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Five Civilized Tribes
(Encyclopedia) Five Civilized Tribes, inclusive term used since mid-19th cent. for the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes of E Oklahoma. By 1850 some 60,000 members of these…Sanford
(Encyclopedia) Sanford. 1 City (1990 pop. 32,387), seat of Seminole co., central Fla., on Lake Monroe and the St. Johns River; inc. 1877. It is an agricultural center where citrus fruit and…Fort Myers
(Encyclopedia) Fort Myers, city (2020 pop. 86,395), seat of Lee co., SW Fla., on the Caloosahatchee River, near the Gulf of Mexico; founded 1850, inc.…Indian Territory
(Encyclopedia) Indian Territory, in U.S. history, name applied to the country set aside for Native Americans by the Indian Intercourse Act (1834). In the 1820s, the federal government began moving…Orlando, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) OrlandoOrlandoôrlănˈdō [key], city (1990 pop. 164,693), seat of Orange co., central Fla., in a lake region; inc. 1875. In a citrus fruit and farm area, it is one of the world's most…Mullan, John
(Encyclopedia) Mullan, John, 1830–1909, American army officer and pioneer road builder, b. Norfolk, Va., grad. St John's Colllege, 1847, West Point, 1852. He was one of the chief aides of General I.…Donelson, Andrew Jackson
(Encyclopedia) Donelson, Andrew JacksonDonelson, Andrew Jacksondŏnˈəlsən [key], 1799–1871, American politician, b. Cumberland region of Tennessee. He was brought up at the Hermitage by his uncle,…Gilpin, William
(Encyclopedia) Gilpin, William, 1813–94, U.S. army officer, politician, and businessman, b. Philadelphia, grad. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1833. He dropped out of West Point, but joined the army (1836)…Fort Lauderdale
(Encyclopedia) Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale lôˈdərdāl [key], residential, commercial, and resort city (2020 pop.…Fort Moultrie
(Encyclopedia) Fort MoultrieFort Moultriem&oomacr;lˈtrē [key], on Sullivans Island at the entrance to the harbor of Charleston, S.C.; originally called Fort Sullivan. Constructed by Col. William…Trending
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