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Pliocene epoch

(Encyclopedia) Pliocene epochPliocene epochplīˈəsēn [key], fifth epoch of the Cenozoic era of geologic time (see Geologic Timescale, tablegeologic timescale, table), from 5.1 to 2 million years ago.…

Howard, Oliver Otis

(Encyclopedia) Howard, Oliver Otis, 1830–1909, Union general in the Civil War, founder of Howard Univ., b. Leeds, Maine, grad. Bowdoin College, 1850, and West Point, 1854. Made a brigadier general of…

Loyalists

(Encyclopedia) Loyalists, in the American Revolution, colonials who adhered to the British cause. The patriots referred to them as Tories. Although Loyalists were found in all social classes and…

Alamance County, NC Census Data

North carolina Alamance County, North Carolina People QuickFactsAlamance CountyNorth CarolinaPopulation, 2005 estimate 140,5338,683,242Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005…

Alexander County, NC Census Data

North carolina Alexander County, North Carolina People QuickFactsAlexander CountyNorth CarolinaPopulation, 2005 estimate 35,4928,683,242Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1,…

Alleghany County, NC Census Data

North carolina Alleghany County, North Carolina People QuickFactsAlleghany CountyNorth CarolinaPopulation, 2005 estimate 10,9008,683,242Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1,…