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Lerwick

(Encyclopedia) LerwickLerwicklûrˈwĭk, lĕrˈĭk [key], island town (1991 est. pop. 7,336), Shetland Islands, extreme N Scotland. Lerwick is the northernmost town in Great Britain. Located on the…

Pérez, Juan

(Encyclopedia) Pérez, JuanPérez, Juanhwän pāˈrāth [key], d. 1774, Spanish colonial naval officer, explorer on the coast of the Pacific Northwest. In 1774 he commanded a fleet sent by the Spanish…

Englewood

(Encyclopedia) Englewood Englewood ĕngˈgəlw&oobreve;d [key]. 1 City (2020 pop. 33,659), Arapahoe co., N central…

Wetzlar

(Encyclopedia) WetzlarWetzlarvĕtsˈlär [key], city (1994 pop. 54,188), Hesse, central Germany, on the Lahn River. Situated in a region where iron ore is mined, the city has a metallurgical industry.…

Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence

(Encyclopedia) Mecklenburg Declaration of IndependenceMecklenburg Declaration of Independencemĕkˈlənbûrgˌ [key], resolution alleged to have been proclaimed at Charlotte, N.C., by the citizens of…

Charlotte Thompson REID, Congress, IL (1913-2007)

REID Charlotte Thompson , a Representative from Illinois; born Charlotte Leota Thompson, September 27, 1913, in Kankakee, Ill.; graduated from East Aurora High School, Aurora, Ill., 1930; attended…