay, in a dairy region; settled c.1650,…East Providence
(Encyclopedia) East Providence, city (2020 pop. 47,139), Providence co., E R.I., on the Providence and Seekonk rivers; inc. as a city 1958.…American University of Beirut
(Encyclopedia) American University of Beirut, at Beirut, Lebanon; English language; chartered by New York State in 1866 as Syrian Protestant College, rechartered 1920 as the American Univ. of Beirut…Quabbin Reservoir
(Encyclopedia) Quabbin ReservoirQuabbin Reservoirkwŏbˈĭn [key], 39 sq mi (101 sq km), in the Swift River valley, central Mass., NE of Springfield. The reservoir, formed by Winsor Dam and Quabbin Dike…Framingham State University
(Encyclopedia) Framingham State University, at Framingham, Mass.; chartered 1838, opened 1839 at Lexington, moved to Framingham 1853, a normal school until 1930. Formerly known as the Massachusetts…Lyman, Theodore
(Encyclopedia) Lyman, Theodore, 1833–97, American naturalist, b. Waltham, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1855, and Lawrence Scientific School, Harvard, 1858. He was in the Union army as an aide (1863–65) on…Dawes, Henry Laurens
(Encyclopedia) Dawes, Henry Laurens, 1816–1903, U.S. Senator (1875–93), b. Cummington, Mass. He was U.S. district attorney for W Massachusetts (1853–57) and a Republican member of the House of…Kendrick, John
(Encyclopedia) Kendrick, John, c.1740–1794, American sea captain, b. Massachusetts. During part of the American Revolution he commanded privateers. As commander of an expedition composed of the…Wright, Carroll Davidson
(Encyclopedia) Wright, Carroll Davidson, 1840–1909, American statistician, b. Dunbarton, N.H. His varied experience included a term (1872–73) in the Massachusetts senate. As U.S. commissioner of…Trending
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